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Periodo
Dove
Età
Codice
Contributo
Titolo
Reading Life in the Rocks (10th edition)
Periodo
13/07/2024 -
27/07/2024
Dove
Spagna
Età
18-29
Codice
CAT0324
Contributo
140 € + 0
€
Lavoro
This project contributes to the dissemination of the natural and cultural heritage with a community working approach to the territory.
The project proposes different actions, in the technical and work aspect, focused on heritage cultural and in the natural-landscape heritage of the counties of "Pallars Jussà" and "Pallars Sobirà".
The different tasks will be carried out in collaboration with different entities::
Municipality of Talarn
- Recovery of the dry-stone walls of the roads and clearing and cleaning of roads.
Municipality of Salàs (historical heritage)
- Shrub all the vegetation that has made the road completely impassable, recuperation of ancient path between Salàs and Rivert, recovery the dry-stone walls that followed much of the way, redoing them with the traditional methodology. Adapt areas close to the Romanesque hermitage to be able to carry out future actions aimed at carring out archaeological excavations and the restoration of existint architectural elements.
Municipality of Baix Pallars (historical and mining heritage)
- Construction of several dry-stone walls of the salt complexes and cleaning of the drain and around the salt mines.
Municipality of Gavet (historical heritage)
- Shrub all the vegetation and clean excavated areas and help the archaeologists to remove stones and land.
Luogo
The municipality of Talarn is located on the right bank of the Noguera Pallaresa and surrounds the town of Tremp. Mainly flat around the water of the Sant Antoni reservoir, this is an ideal spot for the
practice of water sports.
Several activities will be:
- Visit to Epicenter in Tremp. This visitor center of the Pallars Jussà region is the main tourist information in the area and a space that shows the values of the local cultural and natural heritage. An opportunity to live an attractive cultural experience, discover the charms of the region and feel motivated to find out about the landscapes, the historic heritage, the resources, the products, and
the services of the region.
- Visit to Salàs of Pallars shops
- Museum: guided tour for different ancient stores.
- Day trip to Vall Fosca. By private bus participants will reach in la Vall Fosca Cable car. From Teleferic 2.200, people can start a wide range of treks to the 32 lakes that make up this spectacular site. La Vall Fosca Cable car gives you the opportunity to experience the adventure of getting to the only National park in Catalonia. (http://www.vallfosca.net/en/things-to-do-and-see/cablecar/)
- Visit to Montsec Astronomic Parc (COU). It is COU's observation site where visitors can learn about the different equipment. In addition to this, if the weather makes it possible, visitors can observe some of the most outstanding objects of the night, such as the Moon, the planets, nebulae...
(https://www.parcastronomic.cat/visita-nocturna?lang=en)
- Visit to other museums, swimming pool and others.
Alloggio
The volunteers are going to stay in one youth hostel called Alberg de Talarn: http://www.albergdetalarn.com/wp/
Participants will sleep in one room all together where there are 12 bunk beds with shelves to store personal staff. The toilets and showers are indoor (no gender separation), with hot water and private showers. There is one kitchen on the 3rd floor however participants will prepare for themselves the breakfast and the lodge will serve the other meals. Snacks will be provided during working breaks.
Please, if someone is vegetarian or have some allergies is important to notify on the application form.
Volunteers must be prepared for really high temperatures, for that, during a while the windows are open to refresh the room.
Info appuntamento
NEAREST AIRPORT: BCN
NEAREST STATION: Bus station in Barcelona: - "Estació del Nord" - "Estació de Sants" Train station in Barcelona: - "Estació de Sants" Bus station in Tremp: participants can get a bus in the airport and arrive in Talarn directly, but this service has a cost for them.
Organizzatore
CRUC is an educative, social action, non-profit Organization which Works to develop projects and initiatives in the rural areas in Catalonia. Besides, it works with European and international projects. To achieve its goals, count with agreements from Generalitat de Catalunya. CRUC has a long experience organizing work camps.
It's member of:
- ENOS
- CNJC, National Youth Council of Catalonia.
- COCAT (Coordinadora d’organitzacions de camps de treball internacionals de Catalunya).
At the level of work camps it has a long history, and with this it will already be the 10th edition of Reading Life in the Rocks.
Titolo
Beyond the vineyard: the dry stone heritage
Periodo
13/07/2024 -
27/07/2024
Dove
Spagna
Età
18-29
Codice
CAT0224
Contributo
140 € + 0
€
Lavoro
“Beyond the vineyard: the dry stone heritage” is a camp based on dry stone works, which were declared cultural heritage by UNESCO.
Participants are going to recover a huge stone wall in a vineyard area and also a shepherd's stone hut. They are also going to work in a Civil War trench area in order to make them more accessible to visitors.
The main work in the camp will be the recovery of different dry stone works (wall, huts and Civil War trenches).
To do this, participants will have the support of experts from CESUB, Subirats historical study group. So, the technical tasks are:
- Restoration and maintenance of the dry stone margins between the cores of Ordal and Saint Paul of Ordal. -Restoration and maintenance of the remnants of trenches from the Civil War that are in the same area.
- Restoration of a shepherd's hut located near the Archaeological Jaciment of Subirats.
- Location of dry stone constructions using the Wikipedra portal.
- Maintenance Tasks in Saint Paul's Ordal (maintenance of public banks and children's park)
- Build and place nest boxes.
The work is always outdoor, although there are other options in case of extreme climate conditions.
Luogo
The privileged geographical situation, a plain protected by mountains by the sea, the mild climate of the Mediterranean coast and a permeable land, rich in phosphorus, make the region of El Penedès, the main producer of wines and cavas in Catalonia. This wine history goes back to at least the 4th century B.C.
The vineyard structures are thus a distinctive cultural feature of the area, and they have been refined over time. The Subirats area, halfway between the Vilafranca plain and the Ordal mountains, has steeper terrain than the rest of the region. That is why, in this area, the structure of dry stone walls and constructions, which are necessary for levelling the ground and plotting the vineyards, is quite important.
Leisure activities will be held every day.
A list of the main activities that are in the programme:
-Group games, workshops and cultural activities in order to learn more about Catalan culture and the vineyard tradition in the area.
-Participants will visit cultural and historical areas and museum in Subirats, a wine and champagne factory and also Vilafranca del Penedès, the Catalan's wine capital.
-They will also visit the city of Barcelona, which is only 45km from the accommodation area.
-You will participate in the rehearsals of a groups of “castellers”, learnig how catalan human towers are made.
Alloggio
The participants of the work camp will be installed in “ZER Montcau”, a multifunctional space of a school in the center of town, and will have a large patio, toilets and showers (separated boys and girls, with hot water, indoor and shared), a kitchen and the pool by the school.
The participants will sleep in a large room all together in the same space without gender separation, on mattresses on the floor.
The area has high temperatures in summer, so bring cotton and fresh clothes. The hosting organization highly recommends long sleeve shirts and t-shirts for the working as hat to protect from the sun.
There will be a catering providing the food for the volunteers and snacks and fruit will be provided during breaks.
There are vegetarian/vegan options, also other cultural reasons and any al·lergy options.
Requisiti e materiali
It is not accessible for wheelchairs and high reduced mobility.
Info appuntamento
NEAREST AIRPORT: BCN
NEAREST STATION: Bus station in Barcelona: - "Estació del Nord" - "Estació de Sants" Train station in Barcelona: - "Estació de Sants" In Ordal, there is a bus stop in the town with multiple options to arrive from Barcelona.
Organizzatore
The organization in charge of the work camp is "Fundació Catalana de l'Esplai" well-known in the volunteering field of Catalonia as it has been educating children and youth, strengthening leisure organizations and the third sector, improving the environment and promoting social inclusion and citizenship, with a desire for change since over 30 years ago. The organization organizes a wide range of leisure time and education activities, such as school camps, training camps or training for trainers, In 2018 Fundesplai projects reached 258.656 people and every year more than 600 took part in work camps.
