Vlada Prokaeva Charitable Foundation “Talented Children are the Future of Ukraine”.
Project:
The project is a final stage of a big educational campaign that is held by Vlada Prokaeva Foundation “Talented Children are the Future of Ukraine”. The project will be combination of the maintenance works on the territory of St. Sophia historical resort and educational and raising awareness campaign on the issue of World Heritage protection. St. Sofia Cathedral is a unique monument which is situated in the heart of the historical center of the Kyiv. Cathedral was founded in the beginning of XI century as a symbol of power and glory of Kievian Rus. Cathedral is famous for its marvelous mosaics. St. Sofia Cathedral together with Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra is included in UNESCO World Heritage list.
Work:
work program will consist from 2 parts – informational and practical. Volunteers will work on the territory of the St. Sophia historical resort (cleaning, planting trees etc).
As one of the main objectives of the project is to raise awareness of the local community on the issues related to the World Heritage volunteers will be actively involved in preparing and running of quizzes, games, workshops for locals which help to understand the importance of World Heritage sites (WHS); presentations in the schools about World Heritage sites and other unique places in volunteers’ home countries prepared from the materials brought by the international volunteers; preparation of the own poster about WHS in volunteers’ home countries which will be presented during big concert and in workshops starting from the second day of the project; recording a song dedicated to the World Heritage on one Kyiv’s music studio that will be performed by the volunteers at the big gala-event in Kyiv.
On the 1st of June in Kyiv will be run big gala-event of the big project “World Heritage in Young Hands, Ukraine, 2011” which was organized by Vlada Prokaeva Charitable Foundation “Talented Children are the Future of Ukraine”. During gala-event the group of international volunteers will present their posters about World Heritage sites in their native countries and speak about this sites.
Accommodation:
International volunteers as well as campleader will live in one 3-4 rooms apartment in the city center (around 20 minutes on foot to the working area).
Food:
Breakfast will be served by kitchen team, lunches and dinners will be provided at café.
Location:
Kyiv, Ukraine.
Terminal:
nearest train station Kyiv.
Nearest Airport:
Boryspil or Zhulyany (for low-cost airlines Wizzair).
Leisure time:
you will be in Kyiv – you can discover and enjoy all advantages of life in our magnificent city. The last Sunday of the May is a traditional Day of Kyiv – you can see beautiful flower exhibitions and a big festival.
Important! 20.05.2011 is the arrival day. 02.06.2011 is the departure day. Volunteers can not leave the project earlier.
The project will be held on the west of Ukraine, namely its historical region Halychyna - unique territory with fates of different peoples and states intermingled. It would be hard to find a region in Ukraine that could compete with the L viv region when it comes to the number and variety of places of interest: the Carpathian Mountains, world-class balneotherapy spa resorts, dozens of ancient castles, unique cities and towns and, of course, L viv itself - the true heart of the region. In the distant past these territories were the Eastern border of Austro-Hungarian monarchy, as well as a part of Polish Kingdom earlier before. Unique historical and architectural monuments are to be found here: Armenian churches, Jewish synagogues, Orthodox monasteries, Polish castles. Different nations live here and consider it to be their motherland. In the middle of the 19th century Austrian authorities began the Ring Fortress of Przemysl construction. Together with the Antwerp and Verdun ones, it was the third largest fortress in Europe, and at the same time the easternmost. The Przemysl Fortress was never conquered, although dramatic battles were fought here from September 1914. Nowadays the Forts of the Ring Fortress of Przemysl are situated on the Ukrainian-Polish border. The project will be held on the territory of Ukraine, namely the area of Popovychi village with its 6 forts. In the beginning of July 2011 the International Festival Fort.Missia will be held here for the third time. Artists and folk crafts experts will come here from different countries. And for the third time team of international volunteers will take part in this action. Work: volunteers will help with preparation and organization of the festival, as well as with cleaning the territory afterwards. After the Festival volunteers will be cleaning the historical road paved with stones from vegetation and soil. This road connects 6 forts based on the territory of Ukraine. You can found information, photos, video from the last workcamp Fortresses-2010 on Facebook http://www.facebook.com//group.php?gid=127024813997396
Accomodation & food:
Accommodation: in dormitory of the school in village Popovychi. Volunteers should be ready for really basic conditions Food: Food will be provided by the school canteen three times a day. You should be ready for really basic conditions
Location & leisure:
Location: village Popovychi Mostyska district L viv region. Popovychi is situated about 3 km from the Polish border, 10 km from Mostyska i border crossing point and 80 km from L viv.Terminal: nearest train station - Mostyska.Nearest Airport: L viv.Leisure time: 2 last days of the project volunteers will spend in L viv. L viv region is rich with places of interests that is why you will not feel lack of historical places to visit: castles, monasteries, churches and L viv. L viv itself is a beautiful city of authentic architecture, which is considered a cultural capital of Western Ukraine.
Requirements:
Special requirments: volunteers can be asked to make a presentation of their home country.About L viv and L viv region - http://www.lvivbest.com/ http://www.lviv-life.comofficial site of festival Fort.Missia - http://fortmissia.com, available only in Ukrainian and Polish.
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