Taiwan
Vermittlungsgebühr 120 EUR
| | Unsere Partnerorganisation für Workcamps in Taiwan heißt Vision Youth Action (VYA), die 2002 von jungen Freiwilligen eines bilateralen Austauschprojektes zwischen Taiwan und den USA gegründet wurde. Neben regionalen Freiwilligeneinsätzen organisiert VYA seit 2007 zusammen mit NICE (unserer japanischen Partnerorganisation) internationale Workcamps in Taiwan und baut das Campangebot aufgrund der positiven Erfahrungen der letzten Jahren immer weiter aus. |
Taiwan VYA 10-07 Linbian 01 (Ping-tung county) 04.08.-18.08.2010 SOCI/CONS/ELDE 10vols
The workcamp is newly organized together with Hondao Senior Citizen's Welfare Foundation since 2010. Linbian is a rural township in western Ping-tung County, Taiwan. Aquaculture and agriculture are two main industries here. On 8th, August, 2009, typhoon Morakot hit Taiwan and whole Linbian County was seriously damaged by flood. All houses and apple wax orchards were filled with mud. Hondao Senior Citizen's Welfare Foundation which was founded in 1995 and dedicated to promote senior citizen's welfare in Taiwan. After typhoon, Hondao called 1,023 volunteers from island-wide and helped 57 households to clean mud. On the way of life rebuilding, Hondao newly organized this workcamp aiming to promote variety of elderly care and bringing more youth into this work.
WORK: The volunteers will serve in Community Care Station and organize some events like sing his/her country songs, dance or making simple handiwork with local elderly for 1-3 hours a time. Volunteers will also help to clean and enhance the environment conditions of the community.
ACCOMMODATION: Linbian Life Rebuild Center. Please bring your sleeping bags.
LOCATION: The address is No.5-1, Xinxing Rd., Linbian Township, Ping-tung County. Driving from Kaohsiung City, the second largest city of Taiwan, takes about 1 hour. Hot in summer.
TERMINAL: Kaohsiung International Airport (2 hours by bus) or Tao-Yuan CKS International Airport (5 hours by bus or 2 hours by high speed train)
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Linaian is a quiet rural township at night. If you like sea, you can swim in the sea with local people every morning. The second largest city, Kaohsiung, is only one hour driving distance.
SPECIAL REMARKS: We are keen to have volunteers who have passion on the elderly.
Taiwan VYA 10-06 Sishih 01 (Chang-Hwa county) 07.08.-21.08.2010 AGRI/ELDE 10vols
The workcamp is newly organized together with Hondao Senior Citizen's Welfare Foundation since 2009. Sishih, located in the northern of Fusing Township, Chuang-Hua County, is an agricultural village in the middle of Taiwan. The main agricultural products are rice and broom. The specialty, Broom, made from Kochia scoparia (L.) Schrad, was a very important economic product for the village people in the old time. The National Council on Aging defines "intergenerational programs" as activities or programs that increase cooperation, interaction or exchange between any two generations. They involve the sharing of skills, knowledge, or experience between old and young. 2009 Sishih International Workcamp is a successful practice. We would like to keep promoting variety of elderly care and bringing more youth into this work.
WORK: The volunteers will serve in Sishih Community Care Center and introduce his/her country song, dance or simple handiwork making to local elderly for 1-3 hours a time. Youth volunteers also have to learn how to make broom to inherit this receding skill. Also volunteers will help to clean and enhance the environment of the community.
ACCOMMODATION: Sishih Community Center. Please bring your sleeping bags.
LOCATION: The address is No. 34, Sishih village, Fusing Township, ChuangHua County that located in the middle of Taiwan. Driving from Taipei City takes about three hours. Hot in summer.
TERMINAL: Tao-Yuan CKS International Airport (3 hours by bus)
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Sishih is a quiet village at night. It is only 5 minutes drive to the most famous historic small town, Lu-Kang. If you are interested in clam hunting, seashore is 30 minutes driving distance. If you want to embrace mountain and nature, driving to Nan-tou takes only 1.5 hours.
SPECIAL REMARKS: We are keen to have the volunteer who has passion on the elderly.
Taiwan VYA 10-09 Wutai 01 (Ping-tung county) 16.08.-27.08.2010 KIDS/SOCI/CULT 8vols
The workcamp is newly organized together with Taiwan Fund for Children and Families since 2010. Wutai workcamp will be the very first international workcamp held by Taiwan Fund for Children and Families (TFCF) in collaboration with VYA in Taiwan in 2010. After the observation of the successful international workcamp experiences in Taisi, TFCF and VYA will go hand in hand to initiate new workcamp themed on services to vulnerable children and communities in Taiwan in the upcoming year. We will host a children's summer camp at Wutai Elementary School where we will share some international folklore music, dances and children's stories in school, socialize with the community and repair the aboriginal paintings on the school walls to help the local community to restore their unique aboriginal cultural images and promote global understanding and friendship. Participants will also have opportunities to experience Taiwanese aboriginal traditions and beautiful Formosan beaches in free schedule, appreciate the richness of the Taiwanese aboriginal cultures, chat with the local people and be overwhelmed by their passions and hospitalities.
WORK: We will teach international folklore music/dance/stories and play with children during the children's summer camp at Wutai Elementary School, work together with local youth from TFCF to restore the aboriginal paintings on the walls of Wutai Elementary School. We would also like to promote international cultural exchanges between the local community and the volunteers through the organization of the Cultural Night. Local community members will be invited to participate in this event and enjoy the international folklore music/dance performance prepared jointly by the school children and the volunteers.
ACCOMMODATION: Local elementary school classroom. Sleeping bag is required! Food will be offered by TFCF but the volunteers need to cook by themselves daily (on group rotation basis) and for the cultural exchange night.
LOCATION: Wutai is a small aboriginal village in Ping-Tung County located on the southern mountainous region of Taiwan. Free from disturbance, Wutai is rich in its unique Rukai culture, one of the various aboriginal tribes in Taiwan. The altitude of Wutai is about 2,822 meter, which has kept this beautiful mountainous village away from the bustling cities. The closest international city is Kaohsiung city, which is located about 2.5 hours away by drive.
TERMINAL: Tao-Yuan international airport. 1.5 hours of THSRC (ticket price 35 USD) or 6 hours of public bus (ticket price 14 USD) away from Kaohsiung City, the meeting point of the workcamp. Kaohsiung International Airport 30 minutes by Metro to the meeting point of the workcamp.
It takes about 2.5 hours by bus from the meeting point in Kaohsiung to the workcamp site. Transportation will be arranged between the meeting point to the workcamp site, but the volunteers will need to share the transportation expenses (about 60 USD p.p/ round-trip)
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: Cultural night with school children and local people. On the weekend the volunteers can choose to participate in aboriginal handicraft making lessons or visit the nearby scenic spots (e.g. Kenting beach).
SPECIAL REMARKS: Fond of folklore music, dance and stories. High motivation for learning and respect the local culture. Chinese language and artistic skills are welcomed but not necessarily required! Volunteer need a motivation letter (no more than 500 words) and CGC (Certificate of Good Conduct) for this project as it will involve interaction with young people.
EXTRA FEE: TFCF will provide free meals & accommodations on the camp working days. Volunteers should cover the transportation and living expenses by themselves during free schedule. The transportation between the meeting point to the camp site can be arranged by TFCF but should be covered by the volunteers themselves.