Brige over CulturesThis project will be the the third one this year that aims to strenghten the exchange with Eastern European Countries, in the actual case with the Russian Federation. Venue: St. Petersburg Activity Duration: 9 months; 01/09/2016 – 31/06/2017Hosting Organisation: Perpektivy (Russia),Sending/ Coordinating Organisation: Jugend:info NÖ (Austria)Involved Volunteer: Karin Raber (Austria)Within this EVS the main themes are Disability and Inclusion. Perspektivy is working with handicapped children, orphans and mentally disabled children. The volunteer involved will of course be strongly committed to the work in the institutions but also have time to get to know the people and culture of the hosting country.A special attention will be directed to the learning outcomes of the participant. Tools, methodologies and resources will be provided during the whole project period, especially concerning the following points: learning to learn, social and civic competences, entrepreneurship and initiative-taking, and cultural self-awareness.