Titolo
Tateya
Periodo
13/07/2024 -
25/08/2024
Dove
Giappone
Età
18-99
Codice
NICE-24L-TT08
Contributo
140 € + 36000
JPY
Lavoro
Volunteers will help their organic farm (harvesting/ threshing rice, planting vegetables, taking care of animals, etc.) and their house work especially cooking. Volunteers will also carry the things in the mountain to the Maki farm and harvest rice there. Be ready to work for quite a long time (05:30-18:00 with some brakes) and hard. It'd be surely good exercise to make your body more healthy!
Luogo
Otari village is a small village located in the region of stunning natural beauty in the northern part of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is beautiful village near ÔÇ£Japanese Northern AlpsÔÇØ. It takes 40-50 min. by foot from Minami-Otari, the nearest train station. Exchange program, Excursion on a free day (possibly to Hakuba, a famous tourism spot), etc.
Alloggio
Shared room in the building for the volunteers and a few members, 5 min. walk from the farm. Meals will be cooked by volunteers together with the community people by turns. Sleeping bag is not necessary. There is limited Wifi.
Requisiti e materiali
Motivation letter is needed. Volunteers need to have good level of speaking for the daily conversations of English or Japaneseand and high motivation and patience to keep the hard, long and important work in the natural place, to respect the way of the local host and to learn and speak Japanese language is needed. No special skills nor experiences are needed.
Info appuntamento
NEAREST STATION: The nearest airport is Tokyo (NRT or HND) from which it takes 7 hours to the project by train and bus. However, volunteers need to join On Arrival (in Yokohama for TT05-07, 10 and Osaka for TT01-04, 08-09) and Evaluation Seminars (in Yokohama for TT01, 03, 06, 08 and Osaka for TT02, 04, 05, 07, 09, 10), so firstly should arrive at/ leave NRT or HND if the seminar is in Yokohama and KIX if it is in Osaka, by 08:00 on the starting day and can leave there after 18:00 on the ending day.
Organizzatore
This project is actively working for SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDGs 10 (Reduced Inequalities), organized together with Kyodo Gakusha since 2015, a cooperative community where about people with various backgrounds such as mentally disadvantaged, people who are tired of city life, who wants to learn farming, just want to live in the nature, etc. They have 5 communities in Tokyo, Nagano and Hokkaido and grow animals and vegetables in ecological, organic way with utilizing bacterium and charcoal. Tateya Farm has 40 members and NICE started LMTV projects here since 2014. NICE also organizes workcamps and LMTV projects in Maki and Shintoku farms of Kyodo Gakusha.
*Outcome of this workcamp: In 2023, 1 mid term volunteer for 2 months greatly contributed to harvest rice which was difficult to finish by the time they needed without volunteers! There was also nice exchange between Community people and vols. through Yoga and Mindfulness. Please see the presentation of the camp leader for the IVS contest in Japan https://www.slideshare.net/nice-workcamp/e4-54764427 (only Japanese for the moment, but you can at least enjoy the pictures!)
Titolo
Tateya
Periodo
13/07/2024 -
06/10/2024
Dove
Giappone
Età
18-99
Codice
NICE-24L-TT09
Contributo
140 € + 54000
JPY
Lavoro
Volunteers will help their organic farm (harvesting/ threshing rice, planting vegetables, taking care of animals, etc.) and their house work especially cooking. Volunteers will also carry the things in the mountain to the Maki farm and harvest rice there. Be ready to work for quite a long time (05:30-18:00 with some brakes) and hard. It'd be surely good exercise to make your body more healthy!
Luogo
Otari village is a small village located in the region of stunning natural beauty in the northern part of Nagano Prefecture, Japan. It is beautiful village near ÔÇ£Japanese Northern AlpsÔÇØ. It takes 40-50 min. by foot from Minami-Otari, the nearest train station. Exchange program, Excursion on a free day (possibly to Hakuba, a famous tourism spot), etc.
Alloggio
Shared room in the building for the volunteers and a few members, 5 min. walk from the farm. Meals will be cooked by volunteers together with the community people by turns. Sleeping bag is not necessary. There is limited Wifi.
Requisiti e materiali
Motivation letter is needed. Volunteers need to have good level of speaking for the daily conversations of English or Japaneseand and high motivation and patience to keep the hard, long and important work in the natural place, to respect the way of the local host and to learn and speak Japanese language is needed. No special skills nor experiences are needed.
Info appuntamento
NEAREST STATION: The nearest airport is Tokyo (NRT or HND) from which it takes 7 hours to the project by train and bus. However, volunteers need to join On Arrival (in Yokohama for TT05-07, 10 and Osaka for TT01-04, 08-09) and Evaluation Seminars (in Yokohama for TT01, 03, 06, 08 and Osaka for TT02, 04, 05, 07, 09, 10), so firstly should arrive at/ leave NRT or HND if the seminar is in Yokohama and KIX if it is in Osaka, by 08:00 on the starting day and can leave there after 18:00 on the ending day.
Organizzatore
This project is actively working for SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDGs 10 (Reduced Inequalities), organized together with Kyodo Gakusha since 2015, a cooperative community where about people with various backgrounds such as mentally disadvantaged, people who are tired of city life, who wants to learn farming, just want to live in the nature, etc. They have 5 communities in Tokyo, Nagano and Hokkaido and grow animals and vegetables in ecological, organic way with utilizing bacterium and charcoal. Tateya Farm has 40 members and NICE started LMTV projects here since 2014. NICE also organizes workcamps and LMTV projects in Maki and Shintoku farms of Kyodo Gakusha.
*Outcome of this workcamp: In 2023, 1 mid term volunteer for 2 months greatly contributed to harvest rice which was difficult to finish by the time they needed without volunteers! There was also nice exchange between Community people and vols. through Yoga and Mindfulness. Please see the presentation of the camp leader for the IVS contest in Japan https://www.slideshare.net/nice-workcamp/e4-54764427 (only Japanese for the moment, but you can at least enjoy the pictures!)
Titolo
Campo Swimtrekking – Costa degli Etruschi - 4
Periodo
13/07/2024 -
20/07/2024
Dove
Toscana,
Livorno
Età
14-17
Codice
Vol22
Contributo
540 €
Progetto
Swimtrekking significa letteralmente trekking a nuoto: è un modo originale per vivere e sentire l’ambiente, un viaggio in mare con maschera, boccaglio, pinne, muta, portando con sé tutto il necessario per l’escursione in un piccolo scafo in vetroresina da trainare: il barkino.
L’attività di Swimtrekking migliora la propria tecnica individuale nel nuoto, sviluppa l’autocontrollo e la conoscenza di sé e di una serie di tecniche quali l’apnea e il salvamento, studia la flora e la fauna, il moto ondoso, i venti e le correnti, rafforza e accresce le dinamiche del gruppo.
Attraverso la guida di istruttori qualificati, i volontari esploreranno e monitoreranno i fondali marini e i tratti costieri contribuendo alla raccolta dati su noci di mare, meduse, delfini e tartarughe. Inoltre, verranno recuperati i rifiuti in mare e lungo la costa che saranno poi utilizzati per la realizzazione di opere artistiche che saranno fotografate, smaltite e, ove possibile, differenziate. Si ricorda che tutti gli istruttori della ASD Swimtrekking hanno una formazione specifica per guidare e seguire le varie fasi di un campo Swimtrekking abbracciando le competenze tecniche della disciplina, conoscenze di biologia marina e di recupero e riciclaggio artistico dei rifiuti.
I volontari affronteranno le seguenti tematiche:
Conoscere il mare
Flora e fauna del mediterraneo – AvvistApp
Fotografare in acqua
Riciclo artistico dei materiali di rifiuto
Marine and beach litter
Nuotare in mare - Conoscenza del nuoto e degli aspetti relativi alla sicurezza in mare e al salvamento, alle situazioni meteo-marine, ai venti, alla forza del moto ondoso, alle correnti
Aspetti pratici e teorici dello Swimtrekking.
