Japan
Vermittlungsgebühr für längere Projekte 180 EUR (+ extra fee)
| In Japan arbeiten wir seit langem mit der 1991 gegründeten Organisation NICE (= Never-ending International Volunteer Exchange) zusammen. Die neben Workcamps auch längere Freiwilligenprojekte in Japan organisieren. Die Projekte zeichnen sich durch sorgfältige Vorbereitung und hervorragende Betreuung aus. |
Für alle längeren Projekte wird vor Ort ein mehrtägiges Vor- und Nachbereitungsseminar von NICE veranstaltet. Die Teilnahme ist für alle Freiwilligen verpflichtend.
Vor Ort wird eine Extra-Gebühr von 10.000 Yen (ca. 80 €) pro Monat fällig, die an NICE zu Beginn des Projektes gezahlt werden muss.
Auf Anfrage kann die Projektdauer bzw. das Datum der Projekte variiert werden.
NICE/LMTI-02G Ikata 8 (Ehime) 06/08-31/10 AGRI, HERI 2 vols.
NICE/LMTI-02H Ikata 9 (Ehime) 10/09-05/12 AGRI, HERI 2 vols.
NICE/LMTI-02I Ikata 10 (Ehime) 01/10-26/12 AGRI, HERI 2 vols.
NICE/LMTI-02J Ikata 11 (Ehime) 29/10-23/01 AGRI, HERI 2 vols.
NICE/LMTI-02K Ikata 12 (Ehime) 03/12-27/02 AGRI, HERI 2 vols.
Host organization is Kikuya Community Group (KCG), formed by the local young people to think of the future of their small village. Ikata is famous for its main industry of oranges farming, but has been facing depopulation, lack of workers and ageing society since most of young people leave the town. So, the number of abandoned orange farms is increasing and the town is losing its tradition, life, custom and scenery. KCG strongly hopes to host vols. to work together to animate the town and revive the farms.
WORK: You will help orange farming (harvesting, taking care of trees, etc), organize cultural and language classes for local people and kids, support the old people who live alone (being with them, talking with them) and create new activities to animate the town.
ACCOMMODATION: Share room at the volunteers' house. Cooked by vols. Pocket money is 25,000 yen per month.
LOCATION: In the edge of Sata Peninsula, surrounded by the sea, so fishing is also famous. There are only 30 houses in this community. The climate is relatively warm though it can be cold in winter.
TERMINAL: Matsuyama. From Matsuyama, about 2 hours by train and bus
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Participation in the local events, exchange with the local groups, etc.
SPECIAL REMARKS: Speaking good Japanese, strong motivation to work with the host, respect to the local custom and life, open mind and flexibility.
EXTRA FEE: 10.000 Yen per month (ca. 80€/pro Monat)
NICE/LMTI-06 C Show-mura 3 (Fukushima) 06/08-31/10 AGRI,CULT 3vols.
Host organization is Choma-Club (CC) since 2008. CC is a local NPO to organize a lot of projects for community development and youth-empowerment. Showamura is a rural village where over 50% are elderly and they face depopulation of their youth. There is a lack of communication between the generations so the NPO 'Choma Club' wants energize the community with innovative ideas by hosting a workcamp to allow for interaction and exchange with youth.
WORK: 1) Helping vegetable and flower farms. Cutting grasses around rice field, 2) Exchange with the local elementary students. Participating in several local events and 3)Short term worlkcamp leader! During the project, there will be 4 workcamps.
ACCOMMODATION: A building in the center of Choma club.
LOCATION: A small village in the forest area, the population is about 19,000. There is a hot spring.
TERMINAL: From Tokyo, about 4 hours by train and bus.
SPECIAL REMARKS: Speaking good Japanese! Interested in environmental issues and agriculture. Motivation to work hard, open mind, cooperation with others.
EXTRA FEE: 10.000 Yen per month (ca. 80€/pro Monat)
NICE/LMTI-09 B Miyazu (Kyoto) 10/09-05/12 AGRI 2 vols.
This is the first LMTV in collaboration with the local farmer, ‘Shizen-Koubou AOKI'. which do organic farming over 10 years. There only 2 people to do farming in the large scale vegetable field, so they need help to protect the non-chemical farm area. The host organizer, Mr. Aoki wants people to know about the organic farming through doing volunteer work, and they'd like to spread the thinking about organic farming and also how to live with nature. They have established organization for shipment.
WORK: To support organic farming. Planting a seeding, cutting grasses, pulling the grasses out, Harvesting, shipment work, spread water.
ACCOMMODATION: Local House.
LOCATION: 90 km northwest of Kyoto prefecture.
TERMINAL: Osaka(3 hours by train or Bus). From Tokyo, 4 hours by bullet train or 10 hours by midnight bus.
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Festival for harvest, sightseeing for Japanese 3 most beautiful landscape heritage, "Amanohashidate" etc...
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Japanese basic language is needed. Driving license.
EXTRA FEE: 10.000 Yen per month (ca. 80€/pro Monat)