📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The unique place – village Divnogorye – can be translated as Wonder Mountains. Next to the village is situated a natural preserve. It includes treasures for scientists of different areas (archeologists, ornithologists, geologists and architects). A river, high chalk hills as the border of ice age period and breathtaking view to the valley brings to this place artists, pilgrims and nature lovers.
Project organizers invite volunteers older than 30 years with an aim to bring together adult people from various countries, to attract local adults and to make them live together and share their experience/skills with each other. The idea of the project is to inspire local people to develop their community with small steps and to take an initiative.
Russian NGO InterAction Club creates its residence next to a natural preserve "Divnogorye". The voluntary residence intends to develop the little village by solving little local obstacles with the help of volunteers, by breaking isolation of rural remote territory and, at the same time, by protecting it from negative touristic influence. The project runs since 2012 and has already hosted several international workcamps. The project is suitable for adventurous and creative people, who prefer to deepen into the real life of a different country.
💼 What the programme involves
The main tasks will be in the garden – cutting weeds and deleting useless bushes on the territory of the voluntary residence. In case of rainy weather there will be indoor tasks such as repairing furniture etc. There will be opportunities to implement creative ideas of volunteers who work with metal or wood or outdoor design. Generally, there is a lot of open air manual work planned.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be accommodated in a village house, 3-4 participants per room, boys and girls will be settled in separate rooms. Water for shower will be heated from the sun. By demand, volunteers can have Russian type of sauna – called “banya”. Toilets are very simple (of the latrine type).There will be 2 local camp leaders, who will support volunteers in the practical issues. On weekends volunteers will go sightseeing. It is important that you bring warm clothes and a warm sleeping bag.
🍲 Food
Volunteers will cook for themselves on the electrical oven. Drinking water will be taken from a dwell.
📍 About the location
Divnogorye is a small but very famous place thanks to its touristic attractions: natural preserve, ancient monastery including churches made inside chalk hills and a beautiful river. In the village a lot of artistic events take place, such as modern arts installation and performances, concerts and seminars. There is a famous site for archeologists and soil scientists, as well as for zoologists, ecologists and just simply nature lovers.
🎒 Leisure activities
Volunteers can join events running in the village at the camp term. Additionally, excursions and day trips will be organized to natural preserve and open air museum Divnogorye, to the neighbor towns and to the city Voronezh. Volunteers can go fishing and hiking!
During the camp period Russia widely celebrates 2 great national events: 1st of May is the Day of Labour, 9th of May is the Day of the End of the 2nd World War. The volunteers can experience those events together with Russian people.
⚠️ Requirements
Motivation letter. Volunteers with allergies have to be attentive - physical work, a lot of sun, a lot of plants and herbs. Please, bring a sleeping bag and a repellent!
🤝 Meeting point
Moscow and Liski (the nearest town to the camp venue)
ℹ️ Additional information
Dates: 28.04.-10.05.2016