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Armenia Armenia: ZVARTNOTS CATHEDRAL (HUJ 5 JOINT WORKCAMP)

Dates

01/05/2024   -   30/06/2024

Feedback from 22 volunteers

Tags

Cultural

Fee

USD 400
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Details on the project

Age
18 - 99
Max number of volunteers
20
Still room for
10 Male + 10 Female
Languages
English
Nearest airport
Erevan (Yerevan) (EVN)
Nearest bus/train station
-
Map

Work

REMARK - THE WORKCAMP LASTS ONLY DAYS DURING THIS DATES. The major objective of the work camp is to preserve this historical site for the future generations, to keep it in worthy conditions to allow the visitors to be spiritually enriched and to contemplate the beauty and the splendour of this monument.Activities for the volunteers are as follows:-Maintenance of the territory - removing the over-grown grass, weeds.-National sounds of Zvartnots-learning Armenian national dances, songs.-Cultural program-My impressions about World Heritage Power point presentations of the volunteers on their impressions and feelings about the project and plans for the future.-Presentation of the countries the volunteers come from, and of the UNESCO World Heritage Objects existing there.The participants will get certificates by the end of the work camp.

Accomodation and food

REMARK - THE WORKCAMP LASTS ONLY DAYS DURING THIS DATES. Guest house on the territory of the Cathedral.Do not worry about sleeping bags, as you will stay in buildings/cottages of the hosting organizations where you will be provided with beds/mattresses and bedding packs. In Armenian camps you should be disciplined and organized. Making beds and keeping the rooms neat and clean every day is obligatory.Volunteers will prepare the food by themselves on the principle of duty. You will taste all kinds of Armenian traditional food, such as dolma, khorovats (barbecue), kiabab, khashlama, incomparable fruits of Ararat Valley - apricots, grapes, peaches, apples, berries etc. and vegetables.

Location and leisure

ZVARTNOTS Cathedral (20 km from capital Yerevan), Armavir Province (Marz), Armenian:The work camp is organized within the frameworks of World Heritage Volunteers Initiative launched by UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS). One of the main goals of the project is to raise awareness about the necessity to protect, preserve and promote cultural and natural heritage in general and the inscribed or potential World Heritage sites in particular.Zvartnots was built in the middle of the 7th century. This architectural masterpiece is a monument which embodies the centuries-long traditions of Armenian architecture. Unfortunately, Zvartnots has survived only in ruins, as it was completely destroyed by a powerful earthquake in the 10th century.The camp has already been organized for more than 16 times and is already a popular and traditional one.LEISURE TIME Armenia is called an open-air museum. You will have lots of interesting excursions and visits to historical monuments and museums, which will be organized during the work camp. The excursions to the following sights will be organized upon the decision of the camp and all the visits will be free. The proposed list of the excursions is the following: Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral, Zvartnots Cathedral ruins, Garni Pagan Temple, Geghard Monastery Complex with a program of World Heritage Initiative, Lake Sevan (with a barbecue on the beach). Volunteers will visit Matenadaran-storehouse of ancient manuscripts, Historical Museum of Armenia or National Gallery of Armenia, museum of famous film director S. Parajanov, Vernissage-Armenian big souvenirs market under the open sky.Different games, Armenian dancing and language lessons will be organized in the workcamps.Leisure time for joint workcamps are individual.

Project hosted by

Voluntary Service of Armenia-Republican Headquarters of Student Brigades (HUJ) was founded in 1965. HUJ is a member of the Coordinating Committee of International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) at UNESCO and the Alliance of European Voluntary Service organizations.HUJ organizes volunteer exchanges with partner organizations abroad and holds a database of 3000 volunteers registered in HUJ as of today.The main activities run by HUJ are for and with volunteers, mainly the young people and students. The regular activities of organization include exchange of volunteers with different organizations, opening international work camps in Armenia, preparation and sending volunteers to different trainings, seminars and work camps abroad, as well as ESC long-term programs.The essential aims of the organization are to raise the social competences and employability of the youth by organizing activities for national and foreign volunteers in various programs in Armenia (workcamps, training courses, medium and long-term projects) as well as facilitating the participation of local and national volunteers in similar projects abroad; to take care of orphans, children with special needs and socially indigent people by proposing activities to and for them and making them more visible for local, national and international communities.

