📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Republican Headquarters of Student Brigades (HUJ) was founded in 1965 and is registered as a non-governmental organisation, with headquarters situated in Yerevan, Armenia.
HUJ is a member of the Coordinating Committee of International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) at UNESCO and the Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations. At present HUJ organises volunteer exchanges with 120 partner organizations abroad and holds a database of registered volunteers exceeding 3000 people.
💼 What the programme involves
During the workcamp volunteers will organize different workshops with children, where they can draw, sculpture, dance, sing, organize sport games and other things according to the talents and abilities of the volunteers. Volunteers together with children shall present a national song, dance or perform a scene, showing their countrye(TM)s culture and traditions. The tasks of the volunteers are as follows: in the morning they will be involved in some renovation work on the territory of the centre, in the afternoon: aesthetic education of children and preparation of the final concert. Volunteers are asked to bring CDs with national songs and a developed idea on his/her own part of the concert/performance. , leisure time games.
Mornings will be devoted to physical work (renovation work from 9:00 to 13:00). Volunteers will spend the afternoons with the children (15:00 to 17:30). The languages mainly used is English but also French. A training will be provided before beginning any activities. Cultural nights and exchanges will be organized.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Single bedrooms (if not, give number per room) Two rooms for male and female
Are pillows, sheets and blankets provided? yes
Electricity yes
Telephone no
Cooking facilities yes
Washroom yes
Toilet yes
Shower and bath facilities yes
Constant running water yes
Hot water yes
Mosquito protection needed? yes
Laundry facilities yes
Are meals provided? Yes (to be cooked by the volunteers)
Can you cater for special diets, ie vegan and vegetarian yes
Are there any particular rules for volunteers to consider, ie no alcohol during the program yes no alcohol on the territory of the center
Other comments
🎒 Leisure activities
The excursions to the following sights will be organized on the expense of HUJ: Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral, Zvartnots Cathedral ruins, Garni Pagan Temple, Geghard Monastery Complex with a program of PATRIMONITO, Lake Sevan (with a barbecue on the beach). Volunteers will also visit Matenadaran-storehouse of ancient manuscripts, Historical Museum of Armenia, National Gallery of Armenia, museum of famous film director S. Parajanov, Vernissage e" Armenian big souvenirs market under the open sky.
⚠️ Requirements
Back pack yes
Wet weather clothing yes
Long sleeved shirts yes
Long trousers yes
Wide brimmed sun hat yes
Work gloves yes
Sunscreen and sunglasses yes
Strong work boots no
Sleeping bag and mat no
Mosquito net no
Insect repellent yes
Personal drink bottle yes
Towels and a jersey yes
🤝 Meeting point
Volunteers of your camp will meet you at the airport only in case is your arrival time is during the day (between 8:00-24:00).
If your arrival time is after midnight, you will have to look for a bus or take a taxi to the workcamp (the price of the taxi to all the workcamps in Yerevan is 8-10 Euros and to SOS 15-18 Euros).
ℹ️ Additional information
220 euros for 12 days