volontariato internazionale, antirazzismo, pace, diritti
JAPAN
Agriculture
Wazuka 20-03 (Kyoto)
Code:NICE-LI-WA20-03
Where:Wazuka, Kyoto
Number of volunteers:1
Language:English
Extra-Fee:12000 JPY
Age:18-30
01/03/2020 - 16/04/2020
Work
Volunteers will do natural tea farming in abandoned tea farms with EW. Working at the tea farm is physically hard. After reviving farms, EW will provide it for those who wants to start new tea farms. Volunteers are expected to join local events and weekend-workcamps too.
Partner
This project has been organized with E-Wasa (EW), a local non-profit organization since 2015. EW, meaning good Japanese tea, was created in 2012 to organize agricultural events, support new tea farmers who live in Wazuka. Short-term volunteer programs, workcamps, have been held every year since 2001 by another local group nearby. One of the tea farmers who was a camp leader of workcamp in Wazuka was fascinated by this place and became a tea farmer here. Then, he established EW for the future of Wazuka. Wazuka is famous for green tea, called Uji-cha, the name of a different area. However, the tea farmers in Wazuka want to promote their tea as Wazuka-cha. Now, Wazuka faces depopulation, lack of workers and an aging society since most of the youth leave the town. As a result, the number of abandoned tea farms increases and the town loses its tradition, life, custom and scenery. EW hopes to host international volunteers to work together to animate the town and revitalize the tea farms.
Location
*Location: About 80 km from the center of Osaka. Most of the peninsula was designated as a quasi-national park. It was selected as one of the most beautiful villages in Japan in 2013. A famous landscape known as the Beautiful Tea farms is called Cha-genkyo. *Other activities: Join the local events etc. Sightseeing, short trip (temples, shrines famous places in Nara and Kyoto).
Accomodation
Single room at the volunteer’s house. Cooking by volunteers
Requirements
*Language: English Local host can speak English. Japanese is also welcomed! *Other requirements: High motivation to work hard and interests in tea agriculture. Respect for the local culture and way of the local organization. Open mind and flexibility.
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JAPAN
Agriculture
Wazuka 20-04 (Kyoto)
Code:NICE-LI-WA20-04
Where:Wazuka, Kyoto
Number of volunteers:2
Language:English
Extra-Fee:12000 JPY
Age:18-30
17/04/2020 - 02/07/2020
Work
Volunteers will do natural tea farming in abandoned tea farms with EW. Working at the tea farm is physically hard. After reviving farms, EW will provide it for those who wants to start new tea farms. Volunteers are expected to join local events and weekend-workcamps too.
Partner
This project has been organized with E-Wasa (EW), a local non-profit organization since 2015. EW, meaning good Japanese tea, was created in 2012 to organize agricultural events, support new tea farmers who live in Wazuka. Short-term volunteer programs, workcamps, have been held every year since 2001 by another local group nearby. One of the tea farmers who was a camp leader of workcamp in Wazuka was fascinated by this place and became a tea farmer here. Then, he established EW for the future of Wazuka. Wazuka is famous for green tea, called Uji-cha, the name of a different area. However, the tea farmers in Wazuka want to promote their tea as Wazuka-cha. Now, Wazuka faces depopulation, lack of workers and an aging society since most of the youth leave the town. As a result, the number of abandoned tea farms increases and the town loses its tradition, life, custom and scenery. EW hopes to host international volunteers to work together to animate the town and revitalize the tea farms.
Location
*Location: About 80 km from the center of Osaka. Most of the peninsula was designated as a quasi-national park. It was selected as one of the most beautiful villages in Japan in 2013. A famous landscape known as the Beautiful Tea farms is called Cha-genkyo. *Other activities: Join the local events etc. Sightseeing, short trip (temples, shrines famous places in Nara and Kyoto).
Accomodation
Single room at the volunteer’s house. Cooking by volunteers
Requirements
*Language: English Local host can speak English. Japanese is also welcomed! *Other requirements: High motivation to work hard and interests in tea agriculture. Respect for the local culture and way of the local organization. Open mind and flexibility.
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JAPAN
Agriculture, Environment
Kurogi 20-04 (Fukuoka)
Code:NICE-LW-KU20-04
Where:Kurogi, Yame, Fukuoka
Number of volunteers:4
Language:English
Extra-Fee:12000 JPY
Age:18+
21/04/2020 - 09/07/2020
Work
Volunteers will work on various types of activities related to agriculture such as [1] cultivating rice (Ex. rice planting, cutting grass in terraced rice fields (from May to Nov.), [2] helping local farm of green tea(May and Oct.), rice and vegetable(from May to Nov.), etc., [3] supporting events of Sansojuku (Ex. promotion, preparation, supporting staffs, communicating with participants, clean up).