Directions to meeting point

Additional comments

Volunteers accepted for 10 days. The days mentioned above is not the days of the camp. Payment is agreed between both parties.

Requirements

It is very important to bring with you different board games, songbooks, and children s songs to work with children and for using in the performances/concerts which will be organized on the last day of the work camp.During the workcamp volunteers will organize the Intercultural days when each volunteer will present his/her country, so please bring photos and booklets describing your country, recipes of national dishes, products and spices and national songs. You can bring your musical instruments, CDs with your favorite national songs and music and, of course, your high spirit and creativity

Armenia Armenia: HOPESHINE (HUJ 7 JOINT WORKCAMP)

Dates

01/06/2024   -   30/06/2024

Feedback from 22 volunteers

Tags

Renovation
Environmental

Fee

USD 400
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Details on the project

Age
18 - 28
Max number of volunteers
20
Still room for
10 Male + 10 Female
Languages
English
Nearest airport
Erevan (Yerevan) (EVN)
Nearest bus/train station
-
Map

Work

Volunteers accepted for 10 days. The days mentioned above is not the days of the camp. The aim of this work camp involves renovative tasks, including painting work, as well as maintenance and improvement of the territory. The participants will get certificates by the end of the work camp.

Accomodation and food

Volunteers accepted for 10 days. The days mentioned above is not the days of the camp. Volunteers will stay in the dormitories of the school. They will be provided with beds.

Location and leisure

The special school for visually impaired children was established in 1939 in Yerevan. This school is the only one in Armenia where the education is organized using the Braille system. Most of the children stay in the school during the school year and return home only for holidays. The school gives children secondary and specialized education. From 2014 - 2023 volunteers renovated classrooms,halls,banches. During the work camp the children will be on holidays and the volunteers will be alone in the school building.

Project hosted by

Voluntary Service of Armenia-Republican Headquarters of Student Brigades (HUJ) was founded in 1965. HUJ is a member of the Coordinating Committee of International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) at UNESCO and the Alliance of European Voluntary Service organizations.HUJ organizes volunteer exchanges with partner organizations abroad and holds a database of 3000 volunteers registered in HUJ as of today.The main activities run by HUJ are for and with volunteers, mainly the young people and students. The regular activities of organization include exchange of volunteers with different organizations, opening international work camps in Armenia, preparation and sending volunteers to different trainings, seminars and work camps abroad, as well as ESC long-term programs.The essential aims of the organization are to raise the social competences and employability of the youth by organizing activities for national and foreign volunteers in various programs in Armenia (workcamps, training courses, medium and long-term projects) as well as facilitating the participation of local and national volunteers in similar projects abroad; to take care of orphans, children with special needs and socially indigent people by proposing activities to and for them and making them more visible for local, national and international communities.

Directions to meeting point

Additional comments

Volunteers accepted for 10 days. The days mentioned above is not the days of the camp. Dates must be arranged with the partner organization. Payment is agreed between both parties.

Requirements

Armenia Armenia: ZVARTNOTS CATHEDRAL (HUJ 1)

Dates

31/07/2024   -   13/08/2024

Feedback from 22 volunteers

Tags

Environmental
Educational

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Fee

USD 400
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Details on the project

Age
18 - 99
Max number of volunteers
16
Still room for
6 Male + 7 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Erevan (Yerevan) (EVN)
Nearest bus/train station
-
Map

Work

The major objective of the work camp is to preserve this historical site for the future generations, to keep it in worthy conditions to allow the visitors to be spiritually enriched and to contemplate the beauty and the splendour of this monument. Activities for the volunteers are as follows:- Maintenance of the territory - removing the over-grown grass, weeds.- National sounds of Zvartnots-learning Armenian national dances, songs.- Cultural program-My impressions about World Heritage Power point presentations of the volunteers on their impressions and feelings about the project and plans for the future.- Presentation of the countries the volunteers come from, and of the UNESCO World Heritage Objects existing there.The participants will get certificates by the end of the work camp.

