This summer our volunteers continue work at the boarding school for mentally disabled children, and from autumn it is planned to start a project with involvement of long-term EVS volunteer in the school. The volunteer will work together with school staff and organize sport and free-time activities for children.

Coming back to the summer:

August 13-26, 2007

Boarding School for mentally disabled children is located in Paraskoveyevka village, 5 kilometers away from Artemovsk, southeastern Ukraine. There are about 150 children in the boarding school aged 7-16 years old, among them 12 orphans. Children stay at the boarding school during the whole year and have special education program. During the workcamp it is planned to renovate outside playground and sport facilities, arrange green corner in the school and organize activities with children.

Work: arranging green corner (building up shelves for plants and mini-zoo); renovating playground and installing outside sport equipment, playing with children.

Study part: information about the boarding school and children, excursions to the salt mines and local area. Seminar on human rights will be organized by participants of traveling workcamp, who will visit the project.

Accommodation: in the boarding school, kitchen and sanitation facilities are in the building. Volunteers will cook for themselves.