Lavoro
I volontari recupereranno i rifiuti dal mare durante le nuotate lungo costa e li trasporteranno a riva. Al termine delle attività in acqua si progetteranno e realizzeranno delle opere artistiche, utilizzando solo i materiali recuperati dal mare e dalle coste. I rifiuti saranno ri-assemblati dando sfogo alla fantasia per produrre nuove forme che raccontano l’esperienza vissuta in mare. Il lavoro artistico verrà poi documentato attraverso foto e video. Al termine dell’attività, le opere verranno smaltite seguendo le normative locali di raccolta differenziata. I volontari svolgeranno inoltre le attività di Marine and Beach Litter- indagine sulla quantità e tipologia di rifiuti raccolti in mare e sulle spiagge raggiunte durante le escursioni, al fine di contribuire alla Direttiva Europea sulla Marine Strategy. Tutte le attività del campo, il lavoro in mare e il lavoro artistico saranno documentate con una macchina fotografica compatta scafandrata messa a disposizione dall’ASD Swimtrekking, insieme a un computer. A fine campo sarà realizzato un video con tutti i contenuti delle attività svolte e consegnato ai partecipanti (munirsi di penna USB). Altro aspetto fondamentale del campo sarà il censimento di specie marine e delle meduse. L’OGS (Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale proseguirà la collaborazione con Swimtrekking in un progetto Citizen Science estendendo per il 2024 la raccolta di informazioni su ogni avvistamento di meduse, tartarughe di mare, noci di mare e delfini.
Luogo
La Riserva Naturale di Calafuria è situata a pochi chilometri da Livorno e comprende uno splendido promontorio di macchia mediterránea che arriva fino al mare. Interessata dalla presenza di rovine archeologiche, prevalentemente di época etrusca – anche se sono stati scoperti ritrovamenti a partire dal Paleolitico – quest’area presenta una costa eccezionale, meta di molti nuotatori, subacquei e apneisti. La costa di Calafuria, bagnata da un mare trasparente e cristallino, presenta alte falesie in alternanza a suggestive calette e spiagge selvagge che saranno raggiunte a nuoto durante le attività di Swimtrekking. Da ricordare, la presenza in acqua del “corallum rubrum” che indica il buono stato di salute di questo tratto di mare. Inoltre, la presenza di diverse torri, castelli - come il Castello del Boccale- e terrazze che affacciano sul mare dalle alte scogliere rendono il paesaggio un unicum in Italia.
Attività formative
I volontari, adeguatamente informati in merito a flora e fauna marina avranno il compito di censire, catalogare e studiare i comportamenti delle meduse, noci d mare, tartarughe e delfini incontrate durante le attività di esplorazione lungo costa. I volontari seguiranno inoltre le direttive tema dei progetti Marine and Beach Litter per la conservazione dell'ambiente naturalistico.
Alloggio
Il Miramare Village Camping affaccia direttamente sul mare di Calafuria. Il villaggio è molto confortevole e offre un ambiente tranquillo e familiare e tutto ciò di cui si necessita. I volontari dormiranno in tende fornite dalla ASD Swimtrekking e dovranno munirsi di sacco a pelo, materassino ed eventualmente cuscino. I bagni e le docce sono in condivisione con gli altri campeggiatori e si trovano non distanti dalle piazzole delle tende.
Per quanto riguarda i pasti, la prima colazione e la cena saranno organizzate presso un’area attrezzata del campeggio, non distante dalle tende. I responsabili del campo e i/le partecipanti organizzeranno i pasti su base self-catering. Per il pranzo sarà preparato un pasto al sacco che verrà riposto nei barkini e trasportato durante l’attività in mare fino alla località prevista per la pausa pranzo.
Requisiti e materiali
L’attività dello Swimtrekking si basa sul nuoto. Sarà quindi fondamentale che tutti i volontari sappiano nuotare i due stili principali: lo stile libero e lo stile dorso. Specifichiamo inoltre che non sono assolutamente importanti i tempi di percorrenza e la tecnica individuale ma una certa abitudine all’attività fisica. Si richiede quindi una certa consuetudine con l’attività sportiva di qualsiasi genere sia pur blanda. Le persone molto sedentarie non sono adatte a questo tipo di esperienza. L’attività di Swimtrekking migliora la propria tecnica individuale nel nuoto, sviluppa l’autocontrollo e la conoscenza di sé, fa conoscere una serie di tecniche quali l’apnea e il salvamento, studia la flora e la fauna, il moto ondoso, i venti e le correnti, rafforza e accresce le dinamiche del gruppo. Chiunque può quindi affrontare in maniera positiva l’esperienza di un campo Swimtrekking se interessato a sperimentare le conoscenze da noi proposte.
Info appuntamento
L’appuntamento è previsto alla Stazione Ferroviaria di Livorno tra le ore 14:00 e le ore 16:00 del primo giorno. Un/a responsabile del campo sarà presente in stazione ad accogliere i/le ragazzi/e, indossando una maglietta fucsia dell’ASD Swimtrekking.
Organizzatore
La ASD Swimtrekking è un’associazione sportiva dilettantistica affiliata alla UISP che da 29 anni organizza il trekking a nuoto in varie località del Mar Mediterraneo e del mondo.
L’attività dello Swimtrekking nasce con l’intento di esplorare e monitorare l’ambiente marino e si sostanzia nella realizzazione di corsi e stage, sia in piscina che in mare, le cui tematiche spaziano dalla tecnica dello Swimtrekking e dell’allenamento agli aspetti teorici e pratici della sicurezza in mare, della conoscenza della flora e della fauna, della tutela e salvaguardia dell'habitat marino, dello studio e della conoscenza dei venti, delle correnti e delle condizioni meteo-marine esclusivamente in funzione dell’attività stessa che porta. Le attività Swimtrekking coinvolgono bambini, adolescenti, famiglie, adulti e diversamente abili e seguono un progetto ambientale e sociale condotto da un team di educatori e tecnici del settore.
Titolo
NICE West Office
Periodo
13/07/2024 -
06/10/2024
Dove
Giappone
Età
18-99
Codice
NICE-24L-WO05
Contributo
140 € + 54000
JPY
Lavoro
Volunteers will mainly 1) Help the work of NICE in the western part of Japan such as Public Relations (Creating short movies of workcamps and spread through SNS and mass media), Organizing promotion events and weekend workcamps, Coordinating the workcamps in the western part of Japan as a camp leader together with NICE and the local hosts and Hosting the training seminars of NICE volunteers. They will also 2) Renovate/ maintain the house and the surroundings and 3) Organize various types of gathering for the local people incl. elders (e.g., just chatting with tea, taking care of small kids to support the parents, organizing international culture/ language classes).
Luogo
Tondabayashi city is located in Osaka prefecture, 60km south of Osaka city. The house is surrounded by many old houses and a bamboo forest. Exchange parties, experiencing Japanese culture, home stay, etc.
Alloggio
NICE House West. Single room can be provided if the number of the residents are not many. Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns.
Requisiti e materiali
Motivation letter is needed! Good Japanese speaking skill (can have daily conversation well). High motivation to learn and speak Japanese language and to work hard with enjoying the simple and collective life. Respect for the local culture and way of the local organization. High interests in environment and community issues as well as the management of International Voluntary Service NGO. Open mind and flexibility.
Info appuntamento
NEAREST STATION: The nearest airport is Osaka (KIX). It will take about 1.5 hours by train to the accommodation. On Arrival/ Evaluation Seminars will be most likely held in this project place, so volunteers should arrive at KIX by 08:00 on the starting day and can leave KIX after 18:00 on the ending day.
Organizzatore
This project is actively working for SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and SDGs 16 (Peace, justice and strong institutions) organized by NICE itself for the first time.
In 2011-13, the old couple (Kuroda san) kindly rent a traditional house in their land by free to NICE for it office in Osaka, through the connection of the environmental group in this city with which NICE has been co-organizing workcamps to protect satoyama forests since 1999. A staff and a few LTVs lived there to do the daily work and also to maintain the bamboo forest next to the house. Then, the office was moved to Osaka city and the husband passed away, but this year, the wife decided to donate it to NICE to be used as its office again with expectation to create space for local people incl. elders to gather and enjoy exchange. Therefore, NICE decided to recruit long term residents. Together with NICE, let's work on activities to liven up the community with free and colorful ideas.