Accomodation and food

Guest house on the territory of the Cathedral.Do not worry about sleeping bags, as you will stay in buildings/cottages of the hosting organizations where you will be provided with beds/mattresses and bedding packs. In Armenian camps you should be disciplined and organized. Making beds and keeping the rooms neat and clean every day is obligatory.Volunteers will prepare the food by themselves on the principle of duty. You will taste all kinds of Armenian traditional food, such as dolma, khorovats (barbecue), kiabab, khashlama, incomparable fruits of Ararat Valley - apricots, grapes, peaches, apples, berries etc. and vegetables.

Location and leisure

ZVARTNOTS Cathedral (20 km from capital Yerevan), Armavir Province (Marz)Armenia is called an open-air museum. You will have lots of interesting excursions and visits to historical monuments and museums, which will be organized during the work camp. The excursions to the following sights will be organized upon the decision of the camp and all the visits will be free. The proposed list of the excursions is the following: Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral, Zvartnots Cathedral ruins, Garni Pagan Temple, Geghard Monastery Complex with a program of World Heritage Initiative, Lake Sevan (with a barbecue on the beach). Volunteers will visit Matenadaran-storehouse of ancient manuscripts, Historical Museum of Armenia or National Gallery of Armenia, museum of famous film director S. Parajanov, Vernissage-Armenian big souvenirs market under the open sky.Different games, Armenian dancing and language lessons will be organized in the workcamps.Leisure time for joint workcamps are individual.Location:Zvartnots Cathedral The work camp is organized within the frameworks of World Heritage Volunteers Initiative launched by UNESCO World Heritage Centre and Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS). One of the main goals of the project is to raise awareness about the necessity to protect, preserve and promote cultural and natural heritage in general and the inscribed or potential World Heritage sites in particular.Zvartnots was built in the middle of the 7th century. This architectural masterpiece is a monument which embodies the centuries-long traditions of Armenian architecture. Unfortunately, Zvartnots has survived only in ruins, as it was completely destroyed by a powerful earthquake in the 10th century..The camp will be opened for the 15th time and is already a popular and traditional one.

Project hosted by

Voluntary Service of Armenia-Republican Headquarters of Student Brigades (HUJ) was founded in 1965. HUJ is a member of the Coordinating Committee of International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) at UNESCO and the Alliance of European Voluntary Service organizations.HUJ organizes volunteer exchanges with partner organizations abroad and holds a database of 3000 volunteers registered in HUJ as of today.The main activities run by HUJ are for and with volunteers, mainly the young people and students. The regular activities of organization include exchange of volunteers with different organizations, opening international work camps in Armenia, preparation and sending volunteers to different trainings, seminars and work camps abroad, as well as ESC long-term programs.The essential aims of the organization are to raise the social competences and employability of the youth by organizing activities for national and foreign volunteers in various programs in Armenia (workcamps, training courses, medium and long-term projects) as well as facilitating the participation of local and national volunteers in similar projects abroad; to take care of orphans, children with special needs and socially indigent people by proposing activities to and for them and making them more visible for local, national and international communities.

Directions to meeting point

Zvartnots International Airport.Till 24:00

Additional comments

For volunteers from organizations without bilateral exchange with HUJ: 100euro

Requirements

It is very important to bring with you different board games, songbooks, and children s songs to work with children and for using in the performances/concerts which will be organized on the last day of the work camp.During the workcamp volunteers will organize the Intercultural days when each volunteer will present his/her country, so please bring photos and booklets describing your country, recipes of national dishes, products and spices and national songs. You can bring your musical instruments, CDs with your favorite national songs and music and, of course, your high spirit and creativity.

Armenia Armenia: SMILE TO TREAT I (HUJ 2)

Dates

01/08/2024   -   14/08/2024

Feedback from 22 volunteers

Tags

Environmental
Children
Disabilities

Fee

USD 400
Close

Details on the project

Age
18 - 99
Max number of volunteers
14
Still room for
6 Male + 6 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Erevan (Yerevan) (EVN)
Nearest bus/train station
-
Map

Work

The aim of this work camp is organization of the leisure time of small number of children with disabilities that receive their treatment in this Centre and environmental work on the territory. Volunteers day will begin with environmental work: maintaining the territory, cleaning children s playground from weed and grass, painting and some renovation work. After the children finish their therapy, volunteers will join them to draw, sculpt, sing and dance, do physical training, play games.At the end of the camp volunteers and children will organize a farewell concert. The participants will get certificates and letters of appreciation by the end of the work camp.

