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Year of foundation:
Location of the central office:
86 Soi Petkasem 43, Petkasem Rd., Hadyai, Songkhla, 90110

Aims and objectives:

Our main aim is to make a tribute to long lasting social development in Thailand. This means that with all our projects and activities DaLaa wants to help to make a better situation for less privileged people. We realize this is a very big aim, and not always very clear. That is why we created these 3 secondary
Support: With our projects and activities we want to support local people, work together with already existing (local) projects and activities.

Friendship: We will work with Thai volunteers, international volunteers and local people. While working together on the projects we want to develop relationships all over the world and between people from different religious and cultural backgrounds.

To create more mutual understanding and to reduce prejudices. Also by sharing information and different ways of working and doing things, we can learn from each other.

Saving: In our projects and activities we also want to take care of the nature of Thailand, work in an environmental friendly way and preserve Thai culture.

Type of organization: Non Governmental Organization
Activities: International workcamp and LMTV project
Website: www.dalaa-thailand.com
Condition of participation:

All Short Term Camps (STC) last two weeks, with fixed dates

There will always be a DaLaa Work Camp Leader

Besides the main project there will be time for Thai language / culture and other activities

Volunteers have to be 18 years or older

No special skills are required, only positive motivation and being open minded

Living conditions will be in Thai style (willingness to adapt and enjoy simple conditions of living)

For every STC we have a special info-sheet with more detailed information

Project list
2008

0804CON - Construction and Clay house building- 13/04/08-26/04/08 15 vols CONS

Project: Naikoy is a small, nice village in Phattalung (Southern Thailand). DaLaa organized several camps here, because also with our short term workcamps we are looking for continuation in the projects. We cooperate with the Agriculture Group of Naikoy. This group of local people promotes agriculture in a natural way (so-called: King’s Project). For example: they make their own compost without chemicals, several projects for animal protection and water protection. They also want to make more people aware of the importance of biological farming. They organize workshops and meetings. There is so much interest in the workshops that their meeting place is becoming too small. This (smaller) place will become the learning centre and for the meetings they want to build a bigger place.

DaLaa has also a Long Term House in Naikoy. Long Term volunteers also want to organize activities outside the school. Together we decided to build a simple place where Agriculture meetings and Long Term activities can take place. We will build a (simple) place out of clay (a natural way of building). You will learn how to make the clay, the construction and how to build with it.

Accomodation: we will stay together in a local house.

Fee: 6,500 Baht (about 140 Euro)

Location: Naikoy village is situated in Phattalung Province, Southern part of Thailand.

0805NAT- Nature and Environment-18/05/08-31/05/08 15vols ENVI

Project: This project we are doing together with the group of people in Khao Phra area. This group takes care of the forest, saving the water. They also have a learning centre for those activities. For example: they plant small, young trees, they make Shampoo by natural plants and so on. They would like volunteers to help them running some of their activities because they don’t have much time to do all of activities. Besides taking part in this group, they also have their own regular jobs to do. The volunteers and the villagers will work together to make a trail in the forest. This way it will be more convenient for visitors to come, follow the trail and learn about nature on the way. Planting small trees will also be one of the activities during this camp. As well as making signs (boards with information). DaLaa wants to support this group by helping them with some activities. Our involvement will give them more spirit to continue this important and environmental work. Especially ‘big’ activities (as making the trail) will take a lot of time of the local group. More hands make work easier! Getting more awareness about the environment is very important in Thailand.

Accomodation: we will stay together in a local house.

Fee: 6,500 Baht (about 140 Euro)

Location: KaoPra village is in Rattaphum district, Songkhla Province, Southern part of Thailand.

0806TEA- Creative Teaching and handicraft- 15/6/08-28/6/08 10 Vols TEAC

Creative English Teaching & Handicraft

Project: NongTong is a small and nice Muslim village. DaLaa organized several camps here. Also with our STC we want to have continuation in the projects. So, every year we go back to NongTong. In the school are about 600-700 students and 12 teachers. It’s from kindergarten until secondary school. We will teach the kids from age 10 – 15 years old. The level of English is very basic. You will also visit other classes and play games, sing a song. In the morning you will teach for 2 hours. Then we will have lunch at the school. In the afternoon we will do activities with the children. If you have special activities in your country, it is nice to learn this to the kids (for example origami by Japanese volunteers, a special game from your country, et cetera). You will also learn about local handicraft (batik) together with the students.

Accomodation: we will stay together in a classroom of the school or in DaLaa Long Term House.

Fee: 6,500 Baht (about 140 Euro)

Location: NongTong village is situated in Phattalung Province, Southern part of Thailand.

