Volunteer (Chisinau): Volunteer by international program in Eastern - idealist.org

Volunteer (Chisinau): Volunteer by international program in Eastern - idealist.org

Intern or Volunteer by international program in Eastern Europe, close to Russia for individual or group available, apply Today!

IRFFMD and its project International Volunteer Academy www.volunteeracademy.blogspot.com is dedicated to enhancing the lives of the people (happy people–happy world) by implementing educational, investment, charity and development programs, creating various community service projects, providing health care services to those who need it. Currently we are looking for youth and partners worldwide.

IRFFMD relies on the efforts of interns and volunteers to make its programs to work for good and therefore we are very flexible and easy to work with. Having 10 years + experience we are looking for people with strong written and verbal communication skills with an interest in international relations, social enterprise development, peace building, fundraising, NGOs or simple to have fun and travel. Groups of any size are also welcome. We are able to accept those that speak English, Romanian, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Hungarian, Polish, Slovenian, German etc.

Interning or volunteering is unpaid work but you will gain a lot of precious knowledge and experience for your life. We provide training at our office to make sure that you will be prepared and ready to handle any project or assignment that we give you. In addition, you are free to stay for any length of time, from 1 week (most popular) to 12 months and more. IRFFMD is able to arrange housing accommodations and provide you with various cultural excursions and experiences. Also by request we could organize business, study, scientific, research, student exchange, youth exchange, schools exchange, medical, religious, visiting holly places, history, wine, food, natural fruits and vegetables, rural, ecologic etc. programs and tours.

We do, however, ask for a one time donation of 100 Euros to cover the administration costs of arranging your placement here.

We currently have internship opportunities available in:

· Media

· Fundraising

· Teaching

· NGOs

· Public Relations

· Social enterprise

· Web development, IT etc.

We also have volunteer opportunities available at:

· Language schools

· Orphanages

· Elders houses

· Local ministries

· And more, just contact us!

Our internships and volunteer positions are wonderful opportunities to travel and explore Eastern Europe while gaining practical knowledge in a work environment. You will be able to learn about the logistics of a NGO, experience life in a fast developing former USSR country, and even take weekend excursions within Moldova or in neighboring countries by few hour drive ex. Black Sea side, Kiev, Bucharest, Odessa, Tiraspol, Crimea or 2 hours fly to Moscow, EU big cities etc. More details: Post-Program Services Include: Internship Network, Year Founded: 2001, Religious Requirements: Internship, volunteer at IRFFMD is a Unificationists based organization. We do not require our participants to be of the same faith. Volunteers are free to join religious activities.

In order to apply, send your resume and request to irffmd@gmail.com .

Find us: IRFFMD on Facebook, Youtube, Twitter etc. webs and see what we are all about!

PS. Begun on June 11, 2001, the International Volunteer Academy is a branch of an incredibly fast-growing international IRFFMD movement, which began in Moldova and now boasts all over the world. Please help this group grow by spreading the word!

So, why not "pay it forward" and tell 3 (or more) people how wonderful volunteeracademy.blogspot.com is! You tell your friends, your family, your neighbors, your co-workers...and they tell theirs, and so on ...well, you get the idea!

And please feel free to look through our videos, follow us on Twitter, or even ‘like’ us on Facebook :

http://www.facebook.com/volunteercheaptravel

• Youtube (video channel): http://www.youtube.com/irffmd

• Twitter: http://twitter.com/irffmd

• Or find International Partners to business, government, media, nonprofit, travel etc. organizations,

post Sponsorships, investments, grants, tenders on Global Partnerships Portal : http://gppd.net

Internship (Chisinau): Intern or Volunteer by international program in - idealist.org

Internship (Chisinau): Intern or Volunteer by international program in - idealist.org

Intern or Volunteer by international program in Eastern Europe, close to Russia for individual or group available, apply Today!

IRFFMD and its project International Volunteer Academy www.volunteeracademy.blogspot.com is dedicated to enhancing the lives of the people (happy people–happy world) by implementing educational, investment, charity and development programs, creating various community service projects, providing health care services to those who need it. Currently we are looking for youth and partners worldwide.

IRFFMD relies on the efforts of interns and volunteers to make its programs to work for good and therefore we are very flexible and easy to work with. Having 10 years + experience we are looking for people with strong written and verbal communication skills with an interest in international relations, social enterprise development, peace building, fundraising, NGOs or simple to have fun and travel. Groups of any size are also welcome. We are able to accept those that speak English, Romanian, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Hungarian, Polish, Slovenian, German etc.

Interning or volunteering is unpaid work but you will gain a lot of precious knowledge and experience for your life. We provide training at our office to make sure that you will be prepared and ready to handle any project or assignment that we give you. In addition, you are free to stay for any length of time, from 1 week (most popular) to 12 months and more. IRFFMD is able to arrange housing accommodations and provide you with various cultural excursions and experiences. Also by request we could organize business, study, scientific, research, student exchange, youth exchange, schools exchange, medical, religious, visiting holly places, history, wine, food, natural fruits and vegetables, rural, ecologic etc. programs and tours.

