Taiwan WorkCamp Detail Information

VYA/IWO 0901, Taishi01, Taiwan 2-13/09 ARTS, CONS, EDU, 17 vols

(Special teenager workcamp only open for volunteers from IWO Korea, 17 vols)

After the background information (partners, aims and histories) of the workcamps;

* For Accommodation, CV = Cooked by Volunteers   MP = Meals are provided.

 SB! = Sleeping Bag is necessary   SBN = Sleeping Bag is unnecessary

The base camp place is located in Taishi, the most western part of Yun-Lin County along the coats. It is a peaceful, small town and very rich for sea food, especially, if you are oysters lovers, this is a heaven! 

VYA, IWO and Taishi Artist Association will go hand in hand to organize Taishi teenager workcamp. We will help community to repair an old police office which was constructed during the Japanese occupation period and now was appointed as a local cultural heritage building, as the local art exhibition showroom. The community people will use it as community art exhibition center and organize some culture events during the coming traditional Chinese New Year.

So we will help community to repair the showroom, make a few display shelves/showcases with collected local materials and cleanup the space so that they can use it to promote community culture and art as well.

Besides, there is a morning market every day and Saturday night market every week. So participants will also have opportunities to experience traditional local market, night market, and eco-tourism in free schedule, chat with local people and enjoy the passions from them.

Taishi, located in the countryside of Yun-Lin County is a small, serene town in the middle of the western coast of Taiwan. Free from disturbance, Taishi is rich in marine resource such as oyster and shells. For seafood lovers, this is definitely a heaven. However, with the industry transformation, the economic structure in Taishi are facing challenges, population drain resulting from unemployment deepens the rural-urban divide. Besides, a large number of local residents marry mail-order brides from Southeast Asia due to the poor social/economical status, and the amount keeps increasing in recent years. Because of the scarcity and unequal distributions of resource, children have limited access to education. Confronted with the conflicting situations, the community people still lack of understating toward their own culture and social values. Therefore, through the workcamp held in Taishi, we wish to promote global understanding and empowering the young generation to think globally and act locally as well.

Aims:

1)To help community repair the old police office for local art pieces showroom, and this will be used to promote community art and traditional culture as well.

2)To promote friendship/understanding/solidarity among local people and cross-national/Korean volunteers.

3)To teach/encourage/empower local teenager to get involved in voluntary service via international workcamp.

W: We will repair the old police office for local art pieces showroom and make a few display shelves/showcases with collected local materials, coloring them and help to cleanup the showroom as well. Moreover, during the workcamp we will visit local school, sharing and exchanging culture with local teenagers to advance global understanding and friendship.

S: participants are encouraged to share and join the discussions of the community development process and future prospects of their motherland.

A: Local district civil hall/home stay/community house. Sleeping bag is required! Volunteer will cook by turns and Food will be offered 3 meals a day by local people. Otherwise, volunteers will be requested to cook food in their country style in some cultural exchange events.

L: Taishi community, a small fishing village in Yun-Lin County, locating on the middle-western coast of Taiwan.

T: Tao-Yuan international airport is 4 hours of bus trip away from Taishi (transportation costs about NTD$400, passengers may need to transfer in Taichung to get to Taishi or take bus from Taipei directly)

LA: Excursion, exchange parties with local people, eco-tourism (optional), etc.

SR: High motivation for learning and respect to local culture. Chinese language and artistic skills are welcomed but not necessarily required!

PF: Please apply via/ask IWO.

VYA/WINPHIL09-02, Suba01, Philippines 31/1-10/2/09 CONS, ENVI, 20 vols

(Bilateral workcamp only for volunteers from VYA Taiwan and WINPHL Philippines)

Mangrove planting and tree guard making workcamp

After the backgrounds (partners, aims and histories) of the workcamps;

* For Accommodation, CV = Cooked by Volunteers   MP = Meals are provided.

 SB! = Sleeping Bag is necessary/ SBN = Sleeping Bag is Not necessary

The camp has been organized with WINPHIL (WORKCAMPS INTERNATIONAL PHILIPPINES) since 2008.