0807TEA- Creative Teaching English- 13/07/08-26/07/08- 10vols TEAC

Project: Tachang is a small village where DaLaa started the first STC in 2004. Every year we go back there for 1 or 2 STCs. You will teach in Tachang school. This is a small and poor school (7 teachers and 80 students from kindergarten to grade 6). Most Thai schools want foreigners to teach English at their school. For Thai children English language is really difficult: the alphabet and the pronunciation are completely different compared with Thai language. You will experience this yourself during our Thai lessons!! This big difference is one of the reasons that Thai children loose interest in learning English. Something most of them regret when they get older. With our projects we don't want to teach like most of the teachers. First we want the children to enjoy the classes, show them that it can also be fun to learn English. That's why we want to make a combination between learning and creativity. How? That will be up to you and the other volunteers. Let's share our ideas and make a nice program together. The level of English is very basic.

Accomodation: live together in the school or in a Thai house with Thai Work Camp leader.

Fee: 6,500 Baht (about 140 Euro)

Location: Tachang village is about 15 km. North of Hat Yai, in the South of Thailand.

LMTV/ Long &Middle Term Volunteer Project (1-12 months)

General info about English Teaching in Thailand and our projects

Our teaching projects are in primary or secondary schools in small villages. The knowledge of English is poor. Most Thai schools want foreigners to teach English at their school. They don’t have the money to hire a foreign teacher. DaLaa helps them by sending international volunteers who can help the school for a period of time. It’s our aim to continue these projects in cooperation with the schools: give structural help.

For Thai children English language is really difficult: the alphabet and the pronunciation are completely different compared with Thai language. You will experience this yourself during your Thai lessons!! This big difference is one of the reasons that Thai children loose interest in learning English. Something most of them regret when they get older. With our projects we want the children to enjoy the classes, show them that it can also be fun to learn English. For example by making lessons in combination with creativity (games and songs).

Projects: In our Middle and Long Term Projects we try to make a combination between English Teaching and another subject. We do this for 2 reasons:

1.If you are not used to it, the whole day teaching is very exhausting (especially for Western volunteers who are not used to the weather).

2.Besides experiencing the school, the children, the teachers, it is also nice to experience another part of daily life in Thailand. In the villages many people earn their living with agriculture. By working together in agriculture projects you will also get to know some of the villagers.

Project list LMTV project

0829LT-Creative English Teaching- all year-4vols-TEAC

Last year we started the Local Learning Home in Ban Ton San. Volunteers are expected to help in English classes. Together with the teacher we will talk about schedule and way to work. If you have ideas and material (such as games, music, theater) for teaching; please bring it with you. The age of the students is between 6-12 years old. Besides teaching we will look together for other activities and possibilities in the area of Ban Ton San.

Accommodation: You will stay in the Local Learning Home

Fee: depends on length of stay

Location: Ban Ton San is a small village in Songkhla province, in the south of Thailand.

Meeting point: Hat Yai (from Bangkok you can choose to travel by plane, bus or train)

Info sheet: If you are interested ask your organization for a more detailed info sheet of this project.

Fee:Month 1rate:8,000 bath, month 2 rate: 15,000 bath, month 3 rate:21,000 bath, month 4 rate: 26,000 bath, month 5 rate: 30,000, month 6 rate: 33,000 bath.

0830LT-Creative English Teacing/Dalla Activities - 1/02/08-29/03/08- 2 vols - TEAC

The DaLaa Member Club Center (DMCC) is in Hat Yai. This is our office and meeting place. Our neighbor is teacher at a local school just outside Hat Yai. This is a secondary school with about 300 kids (12-16). They like to have foreigners helping to teach English. When our neighbor started to know DaLaa, she asked if we could also help her school. They are very happy with our international volunteers who come to help them!

This means that you will teach during the week days at the school, together with the local teacher.

In the evenings/weekends we hope you still have energy to help DaLaa? We are making a lot of information material (brochures/ cards / magazine), it would be nice if you want to help us with this. Also every afternoon a group of children visit the DMCC for playing games.

Accommodation: You will stay in the DMCC

Fee: 15,000 Baht (about 320 Euro / 370 US $)

Location: Hat Yai is in the south of Thailand.

Meeting point: Hat Yai (from Bangkok you can choose to travel by plane, bus or train)

Info sheet: If you are interested ask your organization for a more detailed info sheet of this project.

0831LT- Teaching and Clay- 1/04/08-30/06/08- 2 vols-TEAC/CLAY

Teaching: The volunteers teach English in the secondary school to children (12-15 years old), together with the local English teacher. Together we’ll make a weekly schedule.

