📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The camp is organized by governmental organization “The Center of culture and tourism” and youth NGO “World without borders”. The main aim of the both organizations is to promote the cultural diversity of Kirov region and to develop multicultural dialog between local young people and their peers from different countries. The camp orientated to the work with teenagers 12-17 years old from different regions of Russia through sport and non-formal education activities in order to develop their social skills in the multicultural group. Volunteers will work in the team of professional group leaders, sport trainers and instructors and animators. The camp is located in the beautiful botanical and geological complex Chimbulatskiy that has river, mountain as well as forest and field landscapes. Volunteers will have a chance to be totally isolated from the civilization and feel a part of nature. During the days off in the middle of the camp volunteers will visit the nearest city – Kirov and will have an opportunity to see the historical sites, museums and traditional handicrafts.
💼 What the programme involves
1. to work with children as an assistant counselor. Volunteer is assigned to 1-2 groups and helps the counselor to organize ice-breakers, teambuilding, sports and outdoor games, youth leisure activities. 2. to organize workshops about the culture of their country for all groups in their turn. The workshops should introduce the children to the traditions, customs, folk games, cuisine, language of the country presented. Volunteers can work in different fields according to their interests and skills and support professional workers: - non-formal education activities: implementing the workshops about different cultures and languages, healthy life style etc. - art activities: implementing art workshops, preparing evening concerts and performances.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Tents for 3-4 people, (sleeping bag and a mattress are required). Toilets and showers will be organized in special cabins outside. A special cook will prepare food. Unfortunately, vegetarian food can not be provided! Therefore, the desire and ability to eat meat is a very important condition for work in the camp :)
📍 About the location
Botanical and geological complex Chimbulatskiy, Kirov region, 185 km from Kirov. The transfer from Kirov will be provided. The transfer from Kirov will be provided. Leisure time: swimming, sport activities, hiking. Volunteers will be able to visit places of pagan prayers Mari - sacred groves in that reserve.
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteer should be able to communicate with children, should know different game forms of work with young people, have presentation skills, be sociable, responsible, organized, meat eater and ready to live in field conditions. Volunteers should provide the document from a physician that they are healthy and don’t have any contraindications for doing sport and touristic activities.