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Волонтёром на остров Валаам 2020
Россия Nature reserves and national parks
Ольга Сидорова
Работа на святой Валаамской земле, под сенью Спасо-Преображенского собора благодатна сама по себе. А свежий воздух, столетние сосны и можжевельники, земляничные поляны и вересковые заросли, озёрный простор и красные скалы превращают работу на Валааме в незабываемое приключение.
Труд волонтёров - это бескорыстная помощь в деле возрождения природно-архитектурного комплекса Спасо-Преображенского Валаамского монастыря.
От волонтёров требуется усердие, искренняя готовность и желание помочь обители. И, конечно, необходимо быть открытыми для новых впечатлений, так как Валаам – это целый мир со своими законами, чудесами, открытиями, искушениями и радостями!
Основные работы, к которым привлекались волонтёры в предыдущие годы:
-подготовка полей к посеву;
-посевная;
-посадка овощей, прополка, полив огородов;
-сенокос и сбор урожая, уход за урожаем в овощехранилищах;
-заготовка дров;
-уход за садами и огородами Ильинского и Гефсиманского скитов;
-сбор ягод и яблок в садах;
-подготовка храмов и скитов к престольным праздникам, в том числе на Байонном острове;
-различные строительные и хозяйственные работы;
-расширение сельскохозяйственных угодий.
-Стерилизация бездомных котов и кошек, обработка животных от паразитов, лечение. На причале в монастырской бухте несколько лет подряд волонтёры организуют пункт, где раздают валаамских котят туристам. Таким образом, на острове не становится больше бездомных животных, а становится больше счастливых котов на материке.
-послушания на ферме в трапезной, благоустройство цветников и газонов, работа в огороде и в теплице.
Программа «Волонтером на остров Валаам» включает в себя не только трудовые будни, но несколько миссионерских экскурсий и духовно-просветительских встреч с отцами и братьями монастыря.
Волонтёрам предоставляется много свободного времени, которое они могут провести сообразно своим интересам, не нарушая правил проживания в монастыре. Частью программы стали походы, волонтёрские вечера у костра, музыкальные и поэтические посиделки, театрализованные поздравления с именинами. Такая форма досуга очень сближает людей, превращая участников поездки в настоящую семью. Тёплые отношения в волонтёрской среде становятся причиной, по которой люди приезжают снова и снова, привозят своих родственников и друзей.
Type of work
Распорядок дня:
8.30 завтрак (в воскресные, праздничные дни завтрака нет)
9.00 — 12.30 выход на послушания
12.30 — 14.00 обед и отдых
14.00 — 18.00 выход на послушания
18.30 ужин, свободное время
С понедельника по пятницу — во всём монастыре полные рабочие дни. В субботу работа только до обеда. Воскресенье и двунадесятые праздники — выходные дни. Распорядок дня может меняться в зависимости от погоды (в сильный дождь работы на полях не ведутся, а во время сенокоса и срочных послушаний рабочий день может быть продлён или добавлен).
Conditions
Каждый волонтёр самостоятельно и за свой счёт доезжает до монастырского причала в городе Приозерск. И за свой счёт совершает путь от Приозерска до дома.
Участникам программы предоставляется бесплатно переход по Ладоге от города Приозерска до Валаама и обратно на монастырском корабле;
трёхразовое питание (постное и скоромное — на выбор);
проживание в общежитиях монастыря;
экскурсии в рамках программы.
Волонтёром на остров Валаам 2022
Валаам, Россия Nature reserves and national parks
Работа на святой Валаамской земле, под сенью Спасо-Преображенского собора благодатна сама по себе. А свежий воздух, столетние сосны и можжевельники, земляничные поляны и вересковые заросли, озерный простор и красные скалы превращают работу на Валааме в незабываемое приключение.
