International Volunteers
// destinations - Russian Federation
FACT FILE
- Population: 141.5 million
- Capital: Moscow
- Major languages: Russian
- Major religions: Christianity, Islam
- Monetary unit: Roublea
PARTNER ORGANISATIONS
- World4Uwww.world4u.ru/english.html
World4U is a young vibrant student voluntary association and non profit making NGO. It was founded in 1997 as part of a partnership between Voluntary Service of the Urals and International Student Travel. In 2000, World4U was created and now focuses on uniting international young people through volunteer projects.
- SFERA (formerly NNVS - Nizhny Novgorod Volunteer Service)
NNVS came into being in 1997. Its aims involve the promotion of ideas through voluntary service and charity work in Russian society and they also assist underprivileged groups of people through youth initiatives. The range of activities is wide: charity programmes; fundraising events; and training programmes for business representatives, NGOS and local government institutions. NNVS has been running international volunteer projects since 1999. Since 2005 NNVS became SFERA, as their projects were not based in Nizhny Novgorod only but they were spread over 14 regions of Russia and Kazakhstan.
TYPES OF PROGRAMMES
- Standard
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- Visa: required. You should apply for a visa well in advance. All foreign nationals entering Russia must also fill in a migration card. These cards have recently changed from bilingual (Russian/English) to Russian only cards. Information in response to the questions on the cards can still be completed in English; however this can be difficult for non-Russian speakers. A sample card plus translation can be found on the website of the British Embassy Moscow. Please visit www.fco.gov.uk for more information.
- Arrival info: date of arrival is the start date scheduled for the project.