| Code | Name | Dates | Type | Vols | Comments |
| RU-SOD 7.3 | Language for success — 3 | 26.03 – 3.04 | KIDS | 5 | Motivation letter required.
Certificate of good conduct required. |
| RU-SOD 7.4 | Small World | 1.06 — 30.06 | KIDS | 6 | Volunteers can come for any two weeks of their choice |
| RU-SOD 7.5 | Language for Success — 1 | 10.06 — 25.06
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KIDS | 8 | Teenagers from 13 can be accepted. Participation fee for teens aged 13-15 is 200 euro.
For teens 16+ no participation fee.
Motivation letter required.
Certificate of good conduct required. |
| RU-SOD 7.6 | We are different, but we are together — 1 | 27.06 — 12.07 | KIDS | 8 | |
| RU-SOD 7.7 | We are different, but we are together — 2 | 14.07 – 29.07 | KIDS | 8 | |
| RU-SOD 7.8 | Language for Success — 2 | 29.07 – 13.08 | KIDS | 8 | |
| RU-SOD 12.1 | Chuvash culture camp «Haval» | 09.07 — 16.07 | CULT | 2 | |
| RU-SOD 12.3 | Language festival | 17.10 — 23.10 | CULT/FEST | 4 | Knowledge of Esperanto is required |
RU-SOD 7.4 Small World
Description: Our partner – NGO “Language for success” the language school existing since 2007. They provide high-quality courses of foreign languages, organise different events about languages and intercultural communication. The camp will take place right in the city, the kids will stay in the offise of the language school from 9.00 to 14.00, each working day. Foreign volunteers work together with Russian volunteers as counselors and organize cultural and educational activities for the participants (local school kids – aged 8-16).
Type of Work: 1. Making intercultural and educational workshops (about the volunteers’ native countries, ecology, water resources, human rights, antiracism, etc); 2. Teaching foreign languages to the participants (in the form of playing games, singing songs or improve their language skills through discussions); 3. Organizing some sport activities, strategic games, shows and handycrafts. The work is done 5 hours a day, two days off per week, for the days off sightseeing excursions are planned.
Accommodation: The volunteers will be hosted in host families and youth hostels in Cheboksary. The food will be provided. No sleeping bags are needed.
Language: English, Russian
Requirements: The volunteers are expected to have some experience of working with kids and organizing activities, intercultural experience is very welcome. Motivation letter is required. Certificate of no criminal record is required.
Location: The camp is situated in the city of Cheboksary, volunteers can spend their free time in the city. The volunteers will need to fly (or arrive with any other transport: train, bus etc.) to Moscow and take the train from Moscow to Cheboksary. In Cheboksary the volunteers will be met by the Russian volunteers and move altogether to the workcamp.
Notes: Volunteers can come for any two weeks of their choice
RU-SOD 7.3;7.5;7.8 Language for Success;
RU-SOD 7.6; 7.7 We Are Different, but We Are Together
Description: These camps for Russian kids take place every year on the bank of the lake Shap in the middle of the pine forest. Foreign volunteers work together with Russian volunteers as counselors and organize cultural and educational activities for the participants (local school kids – aged 8-15).
Type of Work: 1. Making intercultural and educational workshops (about the volunteers’ native countries, ecology, water resources, human rights, antiracism, etc); 2. Teaching foreign languages to the participants (in the form of playing games, singing songs or improve their language skills through discussions); 3. Organizing some sport activities, strategic games, shows and handycrafts. The work is done 8 hours a day, one day off per week, for the days off sightseeing excursions are planned.
Accommodation: In the resort for children, in brick and wooden houses; counselors live together in male, female, mixed rooms. Showers are available all the time.
Language: The working language of the project is English, but we welcome all other languages: French, German, Spanish, Italian, Esperanto etc. Knowledge of Russian would be useful.
Requirements: The volunteers are expected to have some experience of working with kids and organizing activities, intercultural experience is very welcome. We especially welcome those who can swim as this season is normally hot here and we swim a lot with the kids. Motivation letter is required. Certificate of no criminal record is required.
Location: The workcamp is situated in Russia, Cheboksary. The volunteers will need to fly (or arrive with any other transport: train, bus etc.) to Moscow and take a train from Moscow to Cheboksary. In Cheboksary the volunteers will be met by the Russian volunteers and move altogether to the workcamp.
