The procedure for admission to the expedition members. How to get on a scientific expedition Work as a researcher on an expedition

Another common question: how to get a job with you? I want to go on expeditions, take me!

To practice scientific work on an expedition on an icebreaker, you must already be a geographer in your higher education (but not any, but graduated from the departments of meteorology, oceanology, hydrology, geomorphology, well, in extreme cases, ecology, although what they teach at the department of ecology at the Faculty of Geography is still a mystery to me) , geologist, physicist, chemist, mathematician, programmer. Having acquired one of these diplomas, one must get a job at the Research Institute. Departments that exist, for example, in the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute can be found on its website www.aari.ru

In general, it is somewhat strange for me to hear such a question from 30-year-olds. And I do hear it often. It seems to me that in our time people have a distorted understanding of what is needed higher education. When enough is enough most of graduates were initially chosen from the bulldozer educational institution, then they go to work not in their specialty, then they get the feeling that the diploma means nothing, and they can get a job anywhere and by anyone. Since it was so easy for them to get a job as a manager in a travel company with a diploma from an agricultural institute, then they did it - then they also jumped from a manager to oceanologists. If a person is ready at the age of 30 to go completely retrained and change his specialty, then go ahead with the song. But something is unlikely that at the age of 30, having already a family to feed, you can afford such a luxury.

Having got a job at the institute, you still have to get on the expedition. There is a vicious circle here: they don’t want to hire you until you know how to do anything, but you can’t learn until they hire you. Here's how lucky anyone is. Someone gets into the stream while still studying at the institute, then they take him as a trainee without wages and, taking pity on the poor student, having spent time from their precious sleep or rest, they teach how to skillfully dunk a bathometer or drill holes in the ice. Others have already been working for several years at research institutes and cannot get into this expedition stream in any way. It all depends on the department, the nature and abilities of the person himself and just luck.

By the way, with bad temper it is also difficult to get on the expedition. And if you get there, and there you show yourself "in all its glory", then you will not see more icebreakers as your ears. No one wants to spend 24 hours a day with a wretch, a gossip, an intriguer, an egoist ... You can only forgive the greedy man, you are fed and watered on the icebreaker, no one is going to take your only toothbrush and the last T-shirt, and it is difficult to immediately identify such a character trait .

Therefore, if you want to see every summer instead of a chopper and a rake in the country, this is:

And here it is:

Then get the appropriate education, be ready for the first time working in a scientific state institution to receive a meager salary, of course, work on your unbearable character and you will be happy in the form of ice and snow all year round;)

You will fish like this:

Instead of diving among the coral reefs of the Red Sea, you will dive like this.

Maxim, there really are volunteer archaeological programs, I myself participated in one. There are, so to speak, organized programs run by volunteer services and various foundations. They are "sharpened" for the fact that volunteers come to them. The excavations are real, but volunteer camps of 1-4 weeks are held on their basis. There are such projects in Russia and other countries (I was in Slovakia). Anyone can become a volunteer, if the conditions do not provide for any criteria other than knowledge of a foreign language, if you are going to an international camp. If you want to try your hand at archaeological research, but have no experience or specialized education, then this is a good option.

Usually, volunteers do the simplest work: digging (in the literal sense), clearing the site, cleaning layers, removing artifacts, washing them. If someone knows how to draw, they can instruct to make sketches. If someone is a specialist in history/archaeology, they may be commissioned to make descriptions. Everything takes place under the guidance of a professional archaeologist, the head of the expedition. Here are pictures from the excavations where I volunteered:

It should be borne in mind that, as is often the case, participation in the project will be paid. For you. That is, not only will you not earn anything (although this is also possible), but you yourself will pay to be hired. Somewhere it will be a fee for participation in the program, somewhere - the cost of food and accommodation, and somewhere the organizers charge a daily fee to cover the cost of food.

Many archaeological expeditions are carried out in the Crimea. Here are just programs from public institutions- "Archaeology", RAS, Russian Geographical Society. Now the largest expedition from the Russian Geographical Society - "Kyzyl-Kuragino" in Tyva.

