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-5H Ikata 8 (Ehime) 02/12 - 26/02/12 AGRI, HERI 2 vols.
NICE /LI-IK12-1 Ikata 12-1 (Ehime) 20/01 - 15/04/12 AGRI, HERI 2 vols.
NICE /LI-IK12-2 Ikata 12-2 (Ehime) 16/03 - 10/06/12 AGRI, HERI 2 vols.
The host organization of these projects is Kikuya Community Group (KCG), formed by 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, depending on the season), support local youth club, taking care of elderly people and create new activities to animate the town.
ACCOMMODATION: Shared rooms at the volunteers' house, cooking is dony by volunteers. Pocket money is 20,000 yen per month.
LOCATION: In the edge of Sata Peninsula, surrounded by the sea. There are only 30 houses in this community. The climate is relatively warm though it can be cold in winter.
TERMINL: Matsuyama. From Matsuyama the trip takes about 2 hours by train and bus.
FREE TIME: Participation in the local events, exchange with the local groups, etc.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Speaking good Japanese, strong motivation to work with the host, respect to the local custom and life, open mind and flexibility. Be ready that work is for quite a long time and hard.
NICE/LMTI-06C Nabari 3 (Mie) 02/12 - 26/02/2012 ENVI 1 vol.
NICE/LI-NA12-1 Nabari 12-1 (Mie) 20/01 - 15/04/2012 ENVI 1 vol.
NICE/LI-NA12-2 Nabari 12-2 (Mie) 16/03 - 10/06/2012 ENVI 1 vol.
The host organization is ‘Akame no Mori wo Mamoru kai', a local environmental NPO, since 1998. In an area between Osaka and Nagoya, there were plans for a golf course and disposal of industrial garbage, but the local community has stopped them with the ‘Woods Trust' movement. The group was formed in 1996 to collect donations to buy and protect the land, to build an eco-resort to enjoy nature, to maintain forests, to create a pond for dragonflies, etc...
WORK: We will do a variety of different work to care of the forest such as cutting trees, cutting branches, maintaining the footpaths, etc... They organize some events such as collecting edible wild plants or nature observation. They also open up new projects (apiculture, biomass energy etc.) where we will support them.
STUDY PART: Local participation in protection of nature. Please bring some info about the movement in your country.
ACCOMMODATION: A pension named ‘Eco Resort Akame'.
LOCATION: About 60 km east of Osaka. There are famous falls nearby that many hikers visit. The climate in this season is relatively cold; so don't forget to bring warm clothes.
TERMINAL: Osaka or Nagoya (1 hour by train from both).
FREE TIME: Excursion, exchange parties, visiting schools, exchange with elderly people of the eco-resort, etc...
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Speaking good Japanese, strong motivation to work with the host, respect to the local custom and life, open mind and flexibility.
NICE/LMTI-7I Ohda 9 (Shimane) 02/12 - 26/02/2012 ENVI, SOCI 2 vols.
NICE/LI-OH12-1 Ohda 12-1 (Shimane) 20/01 - 15/04/2012 ENVI, SOCI 2 vols.
NICE/LI- OH12-2 Ohda 12-2 (Shimane) 16/03 - 10/06/2012 ENVI, SOCI 2 vols.
This project is organized together with the ‘Organization of Green and Water' (founded in 1992) since 2011. This organization was established to advocate for the importance of the prairie and forest in our ecosystem. They work around Iwami Ginzan, a silver mine, which was registered as a World Heritage site in 2007. The organization wants to care for the forests and prairies. It is important to continue to care for our forests after we have disrupted the ecosystem. Extension of bamboo forests is a serious problem in Japan.
WORK: We will do various work to maintain and protect the forests such as cutting bamboos and grasses, burning grasses, etc...Empowering NEET youth (Communication with them, they can get confidence by the experiences of communicating foreign people, to talk, to do activities. )
STUDY PART: Similar kinds of activities of forest care, protection and youth empowerment in each country. Please bring some info.
ACCOMMODATION: The house named ‘Yukimi-ru', it is the centre of NEET youth members. POCKET MONEY: is 20,000 yen per month.
LOCATION: About 250 km northwest of Osaka. Near the Sea of Japan.
TERMINAL: Osaka (9 hours by train). From Tokyo, 6 hours by bullet train or 12 hours by midnight bus.
FREE TIME: Visiting school, exchange parties, home stay.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Speaking some Japanese! Interested in nature conservation. Motivation to learn and speak Japanese language!
NICE/LMTI-011 B Minamata 2 (Kumamoto) 02.12 - 26.02.2012 ENVI 2 vols
NICE/LMTI-011 C Minamata 3 (Kumamoto) 20.01 - 15.04.2012 ENVI 2 vols
This is the first long term project in collaboration with the local community ‘Shokubutsu Shigen No Chikara' . Shokubutsu Shigen No Chikara ("Natural Resource Power") is a local non-profit organization (NPO) and they support the natural cosystem cycles by promoting the regeneration and rebirth of land and sea forests. It has hosted international workcamps almost every year since 1992 and has had a significant impact on the process of creating forests from reclaimed land. This year, the organization will continue its work in forest reconstruction, environmental education, and agricultural work and also develop regional cultural activities.
WORK: The area has been affected by deforestation of bamboo thickets and the production of bamboo charcoal. The project aims for cyclical environmental preservation within the affected areas. The work involves helping with existing environmental education projects for middle school students. Participation in the international workcamp in February.
ACCOMMODATION: Local House. Meals will be made at the site of the project, in rotating shifts among NICE Program group members
LOCATION: Minamata city is located in southern 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.
TERMINAL: From Osaka, 3 hours by airplane and bus. From Tokyo, 4 hours by airplane and bus.
LA: Agricultural Assistance Program (Harvesting paper mulberry trees, citrus fruits, onions, etc.) , Ocean life investigation, Environmental education etc.
REQUIREMENTS: Speaking some Japanese! Motivation to learn and speak Japanese language!!
* IMPORTANT!! If you want to finish the project in other period (either shorter or longer), please choose among the following dates and clearly write on your application form; 07/01 (2012), 25/02 (2012), 15/03 (2012)