Work Profile 2017/2018Centre of Creative Development "Volshebniki" DISABLED PEOPLE: Samara public organization for the disabled people “Parus Nadezhdy” Public organization “Down

Work Profile 2017/2018

ICYE Russia Work Profile 2017/18

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Volunteering in Russia

Voluntary work means working in the social field for free. This allows you to experience the

social working situation in Russia. Your work situation is your main priority throughout the

exchange. You will receive a small sum of pocket money for the work you are doing. This sum is

only for your daily expenses.

You should also realize that in any kind of voluntary work the most important goal is social and

intercultural learning. Voluntary work placements are most successful for everyone if you work

regularly, so you should be responsible for the work you are doing and co-operate with your

colleagues at your project.

Before starting work you will need at least basic knowledge of Russian. The more you know the

more useful your work will be. If you don’t know the language you can hardly achieve your main

goal – intercultural learning. You can find some basic phrases for everyday life in our “National

Profile”, and some phrases related specifically to the projects in our online phrasebook, at:

http://icye.ru/sites/all/themes/theme649/Project%20phrasebook.pdf

http://icye.ru/sites/all/themes/theme649/Project%252520phrasebook.pdf


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List of available projects:

YOUTH AND CHILDREN:

Waldorf Kindergarten

Samara Jewish Kindergarten Makkabi-Lauder

Centre of Creative Development "Volshebniki"

DISABLED PEOPLE:

Samara public organization for the disabled people “Parus Nadezhdy”

Public organization “Down Syndrome Association”

Samara City Public and non-profit Organization of Disabled People Using

Wheelchairs "Desnitsa Association"

Samara Public Association for Disabled People Suffering from Multiple Sclerosis YOUTH INFORMATION:

Lastochki 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ (Samara) Volunteering Centre

ANIMALS:

Animal Shelter “Nadezhda”


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Waldorf Kindergarten

PROJECT AIMS The first Waldorf School was established in 1919 in

Stuttgart/ Germany. Rudolf Steiner was not only the author

of an idea and school head-teacher, but also the founder of a

special pedagogical system, therapeutic pedagogic and

medicine, and a whole spiritual school. The main idea of the

Waldorf pedagogical system is that childhood is a unique

period in a person’s life: it’s impossible to consider this age

in the same way as adulthood. It’s very important to give

children the opportunity to develop in a natural way,

according to their age and abilities.

Nowadays there are 30 Waldorf Secondary Schools and 60 Waldorf Kindergartens in Russia.

12 years ago a small group for younger children was established on the basis of Samara Waldorf

Secondary School. There are around 100 children aged 2 ½ - 6 ½ years old in the Samara

Waldorf Kindergartens at the moment. All of them are brought up with love and care in a warm

atmosphere of joy, music, songs, theatre, stories, and festivals.

The services provided by volunteers contribute greatly to the creation of a loving atmosphere,

which is so important for these children’s development.


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RECRUITMENT Age 18-30

Motivation and desire to work with children,

strong communication skills, observant,

responsible,

It is obligatory for volunteers to have creative abilities

(e.g.: toy- making, knitting, crocheting, modelling, etc.),

Previous experience of working with children is

welcome, Basic knowledge of Russian is required.

VOLUNTEERS’ TASKS

The EVS volunteer will participate in the everyday activities of Waldorf Kindergarten, including:

Work with children, this may include playing

games, toy-making, reading, painting, music,

modelling, theatres, etc.

Assistance in preparation for holidays and festivals,

Assistance to the staff in everyday work,

Organization of activities for parents

(music, needlework, etc.).


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Typical Daily Schedule:

Monday–Friday: 5-hour working day (can be adjusted during the course of the project)

Saturday–Sunday: days off.

8.30–9.00 - assistance in children’s meeting

9.00–11.10 - participation at the morning games, musical performances, rhythmic games with

children, assistance in toy-making (all toys in Waldorf Kindergarten are made by children and

teachers)

11.10–12.30 – walk with children

12.30–13.10 – preparation for lunch, lunch

13.10–15.10 – assistance to the staff, which may include preparation for fairy-tail reading,

Theater performances, watering the flowers, cleaning, etc.

It’s also possible to work during the second part of the day. Every day is dedicated to a

different kind of activity or festival. The volunteers' tasks and schedules will be adjusted

accordingly.

NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS

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Samara Jewish Kindergarten Makkabi-Lauder

PROJECT AIMS Samara’s Jewish kindergarten Maccabi was founded in Samara in

1995. The aim of the educational program is the moral and

psychological development of children. The children are taught

to respect Jewish traditions and customs.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES To provide an educational program that meets the particularities of the children's ages and

develops their mentality and skills according to their abilities. The methods are very diverse.

The main forms are teaching through games and using visual means.

RECRUITMENT

at least spoken Russian is obligatory,

experience in working with children,

leadership skills.

VOLUNTEERS’ TASKS

Organization of workshops (language, dance, sports, handicrafts, theatre, etc.),

Active participation in the activities of the project,

Organization of outdoor activities for children.


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Samara Public Organisation for the Disabled

«Parus Nadezhdy»

PROJECT AIMS

Samara Public Non-profit Organization for Disabled People

"Parus Nadezhdy" was established in 2001. It is affiliated to the

Samara Regional Public Organization of the All-Russian Society

of the Disabled.

Their mission is to provide integration for disabled children in

the region of Samara into society and to promote the ideas of an independent life philosophy

and a social approach to disability.

The main goals are:

to protect the rights and interests of disabled children,

to provide disabled children with equal opportunities to participate in all spheres of social life,

to integrate disabled people into society.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES Its activities are focused on:

providing disabled children and their families with social and

psychological support,

organizing and conducting conferences, seminars and lectures

on the problems facing the disabled children,

cooperating with other public organizations dealing with

similar problems,

revealing children’s creative and intellectual abilities.


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RECRUITMENT

Age 18-30,

Tolerant and responsible,

Motivation and desire to work with disabled children,

Basic knowledge of Russian language is welcome.

VOLUNTEERS’ TASKS

The volunteer will participate in the general activities of the Samara Public Organization for

Disabled People "Parus Nadezhdy".

Communicating with disabled children at the centre or at home twice a week, providing

them with moral support and physical assistance,

Working with children. This may include reading, drama, sports, etc. thereby revealing their

creative abilities is important

Implementing a club for children, the aim of which will be to tell them about the history,

culture, customs and traditions of the volunteer’s native country.


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Typical daily schedule:

Monday–Friday - 6-hours working day from 10:00 till 17:00 (12:00–13:00 lunch break)

Saturday–Sunday - days off

10.00-11.00 - communicating with the children, telling them stories about the culture and

history of the volunteer’s native country,

11.00-12.00 – taking the children for a walk in the park,

12.00-13.00 - lunch break (assisting the children during their meal),

13.00-17.00 - running a creative activity for the children, e.g. drawing, modeling or playing an

intellectual game,

According to the volunteer’s abilities and project objectives, the tasks’ priorities will be defined

on site in co-operation with the project manager.

NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS 4


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Public Organization «Down Syndrome Association» PROJECT AIMS In our country the diagnosis "Down syndrome" turns out to

be a verdict which leads to the loss of parents in most cases.

Nine out of ten families reject their children immediately.

And only five of these nine live more than one year. Only

10% of children with Down syndrome live in families. The

rest of them are raised and educated in orphanages.

Some families did not want to put up with this situation and decided to establish a public

organization of parents and speech therapists. The mission of this organization is to protect the

rights of the disabled as guaranteed by the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES The activities of the organization are focused on:

protection of disabled children’s rights,

participation in expanding laws and other juridical acts related to the rights of the

disabled,

providing psychological support to children and their families,

consulting families on the questions of disabled children’s rights,

providing information on the rehabilitation and medical treatment of disabled children,

creating a library of specific literature,

organization of seminars and training for parents and specialists,

organization of leisure time for disabled children.

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RECRUITMENT

Aged 18-30,

• Motivation and desire to work with

children with Down syndrome,

Tolerance and patience,

Creativity and new ideas, Knowledge of English and Russian is very welcome.

Experience of working in the spheres of psychology and education is very welcome.

VOLUNTEERS’ TASKS

Volunteers will help in the kindergarten where children with Down Syndrome attend alongside

other children without the condition. Tasks will include:

One on one support for children with Down Syndrome

Supporting the kindergarten’s teachers in the carrying

out of educational activities

Aiding children’s development through play

Helping children with practical tasks such as changing and eating

Leading activities on topics that interest the volunteer

and are relevant to the project, e.g. musical workshop, session about home culture etc.


