Work

Basically, our projects consist of two parts. First three days we worked at the one place that is our main work, helping a family to do their work in the nursery. Mixing soil and composts, filling the bags, cutting flowers, and planting the branches are among the main work. Second four days, we moved around the village to meet the community to do our next part of the project. During this week you can meet a family, youth/children society members and watch their activities, women’s/farmers groups, visit village school, etc. Among work scheduled volunteers participating, 1. Help to family to do their work in nurseries 2. Cultural exchange programs with villagers including youths. 3. Activities with children 4. Work and assist with self-help group member’s activities 5. Visit village kindergarten

Partner

This project is actively working for SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDGs 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), organized together with Green Volunteers for Green Future (GV4GF) since 2012 (since 2017 in this place!). Higurakgoda is a settlement, established in 1956, under the government development plan. Families were brought here from different parts of Sri Lanka and asked to settle here while doing paddy farming. Different parts of Sri Lanka have different kinds of subcultures. In here all of them are mixed and emerge a new subculture. Now 3rd generation is living here with their 2nd generation parents. During the 21st century, technology has changed rapidly but it has not reached these areas because of language barriers, unawareness, narrow perspectives, and so on. As a country, everyone should be a part of the country’s development process but unfortunately, these rural communities are somehow rejected by the administration. But actually, communities’ active participation is essential to overcome the burdens and to establish a just society. Some families are doing other activities to live. Making bags, packing spices, and maintaining plant nurseries are among them. We are working closely with paddy farmers as well as other families who have no land to do agriculture.

Location

Higurakgoda is located at Polonnaruwa District. Polonnaruwa is the second ancient kingdom in Sri Lanka and declared as a world heritage site. Lots of ruins are still there including stone carvings, palaces, temples, pagodas, shrines, parks and lakes etc. and most of them are more than 1100 years old. This is a on the very populated destinations among the tourists. Total area is religious and thousands of pilgrimages visiting daily and for religious ceremonies. Lots of ruins still can see 27km around the city. Majority of the population is depending on paddy farming. Polonnaruwa is another low population density area recorded 122 people per square KM. Project site is located 256 km from Colombo.

Accomodation

Village house with a host family, located close to nice paddy fields. There is electricity and purified drinking water available. Mobile phone connections are working. Internet is available, but not strong and no Wi-Fi. You can use toilet papers here. You have to wash your cloths by hand and have to hang outside for drying.

Requirements

Necessary = High motivation to work with people, some knowledge about nursery work, adapt/ respect to village life local culture and rules, Desirable = language skills of Sri Lankan, experience of joining/ coordinating international workcamps, team work some sports 220/ 180 EUR for 10/ 6 days to be paid on your arrivals. 20 EUR less for repeaters of GV4GF workcamps and vols. from less expensive countries. There is optional service of 50 EUR to pick up at the airport and one night stay in the guest house, following day breakfast and moving to the meeting point are included.

Notes:

Local SDGs (2030 goals) of the family, Higu and Sri Lanka

Descrizione

Let’s experience the life- assist to livelihood activities, Higurakdamana, Higurakgoda

Work

Basically, our projects consist of two parts. First three days we worked at the one place that is our main work, helping a family to do their work in the nursery. Mixing soil and composts, filling the bags, cutting flowers, and planting the branches are among the main work. Second four days, we moved around the village to meet the community to do our next part of the project. During this week you can meet a family, youth/children society members and watch their activities, women’s/farmers groups, visit village school, etc. Among work scheduled volunteers participating, 1. Help to family to do their work in nurseries 2. Cultural exchange programs with villagers including youths. 3. Activities with children 4. Work and assist with self-help group member’s activities 5. Visit village kindergarten