Titolo
NICE West Office
Periodo
13/07/2024 -
29/12/2024
Dove
Giappone
Età
18-99
Codice
NICE-24L-WO06
Contributo
140 € + 81000
JPY
Lavoro
Volunteers will mainly 1) Help the work of NICE in the western part of Japan such as Public Relations (Creating short movies of workcamps and spread through SNS and mass media), Organizing promotion events and weekend workcamps, Coordinating the workcamps in the western part of Japan as a camp leader together with NICE and the local hosts and Hosting the training seminars of NICE volunteers. They will also 2) Renovate/ maintain the house and the surroundings and 3) Organize various types of gathering for the local people incl. elders (e.g., just chatting with tea, taking care of small kids to support the parents, organizing international culture/ language classes).
Luogo
Tondabayashi city is located in Osaka prefecture, 60km south of Osaka city. The house is surrounded by many old houses and a bamboo forest. Exchange parties, experiencing Japanese culture, home stay, etc.
Alloggio
NICE House West. Single room can be provided if the number of the residents are not many. Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns.
Requisiti e materiali
Motivation letter is needed! Good Japanese speaking skill (can have daily conversation well). High motivation to learn and speak Japanese language and to work hard with enjoying the simple and collective life. Respect for the local culture and way of the local organization. High interests in environment and community issues as well as the management of International Voluntary Service NGO. Open mind and flexibility.
Info appuntamento
NEAREST STATION: The nearest airport is Osaka (KIX). It will take about 1.5 hours by train to the accommodation. On Arrival/ Evaluation Seminars will be most likely held in this project place, so volunteers should arrive at KIX by 08:00 on the starting day and can leave KIX after 18:00 on the ending day.
Organizzatore
This project is actively working for SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) and SDGs 16 (Peace, justice and strong institutions) organized by NICE itself for the first time.
In 2011-13, the old couple (Kuroda san) kindly rent a traditional house in their land by free to NICE for it office in Osaka, through the connection of the environmental group in this city with which NICE has been co-organizing workcamps to protect satoyama forests since 1999. A staff and a few LTVs lived there to do the daily work and also to maintain the bamboo forest next to the house. Then, the office was moved to Osaka city and the husband passed away, but this year, the wife decided to donate it to NICE to be used as its office again with expectation to create space for local people incl. elders to gather and enjoy exchange. Therefore, NICE decided to recruit long term residents. Together with NICE, let's work on activities to liven up the community with free and colorful ideas.
Titolo
Black Forest Experience Lauterbach
Periodo
13/07/2024 -
28/07/2024
Dove
Germania
Età
18-99
Codice
IBG 11
Contributo
140 € + 0
€
Lavoro
Help the community of Lauterbach take care of its beautiful forest and of its wildlife-rich open land! Lauterbach has many nature conservation areas to offer and your valuable help is needed for various conservation tasks. During this workcamp you will be working in the forest open land and you will help the municipality by maintaining a wet meadow as a habitat for rare species of flora and fauna. This involves removing mown material from the meadow by hand. Since many years, the municipality is in charge of maintaining a hiking trail with sanding, cutting or paving paths, renewing steps and painting hiking trail bridges.
Luogo
Lauterbach is a village with 3000 inhabitants on the edge of the Black Forest nature park. You will find a lot of green around Lauterbach, Just step out the door and find yourself surrounded by beautiful landscapes! This village has so many point of view to enjoy the countryside. You will have many possibilities to hike and experience nature first hand. In your free time, you will have the possibility to visit cities like Rottweil, Schramberg or the student city of Freiburg.
Alloggio
You will stay at the nice community house in the middle of the forest, called ‘’Mosenmättle Guest House’’. There, you will find sanitary facilities, showers a common room with sofas, tables and also a well equipped kitchen for you to use. You will sleep in 4 multi bed rooms (with bunkbeds). As the house is located in a very rural area, the internet access and mobile phone coverage will most probably be limited. Just be prepared to spend two wonderful, adventurous weeks away from your busy and usual life.
Info appuntamento
NEAREST AIRPORT: STR
NEAREST STATION: NEXT TRAIN STATION: Hausach
Organizzatore
It is the 15th time that the community of Lauterbach and a local Landscape Development Association invite an international workcamp! Above all, the local hosts are very happy to be supported by a workcamp at different environmental construction tasks in a nature protected area! Not only is your help valuable to them but they are also very happy to share their knowledge about forest preservation to foreign volunteers. By volunteering in this project, you are actively protecting nature and biodiversity (UN SDG 15).
Titolo
Shinmachi
Periodo
13/07/2024 -
06/10/2024
Dove
Giappone
Età
18-99
Codice
NICE-24L-SH09
Contributo
140 € + 54000
JPY
Lavoro
Visiting the local Child center and kindergarten, volunteers play with local students and kids. For example, playing game, helping their homework etc. Supporting B.D. activities Flower Road project (Watering flowers, maintaining flower on the road). Joining in some kind of local events which BD organizes.
Luogo
Tokushima City, capital of Tokushima Prefecture, has a population of about 260,000. The city is in northern Tokushima Prefecture where the Yoshino River and its tributaries create a delta.
Alloggio
Staying in local apartment house. Share room with other volunteers. Shower room in each rooms. Volunteers need to prepare for breakfast by themselves. Lunch and dinner are usually cooked by themselves, sometimes provided from the local.
Requisiti e materiali
18,000 JPY (110 EUR by the rate on 2023 Nov. 18th) per month till the 3rd month and 9,000 JPY per month from the 4th month of "NICE Volunteers" fee need to be paid in advance either by Card or PayPal. This is used for the project preparation/ coordination such as the transportation of the camp leaders while the meals and the accommodation are provided by the local host by free. Odd days are counted as one month (e.g., 170 days are counted as 6 months).
Motivation letter is needed! High motivation to learn and speak Japanese language. Respect for the local cultures and way of the local organization. It's also better if volunteer have experience of taking care of children.
Info appuntamento
NEAREST AIRPORT: KIX
NEAREST STATION: The nearest airport is Osaka (KIX) or Nagoya (NGO). To the meeting point, it takes 2-3 hours by train from the both airports. However, volunteers need to join On Arrival and Evaluation Seminars in Osaka, so firstly should arrive at KIX by 08:00 on the starting day and can leave KIX after 18:00 on the ending day.
Organizzatore
This project is actively working for SDGs 4 (Quality Education), SDGs 11 (Sustainable city and Communities) organized together with a local NPO, Bizan Daigaku (B.D.) since 2019. They organize short term workcamps with NICE from 2013 and have many types of projects, one of the projects started visiting a primary school/ kindergarten this year in Tokushima city. There is a kind of problem that the children who live in countryside face to have few opportunity to communicate with foreign people compared with city because of the lack of number of foreigners. They want to change the situation and activate both of children and the situation of education for cultural exchange through having such a local activities with volunteers.
Titolo
Akame
Periodo
13/07/2024 -
06/10/2024
Dove
Giappone
Età
18-30
Codice
NICE-24L-AK09
Contributo
140 € + 54000
JPY
Lavoro
Volunteers will do various types of activities such as 1) Forest conservation (cutting trees, branches and maintaining the footpaths, etc.), 2) Agricultural work (taking care of the chickens raised by the free range farming, slaughtering too old chickens (#), harvesting and packaging mushrooms, etc.) and 3) Organizing some environmental events (e.g., to collect edible wild plants, nature observation) in the mountains. #: It's hard for ASSK to keep feeding too old chickens since they don't bear the eggs anymore and feeding is quite costly. Most chicken farms ask the special company to just kill and throw away as if they are rubbish with paying 15 yen per chicken, but ASSK does not support this and eats by themselves with deeply appreciating to their value of life.
Luogo
Kami-mitani area of Nabari city, 60 km from Osaka. There are famous falls nearby many hikers visit. Many opportunities to learn the local wisdom. Sightseeing, short trip (hot springs, famous places here).
Alloggio
Small traditional house, on the premises of ASSK. Volunteers will cook the meals by themselves.