Clay: In this area DaLaa also cooperates with the Agriculture Group of Naikoy. This group of local people promotes agriculture in a natural way. For example: they make their own compost without chemicals, several projects for animal protection and water protection. They also want to make more people aware of the importance of biological farming. They organize workshops and meetings. There is so much interest in the workshops that their meeting place is becoming too small. This (smaller) place will become the learning centre and for the meetings they want to build a bigger place. DaLaa would like to have place, close to the Long Term House, where volunteers can organize activities outside the school. So, together we decided to build a simple place where Agriculture meetings and Long Term activities can take place. We will build a (simple) place out of clay (a natural way of building). We will do this together with volunteers from the Short Term Camp. You will learn how to make the clay, the construction and how to build with it.

Accommodation: You will stay in the Long Term House in Naikoy together with Thai volunteer.

Fee: 21,000 Baht (about 450 Euro)

Location: Naikoy Village is 50 km. south of Phattalung, in the south of Thailand.

Meeting point: Pabon (from Bangkok there is a direct bus to Pabon)

Info sheet: If you are interested ask your organization for a more detailed info sheet of this project.

0832LT-Creative English Teaching/Agriculture-02/05/08-31/07/08-2vols-TEAC/AGRI

Project: Creative English Teaching / Agriculture

Teaching: The volunteers teach English in the secondary school to children (12-15 years old), together with the local English teacher. Together we’ll make a weekly schedule.

Agri: You will live in a beautiful surrounding. The Long Term House is located in a big garden with lots of fruit. You will learn about all kind of special Thai fruits, and of course you can taste them as well!

Accommodation: You will stay in the Long Term House in Naikoy together with Thai volunteer.

Fee: 20,000 Baht (about 430 Euro)

Location: Naikoy Village is 50 km. south of Phattalung, in the south of Thailand.

Meeting point: Pabon (from Bangkok there is a direct bus to Pabon)

Info sheet: If you are interested ask your organization for a more detailed info sheet of this project.

0833LT-Creative English Teaching-2/05/08-29/06/08-2vols-TEAC

Project: Creative English Teaching / DaLaa activities See description of 0830LT

Fee: 15,000 Baht (about 320 Euro / 370 US $)

Info sheet: If you are interested ask your organization for a more detailed info sheet of this project.

0834LT-Creative English Teaching/Agricutlture Activities-1/08/08-28/9/08-4vols-TEAc/AGRI

Project: Creative English Teaching / Agriculture activities See description of 0832LT

Fee: 15,000 Baht (about 320 Euro / 370 US $)

Info sheet: If you are interested ask your organization for a more detailed info sheet of this project.

0835LT-Creative English Teaching/Agriculture Activities-8/10/08-31/12/08-4vols- TEAC/AGRI

Project: Creative English Teaching / Agriculture activities See description of 0832LT

Fee: 21,000 Baht (about 450 Euro)

Info sheet: If you are interested ask your organization for a more detailed info sheet of this project.

Name of the organization: EYES-Exchange for Youth Empowerment Service Inc Philippines
Year of foundation: 29 October 2007
Aims and objectives:
To promote peace and unity through intercultural exchange and activities

To encourage and invite social development experts to participate and be involved in youth development

To inspire youth to do volunteer work

Type: Non governmental and non profit organization
Activities:
Youth exchanges

International voluntary service

Training and capacity building

Social research for youth development

Network experts in the field of youth and volunteers

National and international events that help the community development

Official website:
General condition for participation:
EYES will apply the standard formats, procedures and principals of work of the CCIVS and NVDA Inter-Regional Exchange procedures and the Alliance Guidelines. Please help us in organizing better quality projects by sending us your comments and those of your volunteers.

The basic timetable on our camps is about 30-35 hours of work per week, generally from Monday to Friday, but the necessities of the project can bring the volunteers to work some more (rarely less).

The common languages of the workcamps will be English and Filipino/Tagalog (or Cebuano in Olango). We encourage volunteers to learn a bit of basic Tagalog before arrival (please refer to our info sheets and info pack for more information and basic lexicon).

In most of the projects, daily timetable and tasks, free time and global organization will be decided in common, facilitated by the coordinator following the needs of the project and managed in teams. We expect on each workcamp to create a really strong team of volunteers, for the benefit of the project and the local community.

There will always be at least one Filipino coordinator per camp and for the whole duration of the project and the volunteers will have an emergency number active 24/24 – 7/7 to call in case of major problems.

EYES will do its best to support the volunteers and to facilitate constructive and educational experiences. However, our projects are organized according to the Filipino standards of living and culture and the volunteers will need to adapt to simple living conditions and local food.