Accomodation and food

Volunteers will stay in a separate cottage on the territory of the Rehabilitation Center and sleep in beds.Do not worry about sleeping bags, as you will stay in buildings/cottages of the hosting organizations where you will be provided with beds/mattresses and bedding packs. In Armenian camps you should be disciplined and organized. Making beds and keeping the rooms neat and clean every day is obligatory.Volunteers will prepare the food by themselves on the principle of duty. You will taste all kinds of Armenian traditional food, such as dolma, khorovats (barbecue), kiabab, khashlama, incomparable fruits of Ararat Valley - apricots, grapes, peaches, apples, berries etc. and vegetables.

Location and leisure

Location: Republican Paediatric Rehabilitation Centre, YerevanThe camp will be opened for the 28th time and is already a popular and traditional one. Every year the children, who receive their treatment here, look forward to meeting the volunteers in summer. Volunteers bring a lot of ideas, spirit, love, warmth, kindness, and make the stay of the children in this Center a great holiday. They make these children feel that they are needed, valued and help them to reveal their talents and abilities. Address: Republican Paediatric Rehabilitation Centre, American str. 109, YerevanArmenia is called an open-air museum. You will have lots of interesting excursions and visits to historical monuments and museums, which will be organized during the work camp. The excursions to the following sights will be organized upon the decision of the camp and all the visits will be free. The proposed list of the excursions is the following: Echmiadzin Mother Cathedral, Zvartnots Cathedral ruins, Garni Pagan Temple, Geghard Monastery Complex with a program of World Heritage Initiative, Lake Sevan (with a barbecue on the beach). Volunteers will visit Matenadaran-storehouse of ancient manuscripts, Historical Museum of Armenia or National Gallery of Armenia, museum of famous film director S. Parajanov, Vernissage-Armenian big souvenirs market under the open sky.Different games, Armenian dancing and language lessons will be organized in the workcamps.Leisure time for joint workcamps are individual.

Project hosted by

Voluntary Service of Armenia-Republican Headquarters of Student Brigades (HUJ) was founded in 1965. HUJ is a member of the Coordinating Committee of International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) at UNESCO and the Alliance of European Voluntary Service organizations.HUJ organizes volunteer exchanges with partner organizations abroad and holds a database of 3000 volunteers registered in HUJ as of today.The main activities run by HUJ are for and with volunteers, mainly the young people and students. The regular activities of organization include exchange of volunteers with different organizations, opening international work camps in Armenia, preparation and sending volunteers to different trainings, seminars and work camps abroad, as well as ESC long-term programs.The essential aims of the organization are to raise the social competences and employability of the youth by organizing activities for national and foreign volunteers in various programs in Armenia (workcamps, training courses, medium and long-term projects) as well as facilitating the participation of local and national volunteers in similar projects abroad; to take care of orphans, children with special needs and socially indigent people by proposing activities to and for them and making them more visible for local, national and international communities.

Directions to meeting point

Zvartnots International AirportTill 24:00

Additional comments

For volunteers from organizations without bilateral exchange with HUJ: 100euro

Requirements

Volunteers are asked to bring different games, face-paint or other materials to work with children.

Armenia Armenia: HOPESHINE (HUJ 3)

Dates

06/08/2024   -   19/08/2024

Feedback from 22 volunteers

Tags

Renovation
Environmental

Fee

USD 400
Close

Details on the project

Age
18 - 99
Max number of volunteers
14
Still room for
7 Male + 7 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Erevan (Yerevan) (EVN)
Nearest bus/train station
-

Work

The aim of this work camp involves renovative tasks, including painting work, as well as maintenance and improvement of the territory.