Основные работы, к которым привлекались волонтеры в предыдущие годы:
посевная;
посадка овощей, прополка, полив огородов;
сенокос и сбор урожая, уход за урожаем в овощехранилищах;
заготовка дров;
уход за садами и огородами Ильинского и Гефсиманского скитов;
сбор ягод и яблок в садах; сбор грибов и ягод в лесу;
подготовка храмов и скитов к престольным праздникам;
различные строительные и хозяйственные работы;
расширение сельскохозяйственных угодий;
стерилизация бездомных котов и кошек, обработка животных от паразитов, лечение. На причале в монастырской бухте несколько лет подряд волонтеры организуют пункт, где раздают валаамских котят туристам. Таким образом, на острове не становится больше бездомных животных, а становится больше счастливых котов на материке;
послушания на ферме в трапезной, благоустройство цветников и газонов, работа в огороде и в теплице.
Type of work
О работе и досуге волонтёров читайте на сайте volonter.valaam.ru
Conditions
Каждый волонтер самостоятельно и за свой счет доезжает до монастырского причала в городе Приозерск. И за свой счет совершает путь от Приозерска до дома.
Приглашаем волонтеров на Байкал, остров Ольхон
Байкал, Россия Nature reserves and national parks
Иван Шульц
Ретритный центр "Чаша Чингисхана" - расположен в живописном месте о. Ольхон на берегу озера Байкал.
Рядом нет ни деревень, ни турбаз, ни диких туристов. Окруженный со всех сторон песчаными пляжами и заливами Байкала, он имеет особую энергетику, которую чувствует каждый человек побывавший здесь.
В ста метрах от нашего центра находится минерализированное озеро - Нуку-Нур, одно из знаковых мест не только острова Ольхон...
В нашем ретритном центре проводятся различные выездные мероприятия: ретриты, семинары и тренинги. Семинары по йоге, медитации, цигун, тантре, различные духовные и энергетические практики. Преподаватели из разных городов России приезжают в центр, чтобы донести знания до своих учеников.
В центре царит атмосфера тишины и спокойствия, творчества и практик.
Мы ценим добрые отношения в коллективе, взаимовыручку, общение, дружбу, возможность уединиться, послушать тишину, побыть наедине с природой, познать себя, научится новому. Если наши ценности близки вам, то мы приглашаем вас в нашу команду волонтеров, желающих трудиться и отдыхать на природе, заниматься йогой, ходить в баню, купаться в Байкале, гулять по окрестностям, питаться здоровой, вегетарианской пищей, общаться с интересными людьми.
Приезжайте, будем вместе готовим разнообразную вегетарианскую пищу, создавать уют в центре, строить новый жилой корпус, благоустраивать территорию центра, садить цветы, заниматься творчеством, купаться в озере Любви и озере Байкал, загорать под Байкальским палящем солнцем, участвовать в пешеходных и автомобильных экскурсиях, заниматься различными практиками, вечерние костры и разные активности.
По всем возникшим вопросам обращайтесь по телефону:
+7-908-666-74-30
Type of work
Строительство нового корпуса в ретритном центре на Байкале "Чаша Чингисхана", отделочные работы, благоустройство территории центра, мелкие ремонтные работы
Conditions
С собой иметь много разной теплой одежды - от купальника до куртки с капюшоном. Кроссовки для походов, спортивную одежду, небольшую аптечку
Biodiversity Research Assistant
Brazil Nature reserves and national parks
Imran Viroomal The Biodiversity Research Assistant role can take many forms and the role doesn’t require any scientific background. Either you will be assigned to split your time between a couple of projects or assist in various research projects where needed. This role allows volunteers to get a feel for a range of research that IPBio conducts. Research Assistants will often work alongside eco-volunteers on various projects such as: tree inventory, camera traps for mammal monitoring, amphibian projects, bioluminescent mushroom inventory, gardening and creative construction projects and bird ecology projects.
Type of work
Volunteers work from 9am to 4pm during week days with an hour lunch break.
Our town is called the Cave Capital of Brazil so volunteers often visit our state parks to explore the caves. Hike into the dense forest and visits to waterfalls are also common activities. Bouy cross, big balloons, are used to drift down the rivers, some of the river route are 3 hours long! After work volunteers can swim on the reserve deck, organize dinners, watch movies, read and go wildlife watching. On the weekend we often have a barbeque or organize dinner at a restaurant. Often there are social events or parties in the community that volunteers can go to.
For more information, read our volunteer package on:
http://ipbio.org.br/wp-content/uploads/Volunteer-Package-IPBio-Celine-FINAL17-final.pdf
Conditions
Volunteers at IPBio are required to pay 550 reais per week (Jan 2018 Exchange Rate = 170 US dollars a week). Volunteers are expected to pay in reais and therefore the exchange rate above is only an approximation. This fee covers the volunteer’s accommodation, internet access and project costs.
Eco-Volunteer (Research on Mammals, Fish, Trees & Mushrooms)
Brazil Nature reserves and national parks
Tree Inventory: study the biodiversity in different areas of the reserve to assess forest well-being and understand distribution of fruit tree species for releasing rescued native birds.
Garden Days: help out in the gardening, construction or maintenance of the reserves grounds. This is hard but rewarding work!
Mushroom Inventory: we search for new species of mushrooms in order to identify, photograph and collect their spore prints which are like a mushrooms finger print. In addition, we do searches at night to find bioluminescent mushrooms which light up the floor in an avatar-like fashion.
Mammal Monitoring via Cameratraps: we have cameras filming 24/7 in the forest but all his data needs to be sorted. Volunteers are tasked with watching the footage, organizing the photos of mammals and identifying the species.
Fish Inventory: understand the biodiversity of species in our rivers.
When it is raining support in: literature research, creative project and communications
Type of work
Volunteers work from 9am to 4pm during week days with an hour lunch break.
Our town is called the Cave Capital of Brazil so volunteers often visit our state parks to explore the caves. Hike into the dense forest and visits to waterfalls are also common activities. Bouy cross, big balloons, are used to drift down the rivers, some of the river route are 3 hours long! After work volunteers can swim on the reserve deck, organize dinners, watch movies, read and go wildlife watching. On the weekend we often have a barbeque or organize dinner at a restaurant. Often there are social events or parties in the community that volunteers can go to.
For more information, read our volunteer package on:
http://ipbio.org.br/wp-content/uploads/Volunteer-Package-IPBio-Celine-FINAL17-final.pdf
Conditions
Volunteers at IPBio are required to pay 550 reais per week (Jan 2018 Exchange Rate = 170 US dollars a week). Volunteers are expected to pay in reais and therefore the exchange rate above is only an approximation. This fee covers the volunteer’s accommodation, internet access and project costs.
Bioluminescent Mushroom Researcher
Brazil Nature reserves and national parks
The position entails active searching during both day and night, photographing mushrooms in the forest and at the research center, filming the development process, and testing various substrate compositions, temperatures and other factors that are conducive to the development of the mushrooms in the lab.
Bioluminescent mushrooms are only abundant during the summer when the humid conditions are favorable to their development. IPBio wishes to develop a protocol which allows us to grow them in the lab under controlled conditions so they are readily available all year long. This would allow: researchers to study them over longer periods; students on school trips to visualize the mushrooms during their winter trips (when they do not grow naturally) and potentially have an impact on tourism in Iporanga through initiatives such as the development of a “Museum of Bioluminescence”.
Type of work
Volunteers work from 9am to 4pm during week days with an hour lunch break.
Our town is called the Cave Capital of Brazil so volunteers often visit our state parks to explore the caves. Hike into the dense forest and visits to waterfalls are also common activities. Bouy cross, big balloons, are used to drift down the rivers, some of the river route are 3 hours long! After work volunteers can swim on the reserve deck, organize dinners, watch movies, read and go wildlife watching. On the weekend we often have a barbeque or organize dinner at a restaurant. Often there are social events or parties in the community that volunteers can go to.
For more information, read our volunteer package on:
http://ipbio.org.br/wp-content/uploads/Volunteer-Package-IPBio-Celine-FINAL17-final.pdf
Conditions
Volunteers at IPBio are required to pay 550 reais per week (Jan 2018 Exchange Rate = 170 US dollars a week). Volunteers are expected to pay in reais and therefore the exchange rate above is only an approximation. This fee covers the volunteer’s accommodation, internet access and project costs.