We expect the sending organizations to systematically provide the volunteers with our documentation (workcamp program, workcamp infosheet and infopack) and at least introduce International Voluntary Service fundamental principles. We recommend holding pre-departure trainings for your participants and introduce the basis of Intercultural learning and cultural diversity, non violent communication, problem solving, conflict management, and active participation to a voluntary service project. The philosophy of voluntarism is the base of our work here and we expect your volunteer to understand, share and participate to it actively. Volunteers should be informed by their sending organization before departure and are requested to read our documents to find out more about the do’s and do not’s of Filipino culture.

All the projects presented in this brochure are international projects. We try to reach a maximum cultural diversity and gender balance in the composition of our groups but you might find more than 2 volunteers from the same country in the same project.

All our projects are open to volunteer who are 18 years old when the workcamp starts. We have no maximum limit and we encourage the participation of “grown up” volunteers in order to increase the intergenerational dimension of our projects and exchanges.

The volunteers are expected to attend the whole duration of the project and any delays in the arrival or departure MUST be officially justified and announced in advance. The incoming officer and the camp leader will keep the right to cancel the inscription of a volunteer or not accept her/him on the camp for any unjustified or not announced delay superior to 24 hours after the arrival day. Late arrivals may complicate the arrangement of the travel to the project site. Please inform your participants that personal plans (touristic visits) should be only foreseen before or after the workcamp.

All the volunteers are required to individually subscribe a private insurance for the whole duration of the project, covering third party liability, health care and repatriation. A proof of payment and description of subscribed services will be systematically required at the beginning of the camp by our camp leader. No exception will be allowed as we cannot accept on our workcamps a participant without proper insurance for legal reasons.

Our only way to organise workcamps (so far) is to require the participants to directly contribute to the expenses of their projects and participate to the overall running costs of the organisation. Each project might have different participation fees, as we adapt it to the reality of the costs we have to cover for the project and the volunteers. Conscious of the burden it represents for your volunteers we do our best to keep it as low as possible and aim at self-finance the projects at mid-term level. We unfortunately have to keep it this year as we still can't count on any sufficient support from outsent volunteers, local, regional, national powers and institutions or ethical private funding to cover our yearly budget and expenses of the projects. Please inform very clearly your volunteers before they leave for the Philippines about this fact and the reason why we require their help to keep on organising all year long quality programmes. Make also clear that the inscription fee you require as sending organisation is not sent to the hosting organisation, as we know how much conflict-making this overall topic can be on a workcamp.

The extra fee covers:

Orientation meeting and cultural introduction on arrival

Administration fee

Transportation to/from the meeting point to/from project site

Accommodation and food during the project (including scheduled activities)

Activities as scheduled during the project for the group

Evaluation meeting

English speaking Workcamp coordinator for the whole duration of the project

Emergency number 24/24 – 7/7

Access to material that could be useful for your project

The extra fee does not cover:

Travel (medical) and cancellation insurance

Air transportation, departure taxes, or ticketing fees

Extra leisure activities outside the program

Changes in the project, once the placement has been confirmed (unless in very special cases)

INFORMATIONS FOR THE 2008 PLACEMENTS

This year, the placements, the international representation and administrative coordination for the EYES projects in the Philippines will be insured by IWO Korea, to insure the best and smoothest coordination for the organisations interested in sending volunteers to our projects. We should “take it over” directly from 2009 on.

For your placements, questions or infosheets please, so, contact:

Name: Junghyun KIM (IWO Incoming coordinator)

Email Address: tokorea@1.or.kr

Tel: +82-(0)2-568-5858

Opening hours: 09h-18h (GMT+9)

Workcamp List 2008

EYES-01 OLANGO Community 16/05- 30/05 RENO/ENVI 18+ 15 vols

Backgound: First site of International voluntary service projects in the Philippines, Olango Island Lapu-Lapu- City Cebu (Central Visayas Region) it’s wetlands is internationally known for its importance as feeding ground of the migratory birds that transit from the northern to southern part of the world to escape the winter season of their place. Active in the island since 2001, EYES will cooperate from this new project site in olango which is the ranger station of the Olango Island wildlife sanctuary to support the Community based eco tourism project for the people, by the people of the people which is designed to eliminate the massive illegal fishing of the place since it put danger to the marine life and as well as the birds.

Work: The volunteers will contribute to the renovation of the community center of this people’s organization, mainly light repair carpentry works for the center. They will also introduce the elements of their own country, culture, games, fun art activities to the children

Study theme: The volunteer’s will be introduced to the activities of this community based eco-tourism projects and it’s philosophy, The Birds migration and a presentation of Philippine culture and history.

