Travel cost are now paid in hard currency, resulting in the escalation of travel costs to such an extent that the average Russian would have to spend 2 years' salary to buy a ticket from Moscow to London. Pocket money is also given to participants from the former Soviet Union as they often have little money to attend work camps due to inequalities in exchange rates. This financial help is a gesture of solidarity with volunteers from these countries and without it the exchange would be very limited. As a result, the application fees are higher for work camps in Eastern European Countries. Workcamps in Former Yugoslavia Former Yugoslavia Work camps are held every summer in Slovenia, Serbia and Croatia, and are planned for Bosnia.
Conditions are very basic and the work can be very demanding.
An extra fee will be charged for most work camps as there is no funding for volunteer projects. More information about work camps and long-term projects is available from the IVP office. Workcamps in Russia and Ukraine Volunteers must arrange their own travel to the prearranged meeting point in Moscow or Kiev. Your travel tickets will be purchase in advanced as it is almost impossible to buy train tickets in the busy summer season. You must pay for your ticket upon arrival in Moscow or Kiev.