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Typical daily schedule

Monday –Friday from 08:30 till 14.00 (an hour lunch

break) Saturday, Sunday - days off

08.30–12.30 – helping with breakfast, playing with

children

12.30- 13.30 - lunch break (helping the children eat)

13.30- 14.00 - assisting the staff with tidying, planning the

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Samara City Public and Non-Profit Organization of Disabled People Using Wheelchairs «Desnitsa Association»

PROJECT AIMS Samara Non-governmental Organization

of wheelchair users Desnitsa Association

was established in 1997. It is affiliated

with the Samara Regional Public

Organization of the All-Russian Society of

the Disabled. Their mission is to help

integrate disabled people in the Samara

region into society and to promote ideas

of independent life philosophy and a social approach to disability.

Our main goals are:

protection of the rights and interests of disabled people,

providing disabled people with equal opportunities to participate in all spheres of social

life,

integration of disabled people into society.


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PROJECT ACTIVITIES The main activities of the organization are focused on:

providing disabled people with legal assistance, advocating their legitimate rights and

social benefits,

providing services for disabled people in order to achieve their overall rehabilitation,

awareness- raising about disability in order to secure the civil rights and observe the

legitimate interests of disabled people.

«Desnitsa Association» cooperates with local government; profit organizations and the media to

achieve social programs and to adapt the environment for disabled people and break stereotypes

about disability. We also collaborate with Russian and foreign non-profit organizations to

promote ideas of independent living philosophy and a social approach to disability into the

conscience of the public and to unite forces with everyone who is interested in the establishment

and development of the voluntary movement. Our target groups are disabled people of different

ages and with any kind of disabilities, including disabled children, their families, NGOs and the

wider community.

RECRUITMENT The volunteer must be interested in the

subject of disabled people. S/he should be

motivated to participate in many different

activities and willing to take a lot of

initiatives him/herself. S/he may be

patient, creative, and enthusiastic. S/he

should be willing to work with the disabled


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and it is important to create new activities based on his/her experience of intercultural

education. Desnitsa would like to cooperate with other organizations, which have similar

activities: helping the disabled and f i g h t i n g f o r their rights and inclusive education.

VOLUNTEERS’ TASKS Example of weekly activities: Monday:

10:00-13:00 - Participation at the general staff meeting: weekly report on the activities; report

of the volunteer about the problems in the families of the disabled people he visits, discussion of

the possible ways of resolving these problems; planning of the coming week’s activities; general

information about the activities of the organization, tasks of each participant,

14:00-17:00 - Work in families (assisting disabled people in their every-day activities, during

shopping or housework)

Tuesday:

10:00 –13:00 - Work in families, 14:00- 17:00 Work in families Wednesday:

10:00 – 13:00 - Assisting the staff in the office, 14:00 - 17:00 - Assisting the staff at the preparation of events planned by the organization

Thursday: 10:00 – 13:00 - Work in the families,

14:00-17:00 - Organizing activities for the disabled (visiting theatre or exhibition)


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Friday:

10:00 – 13:00 - Work in the families (assisting disabled people in their everyday activities, during

shopping or housework),

14:00-17:00 - Assisting the staff in the office

Saturday and Sunday – days off


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Lastochki PROJECT AIMS Samara Regional Non-governmental Youth Organization "Lastochki" was established in 1997 by

young members of the United Nations support group in Samara. In November 2001 the NGO

"Lastochki" was accepted as an Associate Member of ICYE Federation. International Cultural

Youth Exchange (ICYE) is an international non-profit

youth exchange organization promoting youth mobility,

intercultural learning and international voluntary service.

We see our mission in the promotion of international

volunteerism in Russia by means of our long-term

volunteering and short-term projects.

What are the aims:

to assist the development of youth policy and youth movements in Russia,

to promote the region of Samara to young people and to youth organizations all over

the world,

to motivate and unite young people from various cultural, political and national

backgrounds.


PROJECT ACTIVITIES

The volunteer will work hand in hand with

the Lastochki staff and assist them in their

daily activities in the office. The volunteer

helps the staff in issues linked to

international youth exchange and

voluntary programs such as: public

relations, quality improvement, project

management, crisis management,

partnership building, etc. The volunteer

will be involved in many working processes like planning, assisting, participating, etc. The

volunteer will assist the staff with the organization of trainings for long term and short term

volunteers coming within the programs of ICYE Federation. This will enable her/him to gain

experience in the running of international youth activities. The volunteer's learning and service

experience will be documented.

RECRUITMENT

open to communication with new cultures and learning other languages, very different

from the volunteer’s own,

creative, friendly, energetic and ready to adapt to a new environment,

a good command of English as well as PC literacy (Word, Excel) will be of use,

at least basic Russian is required.