Tree Inventory and Monitoring (Eco-Volunteer)
Brazil Nature reserves and national parks
Tree Inventory:
We study the biodiversity in different areas of the reserve to assess forest well-being. In the process we can understand the distribution of fruit tree species which is particularly important for our partners at Celine Bird Release Center. Why? Imagine you are releasing a parrot which only eats a certain fruit and it only grows between June and July. Therefore you should only release this parrot during these months to ensure it has available food which will increase the chances of a successful release. Moreover, these birds are tagged and monitored after their reintroduction to the wild to ensure they are adapting well and therefore identifying fruit trees in the area will increase the likelihood of finding the bird to monitor their progress.
The tree inventory is part of a larger role named "Eco-Volunteer". The Eco-Volunteer role contains a range of activities which are conducted in a group. The majority of these tasks are field activities so this is for volunteers who like to be outside and enjoy physical activity. Not all these projects occur at the same time as various projects are seasonal. Tasks of an eco-volunteer are not limited to the roles below but we have listed the main areas that the eco-volunteer will participate in: Gardening/Reserve Maintenance; Mushroom Inventory; Tadpole Research; Bird Inventory; Mammal Monitoring using Cameratraps; Fish Inventory; Literature Research; Communications Support; Creative/Arts & Crafts projects and much more.
Type of work
Volunteers work from 9am to 4pm during week days with an hour lunch break.
Our town is called the Cave Capital of Brazil so volunteers often visit our state parks to explore the caves. Hike into the dense forest and visits to waterfalls are also common activities. Bouy cross, big balloons, are used to drift down the rivers, some of the river route are 3 hours long! After work volunteers can swim on the reserve deck, organize dinners, watch movies, read and go wildlife watching. On the weekend we often have a barbeque or organize dinner at a restaurant. Often there are social events or parties in the community that volunteers can go to.
For more information, read our volunteer package on:
http://ipbio.org.br/wp-content/uploads/Volunteer-Package-IPBio-Celine-FINAL17-final.pdf
Conditions
Volunteers at IPBio are required to pay 550 reais per week (Jan 2018 Exchange Rate = 170 US dollars a week). Volunteers are expected to pay in reais and therefore the exchange rate above is only an approximation. This fee covers the volunteer’s accommodation, internet access and project costs.
Photographers/Movie Producers:
Brazil Nature reserves and national parks
The Biodiversity Observatory OBBIO - is a network of video cameras that record the fauna and flora 24 hours a day, generating films and content for use in research and education. The dream is to make wildlife monitoring accessible to everyone by placing it online allowing with anyone interest to participate in conservation efforts. Moreover, if the model works and other NGO, National Parks and Research Institutes use the same technology they can link their networks to transfer images, videos and knowledge seemlessly. Therefore OBBIO also seeks to establish partnerships with individuals, businesses and institutions wishing to conduct online monitoring of fauna and flora in other regions of the country. Our videos have been used on the Discovery Channel and are regularly published on our YouTube channel. People interested in adding content to the database or can put the content to good use in clips, documentaries or magazine publications are welcome. Anyone with editing or digital ar skills would be of great help also.
You can work closely with our biologist and photographer to join them on expeditions to capture the images or to set up the camera traps in the forest. They can provide you with important information about what species are endangered, what are the major cause that driving extinction and the current models for conservation.
Type of work
Volunteers work from 9am to 4pm during week days with an hour lunch break.
Our town is called the Cave Capital of Brazil so volunteers often visit our state parks to explore the caves. Hike into the dense forest and visits to waterfalls are also common activities. Bouy cross, big balloons, are used to drift down the rivers, some of the river route are 3 hours long! After work volunteers can swim on the reserve deck, organize dinners, watch movies, read and go wildlife watching. On the weekend we often have a barbeque or organize dinner at a restaurant. Often there are social events or parties in the community that volunteers can go to.