We do, however, ask for a one time donation of 100 Euros to cover the administration costs of arranging your placement here.

We currently have internship opportunities available in:

· Media

· Fundraising

· Teaching

· NGOs

· Public Relations

· Social enterprise

· Web development, IT etc.

We also have volunteer opportunities available at:

· Language schools

· Orphanages

· Elders houses

· Local ministries

· And more, just contact us!

Our internships and volunteer positions are wonderful opportunities to travel and explore Eastern Europe while gaining practical knowledge in a work environment. You will be able to learn about the logistics of a NGO, experience life in a fast developing former USSR country, and even take weekend excursions within Moldova or in neighboring countries by few hour drive ex. Black Sea side, Kiev, Bucharest, Odessa, Tiraspol, Crimea or 2 hours fly to Moscow, EU big cities etc. More details: Post-Program Services Include: Internship Network, Year Founded: 2001, Religious Requirements: Internship, volunteer at IRFFMD is a Unificationists based organization. We do not require our participants to be of the same faith. Volunteers are free to join religious activities.

In order to apply, send your resume and request to irffmd@gmail.com .

Find us: IRFFMD on Facebook, Youtube, Twitter etc. webs and see what we are all about!

PS. Begun on June 11, 2001, the International Volunteer Academy is a branch of an incredibly fast-growing international IRFFMD movement, which began in Moldova and now boasts all over the world. Please help this group grow by spreading the word!

So, why not "pay it forward" and tell 3 (or more) people how wonderful volunteeracademy.blogspot.com is! You tell your friends, your family, your neighbors, your co-workers...and they tell theirs, and so on ...well, you get the idea!

And please feel free to look through our videos, follow us on Twitter, or even ‘like’ us on Facebook :

http://www.facebook.com/volunteercheaptravel

• Youtube (video channel): http://www.youtube.com/irffmd

• Twitter: http://twitter.com/irffmd

• Or find International Partners to business, government, media, nonprofit, travel etc. organizations,

post Sponsorships, investments, grants, tenders on Global Partnerships Portal : http://gppd.net

Internship (Chisinau): Intern or Volunteer by international social work - idealist.org

Internship (Chisinau): Intern or Volunteer by international social work - idealist.org

Intern or Volunteer by international social work and travel low cost program in Eastern Europe, close to Russia for individual or group, apply Today to get it!

IRFFMD and its project International Volunteer Academy www.volunteeracademy.blogspot.com is dedicated to enhancing the lives of the people (happy people–happy world) by implementing educational, investment, charity and development programs, creating various community service projects, providing health care services to those who need it. Currently we are looking for youth and partners worldwide.

IRFFMD relies on the efforts of interns and volunteers to make its programs to work for good and therefore we are very flexible and easy to work with. Having 10 years + experience we are looking for people with strong written and verbal communication skills with an interest in international relations, social enterprise development, peace building, fundraising, NGOs or simple to have fun and travel. Groups of any size are also welcome. We are able to accept those that speak English, Romanian, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Korean, Hungarian, Polish, Slovenian, German etc.

Interning or volunteering is unpaid work but you will gain a lot of precious knowledge and experience for your life. We provide training at our office to make sure that you will be prepared and ready to handle any project or assignment that we give you. In addition, you are free to stay for any length of time, from 1 week (most popular) to 12 months and more. IRFFMD is able to arrange housing accommodations and provide you with various cultural excursions and experiences. Also by request we could organize business, study, scientific, research, student exchange, youth exchange, schools exchange, medical, religious, visiting holly places, history, wine, food, natural fruits and vegetables, rural, ecologic etc. programs and tours.

We do, however, ask for a one time donation of 100 Euros to cover the administration costs of arranging your placement here.

We currently have internship opportunities available in:

· Media

· Fundraising

· Teaching

· NGOs

· Public Relations

· Social enterprise

· Web development, IT etc.

We also have volunteer opportunities available at:

· Language schools

· Orphanages

· Elders houses

· Local ministries

· And more, just contact us!

Our internships and volunteer positions are wonderful opportunities to travel and explore Eastern Europe while gaining practical knowledge in a work environment. You will be able to learn about the logistics of a NGO, experience life in a fast developing former USSR country, and even take weekend excursions within Moldova or in neighboring countries by few hour drive ex. Black Sea side, Kiev, Bucharest, Odessa, Tiraspol, Crimea or 2 hours fly to Moscow, EU big cities etc. More details: Post-Program Services Include: Internship Network, Year Founded: 2001, Religious Requirements: Internship, volunteer at IRFFMD is a Unificationists based organization. We do not require our participants to be of the same faith. Volunteers are free to join religious activities.

In order to apply, send your resume and request to irffmd@gmail.com .