The vacancy will be announced by Lastochki/ICYE Russia to all project partners. All

volunteers' applications will be collected and screened by the potential sending

organizations. Lastochki will organize an interview with the possible candidate via Skype

in order to get acquainted with him/her and to inform her/him about the working and

living conditions of the project. If there is more than one candidate Lastochki will conduct

interviews with all of them and then announce the final decision to partners.


VOLUNTEERS’ TASKS The long term volunteer will support and assist the staff in the following activities:

organization of trainings for long and short term volunteers,

internet research on possible fund raising,

updating Lastochki National/Work profiles as well as Lastochki web page www.icye.ru

and social network pages

assisting the Active group in creating a regular Newsletter,

assisting in developing Lastochki posters and information sheets,

helping the staff to organize meetings for local volunteers, mentors, host families,

general office tasks

The volunteer will be working in Lastochki’s office, interacting with the staff, active members

and most local volunteers we have. The working hours will be flexible. Normally it is 8 hours a

day from Monday to Friday. We expect the volunteer to be creative and responsible, and we give

him/her lots of freedom in making his/her own working schedule which may be different from

the standard working day. The working languages are Russian and English. The volunteer will

b e supervised by one of the staff members. Lastochki will provide him/her with a mentor

outside the Lastochki office. The volunteer is very welcome to propose an individual project.


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Animal Shelter «Nadezhda» PROJECT AIMS

The animal shelter “Nadezhda” (Hope) was founded

in 2011, and it looks for homes for abandoned and

homeless animals. At the moment, the shelter

houses 130 dogs and 30 cats.

It aims to treat and train these animals as well as to

raise awareness through local events and the

media.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

The shelter provides necessary medical help, treatment for fleas and worms, and vaccinations

against infections and rabies. Females are always sterilized. The shelter also interacts with the

trapping service to remove puppies and dogs with owners from the pound. We use both online

and printed advertisements, as well as outreaching work in villages, to help find homes for

our animals. We also work actively with the media: our animals have been featured in

newspaper articles and television reports.


RECRUITMENT

Some experience with dogs

volunteers should not be afraid of needles (or

they should be willing to overcome this fear);

a knowledge of basic veterinary principles would

be very welcome

any practical skills in the treatment of injuries,

intravenous therapy, vaccinations and

sterilizations would be very welcome

good communication skills

ability to use a hammer

practical skills in reconstruction

Knowledge of Russian is very

welcome

VOLUNTEERS' TASKS

Volunteers will mainly help in the following areas:

Dog walking and training

Assistance with medical treatment

Organizing social and awareness-raising events

Assistance with building maintenance and reconstruction

The shelter’s staff members work from 10.00-17.00, but volunteers can start a little later, at

12.00.


To be defined


Samara Regional Public Organization of Disabled People with Multiple Sclerosis (SORS)

PROJECT AIMS The Samara Regional Public Organization of Disabled

People with Multiple Sclerosis (Самарская региональная

общественная организация инвалидов-больных

рассеянным склерозом - SORS) represents the interests of

6000 residents of the Samara region (1600 patients and

over 4500 relatives) who are affected by Multiple Sclerosis

(MS).

Founded by a group of patients and enthusiastic doctors in 1996, the organization is one of the

oldest and most influential Russian centres in both the professional and public spheres in the

fight against the socio-economic problems caused by MS.

SORS aims to improve the quality of life experienced by sufferers of MS to allow them to

reintegrate into society as fully-valued citizens.

The organization principally works to improve and coordinate the efforts of our social partners

(communities, patients, the state, employers, doctors), which are directed at combating the

problems caused by MS.


PROJECT ACTIVITIES MS is a serious disease of the nervous system. Its onset is sudden, and people usually get this

diagnosis when they are young, at around the ages 12-35; in 70% of the cases, these are young

mothers. If the illness is left untreated it can lead to severe disability in 2-3 years. This can leave

patients who do not possess means of transport unable to leave home for a year or even longer.

SORS works in the following ways to improve the lives of the 6000 residents of the Samara

region affected by MS:

Rehabilitation and reintegration of MS patients into society

Education and awareness raising about MS and the problems it causes

Collaboration with national and international MS societies

Medical treatment and advice RECRUITMENT

Age 18-30;

Interest in working with disabled people in

their daily life;

Fit men are needed for accompanying disabled

people, women are needed for help in the

centre;

Knowledge of Russian is welcome, but not

essential.