Partner

This project is actively working for SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDGs 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), organized together with Green Volunteers for Green Future (GV4GF) since 2012 (since 2017 in this place!). Higurakgoda is a settlement, established in 1956, under the government development plan. Families were brought here from different parts of Sri Lanka and asked to settle here while doing paddy farming. Different parts of Sri Lanka have different kinds of subcultures. In here all of them are mixed and emerge a new subculture. Now 3rd generation is living here with their 2nd generation parents. During the 21st century, technology has changed rapidly but it has not reached these areas because of language barriers, unawareness, narrow perspectives, and so on. As a country, everyone should be a part of the country’s development process but unfortunately, these rural communities are somehow rejected by the administration. But actually, communities’ active participation is essential to overcome the burdens and to establish a just society. Some families are doing other activities to live. Making bags, packing spices, and maintaining plant nurseries are among them. We are working closely with paddy farmers as well as other families who have no land to do agriculture.

Location

Higurakgoda is located at Polonnaruwa District. Polonnaruwa is the second ancient kingdom in Sri Lanka and declared as a world heritage site. Lots of ruins are still there including stone carvings, palaces, temples, pagodas, shrines, parks and lakes etc. and most of them are more than 1100 years old. This is a on the very populated destinations among the tourists. Total area is religious and thousands of pilgrimages visiting daily and for religious ceremonies. Lots of ruins still can see 27km around the city. Majority of the population is depending on paddy farming. Polonnaruwa is another low population density area recorded 122 people per square KM. Project site is located 256 km from Colombo. Organizing cultural exchange events, Excursion, Environmental Education, Expeditions, Farewell party, etc.

Accomodation

Village house with a host family, located close to nice paddy fields. There is electricity and purified drinking water available. Mobile phone connections are working. Internet is available, but not strong and no Wi-Fi. You can use toilet papers here. You have to wash your cloths by hand and have to hang outside for drying.

Requirements

Necessary = High motivation to work with people, some knowledge about nursery work, adapt/ respect to village life local culture and rules, Desirable = language skills of Sri Lankan, experience of joining/ coordinating international workcamps, team work some sports

Meeting point

Colombo - Volunteers need to arrive at Katunayake Bandaranayake International Airport by the end of Sep. 16 and can leave there after 22:00 of the last days. 7 hours by bus to the site. You will meet at the Colombo Government bus terminal in the morning on the first day.

Notes:

Local SDGs (2030 goals) of the family, Higu and Sri Lanka

Work

1) Working with children's centre staff to provide operational support for events held at the children's center. 2) Planning and implementing play and study programs with children. 3) Taking care of the flowers planted in the flowerbeds around Tokushima Station.

Partner

This project is actively working for SDG 4 (Quality Education), organized together with the local organization from this year! The host organisation, Bizan Daigaku, has so far organised many activities for children at children's centers in Tokushima City and Yoshinogawa City, providing opportunities for international exchange. The results have spread to other children's centers and after-school clubs. The aim of the current programme is to visit new children's centers and after-school clubs in Tokushima City to play and study with the children and organise various activities to give the children summer memories. Volunteers also support Bizan Daigaku activities (Flower road project) . There are many flowers which local people plants planting events. Volunteers will take care of these flowers, mainly watering!

Location

Tokushima city, Tokushima pref.

Accomodation

Sharing house (renovated apartment) in Tokushima city. All meals will be prepared by volunteers by turns. Lunch and dinner during the festival will be provided from local. Sleeping bag is necessary.

Requirements

Positive attitude, a willingness to work hard and communicate with Japanese local people, have fun with kids! Motivation letter is needed.

Meeting point

Tokushima station

Notes:

Help children learning and gaining their experiences through teamwork. Experience international exchange while working with children.

Work

SEEDS’ programme combines learning, sharing, hands-on activities, getting to know Iceland, its culture, having fun, exploring the city and its attractions, as stunning natural attractions in possible excursions. Participants should prepare to share environmental issues from their countries and should be ready to spend time outdoors walking medium distances during activities and sightseeing. Note this project is a learning/sharing camp and not a standard workcamp. This project has a smaller volunteer work part and puts a bigger emphasis on the personal learning process than on the community impact. In this project SEEDS will organise a night photography and aurora hunting (Northern Lights) workshop in the city or in the vicinity of Reykjavík. This will take place during late evening and possibly into the night. Northern lights are a natural phenomenon depending on solar activity and meteorological conditions; we cannot guarantee you will see northern lights, but the night photography workshop will be organised anyway.

Partner

During this camp, participants can share their love for (and learn more about) global & local environmental issues, as well as photography. If you are interested in topics such as climate change, waste management, animal protection and sustainability, and you also love taking photographs or want to develop your photography skills, then this project is for you! While developing artistic and technical photography skills, you will be focusing on environmental and sustainability issues through non-formal activities such as workshops, discussions, presentations and visits facilitated by SEEDS. One of our aims is to help create more environmentally aware consumers & travellers! You will visit local projects on environment and conservation. These may include hands-on activities or guided visits. Some examples include outdoor cleanup tasks, a geothermal power plant, a local fauna and/or flora exhibition or an outdoor Icelandic culture museum. Some of these activities are dependent on conditions such as weather, as well as availability or restrictions of our partner organisations. You will also have time to put the theory about photography into practice, walking around and exploring the city. At the end of the camp, the best photographs from each participant are selected for an online exhibition on SEEDS' social media. Participants should bring their own digital cameras, lenses, tripods and laptops if possible.

Location

Reykjavík is a dynamic, modern city which lives in harmony with nature, using renewable energy sources. The world’s northernmost capital bridges the Atlantic, between Europe and North America. Reykjavík is spread across a peninsula with a panoramic view of the mountains and the Atlantic. It is an international city with a lively cosmopolitan cultural scene surrounded by beautiful nature.

Accomodation

SEEDS participants will stay in a house in Reykjavík. The facilities are basic with a kitchen, showers, and a washing machine. Everyone is expected to show consideration for their companions. Participants will sleep in shared rooms or dormitories. Volunteers will receive food supplies and will be in charge of cooking and cleaning. Please note the food SEEDS provides will be vegetarian. Do not forget to bring some traditional/typical food, drinks, recipes, music, games or movies from your country for the intercultural evening. Please be aware some items or ingredients may be expensive in Iceland and you will need to buy them yourselves or bring them from your country.

Requirements

Participation fee EUR 400 (Euros). The fee can either be transferred in advance via bank transfer, or paid in cash on arrival. It includes transportation from the meeting point to the camp (on the first day), the visits available and the night photography workshop & aurora hunting outing. The Meeting time will be at 18:00 (6:00 pm) on September 19 at SEEDS’ office in Reykjavík. Participants that cannot arrive on time (later or delayed flights) will be sent information on how to reach the camp on their own. Some excursions (e.g. to the Golden Circle, Hot River hike and/or South Shore) can be arranged at discount fares if there is free time after the camp workshops/sessions. It may be very cold and/or rainy, so we recommend bringing warm and waterproof clothes (underlayers, overcoats, scarves, gloves and hats) and good walking shoes, as some of the activities take place outdoors.

Meeting point

The Meeting time will be at 18:00 (6:00 pm) on September 19 at SEEDS’ office in Reykjavík. Participants that cannot arrive on time (later or delayed flights) will be sent information on how to reach the camp on their own.

Work

Volunteers will be involved in the following work/tasks:- Agriculture in different local/organic farms;- Gardening at the local Urban Garden (Horta Urbana de Amarante);- Cleaning the river sides;- Organize climate actions/challenges;- Promoting local, organic and fair trade products.

Partner

Support to local/regional organic farmers to raise awareness among the participants and the population on organic farms, organic food and fair trade; to develop skills related to agriculture work in organic farms and environment preservation; to run activities in order to increase the level of commitment at local level (Amarante) for organic and Fair-Trade products

Location

Amarante is a small town in the North of Portugal, part of Porto district (60km far from Porto to the interior) with 12 thousand inhabitants (in the city center). It is a quite famous city for tourism, culture, and wine production. Indeed, is quite near (18km) the Oporto wine region. Is crossed by TEmega River (one of the rivers ending at Douro River that crosses Porto till the Atlantic Ocean) and it is on the valley of one of the most important Portuguese mountains, MarEpoundo (1450m). Amarante is well located and has a good public transport system (bus station).

Accomodation

Participants will be accommodated in shared rooms (4 participants each) of Casa da Juventude de Amarante (even so participants should bring sleeping bag). Casa da Juventude de Amarante is in the city center of Amarante (just 10m walking distance from the bus station) and has its own kitchen, WC and showers. In terms of food, our youth centre has a bar\restaurant proposal for the volunteers (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) always taking into consideration our aims (healthy food with organic and vegetarian ingredients). Laundry available (self-service). This youth centre has free wireless.

Requirements

-Sleeping bag;-Hygiene products and sun protector;-Swimming suits;-Working and sports clothes and shs.

Meeting point

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Work

Creating and Maintaining Educational Spaces and Materials: We will care and improve the associations pedagogical spaces ; create and improve educational activity materials and prepare resources for ongoing education purposes.Awareness raising event: We will cocreate, organize and present a public event (open day) that joins together the local community for a day of cultural, traditional and creative exchange.

Partner

Get to know and experience the creative art of working with clay and other natural materials while integrated in a living community that practices regenerative lifestyles and techniques - Together we can reshape the way we think and care for our resources by engaging in regenerative design and practices. We aim to transform materials and learning spaces by having fun, improving our personal wellbeing, help counteract climate change, and bring back more balance into our ecosystems.

Location

Quinta do Vale da Lama, OdiEUxere, Lagos, Faro, Algarve, Portugal

Accomodation

Our venues facilities include prepared and amp; shaded camping areas, hot showers, indoor bathrooms and dining hall, as well as WiFi,charging stations, small library, tools and didactic materials.Accommodation is made in individual tents; please bring your own if you can, if you cant the project will provide one.The project will provide 5 meals per day (breakfast; Lunch; snack; dinner; supper). We serve a mediterranean diet, mainly vegetarianbased as much as possible on the following ethical sequence: seasonal, local and organic.

Requirements

Please bring with you: Practical working clothes and warm jumper for evenings; Outdoor shs and shower flip flops; sun cream; insect repellant; torch; sleeping bag and small blanket; personal tent (is preferred); sun hat; small backpack and personal water bottle and drinking cup; beach and shower towel; personal hygiene products; swimming gear; musical instruments.

Meeting point

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Work

Would you like to make an important contribution to the conservation of moors and heaths and their animals and plants? Then this workcamp in the beautiful countryside of northern Germany between Bremen and Hamburg is the right place for you. With your workcamp group you will work in six protected areas. In the fauna-flora habitat (FFH - protected habitat of animals and plants according to EU law) and nature reserve (NSG) "Bullensee und Hemelsmoor", you will decussate pines and birches (remove non-native plants) in order to create a habitat for endangered and moor-relevant plant species such as Bult peat moss, cranberry and smooth snake. In the landscape conservation area (LSG) "Stellingsmoor", your group will clear sensitive bog areas to preserve bog development and habitat for the protected smooth snake. In addition, you will protect rare and endangered plant species such as orchids, thyme or lung gentian by partially raking out matted vegetation. In the “Swatte Flag” nature reserve (NSG) you will remove young willows to preserve an important spawning ground for the moor frog. In the fauna-flora habitat (FFH - habitat of animals and plants protected under EU law) and nature reserve (NSG) "Bullensee und Hemelsmoor", you will remove sawn-off trees from former peat cutting areas to create habitats for endangered and moor-relevant plant species such as bult peat moss, cranberry and smooth snake. In the "Elmer Berg" nature reserve, you will remove young pine trees from the heathland in order to optimize the heathland and improve the habitat of the sand lizard. You will also protect rare and endangered plant species in the "Wolfsgrund" and "Esseler Moor" nature reserves by partially raking out matted vegetation. In the "Stellingsmoor" nature reserve, your group will clear sensitive moor areas in order to preserve moor development and the habitat for the protected smooth snake. All activities are professionally supervised by the staff and volunteers of the NABU Ecological Station Oste-Region. In addition to the practical work, you will learn a lot about nature conservation and environmental protection in general as well as the natural habitat of moors and heaths and their protection in particular from the staff and volunteers. You will learn a lot about the local flora and fauna, their relevance for the ecosystem and the various measures to protect them. Cooperation partners for this workcamp are the European Union-funded Integrated LIFE Project "Atlantic Sand Landscapes" (Project Team Lower Saxony in the Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)), the Rotenburg Office for Nature Conservation and Landscape Management and NABU Bremervoerde-Zeven.

Partner

Ecological NABU Station Oste-Region (German: Ökologischen NABU-Station Oste-Region) The Ecological NABU- Station Oste Region is an institution of NABU Lower Saxony. The station provides local support to the Rotenburg and Stade districts in their management of protected areas. Its core tasks are primarily the recording of animal and plant species, the initiation, planning, implementation and success monitoring of maintenance and development measures, as well as the planning and implementation of species protection measures. The station not only works closely with the nature conservation authorities, but also with the Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN) to coordinate and initiate necessary measures. LIFE-Project "Atlantic Sand Landscapes" (Project Team Lower Saxony in the Lower Saxony State Agency for Water Management, Coastal and Nature Conservation (NLWKN)) (German: LIFE-Projekt „Atlantische Sandlandschaften“ (Projektteam Niedersachsen im Niedersächsische Landesbetrieb für Wasserwirtschaft, Küsten- und Naturschutz (NLWKN))) The LIFE Project "Atlantic Sand Landscapes" is the first LIFE Project in the field of "Nature" of the European Union in Germany. With this transnational project, the federal states of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony aim to contribute to reversing the trend in the loss of biodiversity and valuable natural areas. The habitats and their animal and plant species are to be either brought into a favourable conservation status or at least a significant improvement in their status is to be achieved.

Location

In your leisure time, you can enjoy your quiet accommodation and the beautiful surroundings by playing sports and spending evenings together around the campfire. There is a table football in the house and outside there is a goal wall, a basketball hoop, a table tennis table, a football pitch with two goals, a barbecue and a campfire area with seating. After work,you can also take the hourly bus to the neighbouring town of Zeven within 10 minutes. At the weekend trips to Bremen and Hamburg are worthwhile.

Accomodation

You will stay in the Badenstedt school hostel, a self-catering house with 4 and 6-bed rooms in the middle of nature. The house has a large kitchen, toilets, communal showers and two common rooms for eating and group activities. You cook together. Money for shopping will be provided. Vegetarian or vegan meals are possible. Please indicate any intolerances when registering.

Requirements

Be able to ride a bike: You will cycle to at least three of the four work sites and have to cover distances of up to 10km; fitness for physically demanding work

Meeting point

Meeting point and time: at accommodation until 6:15pm on 21/09/2024 Directions to Meeting Point: From Hamburg airport (travel time to workcamp 2,5 to 3,5h) From Hamburg airport take S-Bahn S1 (direction Wedel or Hamburg-Blankenese) to Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (Hamburg main train station, about 24 min travel time). The S1 is running every 10min. From Hamburg main station (travel time to workcamp 1,5 to 2h) At Hamburg Hauptbahnhof (Hamburg main train station) you have two options: you can take (at least at 3:15pm) the train ME RE4 in direction Bremen Hbf and get off at last station Bremen Hbf (travel time 69min). You can also take (at least at 3:45pm) the ICE or IC to Köln (Cologne) and get off at the station Bremen Hbf (travel time 54-56min). From Bremen airport please take the tram line 6 (direction "Universität") to the stop Bremen Hbf (main station) ((travel time 16min). From Bremen Hauptbahnhof (Hbf) (main train station) At Bremen Hbf (main station) take the bus 630 in the direction “Bahnhof Süd, Zeven” and leave the bus at the station “Bademühlen Großes Holz” in Badenstedt (Zeven) after 65min. From bus station “Bademühlen Großes Holz” After leaving the bus, walk 200m in the opposite direction of travel along the road. On the other side of the road is a red brick building, your accommodation, the Schullandheim Badenstedt. More Information about train and bus connections: www.bahn.com.

Notes:

Please note: There is a special Teenage Fee of 150€ for international volunteers who applied under 18 in this camp

Work

Come to Grafenhausen to actively support the local community and local associations to maintain and renovate parts of their local infrastructure. They defined several projects to improve the living quality in the village and to make Grafenhausen more attractive. You will help to realise: • Painting of the schoolyard! Directly next to the accommodation is an elementary school with a large court. You will be in charge of painting this big area where the children are used to playing. Feel free to bring with you creative ideas. The playground of the school was a previous workcamp in 2019 and will also need to be renovated. • Mettenberg Fence. Help the neighbouring community of Mettenberg which is still part of Grafehausen by laying out wall plates and fence. • Renovate wooden sitting areas. For this task, you will be working with wood, sanding down damaged parts, painting benches and table anew. The work will be led by a professional instructor, so no previous experience is needed. Sometimes you might be split up in smaller groups to do different tasks. Working hours will be approximately from 8am to 4pm from Monday to Friday with a 1-2 hour break for lunch.

Partner

Grafenhausen is a beautiful village with about 2.100 inhabitants. Even if it’s not very big, the village has a lot to offer: e.g. the very interactive "Black Forest Museum", a public pool, and a beautiful and touristic sculpture park, where the international group of 2016 worked and where you will be working. Indeed, the locals are now used to welcoming international volunteers for different projects that will help their community, almost every year. In 2023, they invite a workcamp for the 7th time; you can now join the 8th this summer! By joining this workcamp, you are supporting the sustainable development within the community (UN SDG 11).

Location

Grafenhausen is located in the very south of Germany, in the famous Black Forest. It is a very nice village with typical south German architecture, surrounded by beautiful landscapes. In addition to the forest, there are many lakes and mountains close-by. An excursion to the Rothaus brewery is already planned; you will have the opportunity to visit the famous local beer factory. Indeed, the Feldberg, the highest German mountain outside of the Alps, is about half an hour by car, which makes this area perfect for hiking trips! The famous German beer "Tannenzäpfle" is brewed in Grafenhausen and you’ll have the possibility to visit the brewery during your stay. The village is in a very rural area, so be prepared for two calm weeks in the Black Forest, far away from the big city life. To go shopping, the community will lend you a small bus and for excursions you will receive travel passes with which you can use public transportation in the whole Black Forest area. From the next train station, there are regular connections to Freiburg (a university city) and Lake Constance. Grafenhausen is located at about 1.000 meters altitude; therefore the weather at the end of the summer can be quite unpredictable. Be prepared for warm and sunny temperatures, as well as coldness and rain.

Accomodation

You will be accommodated in a beautiful wooden group house, in the middle of the village, called the HAGEHUS. The house is equipped with hot showers and toilets which can be separated by gender, a kitchen, a big common room and a dorm. You will sleep on mattresses on the floor (bed sheets are provided but no pillow nor cover) in the dorm, one big common room. Please bring your own sleeping bag! In the house, there is a washing machine and a Wifi connection. The bakery/café and local supermarket are at walking distance. Your group of volunteers will be responsible for grocery shopping and cooking together. The food will be bought with the camp budget and everybody will take turns for cooking, washing the dishes and cleaning. In order to reduce our carbon footprint on the planet, we encourage volunteers to reduce meat and try more sustainable dishes.

Meeting point

Bus station: Schule/Rathaus, Grafenhausen

Work

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.

