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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

This camp for Russian kids takes place every year on the bank of lake Shap in the middle of the pine forest. Foreign volunteers work together with Russian volunteers as counselors and organize cultural and educational activities for the participants (local school kids – aged 8-16).

💼 What the programme involves

1. Making intercultural and educational workshops (about the volunteers’ native countries, ecology, water resources, human rights, antiracism, etc); 2. Teaching foreign languages to the participants (in the form of playing games, singing songs or improve their language skills through discussions); 3. Organizing some sport activities, strategic games, shows and handycrafts. The work is done 8 hours a day, one day off per week, for the days off sightseeing excursions are planned.

🏠 Accommodation on site

In the camp for children “Shap”, in brick houses; counselors live together in male, female, mixed rooms. Showers are available all the time. Food will be served in the cafeteria

📍 About the location

The camp is located in the forest, the nearest city is 20 km away. There will be a day off for the volunteers to go to the city and explore it.

⚠️ Requirements

the certificate of no criminal record is required upon arrival

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📅 Available sessions

RU-SOD 7.9

28/10/2017 → 04/11/2017

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

17–99 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

Shap, Mari El Republic, Russia, 424913

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: 20:57 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Russian