KENOZERO LAND OF CHAPELS

Name: KENOZERO LAND OF CHAPELS
Start: 2026-08-24
End: 2026-09-04
Location: Russian Federation

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Kenozersky National Park Administration

💼 What the programme involves

Light restoration, cleaning, and caring for historic sites. This project invites you to help restore historic wooden chapelsbeautiful small churches that have been part of local life for centuries. These unique structures need constant care: you ll clear moss from roofs, repair wooden steps, and help maintain the surrounding area. It s hands-on work, but incredibly rewarding

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will stay in a tourist lodge equipped with everything needed for a comfortable stay kitchen facilities, furniture, dishes, bed linens, towels, and more. Breakfasts, lunches, and dinners will be provided at the local cafe. During work activities, volunteers will be accompanied by Park staff who are trained to provide first aid if needed. A first aid kit with essential medications will also be available to volunteers. In the village of Morshchikhinskaya, there is a medical outpost staffed by a healthcare professional.

📍 About the location

The base camp is located in the village of Morshchikhinskaya the administrative center of the Kargopol sector of the Park. It has all the essential infrastructure shops, a medical center, a post office, and internet access. Morshchikhinskaya village, Kargopol sector of Kenozersky National Park.

⚠️ Requirements

What to bring?Make sure to pack a backpack, warm and water-proof clothing and footwear (including work clothes and rubber boots), a swimsuit, personal hygiene items, mosquito repellent, a sitting mat, a flashlight, and your own mug, plate, and spoon.Important requirements:1) A tick-borne encephalitis vaccination is mandatory. If you do not have one, you take full personal responsibility for your health.2) Accident insurance covering the entire project period is also required. Volunteers without insurance assume personal responsibility.Travel and transfer:Volunteers cover their own travel expenses to and from Nyandoma railway station. The Park will arrange transportation from the station to the camp.

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

📅 Available sessions

RU.GS-04

24/08/2026 → 04/09/2026

Closed

0 / 100

♂ 0/50 ♀ 0/50

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

40.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Parco nazionale Kenozerskij, Arkhangelskaya oblast', Russia, 164294

Russian Federation

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Russia Ruble (RUB / ₽)

Exchange rate

1 RUB = 0.010802 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Moscow Standard Time

Local time: 21:52 (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 Russian