PILISTVERE

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Estonia Manual work Manual work Fixed dates

About the project

PILISTVERE

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Make new friends helping local people in the heart of Estonia! Project Pilistvere is small village in the center of Estonia. Although small it is full of life in summer: several activitites make local people busy, and all visitors are warmly welcome to participate! Village is known for the rich history, beautiful landscape mixed pure nature: forests, springs, rivers and small riverlakes. The aim of the project is support life in a countryside through diversity of culture and experience. Also we hope to encourage understanding between different cultures and pass strong message about voluntary service around. Local community - young people and adults - of this rural area will be involved to the project for work, leisure and (inter)cultural activities.

💼 What the programme involves

Work will include landscaping, clearing and tidying up green areas and objects of local importance in the village such as taking care of old historical cemetery, work around the local pastorate, etc. It is also possible to participate in local youngster’s social-enterprise summer cafeteria. The working day will be 5-7 hours, 6 days. Work will be done under supervision of local technical leaders. Work is mainly physical and outdoors. Local young people will be joining international volunteers for work and leisure time.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Work and accommodation will take place in Pilistvere Pastorate which also acts as camp and seminar centre. Volunteers will sleep in beds but please bring your sleeping bag or bed-sheets. Toilets and showers are available, as well as kitchen with necessary equipment for cooking. Volunteers will have to make breakfast on their own while the rest of the meals will be cooked and served by the local staff. We ask you to bring some snacks for the international evening if possible.

📍 About the location

Location Pilistvere, a village of Viljandi County, lies in central-Estonia, half way from Tallinn to Tartu, where the main road turns to Viljandi. Distance from Tallinn is 140km, from Tartu - 70km, from Viljandi - 40 km. More information: www.viljandimaa.ee , www.visitestonia.com Terminal Airport, harbour, bus station in Tallinn, bus to Poltsamaa, where locals will pick up the volunteers. LEISURE Swimming in lakes and rivers, hiking to marshes, playing ball games with local youth, partying, joining local festivities and, of course, enjoying vivid international atmosphere of this large camp. It is planned to visit some Estonian towns and participate local festivals. This camp is absolutely suitable for people who enjoy rural life and want to learn more about history and culture of Estonia staying right in the heart of it!

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📅 Available sessions

EST 31

08/08/2016 → 22/08/2016

Closed

3 / 16

♂ 0/8 ♀ 3/8

EST 31

09/08/2016 → 25/08/2016

Closed

0 / 16

♂ 0/8 ♀ 0/8

EST 32

11/08/2018 → 21/08/2018

Closed

3 / 16

♂ 0/8 ♀ 3/8

EST 28

10/08/2017 → 24/08/2017

Closed

0 / 16

♂ 0/6 ♀ 0/10

EST 31

31/08/2015 → 09/09/2015

Closed

0 / 0

♂ 0/4 ♀ 0/4

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

Pilistvere, 70502 Viljandi County, Estonia

Estonia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Estonian