Volunteer in Belarus

To search for projects currently available in Belarus please visit the VFP Open Projects Directory.

"Overall, this was the least fun camp I've been to, but the most valuable. It put a lot in perspective for me. I know how lucky I am in my own life, but in Las Vegas, I keep finding myself surrounded by people who seem to think it's tragic that they're not richer, skinnier, more beautiful, more talented, more everything. I met people in Belarus who don't have the option to be as irresponsible as I watch so many people being here, and kids who are thankful for everything and anything they can get from the world. The smiles I got from these kids in Belarus were genuine, powerful, full of positive energy that made my life better, even though I was the one who was supposed to be making their lives better. I'm sad that this sounds corny and sentimental back at home here, in a country where smiles are polite, meaningless, expected, devoid of what I'm reminded is their potential." Andrea Gregovich / Belarus - 2004

"This was my first workcamp. I thought it was one of the most interesting and intense experiences of my life, and I see myself as fortunate to have wandered into it. The time I spent in Belarus was worth, in my mind, a graduate degree in Eastern European studies, with a minor in the Russian language. I would like to return to Belarus at some point, and have heartily recommended (almost to the point of browbeating) both VFP and the Belarus experience to all my friends and acquaintances. By the way, you could easily get by there on $20 for three weeks." Percy Toop / Belarus - 2001

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