KYRGYZSTAN    2008

LEADER         +20 ans

CHANTIERS 2008

FOR ALL THE WORKCAMPS IN KYRGYZSTAN: 

The group: Mixed, it will be composed of about 7 international and 5 local volunteers. Volunteers will manage the working hours, free time activities with the leaders. Decisions will be the result of discussion with the whole group. Local inhabitants who want to be involved will be welcome.

No alcohol is permitted during the camp at the campsite and the accommodation venue. 

Remarks: Foster cross-cultural friendship and awareness, both for guests wanting to experience Kyrgyzstan, and for locals trying to better understand the world around them.
Increase civic activism and awareness in Kyrgyzstan, and the surrounding region. Develop and strengthen ties between Kyrgyzstan and the other countries, cultures, and individuals represented by camp participants.
The main objective of the workcamp is to create an intercultural meeting through project of local development.
Insurance: Volunteers should come with health and accident insurance.

Good to know:  “Leadership” is a Youth Volunteer Organisation, since 1996 it was a branch of the local NGO «Leader», in 2005 it became a separate (an individual) organization.

The mission of the organization is the youth involving into civil society building and development process via training, project and program realization and propaganda ideas of volunteerism by collaboration with local and international volunteering organizations. The international workcamp program is an important part in the action undertaken by our organization. The international workcamps help to exchange youth and volunteering activities in community development, intercultural education, understanding and peace through voluntary service. The international work camps help in strengthening correlation between our organizations.

DO  NOT  FORGET:  To take a   back-pack, sleeping bag, mat,  waterproof clothes, warm clothes, comfortable  shoes for hiking, a swimming suit, sunscreens (cream), anti mosquitoes things (insecticides) cause much of the time we will spend on the shore of the lake, a torch light, your national recipes,  your music, songs, games,  energy and good mood!!!

LS-01 ORPHANAGE             13.07.08 – 27.07.08                ENVI/KIDS/TEACH   

Aksuu orphanage hosts 109 children from 3 year old to 19 year old. In summer time children live in the summer corpse on the beach of Issyk-Kul Lake , collect herbs on the field and weed potatoes. Children are not isolated from social life; they visit secondary schools with other local children. Team of volunteers will be able to help children to develop English communicative skills, foreign cultural acknowledgement, tolerance and leadership skills sharing, sport and intellectual activities, singing and dancing, there will be about 60 children of 3-19 years old. Children will be divided into small 3 or 4 groups for the convenience of work. Local teachers and nurses will help us in working with children. Teachers in the Orphanage are interested in having practice in conversation and working with young people from abroad.
W: collecting herbs; making jam from sea-buckthorn and apricot, work with children (games, competitions, trainings etc.); potato weeding together with children; leisure time organization; English language practising with the teenagers, bill boards’ creation for and with children.  
Meeting point:  Karakol town, office of YVO “Leadership”, Lenin Str. 138 (crossing Koenkozova Str.).
LO: Aksuu is situated not far from Karakol – Issy-Kul oblast centre. Camp will take place in summer corpse of Aksuu orphanage which is in Pristan. Pristan is 14 km away from Karakol.
LA: English, Russian is preferable as children know basic phrases in English
A: Summer corpse of the orphanage with cottages in triple rooms with beds. Sometimes volunteers will be accommodated in tents. Bathhouse will be available as required. The sleeping bag and mat are required.
F: Cooking will be done by volunteers in the kitchen with all necessary stuff for cooking.
Terminal: Manas International airport, Bishkek
The group: Mixed, it will be composed of about 3 or 4 international and 4 local volunteers. Volunteers will manage the working hours, free time activities with the leaders. Decisions will be the result of discussion with the whole group. Local inhabitants who want to be involved will be welcome.
Note: No alcohol is permitted during the camp at the campsite and the accommodation venue. Smoking is not allowed while volunteers are with children.