Leisure time: During free time, nature lovers and birdwatchers will have the chance to benefit to the full access to the sanctuary. Several sea sports can also be practiced nearby olango ( snorkeling and scuba-diving in particular). They will also receive a rare opportunity to witness and experience the most unique baliw-baliw festival in Olango

Accomodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in Olango community center built in traditional materials by volunteers . Sleeping bag and mat is needed.

Location: Olango Island Lapu-Lapu City Cebu Central Visayas Region

Terminal: Mactan-Cebu International Airport

Special requirement: None

Extra fee: 9000 Philipino Pesos (approximately 220 US$)

EYES-02 OLANGO BIRDS 03/07 – 18/07 CONS/ENVI 18+ 15 vols

Background: First site of International voluntary service projects in the Philippines, Olango Island (Cebu region, central Philippines) is also internationally known for its particularly rich environment (migratory birds and protected marine areas). Active in the Island since 2001, EYES cooperate from its beginnings with the Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary (Geo. Coordinates: 10°14'50.18"N, 124° 1'35.41"E) to support the fragile flora and fauna protection they are in charge with. In 2008, the regional environmental administration is also supporting the project.

Work: This year, the volunteers will contribute to the development of the infrastructures of the Sanctuary, especially by building one or several observation huts ( in stones and wood mainy) in strategic locations of the reserve to help the scientists and visitors to benefit of better observation points without disturbing the surrounding rare species, They will also introduce their countries culture and history for the intercultural learning among the participants and community.

Study theme: The volunteers will be introduced to the activities of the sanctuary, the birds migrations and nature conservation on Olango and the Philippines in general. They will also receive a presentation on Philippine culture and history.

Leisure Time: During free time, nature lovers and birdwatcher volunteers will have the chance to benefit of the full access to the sanctuary (bring your binoculars/telescope/big zoom cameras). Several sea-sports can also be practiced nearby Olango (snorkeling and scuba diving in particular)

Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in Olango close to the Sanctuary in a hosting center dedicated to Voluntary service projects built in traditional materials by Volunteers in 2001. Very basic conditions. Sleeping bag and mat needed. Self cooking.

Location: Olango Island, Cebu region, central Philippines

Terminal: Cebu – Mactan airport

Special Requirement: none

Extra fee: 8000 Philipino Pesos (approximately 200 US$)

EYES-04 OLANGO SCHOOL 03/07 – 18/07 ART/KIDS 18+ 15 vols

Background: First site of International voluntary service projects in the Philippines, Olango Island (Cebu region, central Philippines) is also internationally known for its particularly rich environment (migratory birds and protected marine areas). Active in the Island since 2001, EYES supports its local community’s development in general and organizes educational and pedagogical activities with the local schools and childrens.

Work: The volunteers will make artistic frescoes showing several exceptional natural sites in the Philippines on the walls of the Poo Elementary school in Olango, to sensibilize the children on their environmental heritage. They will also introduce elements of their own country, culture and language to the pupils to contribute to their intercultural knowledges.

Study theme: The volunteers will be introduced to the major exceptional natural sites in the Philippines (the Rice terraces, the Chocolate hills for example) and to the educational techniques practiced in the Philippines. They will also receive a presentation on Philippine culture and history.

Leisure Time: During free time, the volunteers will have the chance to benefit visit the internationally recognized bird sanctuary in Olango. Several sea-sports can also be practiced nearby the island (snorkeling and scuba diving in particular)

Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in Olango close to the School in a hosting center dedicated to Voluntary service projects built in traditional materials by Volunteers in 2001. Very basic conditions. Sleeping bag and mat needed. Self cooking.

Location: Olango Island, Cebu region, central Philippines

Terminal: Cebu – Mactan airport

Special Requirement: Volunteers with artistic skills (drawing, painting…) will be most welcome.

Extra fee: 9000 Philipino Pesos (approximately 220 US$)

EYES-05 OLANGO CHRISTMAS 21/12 – 04/01/09 CONS/ENVI 18+ 15 vols

Background: First site of International voluntary service projects in the Philippines, Olango Island (Cebu region, central Philippines) is also internationally known for its particularly rich environment (migratory birds and protected marine areas). Active in the Island since 2001, EYES supports its local community’s development in general and organizes social support projects with its less favorised community.

Work: The volunteers will work on the accessibility of the Olango bird sanctuary in building an observation deck in wood dedicated to visitors with limited mobility capacities.

Study theme: The volunteers will be introduced to the activities of the sanctuary, the birds migrations and nature conservation on Olango and the Philippines in general. They will also receive a complete introduction on the particular Cebuano culture and history.

