📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The project is co-organized by social organization of cultural, educational and exchange programs for youth "MIR TESEN". "MIR TESEN" was established in 1999. Supported by Committee of youth policy and relations with NGOs of Government of St Petersburg since in the some years since 2003. “Mir Tesen”- the Partner of Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organizations since 2004, the associated member of CCIVS since 2012. "MIR TESEN" is located in great Saint-Petersburg, cultural capital of Russia. St.Peterburg is the city with the rich history and the enourmous heritage. White nights, the Neva river, wonderful architecture, romantic courtyards, e.g. are ingridients of marvelous capital, well-known every person of our huge world. Don't miss possibility to enjoy the beauty of city of Peter the First!
💼 What the programme involves
The volunteers will be engaged in improving estates parks: take care of trees, mow the meadows, clean the hollows, sweep and clean the paths out of the garbage, etc. Volunteers will be working 5 hours per day 5 days a week under the supervision. During the workcamp volunteers will work on different sites: somedays volunteers will live and work on one estate, other days volunteers will visit and work on other country estates located in St-Petersburg region.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Host organization provides a basic condition accommodation and food in St-Petersburg and in Leningrad region. Due to the relocating status of the camps, volunteers will live in different places (wooden house/school/office/dormitory/rental flat). It depends on specific moment.
📍 About the location
Because the workcamp is relocating volunteers will live and work in different country estates situated in Leningrad region. Country Estates of the St-Petersburg region were built in 18-19 centuries. Among the owners, there were members of the royal family and famous public officials, military leaders, artists, composers, architects, writers, such as Vrangel, Repin, Nabokov, Rerikh. Many of country houses were damaged, especially the parks, landscapes and interiors. We want to bring the former meaning to the country estates as pieces of world heritage. Today the restoration of the country estates is an important deal together with the renewal of the unique parks. The main goal of workcamp is to help volunteers to find out the importance their participation regarding heritage. As the workcamp will be mobile, it gives volunteers a great opportunity to learn about historical events, concerned country estates of famous Russian artists and poets of the 18-19 centuries and to see both the imperial city St-Petersburg and the real Russian countryside.
Besides volunteers will be able to have meetings with rural people and taste original Russian cuisine. International evenings will be organized, so it would be great if volunteers bring their traditional recipes, food and information about their country, photos, music, songbooks, games, flags, musical instruments.
⚠️ Requirements
In Russian camps insurance is not provided. Volunteers should bring their own insurance. The museums fees and local transport expenses aren't going to be covered, volunteers will have to pay on their own.
ℹ️ Additional information
Dates coincide with the camp for Russian speaking volunteers, living in EU. Volunteers from both camps will meet and undertake joint activities. The museums fees and local transport expenses aren't going to be covered, volunteers will have to pay on their own.
Besides volunteers should bring working clothes, gloves and sleeping bags or sheets. AND student card (ISIC).