 
LS–02 TAMGA        “ GREEN VILLAGE ”  03.08 – 17.08        ENVI     

 Tamga village is located in Jetty Ogyz of Issykkul oblast. The population of Tamga village is 5306 people.  Tamga villagers are oriented onto ecological values and activization of local community representatives through creating guide-books, forming the group of professional guides and conducting ecological volunteer work camps.   
W: yurt (traditional Kyrgyz house) fixing, beach cleaning and sea-buckthorn planting and preserving, gardening, recycling management, traditional items production, working out ecological routes.
Meeting point:  Karakol town, office of YVO “Leadership”, Lenin Str. 138 (crossing Koenkozova Str.).
LO: Tamga village is located in 100 km from Karakol - the oblast center. Ordinary means of transportation can be used, such as minibuses and cars.
LA: English, Russian is preferable 
A: The classroom of local secondary school in Tamga village. Sometimes volunteers will be accommodated in tents. Kitchen stuff will be available in the dining room of the school. Bathhouse will be available as required. The sleeping bag and mat are required.
F: Cooking will be done by volunteers in the kitchen with all necessary stuff for cooking.
Terminal: Manas International airport, Bishkek

“TALKING TO THE TREE”

 LS – 05        ARASHAN                     23.06 – 06.07                    ENVI/FOREST     

 Yak Tours Karakol was founded in 1991. The organization is unique, offering tourism that emphasizes environmental and social issues. The main directions of Yak Tours are: solving ecological problems, protecting nature, camps with handicapped children, preserving domesticated animals including yaks, lamas, and goats. Every year a lot of people visit Arashan and admire its beauty.
W: analysis of fir trees with entry into record (schemes, pictures, summery report),  creation of protection shields for young fir plants,  researching of ecological situation in mountain area, hiking and swimming in hot springs at leisure time.
LO: Arashan is situated in 40 km from Karakol – Issy-Kul oblast centre. This is 6 hours of walking or 1,5 hour of driving.
LA: English, Russian is preferable 
A: Summer cottages and yurts (traditional Kyrgyz house) with beds. Sometimes volunteers will be accommodated in tents. Bathhouse will be available as required. The sleeping bag and mat are required.
F: Cooking will be done by volunteers in the kitchen with all necessary stuff for cooking.
Terminal: Manas International airport, Bishkek  

"LUNGS OF THE HEARTH"

LS–07      AKSUU FOREST           13.07 – 27.07            RECO/FOREST 

  Aksuu Forest Department ( Nursery Forest ) is situated in Aksuu village, 15 km from Karakol. Forest Department was created in 1947 but in 2003 acquired a legal status. It is the only one on the North of Kyrgyzstan and that is why it is so unique. Aksuu Forest Department covers 21858 hectares of land scope, 7048 hectares of which are covered with forest. One of the main directions of Forest Department is recovery of forest. According to this every year they plant trees, care young seedlings, protect soil, etc.

Work Project: Caring for young trees (watering and weeding), researching forestry issues, reconstruction of Forestry Museum, making preparation for it (collecting fir apples, herbarium, designing and making wooden items), creating recreation items for visitors (wooden chairs, tables, stools), and making wooden items for educational purposes “Tsunahiki” (a Japanese game).

Meeting point: Karakol Town , Office of YVO “Leadership”, 138 Lenin St. (cross road: Koenkozova St ).

Location: Aksuu is situated 15 km from Karakol, the Issy-Kul Oblast centre. Aksuu region is one of the region’s oldest districts, full of hot springs for health and leisure. Surrounded completely by mountains, this location is truly picturesque. 

Language: English; Kyrgyz or Russian is preferable 

Accommodation: Summer cottages, sometimes volunteers will stay in tents and yurts (traditional Kyrgyz houses). Kitchen supplies will be available. Bathhouses will be provided as required. Volunteers should bring sleeping bags and mats. 

Food: Cooking will be done by volunteers in the kitchen with all necessary supplies provided.

Terminal: Manas International Airport , Bishkek (FRU)

Group: Mixed, composed of about 7 international and 5 local volunteers. Volunteers will manage working hours and free time activities with the local camp leaders. Decisions will be made based on discussions with the whole group. Local residents who wish to be involved will be welcome.

Insurance: Volunteers should come with their own health and accident insurance.

Bring: A back-pack, sleeping bag, sleeping mat, raingear, warm clothes, comfortable shoes for hiking, a swimsuit, sunscreen, insect repellent (much of the time will be spent on the lake shore), a torch, your national recipes, music, songs, games, energy, and a good mood!

Participation fee: 220 Euro should be paid upon arrival. The participation fee covers accommodation, food, recreation and organizational costs.