Programs are also held abroad, but, as a rule, their organizers are volunteer services. Programs typically cost a few hundred dollars, plus you pay for tickets and in-country expenses. True, there are still not many archaeological programs. Here you can see programs in Russia and abroad. Basically, they are all held in the summer (especially Russian ones), but they are annual, and in the 2017 season you may well get to the one you like.

If you want to get to the excavations at minimal cost, it is better to look for a program from state funds, research institutes, universities. And this is true not only for Russia. For example, this summer there was an archaeological program in Spain from the Spanish Institute of Youth. Participation fee - 120 euros. Compared to other volunteer projects, this is cheap. Check, maybe next year the program will be again.

Here is a good profile

WHAT IS "EXPEDITION"?

Expedition is a journey to explore, gain new information and knowledge. It is completely devoid of monotony and monotony: each expedition is completely unique due to non-repetitive conditions. Live and work in the equatorial forests of the Amazon or Orinoco basin, studying the traditional culture of the Achuar, Hoti and Yanomamo Indians, observe caimans, anacondas and thousands of flocks of waterfowl in the Orinoco llanos flooded for half a year, study the rituals of sacrifice to spirits in the culture of nomadic reindeer herders of the Far North of Eurasia Everything is possible and achievable. And the most important thing is not tourist routes (although nowadays you sometimes meet tourists in the most unpredictable places), but classic scientific expeditions led by ethnographers, zoologists, historians and archaeologists.
Each expedition is accompanied by one or more researchers: they work on scientific tasks and along the way involve other participants in the case, share information with them.

Some expeditions are accompanied by a film crew. A few months later, after processing and installation, the expedition members, if desired, receive at their disposal a copy documentary film about the work done by the researchers.

OPINIONS AND ASSESSMENTS

Alexander S., 39 years old

"Delight! I have an extensive library of ethnography, and before the expedition I re-read Borisov's “Samoyeds. From Pinega to the Kara Sea” at the beginning of the last century. I went and saw everything myself. I felt it in my own skin. It is rightly said that until you try it yourself, you will not know anything. Try while there is time. It's real life there."

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Oleg D., 38 years old

“In this expedition, I found myself real. With real joys, with real pleasures. with real values. real for yourself. I realized how many things in the world that I don’t really need and that I can easily do without.”

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Oleg K., 39 years old

“The most powerful journey of my life. Siberian taiga, dugout boats, deer… It was as if I was suddenly transported to the pages of Arsenyev's book Dersu Uzala. Everything is real, without embellishment and without fake shine. Thank you! I hope we will cross paths again."

HOW TO JOIN THE EXPEDITION?

Are you drawn to an expedition? This is wonderful! Exploring wild places where a human foot rarely steps, finding amazing things that have been stored in the earth for centuries, observing the life of wildlife is a great pastime for an inquisitive person. Sometimes you meet the mystery and the inexplicable literally nose to nose in seemingly long-lived and trampled places, but the blurryness of the eye does not allow most ordinary people to see the unusual.
To join the expedition you need connect with us and tell about your desire. With this small step, your long journey into the Unknown will begin. The sooner you do this, the better: the preparation of the expedition is not a matter of one day or one week. Often several months. In addition, there are many places, expeditions to which are timed to certain, if possible, favorable seasons for research and human life.

In other words, when planning and organizing expeditions, we have to take into account many factors that a person cannot influence, and all that remains is to adapt to them. There is nothing extraordinary in this: it was the same a hundred and two hundred years ago.

Therefore, the sooner you contact us, the better, as there are more chances to go on an expedition.

An archaeological expedition is not only an option for a budget trip, but also a great opportunity to learn more about history, see firsthand how archaeological research is carried out, get acquainted with interesting people.

To do this, you do not need to be a professional archaeologist or historian. It is enough just to have the desire to work for several weeks in the field, live in a tent (or maybe not in a tent, but in a quite comfortable dwelling) and soak up the expedition romance. The fact is that archaeological excavations always require working hands - the same hands that will dig the ground, clean up artifacts. Often, for these purposes, they invite schoolchildren, students, just. The costs for meals and accommodation of participants are usually covered by the organizers. You only need to pay the fare. Moreover, many expeditions are even willing to pay for work - not so much, but enough to cover the cost of travel, souvenirs and beer with ice cream. Although someone manages to earn quite good money during the season, it's all about qualifications and work experience. In addition, such expeditions usually arrange various lectures, excursions, and trips for their participants. So you can not only work in the fresh air, but also see a lot of interesting things, as well as change the field of activity.