VOLUNTEERS’ TASKS Volunteers’ will mainly help out in the following areas:

Helping out before, during and after events (setting up the room, preparing food, participating and leading in activities, cleaning up after the event)

Helping people with limited mobility in and out of their apartments, accompanying them on walks and events

Helping disabled people with housework The working timetable is flexible, but it will most likely be 5 days a week, from 10.00 to 17.00



Тhe Centre of Creative Development “Volshebniki”

PROJECT AIMS

The Centre of Creative Development «Volshebniki» (CCD

«Volshebniki») is located in Samara and aims to provide education and

a safe space for children of a wide range of ages to spend their time

while their parents are working. The CCD «Volshebniki» started in

November 2006 and has two branches, which are located in nice, safe

areas of the city near big parks.

The teachers there care for and educate about 80 children aged

between 1 and 15. The children generally have demanding timetables from their state schools and

come to our Centre in their free time for 3-4 hours a week.

We offer the children a safe place where they can use their free time productively. One of the aims

of our work is to support children with learning difficulties and disabilities and to provide good-

quality education to children from low-income households. These children are taught for free or for

a small fee to cover the cost of the staff at the Centre.

PROJECT ACTIVITIES Volunteers will work with children aged between

2 and 15, mainly in after-school (/after-

kindergarten) groups. S/he will help the children

with school projects, organise their free time and

lead masterclasses in accordance with his/her

abilities and interests. S/he will also participate in

organizing different events for the children and

for the staff. We are willing to offer our volunteers

the opportunity to learn how to organise leisure time activities and we will also show them

different methods for working with children of different ages. We would also appreciate help with

languages activities. We want to give our volunteers space for their own activities and ideas.


RECRUITMENT -Age 18-30 (flexible)

-Knowledge of Russian is welcome, but not essential

-Motivation and desire to work with children, strong communication skills, power of observation,

responsibility

-Previous experience in working with children is welcome.

VOLUNTEERS’ TASKS -preparing small activities for breaks or free time

between lessons;

-preparing different events;

-playing with children during breaks and when

the teachers need to work alone;

-assisting teachers in the classroom and following

the lesson plan;

-helping teachers prepare classes and

workshops;

-acting as a responsible adult and maintaining discipline;

-interacting with children through games, songs, drawings and workshops;

-having direct contact with the children;

- to be a role model, to act responsibly and to maintain discipline;

- to help clean up the class room, playroom and corridor after sessions;


Typical weekly schedule:

Monday-Wednesday

14.00-20.00 work with children aged 5-14 (school preparation, arts and crafts, foreign language, robotics, club for teenagers, work with children with learning difficulties) 14.00-15.30 preparation for the working week/ briefing and meeting for staff and volunteers/work with office equipment/printing out worksheets for the children/preparation of craft materials for the children/show and festival rehearsals/preparing and

organising visual aids and hand-outs for the classes. 15.30-15.50 afternoon snack 15.50 -16.00 children’s meeting 16.00-16.50 helping the teachers with classes 16.50-17.00 dismissing one group/ greeting another 17.00-19.00 helping the teachers with classes 19.00-19.50 participating in the meetings of the club for teenagers (robotics, workshops, board games, teatime) 19.50-20.00 (20.15) tidying up after the working day together with the children.

Tuesday-Thursday

(10.45)11.00-17.00 work with children aged 2-8 (early development, school preparation, English, lego workshops) 11.00-11.45 helping the teachers with early development classes for children aged 2-3 11.45-12.00 games with the children, helping to care for and supervise the children 12.00-12.40 helping the teacher with lego-construction/art workshops 12.40-13.00 games with the children, helping to care for and supervise the children 13.00-14.00 helping the teacher in groups with children with special developmental needs 14.00-14.20 tidying up after classes 14.20-15.00 lunch break 15.00-17.00 helping the teacher with classes for younger schoolchildren


Friday or Saturday 10.00-16.00 work with children aged 4-10 (preparation for school, arts and crafts, study of a foreign language) 10.00-10.40 helping the teacher in arts and crafts classes 10.40-11.00 games with the children, helping to care for and supervise the children 11.00-12.50 helping the teacher in school preparation classes 12.50-13.00 games with the children, helping to care for and supervise the children 13.00-13.30 helping the teacher with classes 13.30-14.00 lunch break

14.00-15.50 helping the teacher with classes 15.50-16.00(16.15) tidying up after classes NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS 2

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