Pilistvere, Estonia, Aug 7-16, 2006

Estonia Project

 Theme: “Peace Through Working Together.”

Young volunteers will be mainly drawn from CIS and European countries for this project. The project will be conducted in English and participants from other regions are also welcome.

The practical work includes building up a Summer Kitchen, cleaning the garden and some painting in a community area of the Lutheran church premises in Pilistvere.

Our participants will visit Christian religious sites and others interesting places in the area. The programm is aimed at young people to become ‘Young Ambassadors for Peace’ drawing from the rich spiritual heritage of humanity.

There will be an educational programm running from the start until the end and this includes acquiring leadership and organizational skills to carry out community projects of this nature. There will also be rich cultural evenings together with the Church congregation and Viljandi Cultural Academy which includes Estonian folk music and dancing. The participant will make individual and/or group presentation in the cultural nights.

There will be side trips organized to visit historic places in Tartu, Viljandi and Potlsamaa.

Participation fee is Euro 35 per person for Estonians, Eastern Europeans and CIS residents. For the participants from Western Europe and US, participation fee is Euro 250 per person. The fee includes accommodation, meals and local transportation during the project.

 

Please contact René Chaillié or Ravi Galhena for more details

René Chaillié  
E-mail: eestcarp@hot.ee

Ravi Galhena  
E-mail: euroafrica@religiousyouthservice.org