Partner
This project has been organized with Sansonjuku, founded in 1994, maintaining forest and step rice paddies through the projects which involve people from the city and local. They started 80-days of international workcamp with NICE since 2008 to make the footpath and maintain the forest. But in July 2012, the hardest rain ever attacked around this area. After that, it had serious damages from a flood. Their aim is to activate the community and sustain the program with young people from the world to conserve this rich nature and revival in this area!
Location
*Location: Southern part of the Fukuoka prefecture. Yame city is 482.53 km2. There are so many tee trees and terraced paddy fields. *Other activities: Join the local events, many opportunities to learn the local wisdom, etc. Sightseeing, short trips (hot springs, famous places here).
Accomodation
Egao no mori center (It was Kasahara-higashi elementary school until 2004). Volunteers cook by themselves. There may be some pocket money to support additional costs by the group (e.g.. Transportation and meals outside on free days) in some cases.
Requirements
*Language: English and Japanese. The local host can speak English. Japanese speaking skill is not necessary, but high motivation to learn and speak Japanese language is needed. High motivation to learn and speak Japanese language. *Other requirements: Respect for the local culture and way of the local organization! High motivation to work hard and interests in environmental issues and local development.
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JAPAN
Agriculture, Kids
Samegawa 20-05 (Fukushima)
Code:NICE-LI-SA20-05
Where:Samegawa, Fukushima, Japan
Number of volunteers:2
Language:English
Extra-Fee:12000 JPY
Age:18+
09/05/2020 - 26/07/2020
Work
Volunteers will do some farming such as planting rice, cutting the grasses, sowing seeds and harvesting in the land of ANSN. ANSN organizes many events on weekends. Volunteers will help to accept smoothly people from kids to adults, family. Volunteers will support and enjoy with them. Especially at the end of July to the end of August, ANSN organizes many kids camp programs.
Partner
This project has been organized together with the Abukuma Nature School Network (ANSN) since 2006. Their theme is learning from soil and nature, living together. Many children in Fukushima are forced to stay indoors for fear of health risks from radioactivity, having been released in the air by the nuclear disaster since March 2011. ANSN started to organize kid camps for kids in Fukushima. The kid camps are called Fukushima Kids (FK). FK bring about more than 40 elementary, junior high or high school students at a time to areas with lower radiation levels, to conduct a series of camps during vacations (some 5-day camps in summer and winter) and weekends.
Location
*Location: Small village in the forest area, the population is about 5,000, surrounded by rich nature. The temperature in winter can be minus 5-10 though the inside buildings are warm enough! 75km far from Fukushima nuclear power plant. *Other activities: Participation in local events, many opportunities to learn the local wisdom, etc. Sightseeing, short trips (hot springs, famous places around the project site).
Accomodation
A private room of the nature school. Meals will be provided by the local host. During kid camp, Volunteers will stay with kids.
Requirements
*Language: English and Japanese. Some levels of Japanese speaking skills as well as high motivation to learn and speak Japanese language is needed. *Other requirements: Strong motivation to work with the host and live in the remote area with a lot of nature, respect to the local custom and life, flexibility, positive mind and those who like children.
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JAPAN
Agriculture, Environment
Kurogi 20-05 (Fukuoka)
Code:NICE-LI-KU20-05
Where:Kurogi, Yame, Fukuoka
Number of volunteers:2
Language:English
Extra-Fee:12000 JPY
Age:18+
09/05/2020 - 26/07/2020
Work
Volunteers will work on various types of activities related to agriculture such as [1] cultivating rice (Ex. rice planting, cutting grass in terraced rice fields (from May to Nov.), [2] helping local farm of green tea(May and Oct.), rice and vegetable(from May to Nov.), etc., [3] supporting events of Sansojuku (Ex. promotion, preparation, supporting staffs, communicating with participants, clean up).
Partner
This project has been organized with Sansonjuku, founded in 1994, maintaining forest and step rice paddies through the projects which involve people from the city and local. They started 80-days of international workcamp with NICE since 2008 to make the footpath and maintain the forest. But in July 2012, the hardest rain ever attacked around this area. After that, it had serious damages from a flood. Their aim is to activate the community and sustain the program with young people from the world to conserve this rich nature and revival in this area!
Location
*Location: Southern part of the Fukuoka prefecture. Yame city is 482.53 km2. There are so many tee trees and terraced paddy fields. *Other activities: Join the local events, many opportunities to learn the local wisdom, etc. Sightseeing, short trips (hot springs, famous places here).
Accomodation
Egao no mori center (It was Kasahara-higashi elementary school until 2004). Volunteers cook by themselves. There may be some pocket money to support additional costs by the group (e.g.. Transportation and meals outside on free days) in some cases.
Requirements
*Language: English and Japanese. The local host can speak English. Japanese speaker is preferred. High motivation to learn and speak Japanese language. *Other requirements: Respect for the local culture and way of the local organization! High motivation to work hard and interests in environmental issues and local development.
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JAPAN
Environment, Agriculture, Culture
Onuma 20-07 (Hokkaido)
Code:NICE-LW-ON20-07
Where:Onuma, Hokkaido
Number of volunteers:5
Language:English
Extra-Fee:12000 JPY
Age:18+
21/07/2020 - 13/09/2020
Work
Volunteers will cut alien trees and planting native trees to create better forests around the lake in a mountain. Also, volunteers will support local farmers, to harvest tomato, potato, etc. Volunteers will join and support some local festivals to cheer up for people who live in around Onuma area. Volunteers also join and support such as international festivals and local festivals in Hakodate city.
Partner
This project has been organized with Milestone 22, a local NGO to promote voluntary service and international exchange. Short term projects have been organized since 2004. Though Onuma lake has been a popular tourism spot for a long time because of its beautiful scenery, it has been polluted by overuse of agricultural chemicals by cattle farming and erosion from abandoned forests with non-native trees. A leader of Fishermen’s Cooperative has bought a forest and wants to revive it to original nature!
Location
*Location: South of Hokkaido islands, in a national park near Hakodate city which is famous for romantic view in the night, especially for sweet couples! *Other activities: Excursion, exchange parties, local events, farming experience, school visit, sports, etc. Sightseeing, short trips (hot springs, famous places here).
Accomodation
Rental house and apartment house near the lake. Cooked by vols. by turn.
Requirements
*Language: English The local host can speak English. Japanese speaking skill is not necessary, but the high motivation to learn and speak Japanese language is needed. *Other requirements: Interests in environmental issues and agriculture. Respect for the local culture and way of the local organization! Motivation to work hard. Open mind and cooperation with others.
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JAPAN
Agriculture, Environment
Kurogi 20-07 (Fukuoka)
Code:NICE-LI-KU20-07
Where:Kurogi, Yame, Fukuoka
Number of volunteers:2
Language:English
Extra-Fee:12000 JPY
Age:18+
25/07/2020 - 24/09/2020
Work
Volunteers will 1) cultivating rice (Ex. rice planting, cutting grass in terraced rice fields (main work), 2) to help local farm (green tea, rice and vegetable, etc.), 3) to involves many people who has interesting environmental projects(Ex. to organize environmental class and to support Sansonjuku events).
Partner
This project has been organized with Sansonjuku, founded in 1994, maintaining forest and step rice paddies through the projects which involve people from the city and local. They started 80-days of international workcamp with NICE since 2008 to make the footpath and maintain the forest. But in July 2012, the hardest rain ever attacked around this area. After that, it had serious damages from a flood. Their aim is to activate the community and sustain the program with young people from the world to conserve this rich nature and revival in this area!
Location
*Location: Southern part of the Fukuoka prefecture. Yame city is 482.53 km2. There are so many tee trees and terraced paddy fields. *Other activities: Join the local events, many opportunities to learn the local wisdom, etc. Sightseeing, short trips (hot springs, famous places here).
Accomodation
Egao no mori center (It was Kasahara-higashi elementary school until 2004). Volunteers cook by themselves. There may be some pocket money to support additional costs by the group (e.g.. Transportation and meals outside on free days) in some cases.
Requirements
*Language: English and Japanese. The local host can speak English. Japanese speaker is preferred. High motivation to learn and speak Japanese language. *Other requirements: Respect for the local culture and way of the local organization! High motivation to work hard and interests in environmental issues and local development.
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JAPAN
Agriculture, Environment
Ozuchi 20-07 (Ishikawa)
Code:NICE-LI-OZ20-07
Where:Ozuchi, Kaga, Ishikawa
Number of volunteers:2
Language:English
Extra-Fee:12000 JPY
Age:18+
25/07/2020 - 24/09/2020
Work
Volunteers will do various work to activate Ozuchi village and preserve their culture and nature. The main work is maintaining vegetable fields and rice fields for a sustainable life. And do some other work for the community.
Partner
This project has been organized together with Shizentaiken Ozuchi Mura since 2013, founded by local people to protect the Japanese original landscape. There were 140 inhabitants with 20 houses in 1916, but now only 2 people live there! Still, 10 houses remain and the area was designated as Nation's Preservation District for Groups of Historic Buildings. This group tries to improve this depopulation situation by young voluntary power. Volunteers have been tried to [1]agriculture, [2] maintain the forest, [3]organize the event of culture exchange for local people and [4]exchange of ideas for improving regional development through this volunteering.
