Our Hands Can Do Anything

Organise and run creative workshops for seniors and volunteers, including topic selection, preparing and selecting materials.

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The project "Our Hands Can Do Anything" invites volunteers to organise creative master classes for elderly people. If you have crafts or painting skills and want to help the elderly to keep their fine motor skills, prevent dementia and socialise, we are waiting for you in our team!

Main task: Organise and run creative workshops for seniors and volunteers, including topic selection, preparing and selecting materials.

Work schedule: Twice a month.

We are looking for volunteers who are interested in crafts and painting, as well as possess such qualities as responsibility, sociability, responsiveness, patience, initiative and creativity. You will be expected to lead workshops in both real and virtual environments (zoom and offline), communicating with the elderly individually or in a group. Join us to help improve the quality of life of the elderly through creativity and communication!

Project coordinator: Elena Chuprikova - 076911237

People

gherman

victoria

gherman

victoria

Hi all! My name is Victoria, I am 28 years old. For more than 8 years I have been a volunteer in the Republican Volunteer Center. There was a time when I came here from time to time, but in 2019 I returned to volunteering in full force by participating in the Good Deeds Day. I believe that such large-scale events are a very convenient and suitable opportunity for those who want to try their hand at volunteering.

I do volunteer work in my free time from my full-time job and other hobbies. I love creativity and I coordinate 2 wonderful projects: «IT Grandmother», where my friends, colleagues, and I teach older people computer skills, and «Our hands can do everything» — art workshops where everyone can try new techniques or remember what he once knew. Master classes are held online for both volunteers and elderly clients of Hesed.

For me, volunteering is not only mutual assistance, but also an opportunity for self-development and communication. Everyone can share their knowledge and skills, even if they are not an expert or a master. Every contribution is important, no matter how small it is. I believe that such an atmosphere reigns in the Republican Volunteer Center, and this is one of the reasons why we all love this organization so much. The second reason is the connection with Jewish traditions, culture and community. This is exactly the place that allows me to be closer to my roots!

Grow and help make this world a better place!

nikita

katernyuk

nikita

katernyuk

Hi all!

My name is Nikita Katernyuk, I am 15 years old and I am in the 10th grade. I love making new friends and trying new things. For a long time, my main goal was to improve my communication skills, to become a more sociable person, and then I realized that volunteering is a great opportunity for my socialization.

After a long search for a suitable volunteer center, I settled on the RVC. I also have a lot of good memories associated with this place, because as a child I attended a children’s camp from «KEDEM», but then, I still did not know about my Jewish roots. When I first came to the RVC, I was struck by the huge number of projects that are aimed at helping both the elderly and children. For me, the opportunity to get acquainted with the culture and traditions of the Jewish people, which is provided by the RVC, is also very important.

For 2 months of my volunteer activity, I managed to participate in such projects and promotions as delivery within the framework of the «Healthy Vitamin Box», «Call Center», the seminar «Sources of Mercy», «Love Story», «IT-DED», «All to the museum» and «Chisinau residents of the 20th century». I try to join all directions of the RVC, but for the most part I specialize in the «Sources of Mercy» project.

Volunteering has become for me a truly favorite thing, my journey in which is just beginning. I am very glad that I am part of the team of the Republican Volunteer Center! After all, it was here that I developed new abilities and talents in myself, and also learned that I am part of the Jewish people, for whom Jewish culture is important, and I want to learn more about it.”