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Heng-Shan Community has spent 5 years reviving the lost traditional toy culture on a historic trail. For more than 200 years, this path had been a transport corridor trading salt and rice, and Heng-Shan became a cultural town since various toys and stories left by travelers. Today, people get back the disappearing Taiwanese folk toys, even recalled childhood memories by one hundred story paintings. There are, furthermore, a series of innovative toys were created with cultural thinking which were awarded Taiwan Good Craft (C-Mark) certificate in 2016.This summer, as keeping building up a U(folk toys town,U Heng-Shan Community plans to make the historic trail an interactive gallery with not only Taiwanese but also international toys.Aimspound 1.International volunteersU visit would enable more toys from all over the world found in Heng-Shan, built up together as a 200-meter interactive toys gallery, and, in addition, encourage Taiwanese toy culture to be seen by the world.2.International volunteers are expected to be Taiwanese folk toys ambassadors, who have fun with the seniors and primary students with toys, as well promote Taiwanese toy culture to the world. 3.To share diverse folk toy cultures of new immigrants, then link up 400 years of Taiwanese folk toy culture on the historical trailU4.To innovate interactive toys and wall-paint the international toys image with local toy-making experts. Therefore, through the global toy cultures or Taiwanese peopleU s lives you learn, arrange a unique international folk toy festival.WORKpound 1. Assist the painting work of the large scale interactive toy.2. Color the wall along the river as an art gallery.3. To integrate into the community by interacting with local students and the elderly.

Partner

Heng-Shan Community Development Association

Location

No.76-1, Yonghe Rd., Daya Dist., Taichung City 428, TaiwanGoogle Mappound https://goo.gl/sxyNKW

Accomodation

1.The toy cultural center of Heng-Shan occupies about 500 square meters, and the building area, including 3 houses, is about 200 square meters. It will be used for accommodation for volunteers.2.Local residents might host volunteers during holidays.

Requirements

1) To be interested in painting or large scale installation art.2) For helping locals know your culture more, please bring 2-3 typical toys or related books from your country/hometown.3) The most special and interactive folk toys from international volunteers might be chosen to be the model of large scale interactive art installation.

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Work

The work consists of three steps: setting up, working during the week long festival, and transforming the village back to its usual self afterwards. During all of the three weeks you will cooperate with a big team of local volunteers to set up stages, tend to stalls, cook and serve food, and any other tasks that are necessary for the festival to run smoothly.

Partner

Travel back in time to the Middle Ages! Help transform a village into a medieval festival! Each year, this festival, founded by the organization “Souvigny Grand Site” attracts more than 30,000 visitors during one week. For 22 years the village has been hosting international workcamps to participate in the organization of the even and share the traditions of French medieval culture.

Location

Location: 03210 Souvigny (Allier), 10 km from Moulins-sur-Allier. Leisure activities: The activities during your free time will be organised collectively with the whole group. During the second week and during the weekends you will be very occupied with your work on the festival but you will have time to discover the region together during the last week. However, you will have the possibility to enjoy the concerts, workshops, exhibitions, and other activities put in place during the festival.

Accomodation

Your dormitory will be in a building that belongs to the town hall. Food will be provided and cooked by the group in turns. Lunch will be shared with the team of local volunteers.

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Work

Municipality of Guitiriz and a local association, organize the "Feira de canteria, callos e artesania" and the "Festa da torta de millo". Two celebrations where can enjoy of the music and Galician traditional culture. The volunteers of the Work camp will collaborate with the voluntary of the organisation, and they will do voluntary action destined to environmental awareness of the assistants. The volunteers will take part actively and will enjoy of the activities planned by the organisations. Volunteers assessments and suggestions for improving next editions. We enjoy the volunteers cultural expression of their countries favouring and boosting the skills grupais and of each volunteer in particular. Previously to the celebration of the festivals will remove the exotic alien vegetal species at the places of celebration, to avoiding dispersion of seeds.

Partner

The General Direction for Youth, Participation and Volunteering has among its powers to promote work camps in the region of Galicia. This general direction belongs to the Ministry of Social Policy of the regional government of Galicia (www.xunta.gal).

Location

Visit to places of interest at Guitiriz, Lugo, Ferrol, A Coruna... Local swimming pools. Environmental seminars. Hiking routes.

Accomodation

The participants will be lodged in the SENPA. Address: Ria Xermolos, s/n - 27300 Guitiriz (Lugo).

Requirements

It is necessary to come with a sleeping bag and bathroom towels.

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Work

International work camp of social and artist (festival) themes. To encourage intergenerational human meeting and community artist creation in a singular and rural space, during Festival Internacional de Percusion (International Percussion Festival) in Pendellos de Agolada. Through research activities and artistic creation, the group of volunteers from this work camp, along with 8 retired people from Agolada, who carried out different professions and different artistic capacities, will participate in the creation of a community artistic show, which will be exhibited in the prelude to the International Percussion Festival. The group of volunteers will also carry out street entertainment activities in the city of Santiago de Compostela, within the promotion that the FIP management is accustomed to doing in the city of Compostela. INTERNAL RULES: The specific and compulsory tasks of the camp will be developed in the morning. The volunteers will be divided into groups and will work under the guidelines of the director of the camp who will coordinate the tasks. In the middle of the morning there will be a break for refreshment with a piece of fruit and water. As for the voluntary activities in the afternoon there will be many activities to choose from. The evening activities will offer several options (games, visits to near villages) Cooperation and teamwork will be encouraged in order to improve the development of the camp.

Partner

The General Direction for Youth, Participation and Volunteering has among its powers to promote work camps in the region of Galicia. This general direction belongs to the Ministry of Social Policy of the regional government of Galicia (www.xunta.gal).

Location

Community dinner. Empanadas Night (Empanada/patty - traditional Galician food). Visit to Santiago de Compostela. Visit to Carboeiro Monastery. Visit to natural site of A Carixa. Swimming pool.

Accomodation

Centro Residencial Agolada / Residence Agolada Avenida Iryda CP 36520 Agolada (Pontevedra)

Requirements

If participants practice any artistic discipline, we recommended to bring their own musical instrument or artistic tool to be used in the artistic community creation. If not possible, we would try to provided it.

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Work

Guided by the volunteers of the association Crest Jazz Vocal , you will participate in the festival lifetime: setting up rooms, installation of the festival area, cleaning after each performance (scene, outside space, toilets-). You will have to participate into the waste management by using the recycling bin (glass/paper/...etc). At the end of the festival, you will have to remove and store materials. On some evenings, you will also participate in drinks and concert posters selling; participants have therefore to be able to communicate in French, at least at a basic level. NB: some tasks are repetitive but essential; your motivation is really needed before, during, but also after the festival; working hours may be very VARIABLE; time for leisure or for the group life will depend on the needs for help on the festival area; Work 20 hours a week; you may have to work on Saturday and Sunday. The volunteers are expected to be dynamic, enthusiastic and ready to meet the many local volunteers and the festival audience. You will have a free access pass and be able to attend most of the concerts. You will not be given access to the technical area (musical instruments).

Partner

Every year, the Crest Jazz Vocal Festival is the strong moment of the summer period. The material organization of this big manifestation requires a lot of time and a lot of volunteers available; so does the daily cleaning of the festival area. For more than 10 years, motivated volunteers from Jeunesse et Reconstruction have helped the local volunteers in its organisation. More info about Crest and the festival : http://www.mairie-crest.fr and http://www.crestjazzvocal.com/

Location

Located in the Drome valley, in the south of the Vercors regional park, the town of Crest counts 8000 inhabitants. Dominated by its medieval tower, the town owns an inheritance of quality. Very busy in the summer period, the town offers many sport and cultural activities. Possible free time activities (to be decided with the camp leader and local partners) : Visit of the Tower, visit of the towns of Valence or Die (old town and cooperative cellar), night markets, free concerts within the jazz festival, swimming pool, canoe, discovering Vercors mountains footpaths... You will be in charge of organizing an international meal for the inhabitants during your stay; please do not forget to bring specialties and traditional recipes from your country, as well as pictures, music, curios to share about your culture More info about the region: http://www.drometourisme.com http://www.vallee-drome.com http://www.crest-tourisme.com/ http://www.tourisme.fr/office-de-tourisme/crest.htmpartenaire

Accomodation

You will be hosted in a former school. Kitchen, showers and WC in a building few meters away from the gymnasium. Jeunesse et Reconstruction provides you with mattresses to be put on the floor but do not forget bed sheet and sleeping bag. Meals will be prepared together and shared with the whole group, and you are expected to contribute to everyday tasks (cooking, washing up, cleaning -). Don t forget to bring ingredients and recipes from your country to show your country s gastronomy to the other volunteers and the inhabitants. Accommodation is possible, at your own expenses if you decide to arrive before or to leave after the end of the workcamp (please, check availability before coming) : in Crest: Le Square hotel, 04 75 40 65 75 ; Les Moulins hotel, 04 75 76 74 11 ; Les Clorinthes camping, 04 75 25 05 28 . www.lesclorinthes.com. -In Valence (30km far from Crest): hotel of Lyon, 04 75 41 44 66; camping of l Eperviere and lodging in dormitories, 04 75 42 32 00.

Requirements

EXTRA FEES: 50euro/person. 1/ FRENCH SPEAKING PROJECT Language for working activities and exchanges inside the volunteers team will mostly be French; you have to be able to communicate in French, at least at a basic level 2 / Our association doesn t provide a car during the workcamp. 3 / At the end of the workcamp, no transportation will be organized by our association. You will then have to arrange your own means of transport to return to the train station and plan it during the camp with the team leader and the inhabitants. 4/ More info about trains: http://www.voyages-sncf.com/?rfrr=PropositionAller_header_ACCUEIL 5/ European volunteers should bring their European health care card, and everybody must, in any case, BRING THEIR INSURANCE CERTIFICATE. If health issues on the camp, the volunteers will have to pay for it, and then get reimbursed once back in the home country. 6/Please don t forget to bring: a sleeping bag, bed sheet, warm clothes (socks, sweaters and rain-coat), a bathing suit. For male volunteers: short pants are generally prohibited in the public swimming pools in France, please bring a bathing suit. For the work: worn out and protective clothes and strong shoes. Your games, songbooks, musical instruments and recipes, will be also welcome To make exchanges and meetings easier, please also bring photos of your home, some postcards, and small gifts. 7/ It is not possible for foreigners to change traveller-checks into cash money at the French bank agencies: ple

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Work

Volunteers will work to increase cultural interaction in the organizations and activities of the Classical Music and Motorcycle Festivals held every year in Eğirdir District of Isparta City in this workcamp. Classical Music and Motorcycle Festival are two separate festivals. This workcamp involves the dates of both festivals. Volunteers will have the opportunity of working in the organizations and activities of these two festivals. Classical Music Festival is organized to ensure everyone to listen to music, meet with music, and live with music. Everything is done and will be done on a voluntary basis at the festival. The difference from the other similar festivals currently organized in our country is the fact that the festival is completely based on voluntary basis. There is no organization company, no press office, no publicity committee, and no advertising agency. All works are carried out with the support of Egirdir Municipality, national-international volunteers and individual contributions. Motorcycle Festival is a festival held that motorcycle drivers join with their motorcycles coming from all around Turkey every year. In this festival, there are conversations about the philosophical background of motorcycle riding, motorcycle acrobatics shows, competitions, social events, workshops and tours are arranged.

Partner

We are organizing this workcamp in cooperation with Isparta-Eğirdir Municipality, and this year will be the third time of our cooperation. For more information about our partner, please visit: http://www.egirdir.bel.tr/

Location

Eğirdir is known for a special kind of an apple grown in the region and its location among many lakes of various sizes. It is also in Isparta City which is very close to Salda Lake known for its resemblance to Maldives. Volunteers will participate in activities of both of the festivals, enjoy the festivals, have a chance to visit cultural and natural beauties of Egirdir and Isparta.

Accomodation

Volunteers will be accommodated in the guesthouses of the municipality. They will have breakfast and dinner in the dinner hall of the guesthouse and receive food packet for lunch. Meals will be prepared by the chef of the guesthouse.

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Work

We will work on the meadows to make hay, and in the woodlands to clean them from neophytes. The core idea is to assist the Organisation with the traditional-art of work that aims to preserve the area and its wildlife. Also, we will help at the European-Roller festival (A protected bird from the region). Moreover, we will also have excursions to the wonderful protected species living on the side and visit the Mur-river for swimming. Please bear in mind that we are going to be working with our hands under the sun and that some hard-work is expected! Also be aware that the work will take place outdoor all the time, different weather conditions should not be a big problem for you (you should like to be outdoor most of the time). As integration with the community is a key element, we will have cultural interactions with the people in Straden and in the surrounding.

Partner

We will work together with the “LEiV” (Verein Lebende Erde), a landscape protector group in the European NATURA2000-site “Teile des Südoststeirischen Hügellandes”.

Location

Straden is a small town in the South of Styria and close to Graz (around one hour by train). The area of the south of Styria it is known as the Austrian Tuscany for its wines and cousine.

Accomodation

Accommodation: We will be hosted in a school in Straden. Things to bring: You need to bring with you a sleeping bag (we have mats in the house), working clothes, working shoes, raincoat, swimming suit, sun protection. If you require any medications (e.g. because of an allergy), don’t forget to bring them with you. We’ll work in nature and the natural habitat of ticks. There’s a small risk of tick-borne encephalitis. Make sure you protect yourself with repellent or a vaccination. Food: We will cook for ourselves. (Please inform us whether you require a special diet). Your accommodation and food are covered – however, we recommend you to bring some pocket money: the currency used in Austria is Euros. Furthermore we invite you to bring typical food, spices, drinks, games and music from your country (for an intercultural evening) – and a lot of motivation!

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Work

As there will be the 14th international Marjamaa Folk Dance Festival and The Days of the Village on 01.-04.08, volunteers are asked to help it out doing various practical jobs related to its organization and running. This will definitely involve a lot of cleaning and manual work But it is also expected that volunteers contribute to the festival by introducing their national culture, music, also food to locals as well as organizing games and fun activities for local children during the Day of the Youth and Children in the frame of the Festival. Be ready to work for some hours on the weekend

Partner

It became a good tradition for EstYES to organize international workcamps in co-operation with Marjamaa Community. It lies on the half way between Tallinn and Parnu, and it is known for its rich historical and cultural heritage: ancient settlement in Varbola, XIII century church in Marjamaa, numerous German manor houses of XVIII-XIX centuries, etc. Local authorities see in the international camps a powerful tool for local development - not only in terms of work done by volunteers but mainly for introduction multicultural dimension to the population of small local communities in the country. The camp will take place in the village of Marjamaa, the centre of the community. The main idea of this camp is to assist running the 14th international Marjamaa Folk Dance Festival helping different practical tasks. More information about the Festival can be found here https://marjamaafolk.ee/en/about-the-festival/

Location

LocationMarjamaa is a village with over 4000 inhabitants on the half way between Tallinn and Parnu. Distance from Marjamaa to Tallinn is 66 km. Being an administrative centre of community with 7000 inhabitants Marjamaa has several shops, department stores, culture house, cinema, several pubs, etc. Larger city nearby is Rapla (25km), an administrative centre of the county, with a population of about 8000 people. Marjamaa has a very good connection to Tallinn and Parnu. More information on www.marjamaa.ee and www.raplamaa.eeLeisure timeYou can enjoy performances of the Festival, of course. During the international Folk Festival volunteers can join diverse activities and parties with the international participants and locals such as Festival Club every evening. Besides there is a possibility to do sport at the school stadium, swim in the local swimming pool; also go to excursions to the ancient settlement in Varbola, Sillaotsa Farm Museum and other places of interest of the area.

Accomodation

Volunteers will have simple accommodation in the rooms of the Marjamaa Youth Centre right in the middle of the village, sleeping on beds and mattresses. Please bring a sleeping bag. Toilets and showers are available. Volunteers will have lunches and dinners in the local canteen and breakfast prepared by themselves at the accommodation.

Requirements

Special requirementsPlease bring sleeping bag and pillow. It will be great if you could think about your contribution to the festival and bring some materials, music, games as well as national food/ drinks for it. If you can present folk songs or dances from your country or teach others it you really should not hesitate to do it English is the camp language.Participation feeDue to the lack of financial support for the project the participation fee of 100 Euro is requested from volunteers to cover the costs of board, leisure activities and administration. This fee has to be paid by bank transfer before the beginning of the camp. If you cannot make bank transfer please contact your sending organization for solution.

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Work

We will carry the work needed for the visitors to be able to easily walk around the site . Daily work will include cleaning up the archaeological area and the path, removing the dead brushwood and make all the area look clean and pretty. Also, part of the tasks will be helping to organise the San Lourenzo festival on the top of the hillfort. It is a traditional festival which had been lost and recovered a few years ago. All the community gets involved so you will be working hand in hand with locals and who knows, if you have any special skill you may perform something during the festival.

Partner

The General Direction for Youth, Participation and Volunteering has among its powers to promote work camps in the region of Galicia. This general direction belongs to the Ministry of Social Policy of the regional government of Galicia (www.xunta.gal).

Location

Whileas your work is happening, archaeological dig may be taking place, so you will know first hand how archaeologists work. The team will be there to explain how they work, how they record data and so on. However they are digging or not while you are there, archaeological workshops will take place, so you will know all about the site and how archaeology works. Besides archeology, we have prepared loads of fun for you. You will get to know very closely the territory through the tours we have prepared. You will visit other sites, palaces, natural attractions, traditional wineries and you will even walk a small part of the famous "Camino de Santiago".

Accomodation

We want you to be confortable after work, so we have prepared a confie accommodation at the local sports center with bunk beds. To sleep bedding is provided (sleeping bag or sheets). We also need you strong so all the meals will take place at local restaurants. You will get to know Galician culinary, one of the things we are well-known.

Requirements

The specific and compulsory tasks of the camp will be developed in the morning. The volunteers will be divided into groups and will work under the guidelines of the director of the camp who will coordinate the tasks. In the middle of the morning there will be a break for refreshment with a piece of fruit and water. As for the voluntary activities in the afternoon there will be many activities to choose from. The evening activities will offer several options (games, visits to near villages). Cooperation and teamwork will be encouraged in order to improve the development of the camp.

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Work

The work will include setting up and deconstructing the festival venue and assisting the event organizers. Typical tasks would be preparing the decoration and creating orientation signs, helping in the kitchen, carrying out gardening and wood-working tasks or welcoming visitors at the info-point. The volunteers will also have a chance to share their own creative ideas and contribute to the programme of the festival.

Partner

The local partner is a Dutch-Hungarian organization aiming at creating a cultural space and artist residence while preserving the cultural heritage of the area.

Location

Bedepuszta is located in a valley at the end of a dead-end road, at the green slopes of the Cserhát hills. One valley to the east the village of Kisbárkány can be found, in all other directions, there are no settlements for many miles. The extraordinary village of Hollókő (Unesco World Heritage) is only an 8-kilometer walk from Bedepuszta.

Accomodation

The volunteers will be accommodated on a campsite, equipped with all the necessary facilities, and will receive meals 3 times a day.

Requirements

No specific requirements

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