How to find the right expedition for you? Very simple. It is enough to enter the words “work in an archaeological expedition” or something similar in any search engine, and you will get an impressive list of archaeological exchanges, sites and blogs of expeditions. For those who are friendly with the VKontakte service, you can search for archaeological groups - there are many of them, links to other groups are usually indicated there. Well, then it's a matter of choice. I must say right away: there are not just a lot of proposals, but a lot.

Here is a list of some sites and groups to help you in your search:

VKontakte groups:

Foundation Archeology

(Perhaps you know more sites or groups. Write to me and I will add them to this list).

I'll tell you about my experience. At some point, I realized that I was tired of being an "armchair scientist", I needed real practice, I needed to understand how archaeological material is mined and processed in general. There were no special ideas; a friend who worked at the Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences was not eager to help, and then I turned to the Internet. Within a few minutes, I entered contact information about yourself in one of the exchanges. A day later, an invitation came to excavations in the Rostov region. You could go dig on or on. All I had to do was buy a ticket to my destination and back. All other expenses were taken by the organizers. In addition, the program included various educational trips and excursions around the Rostov region: to, Novocherkassk, Rostov-on-Don, Belaya Kalitva, as well as relaxing on the river and other delights of field life.

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We worked from 6 to 8 hours a day, depending on the weather and the pace of work. Every hour there were 10-minute breaks and one half-hour break in the middle. The rest of the time was at our disposal. In addition, during the work we constantly talked, played some games. I remember once we got an insanely difficult site: the stone was small and constantly crumbled, cleaning was difficult. The head of the expedition "threw" 8 people on this square. We honestly tried to work, but the work went with a creak. And it is not clear for what reason, among us there was a conversation about God. As you know, this is where the most heated debates arise. It seems that our cries were heard on the Don. But what was our surprise when, after an hour and a half, the boss came up and announced that we had brilliantly coped with the work!

That year I worked on the expedition all summer. It was not only a luxurious holiday, but also a very educational trip. On excursions, they told us and showed us much more than ordinary sightseers. We then traveled a significant part of the Rostov region. In addition, it is one thing when you study history from textbooks, and quite another when you clean the bones, the foundations of houses with your own hands, you see how mounds were arranged and much, much more.

Two years later, I went on an expedition to the ancient capital of Rus'. It was there that Rurik first came to reign. This time I no longer had to look for where to go - the invitation began to come by themselves, I had only to choose. A completely different style of work, a different material with which I had to work - if in the Rostov region there was stone, then here it is wood. The work was headed by Professor Kirpichnikov from St. Petersburg, one of the leading experts in this region. Again there were various lectures, trips. Well, of course.

It is difficult to convey the feeling when a piece of a shard or bone, beads or a bead is shown from the ground. Sometimes there were more significant finds. Contrary to popular belief, gold-silver-diamonds are very rare, it's really good luck. But during the excavations, you are filled with excitement, you rejoice at every smallest find. And there is also a very strange feeling when you touch those things that belonged to people who lived a long time ago, touch their culture and way of life. And you begin to understand life and history a little better, to look at what is happening a little differently.

So a trip to archaeological excavations is not only a wonderful vacation, not only learning new things, but also understanding oneself.

We have prepared for you a list of volunteer programs around the world.
You can contact project organizers and help an important and necessary cause.

Volunteering programs in Russia

Location: Russia, Lake Baikal

The main goal of the GBT is the construction of ecological trails in the Baikal region. What is realized through the implementation of various projects.

The organization "Great Baikal Trail" (GBT) actively develops ecotourism, including its special type - "volunteer vacations".

During the creation of the project, residents of more than 30 countries of the world became its participants, more than 500 km of trails were reconstructed and built.

The average project duration is 14 days.

