INBUT: required, please complete this Expression of Interest form
Repair Together
Kyiv, ChernihivAbout organization
Repair Together is a grassroots organisation dedicated to rebuilding Ukraine, fostering an active volunteer community, and promoting Ukrainian culture. Our International Building Camp (INBUT) invites volunteers to the Chernihiv Oblast from June to around November 2025 (dates to be confirmed) to rebuild homes destroyed by the russian occupation, connect with a vibrant community, and improve the lives of local residents.
Why volunteer with INBUT?
Join INBUT to make a real difference to Ukrainian families. You’ll work alongside Ukrainian and international volunteers, and build lifelong friendships in the sunflower fields of rural Ukraine. INBUT 2025 aims to:
- Rebuild homes destroyed by the russian occupation
- Build a supportive community of Ukrainian and international volunteers
- Engage the local community through cultural, educational, and community-building activities
Volunteers live and work together, creating a welcoming environment to grow, learn, and connect. After work, relax with trips to the local lake for a swim or volleyball, bond over fireside chats with volunteers from around the world, and enjoy the rural Ukrainian lifestyle.
INBUT has an impact beyond the construction sites. INBUT raises hope and connection in volunteers, the families we are building homes for, and the local community.
Who thrives at INBUT?
Happy and effective volunteers are hardworking, eager to learn, problem-solvers, self-sufficient, and ready to proactively help others. They are also excited to contribute to a self-organising community of Ukrainian and international volunteers.
Experience and a desire to share what you know in these areas is useful, but not essential:
- Construction (including but not only: site management, concrete finishing, insulation, plumbing, electrical, plastering)
- Cooking for large groups
- Organising and facilitating educational, cultural, or community-building events
If you want to help rebuild Ukraine, and INBUT sounds like a place you would thrive, please complete the Expression of Interest form (link on the right). We’ll contact you for a chat and with more information.
Repair Together also organises regular weekend volunteer trips (Toloka) to repair and rebuild homes and cultural buildings in Chernihiv and Kyiv oblasts. Information about Tolokas is announced at @repair.together on Instagram and Telegram.
The Repair Together hub in Kyiv (@office.rprtgthr on Instagram) hosts cultural, educational, and volunteering events.
Type of work:
International Building Camp (INBUT):
- Construction work: various construction work including external insulation, screeding, plastering, painting, tiling. If you have experience and skills, be ready to teach. If not- be ready to learn!
- Camp life: all volunteers help with cleaning, cooking, and maintaining the camp
- Community activities: participate in and potentially lead cultural, educational, and community-building events with local residents, such as workshops, English speaking club, and board game nights
Toloka: varies, may include clearing rubble from destroyed buildings, general construction work, and cooking.
Contacts
Location
Working hours
Approximately 8:30-17:30
Skills requirement
Not required, construction and cooking skills a plus
Experience requirement
Not required, construction and cooking experience a plus
Time commitment
INBUT: minimum 5 days
Preliminary registration
Accommodation
Camp in a village in Chernihiv Oblast with basic shared amenities (outdoor toilet, shower, kitchen). Shared tents, and sleeping matt and sleeping bag may be available (or bring your own)
Food
3 meals a day provided, volunteers take turns cooking
Travel arrangements within Ukraine
Not provided, will advise how to get to camp. Transport from camp to worksites provided.
Risk level
Medium
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