Partner

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.

Location

Oi-cho, Anan city, Tokushima prefecture.

Accomodation

Home staying at local farmhouses. All meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns. Sleeping bag is NOT necessary.

Requirements

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.

Meeting point

Tokushima station

Notes:

Study theme: Finding ways for sustainability of a depopulated village, Pass down the osettai culture to the next generation, Helping senior citizens to host foreigners Other activities: Welcome party by locals, visiting Kakurin-ji temple. Other: Video about Kakurin-ji temple https://youtu.be/V2vX5Ik4ASM

Descrizione

Historically, violence against women and girls has been widespread in Nepali society but is still an unreported problem in Nepal. It is reported that one-third of married women have experienced emotional, physical, or sexual violence from their spouse in their marital relationship. The women experience violence when trafficked into forced labour or prostitution. Between 5,000 and 12,000 girls and women aged 10 to 20 years of age are trafficked every year, 75 percent of whom are below 18 years of age and the majority of whom are sold into forced prostitution. In Nepal, there exist six kinds of violence against women and girls, mainly sexual abuse, incest and rape by family members and others, recruitment by family members into prostitution, neglect by family members, even to the point of death, feticide and infanticide, dowry demand and wife abuse. This project aims to provide human rights education from professionals through awareness-raising campaigns to people, especially women and girls. The different activities like Drama performance education in public with the message on 'Say "NO" to Violence against Woman' will be conducted. A forum in a public place for interaction with local community people is organized to have interaction on Women's Violence, problems, and their solutions. The target population is community leaders, teachers, and especially women groups and teen- aged girls. It aims to develop peace and protect human rights. Objectives: - To raise awareness to the local community against violence among women. - Aware people of women's rights and implement those at the local level.

Work

- Conduct awareness sessions to the men and women about violence among women - Organize open forum in public place for the interaction with local community people on women violence, problems, and their solutions. - Develop educational materials.

Partner

Volunteers Initiative Nepal (VIN), founded in 2005, is a non-profit and non-government organization working for the most marginalized communities of Nepal using a holistic community development approach. VIN works with many local and international volunteers each year to achieve its Goal. Improving the quality of living of disadvantaged people through community empowerment is our ultimate Goal, and Volunteerism is our strategy for our development initiatives.

Location

Tarakeshwor: Tarakeshwor municipality is situated in the outskirts of Kathmandu District. It is around 10-15 km from the main ring road to Balaju, Kathmandu, covered with hills, fields, and woods. VIN organizes travel tours like Chitwan Jungle Safari, Pokhara, Nagarkot for extra costs if you are interested after your work camp.

Accomodation

The volunteers will stay with the host family/hostel identified by VIN. The living facilities are simple and basic. Male and female volunteers will share the sameliving area with separate rooms. The volunteers sleep on simple beds/mattresses. Please bring your sleeping bag.

Requirements

Requirements: - Basic English should be spoken among the participants and staff. Participation Fee: The participation fee of 200 Euros + 100 Euro for Transportation is to be paid on your arrival at VIN Office. The Participation Fee Covers: - Food and Accommodation: Nepali Standard at a local host family – 3 meals a day - Transportation: Airport pick-up and pick up and drop to the working community site - Materials for the work-camp community and development projects support. - Local volunteer support cost - VIN T-shirt and certificate of participation - 24 hours emergency support - VIN admin cost What's Excluded? Airfare, VISA, Travel medical insurance, return airport transfer, travel and entrance fees on the world heritage sights, Personal travel and weekend activities expenses etc.

Meeting point

VIN staff will pick up each volunteer from the airport. The volunteers are requested to send their flight details to VIN on time so that we can send our staff with your name card and VIN's Logo. If you want to come earlier and explore the country more, you may find pre-paid taxi at the airport, or VIN may help you with that. Airport: Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu

Notes:

The participation fee is 200 Euros (30 Euro for transportation), which is to be paid on arrival at VIN Office.