Participation in the project: Volunteers buy tickets on their own and come to the gathering place, pay the registration fee. The organizers provide all the necessary equipment (tents, awnings, tools, gloves, campfire equipment, first aid kit, repellents, etc.), prepare foremen and translators, and purchase food.

Ecomarathon "360 minutes"

Location: Lake Baikal, Krasnoyarsk Territory, Khakassia, Primorsky Territory

En+ Group's All-Russian Volunteer Ecological Marathon 360 Minutes grew out of the 360 Minutes for Baikal campaign. In 2015, it turned into a full-fledged environmental marathon, which, in addition to garbage collection, also includes the improvement of the tourist environment, scientific and educational lectures, excursions, competitions, and the organization of information and educational programs.
Since 2016, the eco-marathon project has significantly expanded its scope and geography: volunteer events are held not only on the coast of Lake Baikal, but also in specially protected areas: in the Sikhote-Alin Reserve (Primorsky Territory), the Stolby Reserve (Krasnoyarsk Territory), the Khakassky » (Republic of Khakassia) and other protected areas.

Inventory (gloves, bags, shovels, etc.) and garbage disposal to an authorized landfill is provided by the organizer.

Expenses: round trip and 360 minutes of your time.

Location: Moscow region, Ruza district, village. Sumarokovo

The Garrison Association invites volunteers to participate in the creation of the Forpost Living History Park, a reconstruction of a medieval settlement from the second half of the 12th to the middle of the 13th century.

In the future, it is planned to hold events in the format of "living history" and experimental archeology (maneuvers, historical festivals, role-playing games and forums) without the usual red tape associated with the peculiarities of registering and coordinating such events.

Every weekend we come to the site and build, and build, and build)
People who are interested in getting acquainted with the technologies of building construction, housekeeping and agriculture in the Middle Ages are invited.

We fully provide the road from Moscow to the landfill and back, as well as three meals a day. Overnight in civilized houses, it is advisable to have sleeping bags with you. A bonus to the trip is the exchange of experience, excellent mood, evening gatherings around the fire and sincere conversations over a cup of coffee / tea / cocoa.

Discover wonderful world Middle Ages!

Expenses: travel to Moscow and back.

May-September

Location: Republic of Altai, Altai Reserve

The reserve does not have permanent volunteer projects, but they can always arise. In addition, in addition to physical assistance on the territory of the reserve, volunteer intellectual assistance is always needed (translations of texts into other foreign languages, graphic design, design of booklets, brochures and other electronic publications, support for the website and official pages of the reserve in social networks).

April - October
Baikal Nature Reserve: Baikalskaya bird ringing station

Location: Russia, Lake Baikal, Baikal Reserve

The Baikalskaya bird ringing station invites volunteers who study birds or are interested in them, as well as enthusiasts who want to help preserve the nature of the Baikal region.

People with ringing experience are engaged in birds - they take them out of the nets, ring them, measure them. Volunteers who have not worked with birds before are equipping the hospital, making the necessary furniture, painting, installing and repairing cobwebs and canvases of the fishing trap.

The length of stay of volunteers at the station varies, but there are minimum terms: for people with ringing experience - 2 weeks, for people who have not previously worked with birds - 1 month.

Expenses: travel there and back and meals at your own expense, accommodation is free.

Summer (June-July)

The Arctic Floating University is an innovative educational project, during which young scientists - researchers of the Arctic gain knowledge and skills in the real conditions of the northern seas. For the duration of the project, the research vessel of the Northern Roshydromet "Professor Molchanov" becomes a floating university - a ship that combines a unique laboratory for scientific research and a practical base for the training of research specialists. The expedition team has at its disposal three laboratories, equipment necessary for carrying out meteorological and oceanographic measurements, and, if necessary, it is possible to place additional equipment and mobile laboratories.

Students, graduate students, research workers of Russian and foreign scientific, scientific and educational institutions are invited to participate in the expedition.

Location: Crimea, Kerch Peninsula

The Archeology Foundation and the leadership of the East Bosporus Archaeological Expedition regularly recruit volunteers to participate in excavations. In the process of working with volunteers, there are experienced archaeologist instructors who not only answer all questions, but also teach the primary methods of archaeological excavations.
The program includes: lectures on archeology and the history of ancient monuments of the Crimea and the Krasnodar Territory, sports grounds, a field cinema, beach holidays.

