📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
«League of Young Voluntary Georgian» (LYVG) suggests a family project with the desire to bring a new life in the abandoned rural locations and to allow people of diverse social and cultural backgrounds to meet by working together, allowing all to discover a natural style of country living and help old people and large families. RTVELI “Gathering of grapes” project welcomes families who want to spent time getting to know Georgian culture and gives them an opportunity to participate in grape harvest, one of the most traditional and important agricultural and cultural event. RTVELI is quite an active holiday in Georgia, as every year; lots of people are gathered in Kakheti region to participate in it. The East Georgia region still keeps ancient traditional secrets of making vine.
💼 What the programme involves
Families might take part in watering plants and picking vegetables in the gardens, work in the vineyard and in a cornfield. The work will include collecting garbage and collecting and cutting wood. You will have an opportunity to take part in the wine making process (in grape extraction). Families are offered a chance to learn how to bake the Georgian bread “puri” also take cooking course of Georgian cuisine: mtsvadi, khinkali, khachapuri and churchxela.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In the «House of Nature Friends ELISO» (HNF) with kitchen on the first floor and 3 bedrooms, bathroom and toilet (inside and outside), balcony and two more bedrooms on the second floor. The each family will host in room for 3 persons. Considering the make-up of the groups we can propose «family» room or «kids» room. The ELISO’s house stands at the forest edge.
🍲 Food
Will be provided three times a day (vegetables, fruits, meet, fish and national dishes). The volunteers will also take part in housekeeping and cooking. Please bring along some of your favorite recipes! If you’ll bring your fishing rods, we’ll organize fishing days.
📍 About the location
The volunteers will have chance to participate in some of favorite outdoor pursuits. We can arrange picnics in the beautiful nature. The volunteers will have the opportunity to visit a lot of historical monuments, ancient churches and monasteries in the Kakheti region.
⚠️ Requirements
WHAT TO BRING: Sleeping bags are required. First of all it is to bring rubber shoes, warm clothes, garden glove, hand towel, toothbrush and of course photo/video camera. You can also bring your music instruments, CD or DVD with your favorite national songs, music and much enthusiasm and good humor.
ℹ️ Additional information
For more information please see the infosheet.