ARMENIA

HUJ1        ZATIK             Yerevan     16.07-05.08 KIDS/ECO    15vols

The orphanage “Zatik” is located in Yerevan. There are 135 orphan children living in the orphanage.
Work: The volunteers will have 2 main tasks: aesthetic education of children and ecological work on the territory of the Cattle Breeding complex of Zatik orphanage.
In the morning the volunteers will carry out ecological work on the territory of the Cattle Breeding complex.
In the afternoon the volunteers will work with children. Volunteers will teach children different national and foreign songs and dances of the countries where the volunteers come from; organize a big performance in different languages.
During the workcamp volunteers will organize different workgroups for children, where they can draw, sculpture and an exhibition of their works will be organized in the end of the camp. Children will also play intellectual games, attend elementary English, German and French and other language courses by their wish, physical training classes and other things according to the talents and abilities of the volunteers.
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in the orphanage. They will be provided with beds.
Food: Volunteers will prepare food themselves.
Language: English
Location: Yerevan
Terminal: Yerevan
Special remarks: Volunteers will visit museums and theater performances in Yerevan, will have trips and hikes to the most beautiful places of Armenia, such as Garni Pagan temple, Geghard cloister, Sevan Lake, Echmiadzin Cathedral.

HUJ2        Botanical Garden        Yerevan     7.07-26.07  ENVI        15vols

The Botanical Garden is situated in the north-eastern part of Yerevan.(80 ha of semi-desert habitat). The Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Science is responsible for plant collections in Armenia. It holds rich herbarium as well as collection of 1070 species which represent 40% of the national collection and shrubs which represent 51% of the collection. The collection of Armenian flora includes around 200 species of endemic, rare and declining plant species, and provides a basis for the study of Armenian flora, and the ecological interactions of species, in a relatively natural environment.
Work: The main aim of this camp is to give assistance to the staff of National Botanical Garden in variety of environmental maintenance projects: taking care of spaces of the Garden, clearing the paths, taking out the weeds, cultivating the trees, preparing the trees for planting, cleanness of the territory etc. Besides the volunteers will carry out irrigation works together with the staff of the Botanical Garden.
Also the volunteers will visit for several days the branch of Botanical Garden in Tsovinar village in Sevan lake region to do ecological works there and will have rest on the beach after the work.
The staff of the Botanical Garden will organize interesting seminars for volunteers on the theme of environment and nature.
Accommodation: Volunteers will live in separate building on the territory of the Botanical Garden. They will be provided with mats.
Food: Volunteers will prepare food themselves.
Language: English
Location: Yerevan
Terminal: Yerevan
Special remarks: Volunteers will have possibilities to arrange some trips and hikes to the most beautiful places of Armenia, such as Garni Pagan temple, Geghard cloister, Echmiadzin Cathedral, will visit numerous interesting museums in Yerevan.

HUJ3  Rehabilitation Center        Yerevan     9.07-29.07  DIS/ENVI          15vols

       The camp is situated not far from the center of Yerevan, next to the artificial Lake Yerevan, the Armenian Brandy Factory which is famous all over the world and near USA Embassy in Armenia. The territory of the Rehabilitation Center was former Governmental rest house.
The camp will be opened for the 14th time and has become a popular and traditional one.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Most of the children are having treatment here every year and are looking forward to meet the volunteers in summer.
Work: The aim of this camp is to organize the leisure of children with motor-system infringement and cardio-vascular system diseases and to do some environmental work on the territory. During the summer period children live in Rehabilitation Center together with their mothers.
Volunteers’ day will begin from ecological work: maintaining the territory, cleaning children’s playground from weeds and grass. After the children finish their therapy, volunteers gather together with children to draw, sculpture, sing and dance, do physical training, play games.
At the end of the camp volunteers and children will organize a farewell party.
Volunteers will bring along a lot of ideas, spirit, love and warmth, kindness and make the stay of these children in this Center a great holiday. They make these children feel that they are needed, full-valued and help them to open their talents and abilities.
There must be a strict discipline in the camp.
The workcamp is organized together with OSCE office in Yerevan. (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe).
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in a separate comfortable cottage on the territory of the Rehabilitation Center and sleep on beds.
Food: Volunteers will prepare food themselves.
Language: English
Location: Yerevan
Terminal: Yerevan
Special remarks: Volunteers will visit places of interest in Yerevan such as St.Sargis and Zoravor Churches, museums also will have possibilities to arrange some trips and hikes to the most beautiful places of Armenia- Garni Pagan temple, Geghard cloister, Sevan Lake, Echmiadzin Cathedral.
Special requirements: Volunteers are requested to read methodic literature about work and special games for children.