Minimum duration of participation: 1 week.

Expenses: travel there and back, contribution for household needs.

Volunteering in the “Reserved Baikal Region”

Location: Pribaikalsky National Park

Becoming a volunteer in a specially protected natural area is a great opportunity to combine the pleasant and interesting with the useful. In the "Reserved Baikal region" volunteers traditionally participate in the improvement of trails, the creation and repair of educational tourism infrastructure, garbage collection, observe nature under the guidance of scientists, and even work with tourists - conduct sociological research, tell visitors to protected areas about nature conservation and do many other important things, contributing to the preservation of the unique natural heritage of the region.

In return, volunteers get the opportunity to get acquainted with the beautiful Baikal nature - the richest flora and fauna, admire the picturesque landscapes of the Baikal region, learn a lot about nature conservation and the work of specially protected natural areas and take with them valuable experience, a lot of vivid impressions, new knowledge and acquaintances.

Expenses: food and travel to Irkutsk and back.

Location: Republic of Altai, Shebalinsky district, with. Kamlak

Three groups of 10 people will be recruited: the first from June 17 to 26, the second from July 15 to 24 and the third from August 5 to 14, 2019. Age of volunteers from 23 years. IN botanical garden there are expositions with plants of the Altai Mountains, Europe, the Far East and North America. Works for 6 hours a day include weeding exhibits and collecting medicinal herbs. Saturday and Sunday are free days. Accommodation and meals are free.

Expenses: registration fee 1300 rubles, round trip travel. Details by e-mail: [email protected] and tel. 8-962-790-45-75 (researcher Maksim Borisovich Yamtyrov).

Location: Daursky Nature Reserve, Trans-Baikal Territory

Volunteers are invited to arrange the courtyard of the central estate of the reserve, install information boards on the territory and for other work. Accommodation at the cordon and in the hotel, excursions for assistants.

Expenses: travel there and back, food at your own expense.

Camps of the environmental education center “Zapovedniki”
Center website

Conditions for participation in volunteer programs in Russia: at least 18 years of age, motivation to “live and work in a team”, basic English. Accommodation, food, excursions are provided.

The Center works in constant close contact with many green areas of our country, which allows it to find interesting and important work for volunteers. Protected natural areas need the disinterested practical help of volunteers - after all, they perform the necessary work for which employees often do not have the strength, money, or time. During the years of work of the volunteer center, volunteer camps were organized in many natural areas in the Altai, the Urals, the Caucasus, Karelia, Siberia, Central Russia and other places. Very often, the entrance to these territories is closed to visitors, only volunteers are allowed to visit places untouched by civilization in order to good deed help preserve the living heritage of our land

Expenses: Round-trip travel at the participants' expense.

May - September
Volunteer camps of the Kenozero National Park
Location: Kenozero National Park, Arkhangelsk Region

A volunteer camp is not only a significant assistance to the protected area, but also an opportunity to meet interesting people, improve your foreign language, learn something new, see the unique natural and cultural heritage Russian North!

Accommodation, meals, excursion program for volunteers - at the expense of the Park.

Expenses: Volunteers pay their own fare to the railway station Plesetskaya (Plesetsky sector of the Park) or Nyandoma (Kargopol sector of the Park) and back.

Location: Kronotsky Nature Reserve, Kamchatka

Volunteers in the Kronotsky Reserve are involved in all areas of activity: security, scientific and environmental education. They help reserve researchers collect field materials, participate in repair and construction work at the cordons of the reserve and the South Kamchatka Federal Reserve, implement design projects, perform professional photo and video shooting in the protected area, and much more.

Duration of assistance: at least a month.

Expenses: round-trip flight to Kamchatka, food to go.

April – October 2019

Location: Nizhne-Svirsky State Nature Reserve, Leningrad Region

Volunteer work: assistance to employees in the work of observing, trapping and ringing birds (ringing is directly carried out only by the station employees), as well as various types of economic activities aimed at maintaining the stable functioning of the station (sewing bird traps, repairing traps and outbuildings, etc. ).

