During the project volunteers will take part in various initiatives and activities or organize their own events with the main aim of a sustainable development of a city life (bicycling, ecological waste management, vegetarianism, power consumption, volunteering and others). Main idea is to make simple video stories about good cases of friendly initiatives in Moscow and to put them on the map Friendly Moscow 2.0 www.friendlymsk.blogspot.com.
Accomodation & food:
In a dorm room in one of Moscow hostels, food will be cooked by volunteers in the kitchen of the hostel.
Location & leisure:
Free time in the city, meetings with different green activists.
Requirements:
Interest in the topic of urban spaces, grassroots initiatives. We will use the most simple editing app, but will ask you also to bring your tablet/laptop and camera/ smartphone for video shooting. Motivation letter is required.
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