For more information, read our volunteer package on:
http://ipbio.org.br/wp-content/uploads/Volunteer-Package-IPBio-Celine-FINAL17-final.pdf
Conditions
Volunteers at IPBio are required to pay 550 reais per week (Jan 2018 Exchange Rate = 170 US dollars a week). Volunteers are expected to pay in reais and therefore the exchange rate above is only an approximation. This fee covers the volunteer’s accommodation, internet access and project costs.
Website Developer
Brazil Nature reserves and national parks
IPBio is looking for a web developer to add new content and features to our website (blog), improve the aesthetics (photo gallery), and organize the website structure (layout). We are looking for people with education and/or experience with website development. Our website uses Wordpress so experience using this format would be a plus.You can work inside our center or outside on the porch. The internet connection is very good, considering we are in the forest, and you will receive support by our team. We will provide you with an overview of what we were hoping the website will look like, but you can also bring in your own ideas. Yet we may go through a process of drafting and the final decision of what to publish, which is finally IPBio's decision.
Type of work
Volunteers work from 9am to 4pm during week days with an hour lunch break.
Our town is called the Cave Capital of Brazil so volunteers often visit our state parks to explore the caves. Hike into the dense forest and visits to waterfalls are also common activities. Bouy cross, big balloons, are used to drift down the rivers, some of the river route are 3 hours long! After work volunteers can swim on the reserve deck, organize dinners, watch movies, read and go wildlife watching. On the weekend we often have a barbeque or organize dinner at a restaurant. Often there are social events or parties in the community that volunteers can go to.
For more information, read our volunteer package on:
http://ipbio.org.br/wp-content/uploads/Volunteer-Package-IPBio-Celine-FINAL17-final.pdf
Conditions
Volunteers at IPBio are required to pay 550 reais per week (Jan 2018 Exchange Rate = 170 US dollars a week). Volunteers are expected to pay in reais and therefore the exchange rate above is only an approximation. This fee covers the volunteer’s accommodation, internet access and project costs.
Fundraising and Communications Manager
Brazil Nature reserves and national parks
Volunteers can help with raising international awareness about the Institute and developing our communications by:
1) Improving the website - web design, additional content, website translations
2) Social media - targeted messaging, blogs, Facebook posts
3) Creating videos - to recruit volunteers, display our infrastructure and inform people about our work
4) Attempt to attract more volunteers by posting adverts, like this one, on various volunteer websites
5) Contacting universities to organize courses or set up agreements to develop our internship program
6) Promote and market our Ebooks on biodiversity and wildlife
7) Develop and implement strategies to increase funds by partnering with institutions, companies and other NGO´s
8) Help us acquire donated equipment such as audio recording equipment that can help develop our research projects
Volunteers can also take part in fundraising efforts for the Institute using our profile on an online fundraising platform called Global Giving. Ensuring the long-term financial sustainability of the NGO is critical to the longevity of existing programs and can allow us to develop new projects. Come help us let the world know why we want to preserve our forests!
Type of work
Volunteers work from 9am to 4pm during week days with an hour lunch break.
Our town is called the Cave Capital of Brazil so volunteers often visit our state parks to explore the caves. Hike into the dense forest and visits to waterfalls are also common activities. Bouy cross, big balloons, are used to drift down the rivers, some of the river route are 3 hours long! After work volunteers can swim on the reserve deck, organize dinners, watch movies, read and go wildlife watching. On the weekend we often have a barbeque or organize dinner at a restaurant. Often there are social events or parties in the community that volunteers can go to.
For more information, read our volunteer package on:
http://ipbio.org.br/wp-content/uploads/Volunteer-Package-IPBio-Celine-FINAL17-final.pdf
Conditions
Volunteers at IPBio are required to pay 550 reais per week (Jan 2018 Exchange Rate = 170 US dollars a week). Volunteers are expected to pay in reais and therefore the exchange rate above is only an approximation. This fee covers the volunteer’s accommodation, internet access and project costs.