My name is Viktoria Gurskaya, I’m from Russia. I’ve spent a year working as an EVS volunteer in a nice Estonian town Kohila. People I worked with became my Estonian
“It should be an event for the children, where they have fun and also learn something about agriculture. Especially in big cities like Tallinn children do not have so many
This week we’ll get to know 19-year- old Alexander Schmitt from Germany. He left his small German town to do his EVS in the youth center of Tabasalu. Did you
This week we will meet Araksya Martirosyan from Armenia. She spent her year of EVS in a kindergarten in Võru where she was enjoying her work and the beautiful lake
I am Esther, an EVS volunteer from Austria who is working in SA Perekodu, an institution of different departments for children with various mental and physical disabilities which is situated
How much do you know about orienteering? Competitors who came to Tartu, Southern Estonia, in June definitely know a lot as they got there for the World Orienteering Championship (or
10.06.2017. It was a beautiful sunny day in a little village near to Tartu named Koosa. People came together to celebrate the village’s 435th birthday. Me, Hrispime, an EVS volunteer
“So now I thought it would be interesting to get to know the other side of Europe. Estonia is so interesting because it is a Nordic country and it is
“Moreover, I got the opportunity to try out new things, I probably would have never done, if I hadn’t done the voluntary service, for example doing climbing or cross-country skiing.”
I’m EVS volunteer living in Estonia since September 2016 and working in Viljandi Open Youth Centre (Viljandi Avatud Noortetuba). During last 9 months of working there it was very creative,
EstYES EVS volunteer from Georgia, Nana Burtchuladze, organised the Culture Week in Tallinna Kuristiku Gümnaasium. It involved seven EVS volunteers from different countries, who all presented their country and culture
“When I arrived to Võru I met my supervisor and mentor who – as a first thing – hugged me, so I understood already then that not all Estonians are
The NGO Youth Exchange Development Society EstYES was founded in 1991. and is one of the first organisations in Estonia to engage in cultural and youth exchanges.
