RUSSIAN COUNTRYSIDE

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About the project

RUSSIAN COUNTRYSIDE

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The project is organized to gain experience of natural rural life through assistance to the environmental education project Forest School. The Forest School is a project of a training center established in a Russian northern village. Teachers of the Forest School strive to conduct a friendly environment, hold educational events for children, youth and adults, which study the laws of nature, the culture of the Russian village, traditional and innovative knowledge. Teachers of the Forest School are experts in their field recognized in Russia and abroad. The project is organized by Moscow based Center of recourse economy, which works for promoting recycling and other environmental topics in Russia. The camp will have around 100 Russian participants.

💼 What the programme involves

Setting up a permaculture garden. Cosmetic repair in the main building of the Forest School. Repair of roofs in guest houses of the Forest School. Assembling a log house for a banya. Haymaking. Taking care of the cattle. Cleaning an unauthorized landfill in the forest.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodation in tents on the banks of the river and in guest houses of the Forest School. The food is organized: the cooks prepare food, and the participants are helping in the kitchen in turns.The menu in the camp is vegetarian.

📍 About the location

In the first half of the day, volunteers are helping the villagers, and in the second part - master classes, seminars, lectures, trainings dedicated to environmental and nature protection topics, healthy lifestyle, history and culture of the village. In the evening - sports activities, table games, yoga and dancing, music and theater evenings, games and quests.

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📅 Available sessions

AYA 1

01/07/2018 → 15/07/2018

Closed

0 / 8

♂ 0/4 ♀ 0/4

AYA 5

18/07/2018 → 30/07/2018

Closed

0 / 10

♂ 0/5 ♀ 0/5

AYA 1

03/07/2020 → 15/07/2020

Closed

0 / 8

♂ 0/3 ♀ 0/5

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

20–99 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

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

📍 Location

Kizema, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia, 165262

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: 21:08 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Russian