Accomodation and food

Volunteers will stay in the dormitories of the school. They will be provided with beds.Do not worry about sleeping bags, as you will stay in buildings/cottages of the hosting organizations where you will be provided with beds/mattresses and bedding packs. In Armenian camps you should be disciplined and organized. Making beds and keeping the rooms neat and clean every day is obligatory.Volunteers will prepare the food by themselves on the principle of duty. You will taste all kinds of Armenian traditional food, such as dolma, khorovats (barbecue), kiabab, khashlama, incomparable fruits of Ararat Valley - apricots, grapes, peaches, apples, berries etc. and vegetables.

Location and leisure

: Yerevan Special School N 14The camp will be opened for the 9th time and is already a popular and traditional one. The special school for visually impaired children was established in 1939 in Yerevan. This school is the only one in Armenia where the education is organized using the Braille system. Most of the children stay in the school during the school year and return home only for holidays. The school gives children secondary and specialized education. From 2014 - 2023 volunteers renovated classrooms, halls, banches. During the work camp the children will be on holidays and the volunteers will be alone in the school building.

Project hosted by

Voluntary Service of Armenia-Republican Headquarters of Student Brigades (HUJ) was founded in 1965. HUJ is a member of the Coordinating Committee of International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) at UNESCO and the Alliance of European Voluntary Service organizations.HUJ organizes volunteer exchanges with partner organizations abroad and holds a database of 3000 volunteers registered in HUJ as of today.The main activities run by HUJ are for and with volunteers, mainly the young people and students. The regular activities of organization include exchange of volunteers with different organizations, opening international work camps in Armenia, preparation and sending volunteers to different trainings, seminars and work camps abroad, as well as ESC long-term programs.The essential aims of the organization are to raise the social competences and employability of the youth by organizing activities for national and foreign volunteers in various programs in Armenia (workcamps, training courses, medium and long-term projects) as well as facilitating the participation of local and national volunteers in similar projects abroad; to take care of orphans, children with special needs and socially indigent people by proposing activities to and for them and making them more visible for local, national and international communities.

Directions to meeting point

Zvartnots International AirportTil 24:00

Additional comments

For volunteers from organizations without bilateral exchange with HUJ: 100euro

Requirements

It is very important to bring with you different board games, songbooks, and children s songs to work with children and for using in the performances/concerts which will be organized on the last day of the work camp.During the workcamp volunteers will organize the Intercultural days when each volunteer will present his/her country, so please bring photos and booklets describing your country, recipes of national dishes, products and spices and national songs. You can bring your musical instruments, CDs with your favorite national songs and music and, of course, your high spirit and creativity.

Armenia Armenia: SMILE TO TREAT II (HUJ 4)

Dates

15/08/2024   -   28/08/2024

Feedback from 22 volunteers

Tags

Environmental
Children
Disabilities

Fee

USD 400
Close

Details on the project

Age
18 - 99
Max number of volunteers
14
Still room for
7 Male + 6 Female
Languages
English
Vegetarian food
Yes
Nearest airport
Erevan (Yerevan) (EVN)
Nearest bus/train station
-
Map

Work

The aim of this work camp is organization of the leisure time of small number of children with disabilities that receive their treatment in this Centre and environmental work on the territory. Volunteers day will begin with environmental work: maintaining the territory, cleaning children s playground from weed and grass, painting and some renovation work. After the children finish their therapy, volunteers will join them to draw, sculpt, sing and dance, do physical training, play games.At the end of the camp volunteers and children will organize a farewell concert. The participants will get certificates and letters of appreciation by the end of the work camp.

Accomodation and food

Volunteers will stay in a separate cottage on the territory of the Rehabilitation Center and sleep in beds.

Location and leisure

Republican Paediatric Rehabilitation Centre, YerevanThe camp will be opened for the 29th time and is already a popular and traditional one. Every year the children, who receive their treatment here, look forward to meeting the volunteers in summer. Volunteers bring a lot of ideas, spirit, love, warmth, kindness, and make the stay of the children in this Center a great holiday. They make these children feel that they are needed, valued and help them to reveal their talents and abilities.

