Workcamps volunteer blog!

Country: Switzerland
Duration time: 13.07.08 - 26.07.08
Code of volunteer program: CH-1.2
Type of work: KIDS

After one-year break, i apply for a few volunteer project abroad. I want to spend my volunteer vacation somewhere on the seaside in Croatia or Greece, but unfortunately there where no more free places in this kind of programs. So i`ve got plan “B” in this case, and continue search for a “tasty” volunteer programs in Switzerland. And i found it.
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Country: Switzerland
Duration time: 26.07.08 – 08.08.08
Code of volunteer program: WS09S
Type of work: Art Center, Solothurn

When I saw this art volunteer project in the announced list of programs, I decide that this is perfect match for me. I am creative person and I am working in graphic programs, so I feel inside that this volunteer project would be very interesting for me. I filled application from, placed my photos, and wrote about my skills and success, I’ve got invitation! So if you are designer or painter and you want to spend perfect volunteer summer, this project is definitely for you. Read the rest of this entry »

I want introduce to you top 2 volunteer games that changes atmosphere in many volunteer camps, where I’ve been. I convinced that one of the best ways to explore something new in the life is a game. That’s why in many volunteer projects boys and girls playing in funny and interesting games, that allows them know each other much better in a short period of time. Read the rest of this entry »

I think every day many people doing volunteer work. You could ask me how it is possible. The answer is very simple. When you are helping blinded people cross the street, or helping to your colleague with important project despite of your working day is over, or just presented one more smile to somebody for free. This is how i understand volunteering. If you still don’t know how to became a volunteer there are 10 simple steps, that helps you realize your wish. Read the rest of this entry »

This a "Green" volunteer workcamp in Vienna where you could feel yourself as a real gardener. When the "mother" Earth calls for you area of Augarten park open for your initiatives. There are a lot of grasses to cut, territory to clean, trees and bushes to plant. In any case Vienna is a capital of Austria, and who knows what secret’s keep aristocratic spirit of this old city. I hope after this description and special remarks you can decide is this project for you. Read the rest of this entry »

Switzerland offers a high quality of live, but how they can afford it? Innocent ecology, one of the best health care system in the world, you can move freely day and night because of safety, moreover Switzerland one of the richest countries in the world. The main question is why people in my own country can’t live like in Switzerland. In this post, I wrote about my research of this question. Read the rest of this entry »

VJF was founded in March 1990 as an independent, non-governmental workcamp organisation, obliged to the ideas of solidarity, humanism and mutual understanding among young people from all over the world.

Common work and other activities should make young people think about such problems as the maintenance of peace, the preservation of the natural environment, Read the rest of this entry »

Every evening millions of people sits in front of their blue screens and watches reality tv shows. I guess that most of you, thought at least once in your life about participating in a reality-show and become famous for a some period of time. Probably, some people can’t share my opinion, but I convinced that deeply inside your soul, everybody want to see what’s going on behind the stage. In this post i wrote, why volunteer workcamps much better than reality tv shows. Read the rest of this entry »

After first week of drawing, we were a little bit tired. Hopefully our campleader announced, that on the second week volunteers would paint on canvases with kids. Few groups of pupils will come every day for master classes, where we can share with them our knowledge about painting and show them different techniques how to draw. I was impressed that most of them have they vision and i`ve got a lot from them. Read the rest of this entry »

Every year in the beginning of august Street Parade gathering thousands of people – no matter what their religion, skin color or sexual orientation dancing on the shores of Lake Zurich. That allows to everyone be together peacefully and without violence in bright sunshine of summer day. The Street Parade is a demonstration of peace, love, and freedom. Read the rest of this entry »