Requisiti e materiali
Motivation letter is needed! Some Japanese speaking skill (manage to have basic daily conversation). High motivation to learn and speak Japanese language and work hard with simple mountain life in a remote area without colleagues. Respect for the local culture and way of the local organization. Interests in environment issues. Open mind and flexibility.
18,000 JPY (110 EUR by the rate on 2023 Nov. 18th) per month till the 3rd month and 9,000 JPY per month from the 4th month of "NICE Volunteers" fee need to be paid in advance either by Card or PayPal. This is used for the project preparation/ coordination such as the transportation of the camp leaders while the meals and the accommodation are provided by the local host by free. Odd days are counted as one month (e.g., 170 days are counted as 6 months).
Info appuntamento
NEAREST STATION: The nearest airport is Osaka (KIX) or Nagoya (NGO). To the meeting point, it takes 2-3 hours by train from the both airports. However, volunteers need to join On Arrival and Evaluation Seminars in Osaka, so firstly should arrive at KIX by 08:00 on the starting day and can leave KIX after 18:00 on the ending day.
Organizzatore
This project is actively working for SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDGs 15 (Life on Land), organized together with a local environmental Non-profit organization (NPO) Akame no SATOYAMA wo Sodateru Kai (ASSK) since 1999. Since this area is close from big cities Osaka and Nagoya, there were plans to build a golf field and an incinerator, but local people stopped those plans by the movement called National Trust. They founded the group in 1996 to collect donations to buy and protect lands, to accept people who want to enjoy nature, to maintain forests, to create a pond for dragonflies, to host national corps meeting, etc. SATOYAMA needs to be maintained by humans for its biodiversity and water adjustment function. Our ancestors had protected and utilized the forest in ecological and sustainable way, which was neglected by modernization. We will try to revive it by global voluntary power!!
Titolo
An artistic way towards peace Datteln
Periodo
13/07/2024 -
27/07/2024
Dove
Germania
Età
18-26
Codice
ICJA2403
Contributo
140 € + 0
€
Lavoro
In the last workcamps with the help of the local artist Ms. Ulrike Speckmann, volunteers created colorful messages of peace, which were shown in public places. For example, they designed „benches of encounter“, a “table of peace and reconciliation” also a big mural in the local kindergarden. And again, the artist is happy to help you to get in a creative process of painting and designing. For information about the artist, please visit http://ulrike-speckmann.de/.This year there will be offered a graphic art project in the first week. It will be based on the short story "Nachts schlafen die Ratten doch" (English title "Rats Sleep at Night") by Wolfgang Borchert, written in 1947 right after Second World War. It is considered as "Rubble literature" and shows how a future perspective can emerge for the traumatised boy in the midst of a destroyed environment when two strangers meet. and talk together. Volunteers are to translate the short story into picture ideas, which can then be graphically designed using the linocut technique. The result will be a graphic novel in book form, which we can be printed in a small edition.
In the second week, the volunteers are invited to renovate and beautify the outside area of a social centre. Either in a kindergarten or an institution for adults with mental disabilities
Members of the parish will be happy if volunteers are ready to contact the different social groups of the town, especially the children and the older generation.
Luogo
Excursions to local places of interest, like crossing 4 channels and other sites.
Alloggio
The participants will be accommodated in the modern community center of Datteln „Etienne-Bach-Haus“. Please bring with you a sleeping bag. Camp beds and pillows will be provided.
Info appuntamento
NEAREST AIRPORT: QDU
NEAREST STATION: Castrop-Rauxel, (near Dortmund train station)
Organizzatore
Commemorating as a way towards peace! The Evangelical parish of Datteln is the origin of a Christian Peace Movement, which builds up a European network for international encounters and voluntary service as a contribution to peace. The Parish of Datteln aims to remember a historical event, which took place after World War I during the French occupation of the Ruhr area. It happened on Good Friday in 1923 in Lutherhaus (former parish center): the French lieutenant Etienne Bach and the German official Karl Wille found the strength for reconciliation. Following their example, representatives of many nations, which could see each other only as enemies for generations, found a good way to communicate. The root of the movement “Youth Action for Peace, YAP“ lies in this international encounter that took place more than 90 years ago. Lots of volunteers have learned that reconciliation is possible, even if contradictions seem to be unbridgeable.
Titolo
Environmental restoration of urban infrastructures in Girona
Periodo
14/07/2024 -
28/07/2024
Dove
Spagna
Età
18-29
Codice
CAT1824
Contributo
140 € + 0
€
Lavoro
The technical tasks will be carried out in the framework of the NextGeneration project “GiroNat – Turnaround to reNaturalization for a more resilient and healthy Girona”, with the support of the Sorellona’s staff.
The principle tasks are described below:
- Removal of sediments in natural river pools. Sedimentation is one of the main causes that natural river pools are disappearing, worsened by the severe droughts caused by climate change. Volunteers will restore this natural river pools by removing the sediments, and making the water available for fluvial and non-fluvial fauna species, especially for amphibians and fish.
- Pond naturalization and restoration. Water bodies are crucial for biodiversity, as an habitat but also as blue corridors. Volunteers will restore and renaturalize them to increase its biodiversity.
- Elimination of invasive alien species (IAS). IAS are a major threat for biodiversity all around the world. The principle task is to reduce (or eliminate, if possible) the population of the most problematic invasive alien species, to reduce its impact on the habitat and facilitate the regeneration of native species.
- Monitoring of fluvial fauna. Aquatic species suffer from a huge range of different threats, from IAS to lack of river connectivity, contamination, degraded river habitats and droughts. One of the most important tasks is to control and monitor the populations of different species, to understand how different
Luogo
The city of Girona was founded in the pre-roman Era and has been inhabited since then. It has some of the most impressive historical sites, such as the cathedral, the jewish quarter, the city walls, the arab baths…. The accommodation of the participants is very close to Girona old town, so on the leisure time, the group can visit different emblematic locations. Also, as the city is in the confluence of four rivers, which make it a great place for discovering the natural patrimony. La Sorellona can prepare some activities to discover the city if the participants want to.
Also, we will make a one-day trip to the Cap de Creus Natural Park (1-hour distance) to visit one of the most singular geologic coastal sites, as the wind and the sea made gorgeous cliffs. Cap de Creus holds a great biodiversity, with endemic flora species, and is a great point for cetaceous sighting.
Alloggio
The accommodation, located in the Vall de Sant Daniel, in Girona. It is a 10-minute walk from Girona's Old Town and 15 minutes from the work area.
The volunteers will sleep in a single room, with a capacity for all participants to spend the night there all together in one shared room. It’s necessary to bring sleeping bag and insulating mat.
Adjacent to this space, the indoors showers and toilets are placed.
The volunteers will take turns for cooking the food for the whole group. The kitchen can be used only during the timetable set for this purpose. participants will not be able to access the kitchen at any time.
The menu will be omnivorous. For special diet requirements (vegan, celiac, allergies, etc) it is mandatory to inform the organization previously.
In the working breaks there will be a mid-morning breakfast and a snack: nuts, fruit, sandwich or biscuits.
Requisiti e materiali
It is not a work camp accessible for wheelchairs or adapted for people with high reduced mobility.
Info appuntamento
NEAREST AIRPORT: BCN
NEAREST STATION: Bus station in Barcelona: - "Estació del Nord" - "Estació de Sants" Train station in Barcelona: -"Estació de Sants" Bus and train station in Girona: Plaça Espanya, s/n, 17002 Girona
Organizzatore
Associació La Sorellona is a non-profit organization. Its objective is to promote appreciation and respect for the natural environment, both among our fellow citizens as a whole and especially among the younger population.
In accordance with this, its central area of action is environmental education, education in leisure in nature, environmental volunteering and environmental awareness campaigns, in the field of biodiversity.
The organized activities are led by professionals from various fields of action, such as educators, naturalists, biologists and technicians in environmental volunteering, among others.
One of the lines of action of Sorellona since its inception has been the participation of work camps for the monitoring of biodiversity, in order to give value to the natural heritage of Catalonia and to bring the young participants closer to the most common techniques of the study of biodiversity.