Mangroves are homes to fishes but can be cut too to make homes for people. Unfortunately, the widespread and indulgent cutting of these important marine fish sanctuaries is threatening the ecological balance in Olango. However, the volunteers can commit by planting mangroves in vacant areas. On the other hand, Barangay Sudlon is a mountainous area near a watershed, the source of Cebu’s drinking water supply. Trees-plating is in emergent need to protect and preserve the watershed for sustainable development.

Aims:

1) To protect the ecological balance and to promote eco educations in Olango, Philippines.

2) To encourage the local people to get involved in Mangroves protection campaign.

W: PART I. In Barangay Sudlon, Cebu City

The volunteers will mainly help grow trees along the roads and public gardens with kids and local people.  They will likewise make tree guards for every tree planted.  They will meet local groups and a religious group living in a cave.  The volunteers will also visit school and cook food for the kids there. 

WORK: PART II. In Olango, Lapu-Lapu City

Volunteers will gather mangrove shoots and plant them in designated areas to reclaim and expand the territory of the fish. The volunteers will likewise meet local people and interact with children. They will experience night fishing, shell craft making and sea-walking to another island.

S: participants are encouraged to share and join the discussions of the community development process and future prospect of their motherland.

A: Local district civil hall/home stay/community house. Sleeping bag is required! Volunteer will cook by turns and Food will be offered 3 meals a day by VYA and WINPHL. Otherwise, volunteers will be request to cook food in their country style in some cultural exchange events.

L: First Part in Barangay Hall in Sudlon (small government building) and second part Iin Suba, Sabang, (Olango)

T:  Mactan-Cebu International Airport.

LA: Swimming in the sea, sea-walk to another island, hiking in the mountains, cave exploration, river trekking and waterfalls!

SR: High motivation for learning and respect to local culture.

PF: Participants need to pay some camp fee, please apply via/ask VYA directly.

VYA/NIFC09-03, Banepa01, Nepal 29/1-12/2/09 CONS, ENVI, 20 vols

(Bilateral workcamp only for volunteers from VYA Taiwan and NIFC Nepal)

Community house construction and eco workcamp

After the backgrounds (partners, aims and histories) of the workcamps;

* For Accommodation, CV = Cooked by Volunteers   MP = Meals are provided.

 SB! = Sleeping Bag is necessary/ SBN = Sleeping Bag is Not necessary

The camp has been organized with NIFC-Nepal since 2008.

Vision Youth Action Taiwan and New International Friendship Club Nepal are both voluntary organizations. Both organizations are doing their best efforts to support the development process of their respective countries through voluntary service. Understanding the importance of spontaneous cooperations among locals and external support to the post conflict situation in Nepal, the two organizations reach an agreement to launch ASIAN YOUTH ACTION’09 project.

Aims:

(1)       To create intercultural exchange, dialogue and break down prejudice between different cultures.

(2)       To provide an opportunity to experience real Nepalese life and culture to Taiwanese youths.

(3)     To provide an opportunity to Nepalese youths to learn from Taiwanese youths from various aspects i.e. Taiwanese life and culture.

W: We are going to help building community house.

There are varieties of works in this workcamp location. The main work is an environmental work in association with Saradadevi Community Forest Consumer’s Group. Volunteer will work with the local people at local forest to help in plantation, taking care of trees, making fire lines, removing un-necessary grass etc.

Volunteers also involve in seasonal agricultural work to help local farmer to plant and harvest crops. We are planning to build some rooms at the local community house from this year. Sometime volunteers may work at local school to assist constructions or painting the school rooms. We will explain in details about the objectives and activities of the workcamp project during the orientation meeting.

S: participants are encouraged to share and join the discussions of the community development process and future prospect of their motherland.

A: In private ranted house. Sleeping bag is required! Volunteer will cook by turns and Food will be offered 3 meals a day by VYA and NIFC. Besides, volunteers will be requested to cook food in their country style in some cultural exchange events.

L: Banepa (about 1800mt.) is located about 30 KM east from Kathmandu in Nepal. This is a beautiful town surrounded by the green hills and panoramic view of Himalayan range from window of the camp house. Banepa can be reached within one and half-an-hour journey by local bus and then half an hour walk to reach the camp house on the middle of mountain.