HUJ4  SOS-Kinderdorf    Abovyan     26.06-15.07 KIDS/ENVI         15vols

The camp is situated in Abovyan (15km from Yerevan) in the SOS Children’s Village where children-orphans found their new mothers, sisters and brothers and live in families. 6-7 children live in separate cottages with their SOS mothers.  SOS Children’s village in Armenia is built and is financed by SOS-Kinderdorf international non-governmental social development organization.
SOS Children's Villages revolve around the effort to give children who have lost their parents or who are no longer able to live with them a permanent home and a stable environment. The SOS Children's Village family-like structure is formed by four basic principles: mother, brothers and sisters, house and village.
This camp has become a popular and traditional one and children are looking forward to meet the volunteers in summer
Work: Volunteers will participate in most activities with the children and have a variety of different tasks: they’ll organize art workshops - painting, sculpturing, handicrafts; dancing, singing, sports.
The main aim of the camp is the organization of a big performance and an exhibition of works which will be presented in the end by volunteers and children. Each volunteer or group of volunteers from the same country will teach a group of 5-10 children his national dance, song or stage an original performance.
Volunteers together with trainers will organize and participate in “Funfootball” games selection organized in the village.
Also the volunteers will do ecological work on the territory and will paint the cottages.
The workcamp is organized together with OSCE office in Yerevan. (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe)
Accommodation: Volunteers will live in a comfortable cottage on the territory of the village
Food: Volunteers will prepare food themselves.
Location: English
Language: Yerevan
Terminal: Yerevan
Special remarks: Some trips and hikes to the most beautiful places of Armenia, such as Garni Pagan Temple, Geghard cloister which are near to the camp, Sevan Lake, Echmiadzin Cathedral, museums of Yerevan are foreseen in the program of the camp.

HUJ5        KRUNK Yerevan     14.07-02.08 KIDS/ENVI         15vols

The camp is situated in a secondary school in Yerevan. There are 647 pupils studying in this school. The director of the school- an active volunteer, former staff of Voluntary Service of Armenia is very dedicated to the ideas of voluntary movement.
Work: The main aim of the workcamp is the aesthetic education of children and ecological-renovation work on the territory of the school.
Volunteers will teach children songs and dances of the countries where the volunteers come from. Volunteers will organize a performance in different
languages on the suggested theme and an exhibition of their works. During the workcamp volunteers will organize different workgroups for children,
where they can draw, sculpture; learn different national and foreign songs, dances, attend elementary English, German and French and other language courses by their wish, play intellectual games, physical training classes. Each volunteer or group of volunteers from the same country
will teach a group of 5-10 children a national dance, song or stage an original performance.
Also the volunteers will carry out ecological-renovation work on equipping the territory, taking care of trees and bushes.
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in the school. They will be provided with beds.
Food: Volunteers will prepare food themselves.
Location: English
Language: Yerevan
Terminal: Yerevan
Special remarks: Volunteers will have possibilities to arrange some trips and hikes to the most beautiful places of Armenia, such as Sevan Lake, Garni Pagan temple, Geghard cloister, Echmiadzin Cathedral, visit museums and theater performances in Yerevan.

HUJ6        Aparan1     Aparan            01.07-31.07 DIS/ENVI          6vols

The Summer Treatment camp for children is situated on the bank of the Aparan lake in Aragatsotn region, 52 km from Yerevan. The Center is built in 2007 in a very picturesque place surrounded by nature.
Work: The aim of this camp is to organize the leisure time activities of 30 children with development problems.
These children usually don’t have possibility to participate in simple summer camps. The summer Treatment Camp will give them a possibility to enjoy the summer, have rest and interesting holidays in the countryside
without interrupting the treatment. Volunteers will help the staff of the Center to organize different workgroups for the children, where they can draw, sculpture, sing and dance, do physical training, play games, organize competitions on the playground and swimming pool, attend elementary English, German, French and other language courses by the children’s wish.
Volunteers will bring along a lot of ideas, spirit, love and warmth, kindness and make the stay of these children in this Center a great holiday.
Also the volunteers will participate in the program of cleaning the small forest.
2 EVS volunteers in Armenia will be the campleaders of the workcamp.
Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in comfortably equipped Center and sleep on beds.
Food: Volunteers will eat in the Center
Location: English
Language: Yerevan
Terminal: Yerevan
Special remarks: Volunteers will have possibilities to arrange excursions to the most beautiful places of Armenia together with children and also with the staff of the center.
Special requirements: Motivation Letter is required

HUJ7        Aparan2     Aparan            01.08-31.08 DIS/ENVI          6vols