The current members of the IWC Charities Board joined for 3 reasons and for everyone the mix is different:

• A chance to contribute to a cause
• An opportunity to meet new people and have fun in doing things together
• The possibility of developing or even DISCOVERING new skills

It is important to choose what suits you and we definitely want to help you with that process. Catherine     ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) can tell you everything about volunteering in general and the open positions, Connie and Daria can inform you how IWC Charities has helped groups of individuals. For them the chance to contribute to a cause is probably dominant among the reasons they chose to contribute to the IWC Charities work and if that is what you go for, we suggest you to talk to them.

Christine, Sue, Mariska and Laura and the rest of the team run the Donations Office. As a volunteer in the Donations Office you become a member of the team and you meet representatives of the charities supported by IWC. If meeting new people (and making friends) is your main aim among the 3 these are the ladies to talk to . You can contact them at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

If you want direct contact with various projects that received donations from IWC you can become a (lead) coordinator like Dessi, Laura, Karina and Victoria. To find the right balance in professional approach and care for the needy in the centres you visit is a challenge with every meeting. These roles require a lot of skills but they will give you insight into the life of people in Moscow you would otherwise never get. If your main aim is to discover and develop your skills, talking to them would be an option.

Ania and Lidy ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) are the Co-Chairs of the IWC Charities Board and supported by Britta, our Treasurer, they can give you an overall picture of the activities of the Charities group. For our group it is important to make sure that donations generated by the expat community reach their destinations in a transparent and effective way in line with the IWC mission. As a team we make sure that on top of that we create a pleasant environment to work in. From our own experience we can tell you that if you become a member of the group of ladies who work together in the Charities Board it will be a rewarding task. We hope to hear from many of you .

We regularly publish vacancies in our project teams for you to get involved as Project Coordinator or Volunteer. 

• Project Coordinators receive funds from the Lead Coordinator and distribute those to the project. They visit project sites and monitor them on a regular basis (at least once a month)
• They report back to the Lead Coordinator if there are any requests/questions/problems related to the project            
• They fill in application forms from the project (prolongation report once a year plus any special requests)
• Volunteers are very welcome in projects like Day Care Centers and Orphanages, Soup Kitchens and related projects, such as a Medical Clinic, which always welcomes volunteers with a medical background. Furthermore some of the supported Charities could always use the help of English teachers, nurses and people with a pedagogical background.  In some cases command of the Russian language is a must, but it is not always necessary for volunteers to be able to speak Russian.

If you have any questions after reading this, please don’t hesitate to contact our volunteers’ coordinator, Catherine Joubert at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  or the Co-Chairs for Charities Anna van der Meer or Lidy Grisel via  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Read on for some thoughts from a few of our charity volunteers: