ESC: Botanical Garden

Name: ESC: Botanical Garden
Start: 2023-09-01
End: 2024-08-31
Location: Yerevan, Armenia

Code: 28383 Copied

Armenia European Voluntary Service Social work Environment Culture European Voluntary Service Social work +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

💼 What the programme involves

The Botanical Gardens of the National Academy of Science are responsible for plant collections in Armenia. The Botanical Garden of Yerevan is situated in the north-eastern part of the city. The Botanic Institute holds rich herbarium as well as collection of 1070 species which represent 40% of the national collection and shrubs which represent 51% of the collection. It holds the important collection of Armenian flora. The collection includes around 200 species of endemic, rare and declining plant species, and provides a basis for the study of Armenian flora, and the ecological interactions of species, in a relatively natural environment. National Botanical Garden was considered to be one of the best in Former Soviet Union. As a result of energetic crisis in 1992-94 the Botanical Garden with its rich collection of flora was damaged because of cutting of trees, which were used for heating, absence of water and heating in the greenhouses of the Garden.

🎒 Leisure activities

1. The volunteer will have the opportunity to participate in all workshops and to support the staff in organizing these activities. 2. S/He will establish social contact with individual children and their parents, who visit the Garden, by chats and games to facilitate their environmental learning. 3. Creating the article about Botanical Garden for web sites. 4. The volunteers will participate in the research in the field of Paleobotany

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: The volunteer should be ready to work outside and with plants. It is preferred that the volunteer have understanding of environmental education and capacity to present it to others in different formats (games, exercises, workshops). Ability to put his/her thoughts to paper is considered an asset. The main criterion of selection is the volunteer's motivation and interest in this field. This project requires the volunteer to speak Russian and/or English. !! Please apply via https://www.icja.de/content/freiwilligendienste/programme/esk-dein-europaeischer-freiwilligendienst !!
Deadline: Application deadline: 28/04/2022

ℹ️ Additional information

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

AM28383

01/09/2023 at 00:00 → 31/08/2024 at 00:00

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Deadline: 28/04/2022

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 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: 21:01 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Armenian