Requirements: age from 18 years old, vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis.
Accommodation in houses with stove heating. Minimum term: at least 10 days.

Expenses: travel to the village of Kovkenitsy and back, 250 rubles. a day for food.

Location: Wrangel Island Nature Reserve, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

It is almost impossible to get to Wrangel Island on your own, so this is a great opportunity to see the UNESCO World Heritage Site with your own eyes, as well as help preserve it for posterity. Volunteers are invited for a period of at least 2 months.

We need help in cleaning the territory, repairing hospitals and cordons, observing animals. You need to have food, overalls and a sleeping bag with you.

Expenses: travel there and back, food.

Volunteering in the Polistovsky Reserve

Location: Pskov region, pos. refugees

Volunteers are required for the spring/summer season. A range of useful activities: assistance to the staff of the reserve in conducting geobotanical descriptions and monitoring, conducting excursions for tourists, repairing ecopaths and garbage collection.

Accommodation - at the expense of the reserve, cooking yourself. During their stay, volunteers can visit the excursions of the reserve and author's excursions of local residents for free, take part in master classes in traditional crafts, get acquainted with the amazing nature of raised bogs and the history of the Polistovsky region.

Expenses: travel back and forth, food.

Volunteer environmental education camp "Prosvet"
(cancelled in 2019)

Every year there is a new place, new jobs and volunteer friends who have already become family and friends.

In the first half of the day, volunteer work awaits the participants, and in the second - master classes, seminars, lectures, trainings, excursions and much more.

Participants can be adults organized groups, including with children (9+).

Expenses: registration fee, travel there and back at your own expense.

Volunteering in the Prioksko-Terrasny Nature Reserve

Location: Moscow region, Serpukhov district, Danki township

Volunteers help clean up the territory, clear the pens of the bison nursery, plant young trees, and participate in accounting work.

Here you can not only find new friends and spend time in the fresh air, but also get acquainted with the unique places of the reserve that are not included in the excursion program.

Volunteer days are held in the reserve several times a month. For volunteers, a bus is provided from the railway station of Serpukhov to the reserve and back, and lunch in the fresh air.

Volunteering in national park“Russian Arctic”

Place: national park"Russian Arctic", Novaya Zemlya archipelago

Volunteer work here is not only a significant help to the protected area, but also an opportunity to meet interesting people, test yourself in the most severe climatic conditions, learn something new, and see the unique natural and cultural heritage of the Russian Arctic.

Work for volunteers of the "Russian Arctic": repair, maintenance and construction work, elimination of environmental damage, organization of ecological trails, professional photo and video shooting in the protected area and much more.

Applications are accepted all year round. Project duration: usually three summer months.

Expenses: transfer to Arkhangelsk/Murmansk. Delivery to the territory, accommodation and meals at the expense of the national park.

Volunteer on Valaam

The Volunteer to Valaam program is a three-week summer-autumn camp in which Russian and foreign volunteers participate.

The united forces of the volunteer movement are restoring the agriculture of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Valaam Monastery. Everyone over the age of 18, without bad habits and addictions, healthy enough to engage in rural labor is invited.

Expenses: travel there and back.

Location: Omsk, village. Undercity

Children's hospice "Rainbow Childhood House" is a territory of kindness, care and love, where for 3-5 weeks free medical, consulting, psychological and spiritual assistance is provided to a child and his family. In addition to medical support, hospice is a "social respite" for children tired of hospitals and mothers who care for terminally ill children 24/7.

Creative workshops are regularly held here for mothers and children who have great importance- have a therapeutic effect and give the opportunity to choose new hobbies to our wards.

Cooperation with the "Rainbow Childhood House" is a way to leave an indelible mark on a huge and immortal common cause - helping seriously ill children.

What volunteers can do in the hospice: organize a creative master class on any topic, a thematic meeting, a concert for the wards, a poetry evening, and so on. Or just work physically: spend a community work day on the territory, transplant flowers and much more. For example, Omsk bikers came here to ride mothers and children on their growling horses. Any help is appreciated.

IN new year holidays you can become Santa Claus or Snow Maiden for children

May - October
Creative farm “Heavenly beavers” near Tarusa

Location: Kaluga region, Tarussky district.