Project hosted by

Voluntary Service of Armenia-Republican Headquarters of Student Brigades (HUJ) was founded in 1965. HUJ is a member of the Coordinating Committee of International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) at UNESCO and the Alliance of European Voluntary Service organizations.HUJ organizes volunteer exchanges with partner organizations abroad and holds a database of 3000 volunteers registered in HUJ as of today.The main activities run by HUJ are for and with volunteers, mainly the young people and students. The regular activities of organization include exchange of volunteers with different organizations, opening international work camps in Armenia, preparation and sending volunteers to different trainings, seminars and work camps abroad, as well as ESC long-term programs.The essential aims of the organization are to raise the social competences and employability of the youth by organizing activities for national and foreign volunteers in various programs in Armenia (workcamps, training courses, medium and long-term projects) as well as facilitating the participation of local and national volunteers in similar projects abroad; to take care of orphans, children with special needs and socially indigent people by proposing activities to and for them and making them more visible for local, national and international communities.

Directions to meeting point

Zvartnots International AirportTill 24:00

Additional comments

For volunteers from organizations without bilateral exchange with HUJ: 100euro

Requirements

Volunteers are asked to bring different games, face-paint or other materials to work with children.

Sustainable Development Goals

Armenia Armenia: SMILE TO TREAT (HUJ 6 JOINT WORKCAMP)

Dates

01/09/2024   -   30/09/2024

Feedback from 22 volunteers

Tags

Environmental
Children
Disabilities

Fee

USD 400
Close

Details on the project

Age
18 - 99
Max number of volunteers
20
Still room for
10 Male + 10 Female
Languages
English
Nearest airport
Erevan (Yerevan) (EVN)
Nearest bus/train station
-
Map

Work

Volunteers accepted for 10 days. The days mentioned above is not the days of the camp. The aim of this work camp is organization of the leisure time of small number of children with disabilities that receive their treatment in this Centre and environmental work on the territory. Volunteers day will begin with environmental work: maintaining the territory, cleaning children s playground from weed and grass, painting and some renovation work. After the children finish their therapy, volunteers will join them to draw, sculpt, sing and dance, do physical training, play games.At the end of the camp volunteers and children will organize a farewell concert. The participants will get certificates and letters of appreciation by the end of the work camp.

Accomodation and food

Volunteers accepted for 10 days. The days mentioned above is not the days of the camp. Volunteers will stay in a separate cottage on the territory of the Rehabilitation Center and sleep in beds.

Location and leisure

Volunteers accepted for 10 days. The days mentioned above is not the days of the camp. Republican Paediatric Rehabilitation Centre, American str. 109, YerevanIn Armenian: 1344;1377;1398;1408;1377;1402;1381;1407;1377;1391;1377;1398; and 1348;1377;1398;1391;1377;1391;1377;1398; and 1358;1381;1408;1377;1391;1377;1398;1379;1398;1400;1394;1377;1391;1377;1398; and 1343;1381;1398;1407;1408;1400;1398;, and 1329;1396;1381;1408;1387;1391;1397;1377;1398; and 1411;1400;1394;1400;1409;, 109 and 1399;1381;1398;1412;, and 1333;1408;1415;1377;1398;

Project hosted by

Voluntary Service of Armenia-Republican Headquarters of Student Brigades (HUJ) was founded in 1965. HUJ is a member of the Coordinating Committee of International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) at UNESCO and the Alliance of European Voluntary Service organizations. HUJ organizes volunteer exchanges with partner organizations abroad and holds a database of 3000 volunteers registered in HUJ as of today. The main activities run by HUJ are for and with volunteers, mainly the young people and students. The regular activities of organization include exchange of volunteers with different organizations, opening international work camps in Armenia, preparation and sending volunteers to different trainings, seminars and work camps abroad, as well as ESC long-term programs. The essential aims of the organization are to raise the social competences and employability of the youth by organizing activities for national and foreign volunteers in various programs in Armenia (workcamps, training courses, medium and long-term projects) as well as facilitating the participation of local and national volunteers in similar projects abroad; to take care of orphans, children with special needs and socially indigent people by proposing activities to and for them and making them more visible for local, national and international communities.

Directions to meeting point

Additional comments

Volunteers accepted for 10 days. The days mentioned above is not the days of the camp. Payment is agreed between both parties.

Requirements

Volunteers are asked to bring different games, face-paint or other materials to work with children.