Botanical Garden (ESC)
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About the project
Botanical Garden (ESC)
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Voluntary Service of Armenia-Republican Headquarters of Student Brigades (HUJ) was founded in 1965 and is registered as a non-governmental organization. HUJ is a member of the Coordinating Committee of International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) at UNESCO and the Alliance of European Voluntary Service organizations.
HUJ organizes volunteer exchanges with partner organizations abroad and holds a database of 3000 volunteers registered in HUJ as of today.
The main activities run by HUJ are for and with volunteers, mainly the young people. The regular activities of organization include exchange of volunteers with different organizations, opening international work camps in Armenia, preparation and sending volunteers to different trainings, seminars and work camps abroad, as well as ESC, Weltwaerts and IJFD projects.
The essential aims of the organization are to raise the social competences and employability of the youth by organizing activities for national and foreign volunteers in various programs in Armenia (workcamps, training courses, medium and long-term projects) as well as facilitating the participation of local and national volunteers in similar projects abroad; to take care of orphans, children with special needs and socially indigent people by proposing activities to and for them and making them more visible for local, national and international communities.
💼 What the programme involves
Botanical Garden The Garden of 1,5 ha (with around 750 species of Armenian flora) is responsible for plant collection and preservation of the collection in Armenia. - Assist the staff in variety of environmental maintenance projects (cleaning paths, taking out weeds etc.)
- Participate in workshops
- Participate in the research in the field of Paleobotany
- Work in the Museum and Institute of Paleobotany
🏠 Accommodation on site
Do not worry about sleeping bags, as you will stay in hostels/buildings/cottages of the hosting organizations where you will be provided with beds/mattresses and bedding packs.
In Armenian camps you should be disciplined and organized. Making beds and keeping the rooms neat and clean every day is obligatory.
🍲 Food
Volunteers will prepare the food by themselves. You will taste all kinds of Armenian traditional food, such as dolma, khorovats (barbecue), kiabab, khashlama, incomparable fruits of Ararat Valley - apricots, grapes, peaches, apples, berries etc. and vegetables.
🎒 Leisure activities
Armenia is called an open-air museum. You will have lots of interesting excursions and visits to historical monuments and museums, which will be organized during the work camp.
The excursions to the following sights will be organized upon the decision of the camp and all the visits will be free. The proposed list of the excursions is the following: Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral, Zvartnots Cathedral ruins, Garni Pagan Temple, Geghard Monastery Complex with a program of World Heritage Initiative, Lake Sevan (with a barbecue on the beach). Volunteers will visit Matenadaran-storehouse of ancient manuscripts, Historical Museum of Armenia or National Gallery of Armenia, museum of famous film director S. Parajanov, Vernissage-Armenian big souvenirs market under the open sky.
Different games, Armenian dancing and language lessons will be organized in the workcamps.
Leisure time for joint workcamps are individual.
🤝 Meeting point
Armenian volunteers of your camp will meet you at the airport in case your arrival time is between 8:00-24:00 and will take you to the camp.
If your arrival time is after midnight, you will have to look for a bus to the center of Yerevan or take a taxi to the work camp.
ℹ️ Additional information
It is very important to bring with you different board games, songbooks, and children’s songs to work with children and for using in the performances/concerts which will be organized on the last day of the work camp.
During the workcamp volunteers will organize the Intercultural days when each volunteer will present his/her country, so please bring photos and booklets describing your country, recipes of national dishes, products and spices and national songs.
You can bring your musical instruments, CDs with your favorite national songs and music and, of course, your high spirit and creativity.
Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.
Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
ESC/BG
01/09/2023 at 00:00 → 31/12/2023 at 00:00
HUJ5
28/07/2020 → 11/08/2020
HUJ5
03/08/2019 → 16/08/2019
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
49.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Yerevan, Armenia
Armenia
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Armenian Dram (AMD / ֏ )
Exchange rate
1 AMD = 0.002483 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Armenia Standard Time
Local time: 20:58 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken