📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
“Bridge to the Future” is an independent national youth NGO established in April 2000 with its office in Ganja which is the second city of Azerbaijan. The strategic mission of the organization is to be a “BRIDGE” for young people to the society, where humanism, solidarity, and co-operation are leading. As NGO we mainly promote work camps, summer camps, youth exchanges, seminars and training, conferences, study visits and excursions.
💼 What the programme involves
During the project volunteers will be working one of biggest park in the city. The park location is surrounded with trees and shrubs. Volunteers tasks will be: cleaning the surrounds / planting and whitewashing the trees / making nests for bird and squirrel / making environmental warning signs to put nearby the roads and etc.
During the camp, there will be organized several visits to local environmental organizations and to one of beautiful recreation Center in the country called - GoyGol (Green Lake) which is located near Ganja city. Local young people / volunteers will be involved in the working process as well.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in double rooms at Ganja Youth House. Sheets and beds will be provided.
Food: The breakfast, lunch and dinner will be made by volunteers. There’re excellent conditions in the Youth House (in the kitchen) for cooking. Food will provide by organisers.
📍 About the location
Location: Ganja is the second largest city in the country, a monument of the ancient culture, the industrial center of western Azerbaijan. City with a history that goes back to 494 BC (in 2013 Ganja celebrates 2507 anniversary) is of great interest for tourists. This area has a rich natural, cultural and historical heritage. There are a lot of forests, vineyards, lakes, rivers and mountains. The area is famous for many mineral springs and unique medicinal oil – Naphthalan.
More about Ganja: http://www.ganja2016.eu/en/about-ganja
More about Azerbaijan:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan
http://azerbaijan.travel/
Leasure time: Volunteers can take a walk in the park. There are open-air concert hall, entertainment centers, artifical lake, biking and jogging roads and etc. In the youth centre there are ongoing youth-related activities (chess/sports/photography clubs, small events, barbecue parties and etc.) which volunteers can easily join. Volunteers will have a chance to visit important historical and sightseeing places in Ganja.
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteers need to be ready for physical working conditions. Therefore it is required to bring with themselves cosy shoes and clothes.
ℹ️ Additional information
NOTE: Even though for accommodation it is not needed, still is obligatory to bring sleeping bags for 2 nights camping in the GoyGol "Green Lake".