Leisure Time: During free time, nature lovers and birdwatcher volunteers will have the chance to benefit of the full access to the sanctuary (bring your binoculars/telescope/big zoom cameras). Several sea-sports can also be practiced nearby Olango (snorkeling and scuba diving in particular). They will also have the rare opportunity to be part of all the Christmas and New year’s eve celebration with the community of Olango

Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in Olango close to the Sanctuary in a hosting center dedicated to Voluntary service projects built in traditional materials by Volunteers in 2001. Very basic conditions. Sleeping bag and mat needed. Self cooking.

Location: Olango Island, Cebu region, central Philippines

Terminal: Cebu – Mactan airport

Special Requirement: none

Extra fee: 8000 Philipino Pesos (approximately 200 US$)

EYES-03 ILOCOS SUR 19/07 – 02/08 RENO/CONS/YOUTH 18 + 15 vols

Background: The province of Ilocos Sur is where the Ilocos Region’s myriad of cultures and histories converge to become a living museum of a spirited past. It is located along the western coast of Northern Luzon. Found in the province is the capital and historic town of Vigan, which was inscribed in UNESCO’s World Heritage List in November 1999. It is approximately 408 kilometers by road from Manila (Capital City of Philippines).

In cooperation with local partners and provincial government, EYES would like to pursue on the convergence of youth through an international gathering and voluntary service in and around the heritage site. It hopes to instill greater culture of awareness and encourage youth’s participation in the protection, preservation and promotion of world heritage.

Vigan City will be the center of the gathering of the youth, while St. Dominic Parish Church in the town of Sto. Domingo (about eight kilometers north of Vigan City) and the Shrine of Santo Cristo Milagroso in Sinait town (It is situated in the northernmost tip of Ilocos Sur and about 15 kilometers north of Vigan City) are the sites for the international voluntary service.

Work: The participants will assist the on-going interior renovation of St. Dominic Parish Church in Sto. Domingo Town by varnishing the pews, etc. While in the Shrine of Santo Cristo Milagroso, Sinait Town, will be the construction of fence/railing around the sanctuary of the miraculous crucifix known as “Apo Lakay”, a life–size image of the Black Crucified Christ.

Study theme: Participants will be oriented on the importance of world heritage sites through presentation of local situationer and site visit. They are also encouraged to present their countries’ heritage sites for further enrichment. The target output of the activity is a policy recommendation or program that the participants will present to the provincial government. Likewise they will also be introduced to the Filipino culture and customs in general, with a special focus on the Ilocanos (Ilocos region) particularities.

Leisure Time: During free time, the volunteers will have the chance to visit several important UNESCO World Heritage sites, centuries old religious edifices, historical sites, cultural and natural attractions in the province.

Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in the Social Pastoral Center of the Archdiocese of Nueva Segovia (basic conditions, sleeping bag and mat needed) and food will be supplied by the local community.

Location: This work camp will be held in the province of Ilocos Sur. It is located along the western coast of Northern Luzon. It is bounded by Ilocos Norte in the north, Abra in the northeast, Mt. Province in the east, Benguet in the southeast, La Union in the south and Luzon Sea and Lingayen Gulf in the west. Vigan, the provincial capital is approximately 408 kilometers by road from Manila, 128 kilometers north of San Fernando City, and 80 kilometers south of Laoag City.

Terminal: Manilla

Special Requirement: none

Extra fee: 9000 Philipino Pesos (approximately 220 US$)

Australian Workcamps 2008

Name of the Organization: International Volunteer for Peace Australia

Year of foundation: 1988

VU-IVP 6.1 Marou, (Vanuatu)

(Dates to be decided, Aug or Sept). 12 vols. Mixed age and family camp

Marou Village, Emao Island, 1.5 hours from the capital, Port Vila. Emao is a small island composed of six different communities, Marou being largest with a population of 181. There is a marine conservation area in the village. W: Volunteers will work with the community on three projects: 1. Lay up stones at the seaside for cyclone protection. 2. Dive in the lagoon to remove plastic bags, and remove ‘crown of thorns’ star-fish from the reef. 3. Assist with building of an additional classroom. A: Communal hut, very basic with no electricity, water must be carried by bucket for washing and for flushing toilets. Vols should bring camping mattress and sleeping bag. X: Family camp: There will be the opportunity for parents to bring children (total 4 children for the camp). Volunteers will be required to sign a ‘work with children’ form or supply a police record check. S: Sustainability, waste management and recycling, global warming. Extra cost: 125 Euro which must be paid in local currency (Vatu 17,250) on arrival. This fee will pay for your food, accommodation, insurance, workcamp leader and internal fares, and a small proportion will go towards the further development of workcamps in Vanuatu.