T: Kathmandu International Airport. NIFC manage group traveling to get work camp place. Therefore volunteer need to be there one day before the camp date. If volunteers arrive late, he or she will travel alone but NIFC will help to catch the bus. It takes about 1 hour to get to Banepa by public bus.

LA: One night two days trekking of Nagarkot 2000 mt. high, a famous hill station to watch sunrise/set scene and a wide range of Himalaya can be seen on the northeast.

SR: High motivation for learning and respect to local culture.

PF: Participants need to pay some camp fee, please apply via/ask VYA directly.

VYA 09-04, Taishi02, Taiwan 1-13/02/09, ARTS, CONS, Culture, 10 vols.

(5 for NICE members)

Kinder playground construction and painting workcamp

After the backgrounds (partners, aims and histories) of the workcamps;

* For Accommodation, CV = Cooked by Volunteers   MP = Meals are provided.

 SB! = Sleeping Bag is necessary/ SBN = Sleeping Bag is Not necessary

The workcamp has been organized together with TAA (Taishi Artist Association) and NICE Japan since 2007.

The wrokcamp is so successful that local residents advise VYA to turn it into a regular activity. VYA, NICE and Taishi Artist Association will go hand in hand to continue the workcamps this year.

We will help to build a kinder playground for community with local material. Until now there is no kinder playground in the community so we hope to create an attractive, fun and safe playground for the community children. In the meanwhile, we will color the wall around the playground; the coloring subject of painting is ”domestic folkgame or game map for children” so that community people can learn different culture via your county’s interesting game. So please bring some materials to help you to draw and to share your own country’s game for children.

Participants will also have opportunities to experience traditional local market, night market, and eco-tourism in free schedule, chat with local people and enjoy the passions from them.

Aims:

1)To build a fascinating and safe playground for the community children.

2)To add new tourism attractions in Taishi town through global and local voluntary power

3) To promote friendship/understanding/solidarity among local people and cross-national volunteers

4) To ground a firm foundation and extend development of international workcamps all over Taiwan

W: We will help build a children’s playground for community with local material. Until now there is no children’s playground in the community so we hope to create an interesting and safe playground for the community children. In the meanwhile, we will color the wall around the playground; the coloring subject of painting is ”domestic folkgame or game map for children” so that community people can learn different culture via your county’s interesting game. So please bring some materials to help you to draw and to share your own country’s game for children.

S: Participants are encouraged to share and join the discussions of the community development process and future prospect of their motherland.

A: Local district civil hall/home stay. Sleeping bag is required! Volunteer will cook by turns and Food will be offered by local people. Volunteers will also have a chance to cook food in their country style in some cultural exchange events.

L: A small fishing village in Yun-Lin County, located on the middle-western coast of Taiwan.

T: Tao-Yuan international airport is 4 hours of bus trip away from Taishi (the transportation fee costs about NTD$400 per service, passengers may need to transfer in Taichung to get to Taishi or take bus from Taipei directly)

LA: Excursion, exchange parties with local people, eco-tourism (optional), etc.

SR: High motivation for learning and respect to local culture. Chinese language and artistic skills are welcomed but not necessarily required!

PF: Free (VYA will provide meals & accommodations). Volunteers should cover the transportation and living expenses by themselves during free schedule.

VYA/WINPHIL09-05, Suba02, Philippines 1-11/07/09 CONS, ENVI, 20 vols

(Bilateral workcamp only for volunteers from VYA Taiwan and WINPHL Philippines)

Mangrove planting and tree guard making workcamp

Same as VYA/WINPHIL09-02 

VYA/NIFC09-06, Banepa01, Nepal 1-15/07/09 CONS, ENVI, 20 vols

(Bilateral workcamp only for volunteers from VYA Taiwan and NIFC Nepal)

Community house construction and eco workcamp

Same as VYA/NIFC09-03

VYA 09-07, Taishi03, Taiwan 27/7-10/8/09, ARTS, CONS, Culture, 10 vols.

