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Volunteers will mentor underprivileged youth entrepreneurs by shaping brands, improving products, and creating global exposure.
- Daily work includes workshops, content creation, market research, and one-on-one mentoring.
- Expect collaborative, impact-driven days focused on sustainability, creativity, and real social change.
20 hours of help per week
Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.
Music: Perform to entertain guests, children or local communities.
Teaching Sports: Teaching or assisting the host, guests, or local communities in practicing sports or physical activities.
Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.
2 days off per week
Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.
Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.
Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.
Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.
Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
Surfboards: You can use our surfboards as much as you want.
Surf lessons: Take free surf classes at the local beaches.
Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.
Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Beginner English or Intermediate Russian
Between 18 and 61 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Empower to Elevate is a hands-on social entrepreneurship experience where volunteers work side by side with underprivileged youth entrepreneurs to help turn their ideas into real, market-ready brands. You’ll support them with branding, storytelling, product improvement, and digital visibility skills that can truly change lives.
Your days will be a mix of workshops, mentoring sessions, creative work, research, and teamwork. We value open minds, collaboration, and a willingness to share what you know while learning from the local community too.
In return, we offer a supportive, purpose-filled environment, meaningful cultural exchange, and the chance to see your work create real impact. If you’re passionate about social change, creativity, and entrepreneurship, this experience is for you.
- Our program is built on trust, respect, and collaboration. We ask all volunteers to engage with youth entrepreneurs and community members with openness, humility, and cultural sensitivity.
- Volunteers support through skill-sharing, mentoring, and creative collaboration. Decisions related to finances, legal matters, or business ownership remain with the entrepreneurs and host team.
- Life and work in community settings can be unpredictable at times, so flexibility and a positive attitude are essential. Facilities and schedules may be simple, but the experience is rich in learning and connection.
- For everyone’s wellbeing, we ask volunteers to follow local safety guidelines, respect personal and professional boundaries, and communicate openly if any concerns arise. Alcohol, drugs, and inappropriate relationships with program beneficiaries are not part of this experience.
- Volunteers are responsible for their own health, insurance, and personal belongings. Above all, we value kindness, mutual respect, and a shared commitment to creating meaningful, sustainable impact together.