Notes: Teenagers from 13 can be accepted. Participation fee for teens aged 13-15 is 200 euro. For teenagers 16+ there is no participation fee.
RU-SOD 12.2 Linguistic camp for families
Description: This camp for families aims at developing language skills with families. International volunteers together with Russian volunteers organize linguistic and cultural workshops, give lessons of their native languages and help in organising intercultural activities for the participants. This camp is open for families. (Preferably one parent and 1 or 2 kids)
Type of Work: 1. Making intercultural and educational workshops (about the volunteers’ native countries, ecology, water resources, human rights, antiracism, etc); 2. Teaching foreign languages to the participants (in the form of playing games, singing songs or improve their language skills through discussions); 3. Organizing some sport activities, strategic games, shows and handycrafts.
Accommodation: volunteers will live together in the wooden houses on the bank of the river. The food will be served in a cafeteria.
Location: the workcamp is located in Russia, 60 km from Cheboksary on the bank of the river Sura. The volunteers will arrive in Cheboksary and then all together will go to the camp site.
RU-SOD 12.1 Chuvash Culture Camp «Haval»
Description: The Chuvash language is the 4th minority language in Russia according to the number of its speakers. However, as all the minority languages, it has its problems. NGO „Haval“ is trying to solve these problems by organising different cultural and educational events. The summer camp is one of them. The main goal of the camp is to create a tradition of annual meetings, where people could intensively study the Chuvash language, dive into the language environment, as well as learn about the culture, history and traditions of the Chuvash people through lectures, discussions, trainings, exercises.
Type of Work: Participating in the camp activities; making presentation about your country and national culture; it would be especially appreciated if the volunteer knows any original language (or minority language) and could present it. The following activities are in the program of the camp: — Chuvash language lessons for anyone who does not speak it or speak not good enough; — thematic lectures and seminars; — workshops. Specialists in Chuvash folk crafts show and tell about folk embroidery, costumes, woodcarvings and more; — sport activities; — sitting by the fire, and much more.
Study: As the workcamp is located in Chuvashia – a small local ethnicity to the east from Moscow the volunteers will get a chance to learn about the culture of this local ethnicity, its’ history and difference from the Russian Culture. There will be also lessons of Chuvash language. We expect the volunteer to be motivated for getting aquainted with this language and for learning it.
Accommodation: In tents provided by the hosting organization (own tents are not needed, but volunteers should bring their sleeping bags); access to shower; food will be provided in the canteen of the resort nearby.
Language: English, Russian, Chuvash, Esperanto, French, Italian…
Requirements: The volunteers are expected to be interested in languages and ready for making presentations.
Location: The workcamp is situated in Russia, Cheboksary. The volunteers will need to fly (or arrive with any other transport: train, bus etc.) to Moscow and take the train from Moscow to Cheboksary. In Cheboksary the volunteers will be met by the Russian volunteers and move altogether to the workcamp site.
RU-SOD 12.3 Language Festival
Description: This international language festival is organized by our project partner – NGO “Youth Esperanto Association of the Chuvash Republic”. This year it will be the 18th Festival in Cheboksary. The main aim of the Festival is to draw attention to language diversity and emphasize its value. The Festival is an important and big event in the republic where about 1000 participants of different ages take part every year.
Type of Work: Helping in preparing the festival; Presenting the volunteers’ culture and languages during the festival; Taking part in the festival activities; The work is done 8 hours a day, one day off per week, for the days off there are planned sightseeing excursions.
Accommodation: The volunteers will be hosted in host families and youth hostels. The food will be provided. No sleeping bags are needed.
Language: Esperanto, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian etc.
Requirements: The volunteers are expected to have some experience of organizing activities, intercultural experience is very welcome. We also expect the volunteers to be open-minded, flexible, tolerant to differences in cultures, backgrounds, nationalities, races. Knowledge of Esperanto required.
Location: The workcamp is situated in Russia, Cheboksary. The volunteers will need to fly (or arrive with any other transport: train, bus etc.) to Moscow and take the train from Moscow to Cheboksary. In Cheboksary the volunteers will be met by the Russian volunteers and move altogether to the workcamp.
If you would be interested in learning some Russian before you start the camp, you can come to the project several days before the start of the camp. Our partner – NGO “Language for success” – organizes high quality intensive Russian language course for our volunteers. The price of individual language course: 50 Euros a day including 6 hours of studies and accommodation in a hostel or host family.