(5 for NICE members)

Community Corner Park Construction workcamp

After the backgrounds (partners, aims and histories) of the workcamps;

* For Accommodation, CV = Cooked by Volunteers   MP = Meals are provided.

 SB! = Sleeping Bag is necessary/ SBN = Sleeping Bag is Not necessary

The camp has been organized together with TAA (Taishi Artist Association) and NICE Japan since 2007.

The wrokcamp is so successful that local residents advise VYA to turn it into a regular activity. VYA, NICE and Taishi Artist Association will go hand in hand to continue the workcamps this year.

We will help to construct a corner park for community with local material. The park will be used as community activity center. People can chat with friends and have a cup of Tea with family there. In the meanwhile, we may create a public space for community through the “coloring project.” The coloring subject of the project is ”domestic legend stories” so that community people can learn different culture via your county’s legend stories. So please bring some materials to help you draw your own country legend stories for the community.

Participants will also have opportunities to experience traditional local market, night market, and eco-tourism in free schedule, chat with local people and enjoy the passions from them.

Aims:

1) To add new tourism attractions in Taishi town through global and local voluntary power

2) To promote friendship/understanding/solidarity among local people and cross-national volunteers

3) To ground a firm foundation and extend development of international workcamps all over Taiwan

W: We will help to construct a corner park for community with local material. The park will be used as community activity center. People can chat with friends and have a cup of Tea with family there. In the meanwhile, we may create a public space for community through the “coloring project.” The coloring subject of the project is ”domestic legend stories” so that community people can learn different culture via your county’s legend stories. So please bring some materials to help you draw your own country legend stories for the community.

S: Participants are encouraged to share and join the discussions of the community development process and future      prospect of their motherland.

A: Local district civil hall/home stay. Sleeping bag is required! Volunteer will cook by turns and Food will be offered by local people. Volunteers will also have a chance to cook food in their country style in some cultural exchange events.

L: A small fishing village in Yun-Lin County, locating on the middle-western coast of Taiwan.

T: Tao-Yuan international airport. 4 hours of bus away from Taishi (about NTD$ 400, passengers may need to transfer in Taichung to get to Taishi or take bus from Taipei directly)

LA: Excursion, exchange parties with local people, eco-tourism (optional), etc.

SR: High motivation for learning and respect to local culture. Chinese language and artistic skills are welcomed but not necessarily required!

PF: Free (VYA will provide meals & accommodations). Volunteers should cover the transportation and living expenses by themselves during free schedule.

VYA/Hondao 0908, Sishih01, Taiwan 1-15/08/09 ELDE, ARGI, CON 10 vols

(Elder care and farming workcamp)

After the background information (partners, aims and histories) of the workcamps;

* For Accommodation, CV = Cooked by Volunteers   MP = Meals are provided.

 SB! = Sleeping Bag is necessary SBN = Sleeping Bag is unnecessary

The workcamp is newly organized together with Hondao Senior Citizen’s Welfare Foundation since 2009.

Sishih, located in the northern part of Fusing Township, Chuang-Hua County, is an agricultural village in the middle of the western coast of Taiwan.  The main agricultural products of Sishih are rice and broom.  The unique brooms made from Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad are essential economic products for the villager. However, with the industry transformation, the broom industry has been declined, and transformed to a refined culture industry.

For nearly fourteen years, Hondao Senior Citizen’s Welfare Foundation has been working for the elderly with the concept of “ageing in place” and “active aging” in many communities, such as Sishih. Right now, there are 22 local volunteers serve about 30 elderly people in Sishih. It is the first time that Sishih Village hosts this international WorkCamp with Vision YouthAction and Hondao Senior Citizen’s Welfare Foundation. We hope to promote variety of elderly care, eradicate discriminations against aging and bring more youths into this work.

Aims:

1)      To solidify local organizations in order to provide multi-services in the community

2)      To care for elderly people and to allow international volunteers to have opportunity to serve and interact with local elderly people and learn about “active aging” in Taiwan.

3)      To promote friendship/understanding/solidarity among local people and global volunteers.

4)      To provide a chance to live with a cross-culture group life, and learn from each culture.