You can take part in creating an eco-farm and creative space. Volunteers will be required to work 5-6 hours a day (Sunday is a day off): in the garden, at construction sites, collecting herbs for tea, preparing firewood, etc.

Accommodation in a guest house and tents in the forest on the banks of the river. Meals 3 times a day without fish and meat.

In addition to work, various joint activities - contact improvisation, massage, sauna, film screenings and much more. Here you can do everything that is interesting and that you have always wanted to try - whether it is a garden bed, a home-made table, a clay oven, an art installation or a short film about a dance in nature ...

Expenses: round trip.

Working with children in Valdai at a summer camp

Charity public organization The “Center for Curative Pedagogy” organizes and conducts a summer tent camp where children with autism are taught to communicate. Children combine outdoor recreation with developing activities and games with peers.

Volunteer assistance: work as counselors accompanying children, on duty and other very necessary and important things.

Project duration: from several days to several months.

August 2019
Summer volunteer camp "Baikal Coastal Service"
Location: Irkutsk region, Republic of Buryatia

"Baikal Coastal Service"(BBS) is an environmental, patrol and educational service operating on the coast of Lake Baikal during the active tourist season.

On the basis of the BBS, works are being carried out to improve the territory; a variety of cleansing, promotional and educational and research activities aimed at the long-term preservation of beauty and purity, as well as the prevention of violations in the field of nature management on the shores of the great lake.

Accommodation in a stationary tent camp on the picturesque coast, three meals a day, transfer from Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude, an extensive cultural and entertainment program. Limited number of seats.

Expenses: registration fee (depends on the period of participation), travel to the meeting point (Irkutsk or Ulan-Ude) and back.

Volunteer programs abroad

On the official website of Thailand's volunteer programs, you can choose a job to your liking: from agricultural work and animal care to teaching English.

Volunteering in Thailand is a great opportunity to get to know the country, its traditions, flora and fauna, and at the same time get a pleasing tan.

The duration of assistance is from 4 days to a year.

Expenses: round-trip flight, pocket money, the rest - depending on the project. Sometimes they even pay a little for the work.

Health&Help - Clinic at the End of the Earth in Guatemala and Nicaragua

The Health&Help project began as a dream of one person - doctor Victoria Valikova. The goal of the project is to open a free clinic in the town of Chuinakhtahuyup for residents who are deprived of any medical care.

Medical facilities are very far away. There is also no public transport: patients have to walk for half a day to get to the municipality, from where it takes several more hours to get to the hospital. The creators of the project want to change this and provide local residents with free qualified medical and surgical care. The population of the territory, including the adjacent villages, is 15 thousand people.

Citizens of Russia do not need a visa to Guatemala for up to 3 months. When planning a trip, be sure to bring a first aid kit with you for emergency treatment. In addition, it is recommended to check the availability of all scheduled vaccinations and vaccinations against hepatitis B. Prior to departure, it is necessary to vaccinate against hepatitis A, typhoid and rabies.

Length of stay - at least a month.

Expenses: Round-trip transportation, for everyone except (registered medical professionals, photographers / videographers, journalists, teachers, translators and construction workers) - $ 600 contribution for the purchase of drugs, supplies for the clinic and medical teams.

An international volunteer camp is 10-20 people from different parts of the world who together do something useful. Working hours are usually 4-5 hours on weekdays. Average project time is 2-3 weeks.

Volunteers pay: a fee for participation in the project, a visa (the sending party draws up an invitation), insurance, travel to the place and an extra fee (if any). The host organization pays for food and accommodation for the volunteer (sometimes excursions and language lessons are additionally provided).

Volunteer organizations do not cooperate directly with individuals, so you can make a request through partners - non-profit organizations. The sending party and contributions are a guarantee that the volunteer will definitely come to the selected project.

You can choose the right program for international systeme-vet.
In Russia, at least 3 non-profit partner organizations will help you arrange your trip:

Volunteer Center "Chipmunk" (Moscow) - search form

Youth movement "SPHERE" ( Nizhny Novgorod) – search form

Photos provided by the project organizers