Groupes_KIIDIFARM
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About the project
Groupes_KIIDIFARM
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The charm of Haanja Uplands in South Estonia lies in its lovely hilly landscape, winding roads and numerous lakes. Most of its ancient villages, peculiar dialect, handicrafts and customs have been preserved until today. The whole area, called Vorumaa, is an area of outstanding beauty. It is famous for its diverse and very well preserved nature. Untouched forests with rich wildlife, deep valleys, hills, 170 small lakes with extremely clean water, quick rivers with sand caves in their steep banks - you can find everything there.
With the support of the state and local authorities the eco- and farm sustainable tourism has been developed in this area. Besides promoting the environmental tourism, this initiative supports rural development which is very important issue for Estonia. Association of Farm Tourism launched several projects and Kiidi Farm, where the camp takes place, is one of them;
💼 What the programme involves
Work
The voluntary working program is diverse. It includes cleaning hiking, cross-country skiing and snowboarding trails from brushwood, repainting the hiking route signs, making the firewood (cut woods, pile the firewood in ricks), making the fold for the sheep (preparing the material and building the fold/fence), preparing material for rug weaving, cleaning sheep wool for crafts and possibly making woolen carpets. Most of the work will be outdoors. There can be also some light maintaining works indoors if weather is too rainy. The work will be usually around 4-6 hours a day, the rest of the time will be spend to get acquainted with the area, its natural and historical sites as well as with local people. Local people will join the camp for work and leisure.
Type of work and its schedule may change due on weather conditions and actual needs of the hosting project.
A typical day looks like follows:
09.00 - breakfast
10.00 - work
13.00 - lunch
14.00 - work
16.00 – trips in the area, visits, meetings
19.00 - dinner
20.00 – sauna or evening trips in the area
Study theme and cultural/ social activities
In addition to manual work there will be many learning opportunities. In this camp you will have a chance to learn about Estonian traditions, culture and handicrafts. There will be a possibility of studying some local handicrafts techniques (wood, wool, batik) and try to make your own.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In the farmhouse in 2-4-bedded rooms. Sleeping bag is NOT needed. WC, shower, hot water, sauna are available.
🍲 Food
Hosts will prepare meals themselves, however, participants will be asked to help out in the kitchen.
📍 About the location
Kiidi Farm is situated 15 km south of Voru, capital of the County, which has a population of 17 000 people and lies about 250 km south-east of Tallinn, very close to the Latvian and Russian borders. The closest village to Kiidi Farm is Rouge (3km) with a population of less than 1000 people. More information about Estonia www.visitestonia.com; South-Estonia www.visitvoru.ee, www.werro.ee
🎒 Leisure activities
Among activities – planned and optional - there are:
• Meeting with Rõuge Youth Club http://noorteklubi.ee/
• Visiting Rõuge school http://www.rouge.edu.ee/
• Visiting Sänna cultural manor http://www.kultuurimois.kultuuritehas.ee/
• Visiting local community and town of Võru http://www.voru.ee/index.php?Menu=228&Lang=rus
• Visiting local sights (Suur Munamägi – highest point of the Baltics) http://www.suurmunamagi.ee/
• Vastseliina castle ruins http://www.vastseliina.ee/linnus/index.php?lang=et
• Visiting most spectacular natural sites of the area http://www.visitestonia.com/en/hiking-trail-in-the-rouge-primeval-valley?site_preference=normal ; http://www.visitestonia.com/en/piusa-river-ancient-valley-landscape-reserve?site_preference=normal&site_preference=normal ; http://www.visitestonia.com/en/hinni-canyon?site_preference=normal&site_preference=normal
• Trip to Setomaa http://www.setomaa.ee/ru ; http://www.visitsetomaa.ee/ru
• Learning local folk danses https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5BKoS9CfQPA&list=PLmy1EWSYllYn1LB8-Pwq5u2TqQKnJgJiV&index=1
• Lerning handicrafts (for example https://www.google.ee/search?q=viltimine&biw=1440&bih=799&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjro7Ti8avJAhVCXCwKHVJ5CvAQsAQIJQ
• Short trip to town Aluksne http://www.aluksne.lv/rus03_01.php which is across Latvian border
It would be very welcomed, if you would like to organize something to introduce your country or region - songs, food, dances or anything else you would like to show/ teach locals.
⚠️ Requirements
No special requirements, except motivation, openness and positive attitude.
🤝 Meeting point
Airport, harbour, bus or train station in Tallinn; bus to Voru; transfer to Kiidi Farm.
Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.
Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
ESTGroupes-KiidiFarm2023
21/02/2023 at 00:00 → 31/12/2023 at 00:00
ESTGroupes-KiidiFarm
01/01/2018 → 31/12/2018
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Tallinn, Estonia
Estonia
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
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