In addition to developing an educational task, Sorellona is dedicated to making stewardship agreements for the management and intervention of ponds. It develops scientific studies and actions for the improvement of continental aquatic habitats. It is also a partner of the NextGeneration project “GiroNat”, in which it develops tasks for the renaturation of the blue infrastructure of the city of Girona, among other actions.
Titolo
Oi 28
Periodo
14/07/2024 -
19/07/2024
Dove
Giappone
Età
18-99
Codice
NICE-24V-0714A
Contributo
140 € + 9000
JPY
Lavoro
1. Support harvesting and shipping Sudachi citrus at its season
2. Support harvesting and shipping Shikimi (Japanese star anise)
3. Help making brochures or signs for pilgrims from overseas throughout the village.
4. Cleaning up vacant houses, etc.
Luogo
Oi-cho, Anan city, Tokushima prefecture.
Alloggio
Home staying at local farmhouses. All meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns. Sleeping bag is NOT necessary.
Requisiti e materiali
Positive attitude, a willingness to work hard and communicate with local people!
9,000 JPY (60 USD by the rate on 2024 Feb. 16th) of NICE Volunteers fee need to be paid in advance either by Card or PayPal. This is used for the project preparation/ coordination such as the transportation of the camp leaders while the meals and the accommodation are provided by the local host by free.
Info appuntamento
NEAREST AIRPORT: KIX
NEAREST STATION: The nearest int'l airport is Kansai (Osaka). From Osaka to the meeting point in Tokushima, it takes 3 hours by highway bus. Volunteers are recommended to arrive there one day before workcamp starts since the bus leaves early. Volunteers need to take local train from the meeting point to the campsite about 2.5 hours. Volunteers need to arrive at the meeting point by 13:00 on 1st day and can leave there after 13:00 on last day.
Organizzatore
This project is actively working for SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDGs 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), organized together with the local group since 2019. This village has been welcoming ohenro (pilgrims) who visit 88 temples in Shikoku since long time ago. The pilgrims walk through this village before visiting Kakurin-ji temple; the 20th temple out of 88 temples of the Shikoku Ohenro Pilgrimage. However, there are problems which should be solved such as aging and depopulation of the community these days, and locals haven't been able to find solutions for those problems. On the other hand, since more and more people from overseas visit for the Shikoku Ohenro Pilgrimage locals are trying to find new ways for omotenashi (hospitality). Volunteers who have been working on the project have come up with ideas for the reuse of vacant and abandoned land. Local host Oi have finally decided that they can freely renovate and modify the vacant houses. Moreover, the site is in a good location, with mountains, a river and fields. It is up to the volunteers from now on to decide how to develop the project. The aim is for the volunteer members to clean up the abandoned houses and village landscape and transform it into a village that people will want to visit to take photos, as it used to be a village where people came and went since ancient times.
Titolo
UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE PROJECT KVSO Tsavo East/West National Park
Periodo
14/07/2024 -
28/07/2024
Dove
Kenya
Kitui Town
Età
18-70
Codice
KVSO 07/02
Contributo
140 € + 380
€
Progetto
The Construction of the railway was noted for the killings of a number of construction workers in 1898, during the building of a bridge across the Tsavo River. Hunting mainly at night, a pair of maneless male lions stalked and killed at least 28 Indian and African workers – although some accounts put the number of victims as high as 135. The lions, dubbed "the Man eaters of Tsavo," were eventually shot and killed by the bridge construction supervisor, Lt.-Col. John Henry Patterson. The skins and skulls are now displayed in the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
Tsavo is made up of two separate parks, Tsavo East National Park and Tsavo West National Park. Located in Coast Province of Kenya in between Nairobi City and Mombasa. Tsavo is nearly 22,000km2, being the largest national park in Kenya and one of the largest in the world. The park was split into two due to the railway going from Mombasa to the interior of Kenya. Tsavo East National Park is one of the oldest parks in Kenya, located South East of Kenya near the Town of Voi in the Taita-Taveta District of Coast Province, inland from the Coast, it is 13,747 sq.km. While the Tsavo West National Park is also located in the Coast Province of Kenya covering an area of 9,065 sq.km. The park was opened in April 1948.
Tsavo remained the homeland for Orma and Maasai pastoralists and Waata hunter-gatherers until 1948, when it was gazetted a national park. At that time, the indigenous populations were relocated to Voi and Mtito Andei as well as other locations within the nearby Taita Hills. Following Kenyan independence in 1963, hunting was banned in the park and management of Tsavo was turned over to the authority that eventually became the Kenya Wildlife Service. Tsavo currently attracts photo-tourists from all over the world interested in experiencing the vastness of the wilderness and incredible terrain.
Tsavo East Features
The slightly larger Tsavo East is generally flat, with dry plains across which the Galana River flows. Other features include the Yatta Plateau and Lugard Falls. The prolific bird life features 500 recorded species.
Tsavo West Features
Tsavo West National Park is more mountainous and wetter than its counterpart, with swamps, Lake Jipe and the Mzima Springs. It is known for bird life and for its large mammal’s e.g. black rhino, Cape buffalo, elephant, leopard, hippo and Maasai lion. There are also other smaller animals that can be spotted in the park, such as the bush baby, hartebeest, lesser kudu, hirola and Maasai giraffe.
Lavoro
MAIN WORK ACTIVITIES
With the escort and guidance of Kenya wildlife service rangers, the volunteers will do hikes to explore the caves, its conditions and maintenance. The general maintenance of the caves works to guarantee easy access to the caves for both the human and wildlife.
Bush patrols/desnaring in the park for monitoring the injured wild life e.g elephants, rhinos, gazelles and also identifying the dead ones that might have been killed by poachers or died a natural dead. The volunteers will also help in removing traps set by the poachers to aid the wildlife survival.
Teaching and talking to the communities around Tsavo through community outreach programmes on the importance of conserving the national park and protecting it.
Taking care of the orphaned and sick mammals in the national park.
LANGUAGE
English is the official language of the work camp.
Luogo
ARRIVAL TERMINAL
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
PROJECT FEE
380€ which includes project work, housing, all meals, transport from the airport and to the project site, and 24 hours on side staff support.
Attività formative
ORIENTATION
Orientation will begin in the morning of the 13th of July 2024 at KVSO offices or hostels and you will be picked up from accommodation and taken to the orientation center which will be conducted by our local staff in Nairobi and they will cover everything you need to know about your project placement. Introduction to Kenyan customs, language and expectations, safety, travel opportunities in Kenya, introduction to your project and placement. The orientation will also give you a chance to meet other volunteers and swap contact details for weekend travel and socializing.
LEISURE ACTIVITY
Major attraction for your leisure time in the park is; the black rhino, lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, buffaloes, Giraffe, zebra, wildebeest, elands and diverse birdlife with over 400 species recorded. Other attractions include; the ivory burning site monument, safari walk, the orphanage and the
Alloggio
ACCOMMODATION
No in park accommodation, but the volunteers will stay near the park hosted by the host family during the whole duration of the project. Volunteers will prepare and share meals together. Volunteers need to carry Cameras, hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, guidebook, warm clothes, a sleeping mat, sleeping bag and mosquito net.
Requisiti e materiali
ARRIVAL TERMINAL
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
PROJECT FEE
380€ which includes project work, housing, all meals, transport from the airport and to the project site, and 24 hours on side staff support.
Info appuntamento
Organizzatore
KVSO is a non-profit and a community based organization established in 2015 in Kenya to promote peace, global citizenship and community development and cultural exchange through international volunteering programs by empowering young people to advance community development and strengthen multicultural understanding increase cooperation between Kenyan communities and people living in developed world through a range of development programs.
We have partnerships with various organizations within Kenya and abroad to enhance our work and encourage cultural exchange and corporation.
Titolo
Steam Train Railway Line
Periodo
14/07/2024 -
28/07/2024
Dove
Paesi Bassi
Età
18-30
Codice
SIW-24-06
Contributo
140 € + 75
EUR
Lavoro
The conservation of the heritage railway and its steam trains requires proper maintenance. Foreseen activities are conservation of the nature and green environment along the railway trajectory, cleaning and painting railway bridges and maintenance of historic railway stations.