Find us: IRFFMD on Facebook, Youtube, Twitter etc. webs and see what we are all about!

PS. Begun on June 11, 2001, the International Volunteer Academy is a branch of an incredibly fast-growing international IRFFMD movement, which began in Moldova and now boasts all over the world. Please help this group grow by spreading the word!

So, why not "pay it forward" and tell 3 (or more) people how wonderful volunteeracademy.blogspot.com is! You tell your friends, your family, your neighbors, your co-workers...and they tell theirs, and so on ...well, you get the idea!

And please feel free to look through our videos, follow us on Twitter, or even ‘like’ us on Facebook :

http://www.facebook.com/volunteercheaptravel

• Youtube (video channel): http://www.youtube.com/irffmd

• Twitter: http://twitter.com/irffmd

• Or find International Partners to business, government, media, nonprofit, travel etc. organizations,

post Sponsorships, investments, grants, tenders on Global Partnerships Portal : http://gppd.net

Tidbits of Random Information

After traveling through Russia and Eastern Europe for a few months, these are my tidbits of random information about the region:


1. If you plan on staying for some time, don't forget to bring house shoes! House shoes are imperative to Russians and especially to the Russian babushkas. House shoes are generally slippers or sandals of some sort. 
            I once had a friend scolded for her lack of house shoes in the kitchen by the old woman that was the dorm mother in our Russian dormitory. The Russian babushka proceeded to bring my friend house shoes so that she has something appropriate to wear in the kitchen. House shoes are THAT important! 
            And as I wrote earlier, to go to the gym you must have gym only shoes. Even some men that are at the gym lifting and working out wear their house shoes to the gym! 


2. Flowers, flowers, flowers! Eastern European women love their flowers. You will see flower stands everywhere. If you were invited to someone's house for dinner, it is definitely appropriate to bring flowers. 

3. The marshrutka. Public transportation in Eastern Europe is pretty cheap but don't expect anything high quality. In Moldova, the marshrutkas, vans renovated to be a form of mass public transit, are the main means of transportation. They have anywhere from 12-16 seats but during the morning commute to work, there are usually around 30 people crammed inside one. 
           
4. Fruit here is seasonal. The thought that I couldn't eat a strawberry year round never occurred to me until I arrived here. But eat the fruit here and buy it at the markets! The fruit and vegetables at the market are significantly better than the fruit or vegetables in the grocery store (and cheaper too!). 


5.Eastern European woman are always dressed well. In my opinion, it is not shirts with English words written on them that will make you stand out but it is the way you dress, especially Americans. Don't bring a hoodie, sweatpants or baggy clothing because then you will stand out. Also, Eastern European woman LOVE their high heels. I have even seen woman security guards inhigh heels so dress well! 


6.Always carry small bills. ALWAYS. I don't know why the ATM dispenses only large bills because no one is willing to accept them. I went to the ATM to take out cash the other day and received all 200 lei notes when what I really needed was money for the marshrutka which only costs 3 lei. That didn't go over well. 


7. Be be prepared, there are homeless wild dogs everywhere. They aren't mean but they don't trust people and don't interact with people. You do your thing and they do their own thing. 


8. Tea. Tea. Tea. Eastern Europeans love their tea! 


9. Always specify if you want carbonated or non-carbonated water. 


10. Notebooks here are filled with graph paper. Students take their notes on graph paper and not college-ruled lined paper. It annoyed me all semester. 


11. At most stores there will be lockers. Put your stuff in your locker before shopping or else you may end having to pay for your items again!


12.Pedestrians have no right of way. Always look both ways and never expect a car to stop for you (most likely they will swerve around you angrily). Horns here are also way over used. To a foreign observer, there seems to be no traffic laws. 

13. Vegetarians be warned as Eastern Europe is for the carnivores. These Eastern Europeans love their pork products and the shelves of the grocery stores are filled with all sorts of pork- salami, ham, pepperoni, etc. There is not much variety so come prepared to eat pork, pork and more pork!  


14. Along the same lines as point 13, the American version of salad is not common here. Salads in Eastern Europe are always mixes of various vegetables (cucumbers, tomatoes, beets, etc.) and maybe some ham and ALWAYS smothered in mayo. If you want a salad with lettuce then order a Caesar salad otherwise be prepared to eat a lettuce-less salad.  


15. Often women are greeted with kisses on the cheek and men greet each other with handshakes. It is also not usual to see women holding hands and walking down the street together. 


16. SQUAT toilets. Yep, they are everywhere. I recommend coming prepared with your own pack of tissues or toilet paper and hand sanitizer (the one pictured is a particularly nice one and not the norm).


17. Get a cell phone with a flashlightor bring a cell phone with a built in flashlight. There are few street lights once you get off the main road and in order to see where you are walking, sometimes a flashlight may be useful.


18. Most old Soviet buildings look alike. It is true. It can be really confusing to figure out your apartment building so pay close attention upon arrival!