W: We will care for elderly people. International volunteers will serve in Community Care Center and organize some events like sing his/her country songs, dance or making simple handiwork for local elderly for 1-3 hours a time. Volunteers will also help to clean and enhance the environment conditions of the community. Besides, volunteers will have chance to learn/make brooms by their own hands.

S: participants are encouraged to share and join the discussions of the community development process and future prospect of their motherland.

A: Sishih Community care center. Sleeping bag is required! Volunteer will cook by turns and Food will be offered 3 meals a day by local people. Otherwise, volunteers will be request to cook food in their country style in some cultural exchange events. Toilet will be available in each floor and shower is available in local volunteers’ houses near by Accommodation within 5-minute walking distance.

L: Sishih Community, a small agricultural village in the middle of the western coast of Taiwan. The driving distance from Taichung City to Sishih village is around 50-minute, and from Taipei (the capital of Taiwan）to Sishih Village is around three hours. The address is No. 34, Sishih village, Fusing Township, ChuangHua County

T: Tao-Yuan international airport is 2 hours of bus trip away from Sishih Community (passengers may need to transfer in Taichung to get to Sishih)

LA: There are several places around Sishih to visit during free time, such as Lu-Kang, a famous historic and traditional town, and Tian-wei, a garden city, and Pu-li, a newly rebuilt township after a serious earthquake in 2001 in Taiwan. 

SR: With passion on the elderly and high motivation for learning and respect to local culture. Chinese language and Japanese are welcomed but not necessarily required!

PF: Free (Hondao will provide meals & accommodations). Volunteers should cover the transportation and living expenses by themselves during free schedule.

VYA 09-09, Taishi04, Taiwan 15-30/08/09. ARTS, CONS, Culture, 10 vols. -

(5 for NICE members)

Community Volunteer House repairing workcamp

After the backgrounds (partners, aims and histories) of the workcamps;

* For Accommodation, CV = Cooked by Volunteers   MP = Meals are provided.

 SB! = Sleeping Bag is necessary/ SBN = Sleeping Bag is Not necessary

Taishi workcamp, the very first international workcamp was initiated in 2007 in Taiwan together with NICE Japan. The wrokcamp is so successful that local residents advise VYA to turn it into a regular activity. VYA, NICE and Taishi Artist Association will go hand in hand to continue the workcamps this year.

We will help to reconstruct/repair the Community Volunteer House, color the wall, clean up and cut the grass around the buildings and redesign the space allocation to improve the overall living conditions. In the meanwhile, we can create a public space for community through the “coloring project.” The subject of the coloring project is “domestic folk stories for the Children.” So please bring some materials to help you draw your own country’s stories for the children.

Participants will also have opportunities to experience traditional local market, night market, and eco-tourism in free schedule, chat with local people and enjoy the passions from them.

Aims:

1) To add new tourism attractions in Taishi town through global and local voluntary power

2) To promote friendship/understanding/solidarity among local people and cross-national volunteers

3) To ground a firm foundation and extend development of international workcamps all over Taiwan

W: We will help to reconstruct/repair the Community Volunteer House, color the wall, clean up and cut the grass around the buildings and redesign the space allocation to improve the overall living conditions. In the meanwhile, we can create a public space for community through the “coloring project.” The subject of the coloring project is “domestic folk stories for the Children.” So please bring some materials to help you draw your own country’s stories for the children.

S: Participants are encouraged to share and join the discussions of the community development process and future      prospect of their motherland.

A: Local district civil hall/home stay. Sleeping bag is required! Volunteer will cook by turns and Food will be offered by local people. Volunteers will also have a chance to cook food in their country style in some cultural exchange events.

L: A small fishing village in Yun-Lin County, located on the middle-western coast of Taiwan.

T: Tao-Yuan international airport is 4 hours of bus trip away from Taishi (about NTD$ 400, passengers may need to transfer in Taichung to get to Taishi or take bus from Taipei directly)

LA: Excursion, exchange parties with local people, eco-tourism (optional), etc.

SR: High motivations for learning and respect to local culture. Chinese language and artistic skills are welcomed but not necessarily required!

PF: Free (VYA will provide meals & accommodations). Volunteers should cover the transportation and living expenses by themselves during free schedule.