Luogo
Several options for leisure time:
- Evening traveling by steam train,
- Tribute to Fleedwood Mac, music festival (July 20th, 2024, Brunsum),
- visit to summer market,
- visit a very good restored castle Hoensbroek,
- visit marl caves in Valkenburg,
- disco party end fest at scouting area.
Alloggio
"The Scouting St. Lucia club building consists of 3 rooms of which 2 of them will used as bedrooms. We organize separate bedrooms for ladies and for men and we provide the rooms with field beds. If you bring your airbed, you can sleep comfortable.
During the camp we will have to cook by ourselves. We have a kitchen of our own.
Also a barbeque (camp fire pit) for use is available, located under a porch. The possibility of a barbecue can be arranged. All the food supply will be bought from the supermarket.
The building also consist of a kitchen, two toilet rooms (with 3 toilets each) and a shower. Outside, we will install 3 extra showers with warm water.
A washing machine is not available in the building.
A WIFI network is available at the building.
https://www.scoutingsimpelveld.nl/"
Info appuntamento
NEAREST AIRPORT: AMS
NEAREST STATION: Station Heerlen
Organizzatore
The Zuid-Limburgse Stoomtrein Maatschappij (South Limburg Steam Train Company) or ZLSM is a heritage railway operating from its main station of Simpelveld to Schin op Geul and Kerkrade in the south of the Netherlands. It also runs across the border from Simpelveld to Aachen-Vetschau and has an extensive collection of stock. The construction of the original Miljoenenlijn, as a part of the total railway trajectory in the south of Limburg, started in 1925 and was carried out by the Spoorwegbouwbedrijf from Utrecht, a subsidiary of the NS. Construction was difficult and expensive. For example, there is a constant threat of subsidence due to mining. To keep the height differences as small as possible, a lot of earth is moved in the hilly area. While the railway embankment in the Anselerbeek valley in Kerkrade will be raised 32 meters, the railway line between Kerkrade and Simpelveld will be 18 meters below ground level - so as not to have to rise and fall too much. To this day, the Miljoenenlijn is a railway monument of great cultural-historical value that still appeals to the imagination. For old and young! Everyone is always amazed.
Titolo
Never Forget: Sachsenhausen 1
Periodo
14/07/2024 -
03/08/2024
Dove
Germania
Età
18-26
Codice
VJF24 2.3
Contributo
140 € + 0
€
Lavoro
Project: "Comic Workshop"
Together we will discuss how we remember internationally and how we want to commemorate today. You will learn to draw your own comics under the guidance of an artist and thus express your perspective.
You will creatively explore the role of music and languages in the concentration camp. Together with the other participants, you will go in search of songs, voices and sounds - in the historical concentration camp and in today's memorial site. Under the guidance of an artist, you will develop your own sound snippets, record voices and sounds, and write song lyrics and music. Together you will discuss how history should be remembered today. In a joint performance you will present your international perspectives on commemoration.
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Study part:
The history of Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp and the Soviet Special Camp are the focus of this part of the study. You will learn about the life stories of former prisoners who were interned here from all over Europe. Why were they persecuted? What was their daily life in the camp like and how did they try to survive? Visits to exhibitions, memorials and museums in Oranienburg and Berlin as well as discussions with experts are also part of the program.
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Work part:
Participants will perform maintenance and gardening work on the memorial grounds. No special skills are required for the simple physical work.
Luogo
Area:
Sachsenhausen is a part of Oranienburg, ca. 33 km to the north of Berlin. Sachsenhausen was
one of the earliest concentration camps in Germany, built in 1936. For example, German
people who were in opposition to Nazi policy, homosexuals, so-called asocials, criminals,
Jews, and during the war especially people from occupied countries were imprisoned, forced
to work and a lot of them were murdered. Between 1945 and 1950 a part of this area was used
as a so-called Special Camp of the Soviet Secret Service
Leisure:
Volunteers have to be able to ride a bike, as several shorter and longer bike rides are planned. Bicycles are provided, but helmets are not required. In the free time it's possible to go to Berlin or Potsdam. The volunteers will find many forests and lakes to walk, cycle or just relax. However, the free time activities will mainly depend on participants' ideas.
Alloggio
Accomodation:
You will be accommodated in a youth hostel. The building is on the grounds of historical
Sachsenhausen concentration camp complex and was built in 1938 as the official residence
of the Concentration Camp Inspector, 2 km away from the memorial centre.
It is not necessary to bring a sleeping bag. Bed sheets and linen will be provided. You will sleep
in shared rooms with a lot of space. It is possible to use the washing machine and the dryer for
a small fee.
More information: https://www.jugendherbergen-berlin-brandenburg.de/en/youth-hostels/sachsenhausen-686/portrait/
Food:
In the hostel there is a big kitchen for the group. Please be prepared not only to cook
there, but also to clean up afterwards ;) This will be done by the kitchen team of your group.
Volunteers have to cook the meals for themselves. Please bring easy recipes from your home country.
Requisiti e materiali
Studypart:
- You should bring an interest in the history of Germany and Europe in the 1930s and 1940s and commemoration.
- You should have a desire to discuss these topics in an international group.
Project related:
- Enjoyment of making music and/or experimenting with sounds and a willingness to participate in the performance are important.
- Please bring a sound, music or object that you associate with the theme of history and remembrance.
In general:
- You should be able to perform simple physical tasks.
- A good knowledge of English is a prerequisite for participation.
- Since many shorter and longer bike rides are planned, volunteers should also be able to ride a bike.
Please be fully vaccinated (2 to 3 shots of one of the following vaccines: BioNtech/Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca or Johnson&Johnson) or recovered (date of infection must be min. 28 days old and max. 90 days old).
Info appuntamento
NEAREST AIRPORT: BER
NEAREST STATION: Train stop (S-Bahn) Oranienburg
Organizzatore
The Sachsenhausen Memorial was one of the largest concentration camps in Germany and was built in 1936 near Berlin. More than 200,000 people from all over Europe were imprisoned here by the Nazi SS. The prisoners were forced to perform inhumane labor, and thousands died or were murdered. After the liberation in 1945, the Soviet secret service established Special Camp No.7/No.1 on the site for the internment of former Nazi functionaries and political opponents. Today the memorial is a place of remembrance, learning and research.
More information: www.sachsenhausen-sbg.de/en/
Titolo
Let's build an EcoDome
Periodo
15/07/2024 -
02/08/2024
Dove
Colombia
Età
18-65
Codice
WECO2024-1
Contributo
140 € + 360
EUR
Lavoro
Help us build an EcoDome with sustainable materials in the heart of a natural park, designed as a space to rest and share the ancestral knowledge of the Muisca culture.
Luogo
You can learn about eco-agriculture and work in the agroecological garden.
During your volunteering you will try some typical dishes from the region and do activities such as walks through the reserve, zip-lining and the KYE MUYSUA, an ancestral experience workshop: Weaving under the tree of dreams in the company of Andean music, meditation and fire.
This natural park is an Andean cloud forest, in the middle of the mountains; therefore it can be cold and rainy, depending on the season of the year. The park is located close to Bogotá (1 hour approx.) where you can find many places to enjoy the Colombian culture.
In case you do not want to leave the park, we have some activities that you can do in your free time such as:
1. Night walks and wildlife watching (there is a guided tour on weekends)
2. Trekking inside and outside the park (e.g. visiting other village on trails)
3. Extreme sport and wellness activities: zip line, tree climbing, music therapy (must be agreed in advance with the areas, the park does not cover the cost of this activity)
4. Horseback riding (must be agreed in advance with the areas, the park does not cover the cost of this activity)
5. Bonfires
6. Birdwatching
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The accomodation is a nice and cozy house only for the volunteers in the middle of the natural park.
Please bring a sleeping bag.
There is a laundry to wash your clothes.
Volunteers will cook together. This is a perfect space to share recipes and have a culinary cultural exchange. Shopping is organized by the leader(s) and the park, but the volunteers might help. Vegetarian food option also available.