Socially Disadvantaged

AU-IVP 8.1 CANA (Sydney, NSW)

28/9–18/10 6 vols Mixed age

Cana Communities is a not-for-profit organisation in the inner city of Sydney. They focus on building relationships with marginalised people with mental illness and/or addictions, homelessness etc, through a café, shelters, and some long-term accommodation. W: Vols will be part of the community, sharing meals, interests, and activities, and developing projects with the people in the community, encouraging street-people to share in activities with you to help people feel valued and celebrated. Vols will also assist with special activities during Mental Health Week. S: Peace, homelessness. Q: You will need a sense of humour and a desire to make an effort to relate to people who are confronting loneliness. T: Sydney

Environment

AU-IVP 6.1 PEATS RIDGE FESTIVAL (NSW)

26/12–9/1/08 15 vols Mixed age

This workcamp is based around a 4-day sustainable arts and music festival located just out of Sydney in the natural environment. Peats Ridge Festival aims to create the benchmark on how to run a sustainable event with minimal impact on the environment. An alternative to commercial festivals, volunteers are a great part of its success. W: IVP volunteers will help with sustainable practices in waste management, eg. composting and recycling. Vols will also help to build up and break down the festival infrastructure, including some creative input. S: There will be an opportunity to learn about sustainability and to attend seminars, workshop and festival events. A: camping on site in a designated IVP area. Q: Vols must be interested in recycling and sustainability. T: Sydney

Peace

AU-IVP 3.1 PEACE STUDY CELEBRATION (Goulburn NSW)

August (7 – 10 days, dates to be announced) 40 vols Mixed age

Special workcamp to celebrate 20 years of IVP. We would like to have approx 20 Australians, especially people with previous workcamp experience, and 20 internationals with SCI experience. The time will be divided between work, study and play and the participants will influence the agenda.

More details to follow.

Name of the organization: Joy In Action Volunteer Center

Year of foundation: August 2004
Location of the central office: 4-4, Yangchang Village, Yunbo Bureau, Longquan Town, Panlong District, kunming, Yunnan, P.R. China
phone: +86 (0) 871 624 7233

JIA Guang Zhou: C4-1602,Jiaxin Garden,NO.489, Xingangzhong Road, Guangzhou,

Guangdong Province, P.R. China, phone: +86 (0)20 34025667

Type: NGO/NPO
Activities: Campers (volunteers) from the local community always organize camps with volunteers from foreign countries (their counterparts). JIA assists of the coordination of work camps by:
-collecting and sharing information about work camps in China
-training the campers (volunteers)
-connecting a work camp global network
web site: http://www.joyinaction.org

General Conditions for participation:
age limit: from 18 (no maximum) but in some project, kids with their parents can be accepted, if teenagers want to join the work camps, please contact us first.
Language: English (mandarin is necessary in some cases, please check in the infosheet for details)
Insurance: we provide small insurance only for accident during workcamps in China.
Accommodation: It depends on the projects.(big tents, classrooms, community center etc.). Sometimes there is no electricity and not enough water to drink, sometimes hard to take shower but we will try our best to meet your demands (even a bucket please check the details in the infosheet)

List of 2008 summer Work Camps in China
by JIA
JIA-GD0807- BTK Baitengkeng school-10/07/08-20/07/08-10 vols-EDU

Location: BaiTengKeng School, GuiHu Town, ChaoZhou City, GuangDong Province

Aim: Change the situations of the children staying in the rural area that lack of care from the parents.

Work: In the rural areas, there are lot’s of children was left at their hometown by their parents. Cause their parents have to make a living in the city. And the children usually stay with their relative. As a result, they lack of care from their parents, and become naughty. So we are going to change the situations by carrying out: Education / Games / Entertainment / Home visiting / Promotion / Culture Exchange with the teenager.

JIA-HUN0808-GZP Ganziping Elementary School-02/08/08-13/08/08-10vols-YOUTH

Location: Ganziping Elementary School, Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture, Hunan Province

Aim: To improve their interesting in studying and know more about outside world.

To teachr them some practical knowledge about health.

To do some survey about what else we can do for this children and what they really want.

To try to begin our water supply project and continue investigating if it’s feasible.

Work: The students in the school in most in the middle school. And we got to know from their teacher they are confuse on the value of studying and the English teachers there are nor skill enough. For letting the students knows more about the outside world and, we will have: Education Program; Interaction Activities and Home visiting. 80 students will take part in the camp.

Volunteers: 18 domestic and 10 oversea

JIA-GD0807-SGZ-12/07/08-26/07/08-10vols-CONS

Location: Hansen Disease (HD) EX-Affected village in ShiGangZhang village, ZhangJiang City, GuangDong province

Aim: In this work camp, we hope that we will contact each other to promote mutual cultural through work, communication and playing games, on the other hand, we are not only build a new house for the villagers here, but also we do hope campers and the locative villagers can build a sincere friendship, so that they can feel the love of the society and ride out a happy summer holiday.