Location
*Location: The southwest part of Ishikawa prefecture. Ozuchi village is surrounded by mountains, so very isolated, but you can enjoy mountain life in a very beautiful/traditional place. Charcoal making was the main industry. *Other activities: Exchange parties with local people, trekking, activity in the river and hot spring, etc.
Accomodation
Renovated house (traditional Japanese house!). Simple shower room. Clean toilet. Not need a sleeping bag. Volunteers prepare meals by themselves. Wi-Fi can connect basically. There is a cat in this village and house.
Requirements
*Language: English and Japanese. The local host can speak English. Japanese speaking skill is not necessary, but high motivation to learn and speak Japanese language is needed. High motivation to learn and speak Japanese language. *Other requirements: High motivation to work hard and simple mountain life in the isolated area, Also respect for the local culture and way of the local organization. KID-FRIENDLY volunteer is welcomed!
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JAPAN
Environment, Agriculture
Minamata 20-09 (Kumamoto)
Code:NICE-LW-MI20-09
Where:Minamata, Kumamoto
Number of volunteers:5
Language:English
Extra-Fee:12000 JPY
Age:18+
01/09/2020 - 20/11/2020
Work
The aim is to make cyclical environmental preservation within the affected areas. Volunteers will maintain bamboo forests (cutting bamboo trees etc.), make bamboo charcoals. Volunteers will support local farmers (harvesting, taking care of vegetables, etc.).
Partner
This project has been organized with Shokubutsu Shigen No Chikara (Power of Natural Resource), a local NPO to recover natural ecosystem cycles by promoting the regeneration and rebirth of land & sea forests. It’s been hosting short term international workcamps almost every year since 92 that have made significant impacts to create a forest on the reclaimed land. They will continue forest reconstruction, environmental education, agricultural work, and development work of the regional cultural activities. Minamata had experienced the unique industrial pollution in the world (It is called Minamata disease). So, they want to make natural ecosystem cycles here for the global environment.
Location
*Location: Southern part of Kumamoto prefecture in Kyushu, one of the four main islands of Japan. It faces a beautiful semi-closed sea called Shiranui-kai and has some gorgeous natural scenery. *Other activities: Join the local events etc. Sightseeing, short trips (hot springs, famous places here).
Accomodation
Shared the room in a local house. Cooking by volunteers.
Requirements
*Language: English The local host can speak English. Japanese speaking skill is not necessary, but a high motivation to learn and speak Japanese language is needed. *Other requirements: High motivation to work hard and interests in environmental issues. Respect for the local culture and the way of the local organization!
Notes:
JAPAN
Agriculture, Environment
Kurogi 20-09 (Fukuoka)
Code:NICE-LI-KU20-09
Where:Kurogi, Yame, Fukuoka
Number of volunteers:2
Language:English
Extra-Fee:12000 JPY
Age:18+
23/09/2020 - 18/12/2020
Work
Volunteers will work on various types of activities related to agriculture such as [1] cultivating rice (Ex. rice planting, cutting grass in terraced rice fields (from May to Nov.), [2] helping local farm of green tea(May and Oct.), rice and vegetable(from May to Nov.), etc., [3] supporting events of Sansojuku (Ex. promotion, preparation, supporting staffs, communicating with participants, clean up).
Partner
This project has been organized with Sansonjuku, founded in 1994, maintaining forest and step rice paddies through the projects which involve people from the city and local. They started 80-days of international workcamp with NICE since 2008 to make the footpath and maintain the forest. But in July 2012, the hardest rain ever attacked around this area. After that, it had serious damages from a flood. Their aim is to activate the community and sustain the program with young people from the world to conserve this rich nature and revival in this area!
Location
*Location: Southern part of the Fukuoka prefecture. Yame city is 482.53 km2. There are so many tee trees and terraced paddy fields. *Other activities: Join the local events, many opportunities to learn the local wisdom, etc. Sightseeing, short trips (hot springs, famous places here).
Accomodation
Egao no mori center (It was Kasahara-higashi elementary school until 2004). Volunteers cook by themselves. There may be some pocket money to support additional costs by the group (e.g.. Transportation and meals outside on free days) in some cases.
Requirements
*Language: English and Japanese. The local host can speak English. Japanese speaker is preferred. High motivation to learn and speak Japanese language. *Other requirements: Respect for the local culture and way of the local organization! High motivation to work hard and interests in environmental issues and local development.
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