Please do not expect expensive/special ingredients (olive oil, nuts, etc), but the Colombian cuisine is rich in fruits, vegetables and 3x a week there will be meat in the menu.
The water heater depends on the availability of gas. On some occasions, hot showers might not be available, but in general there is hot water available.
Requisiti e materiali
• Good health and physical condition, willing to hike the mountain on steep slopes, and understand the implications of working outdoors.
• Please bring a sleeping bag.
• Tetanus Vaccine (highly recommended)
• All participants must have medical assistance insurance, which covers, among others, situations related to COVID-19.
• The volunteer’s participation is confirmed after the extra fee is paid. The payment must be done at the latest 1 month prior to the project starting via bank transfer / Paypal.
• Language: English (basic Spanish is a plus)
• After you apply, please fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/ruCp9WtsJYA7qWuo6
Info appuntamento
NEAREST AIRPORT: BOG
NEAREST STATION: Terminal de Transporte del Sur, Bogotá
Organizzatore
This project will be carried out in cooperation with a natural park, located near Bogotá, between 2.100m and 2.600m above sea level.
Titolo
Natural Farming
Periodo
15/07/2024 -
27/07/2024
Dove
India
Età
18-75
Codice
RC-05/24
Contributo
140 € + 230
EUR
Lavoro
Depending on the weather, volunteers would do vegetable farming, remove weeds, make organic compost and put it to farms, renovate the trails to farm, prepare dung sprays and pesticides to grow healthy crops. Be prepared to get your hands dirty and do physical work.
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Ruchi campus, located near Bandh village. It is 30 km from Kalka town and 60 km from Chandigarh city. The area offers a unique opportunity to live with nature in a peaceful environment.
Self organized city tours and excursions. Old Sikh and Hindu temples in the near vicinity can be visited. Nearby Kasauli town, a hill station, is a major tourist attraction. A visit to Shimla, the state capital, will offer an opportunity to see high Himalayan Mountains and British architecture.
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Volunteers will live in the RUCHI campus in shared accommodation. All minimum basic amenities will be available with library facilities. Vegetarian food will be served. A cook will be there but volunteers are expected to help him and occasionally cook their own meals and self-management is required. Sleeping bags are not necessary but required for personal hygiene.
Requisiti e materiali
Interest in agriculture, environment and healthy food. Physical fitness, Flexibility and High level of motivation is required.
Info appuntamento
NEAREST AIRPORT: DEL
NEAREST STATION: Kalka
Organizzatore
RUCHI along with a Village Council
Titolo
Parque natural de Chera-Sot de Chera
Periodo
15/07/2024 -
29/07/2024
Dove
Spagna
Età
18-30
Codice
SVIVC01-24
Contributo
140 € + 0
€
Lavoro
This volunteer camp takes place in the Chera-Sot de Chera Natural Park; Its main objective is to collaborate in the improvement of some areas of the park.
The activities that will be carried out are:
LDry stone workshop. Recovery of crop walls and traditional constructions
Conditioning of the water ravine
Revision and placement of nest boxes. Birds and Bats
Review of the signs and markings of the paths of the Chera-Sot de Chera Natural Park
Revision and conditioning of the geological routes of the natural park
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Chera is a municipality in the Valencian Community, belonging to the province of Valencia, in the Utiel-Requena region. It is located 17 km from Requena, inside the province of Valencia, and less than an hour from Valencia capital.
Immersed in an enveloping tranquility and stillness, the town is located in the interior of a huge tectonic trench formed sixty-five million years ago and surrounded through steep peaks up to 1,176 m high. Its economy is fundamentally based in rural tourism and mountain agriculture, where the cultivation of almond trees and olives.
It is home to the Chera-Sot de Chera Natural Park, also the first geological park of the Valencian Community and one of the three existing in Spain.
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International Rural Hostel "Fidel Garcia Guzmán", La Fuente street, 58 in the town of Chera, province of Valencia
Info appuntamento
NEAREST AIRPORT: VLC
NEAREST STATION: Requena Railway station
Organizzatore
Institut Valencià de la Joventut (Valencian Youth Institute), Municipality of Chera and Chera-Sot Chera National Park
Titolo
Dochodo
Periodo
15/07/2024 -
21/07/2024
Dove
Corea Del Sud
Età
19-40
Codice
IWO-71
Contributo
140 € + 0
EUR
Lavoro
The main goal is to promote the hidden history and culture of the islands from an international perspective. To achieve this, we will organize a ‘Glocal (global-local) Island School Project’ with local students. As part of this program, we will hold lectures on the islands, share ideas about island life, and introduce participants' diverse traditions and cultures to local youth through experiential education.
Participants will engage students in games, share cooking recipes, showcase traditional clothing, and demonstrate dances and songs from their home countries. Through these activities, island youth will enhance their global competence and develop a sense of pride in island life.
Additionally, we will assist socially disadvantaged local residents by delivering meals and helping elderly individuals with household chores such as home repairs and maintenance. During this process, we will listen to their stories, share our own values, and invite them to share international cuisine with us.
Finally, we will host an island promotion competition to showcase the unique values and international aspects of the islands through creative projects and social media posts.
Through these experiences, we hope that you'll have the opportunity to immerse yourself in diverse cultures, experience real island life, and build meaningful connections with local residents.
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Dochodo (Docho Island)
Dochodo Island is a small island located in the southwestern corner of Korea, within Sinan region. It is known for its stunning tidal flats(Getbol) which are designated as World heritage sites in 2022. This site exhibits a complex combination of geological, oceanographic and climatological conditions that have led to the development of coastal diverse sedimentary systems.
※ For more information about the island, please click the link : https://www.google.com/maps/placelists/list/FqD0zaTDTXuBEMNV6zOzWw?g_st=i
Description of the meeting point : Mokpo KTX train Station
The meeting time: It will be informed to the participants after the acceptance
* By plane: While there are airports near the city, there are not many flights available. Arriving at Incheon Airport and taking the KTX from Seoul(Yongsan KTX train station) is the fastest way to reach Mokpo KTX train station.
* By fast train(KTX) : It takes about 2H 30M by KTX train (Fast train) from Seoul (Yongsan KTX station) to Mokpo KTX train station.
* By bus : It takes about 4H by bus from Seoul (Gangnam Central City Bus Terminal) to Mokpo Bus Terminal. And the meeting point is a 30 min ride away by public bus.
After gathering at the meeting point, all participants will move together to the project site by ferry. Transportation from the meeting point to the project site by ferry will be provided. The ferry ride from the port to the project site takes approximately 60 minutes
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Participants will share rooms and stay at the village guest house on the island. It provides toilet, rooms and necessary facilities for the living.
Meals can be at village restaurants or self-cooked. Participants will take turns cooking as a team.
Requisiti e materiali
SPECIFIC INFORMATION:
1) Participants should be fine to enjoy the local life and local transportation with other participants.
2) We recommend arriving in Korea a few days early, as our programs begin promptly upon arrival on the island.
3) We encourage everyone to participate in group activities and kindly ask that you prioritize group engagement over personal free time.
4) Please bring working shoes and clothes that can get dirty.
5) Participants MUST attend the online Orientation. The details will be provided when you are accepted.
6) The seafood is quite common in island life and during the project. Participants should be fine with this.
7) Participants MUST bring their culture items such as traditional clothes, cooking recipe, snacks, and games from their home country for the class with local youth.
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Did you know that there are about 3,000 islands in Korea? These islands are filled with various stories. For instance, it was an island where foreigners first visited Korea, and one of the presidents received the Nobel Peace Prize in Korea. Many people have considered islands as isolated places because they are separated from the mainland and historically seen as remote destinations. However, from a different point of view, we can consider islands as the first gateways in Korean history to accept foreign and diverse cultures. They were such open-minded places to embrace diverse cultures and values.
Here, we can discover the cultural heritage from a global-local perspective. From islands where foreign cultures were first embraced, we aim to promote global values and cultural heritage, and introduce the values brought by international volunteers to the island residents. Join us for a meaningful adventure! :)