Work: Rebuild the roof of the house there and have some programs for the youth living in the village. On the other hand, we will arrange some city tour for the foreign campers have a better understanding of the local culture.

Volunteers: 15 domestic and 10 oversea.

JIA-GX0807-PS-18/07/08-02/08/08-10vols-ENVI

Location: Hansen Disease (HD) EX-Affected village of Ping Shan in Daxu town, GuiLin City, Guangxi Province

Aim: Share joys and laughter with the rehabilitees and to eliminate the discrimination against lepers. Volunteers from home and abroad will gain deeper insights into life through the combination of cultures.

Work: Promotion for leprosy and environments while hiking along Li River in GuiLin City / Health, Recreation and culture exchange with the villager in PingShan / Environment protection campaign

Volunteers: 16 domestic and 10 oversea

JIA-GX0807-JP-17/07/08-03/08/08-10vols-PHYS,KIDS

Location: Hansen Disease (HD) Affected village, JiaPing Village in Nandan City, Guangxi Province

Aim: Share joys and laughter with the rehabilitees and to eliminate the discrimination against lepers. Volunteers from home and abroad will gain deeper insights into life through the combination of cultures.

Work: To Improve Living Condition / House Work and Farm Work / Education / Promotion against discrimination on leprosy / Culture Exchange

Volunteers: 16 domestic and 10 oversea

JIA-GX0808-BG-01/08/08-18/08/08-10vols-CONS AGRI

Location: Hansen Disease (HD) Affected village, BaGuang village in DaXin town, ChongZuo City, Guangxi province

Aim: Through work camp, we can make villagers more self-confidence; through the same experience, we build a strong friendship with each other. Different people, different culture; different culture makes a family colorful. We try our best to make our world to become one big family.

Work: Fill the raceway with cement / Farm work / House Work / Promotion against discrimination on leprosy / Entertainment

Volunteers: 16 domestic, 5 oversea and 5 Kolpings

JIA-YN0807-SSP-19/07/08-02/08/08-10vols-CONS•AGRI

Location: Hansen Disease (HD) ex-Affected village in Eryuan County, Dali City, YunNan province

Aim: Improving the living conditions of the SSP HD ex-affected villages.

Work: There are around 80 people in this village and 65 of them are ever affected by HD. There is plenty of land in the village and it brings an important income for the villagers form the product. But since most of the villager are old and have different degree of handicap, so we are going to improve the living conditions there by: Pave the grand / Farm work / Promotion to eliminate the discrimination of leprosy / Entertainment, and in the same time, we are going to have some Culture Exchange activates, for there is an area which living the BAI minority.

Volunteers: 10 domestic, 5 oversea and 5 Kolpings

Name of the organization: Rural Centre for Human Interests (known as RUCHI, which means ‘interest’ in Hindi)

Year of establisment: October 1980

Location of the central office: Village Bandh, Bhaguri-173233 District Solan, Himachal Pradesh India Tel: 91-1792-207002 Fax: 91-1792-207003

Aims and objectives:
Integrated rural development through people-centered, environmentally sustainable action.

With this in mind (and an eye to social and economic independence), RUCHI introduces technologies deemed appropriate to the conditions, and uses health and resource management education to socially empower and uplift rural communities.

Type of the organization: NGO/NPO Voluntary organization
and uses health and resource management education to socially empower and uplift rural communities.

ACTIVITIES: The RUCHI activities or projects are executed under the following major thrust areas:

Sustainable management of natural resources.

Promotion of rural technologies.

Health care and sanitation.

Education and awareness generation.

Micro-credit for village projects.

International volunteers scheme.

Website: www.ruchin.org

Fee: 500 Euro for the Totem International Volunteer Scheme and 200 Euros for the workcamp.The fee received from a volunteer is roughly spent as follows:

a)Food and accommodation and local travel of volunteer - 40%

b)Administration and promotion - 35%

c)Works (community projects) in villages - 25%

RUCHI offers 2 types of international volunteers’ placement:

01. TOTEM International Volunteer Scheme

The TOTEM International Volunteer Programme allows foreigners with an interest in RUCHI and sustainable development work to come and visit the organization on either a short- or long-term basis. As well as generating additional income for RUCHI (useful in its bid to become more independent of agency funding), the scheme allows exchange of ideas and perspectives, not only between RUCHI staff and programme participants, but also between participants and the local population.

A.3-Week Cultural Experience: The scheme offers once in a life time opportunity to gain a unique cultural experience in a remote rural area besides gaining hands-on experience of an NGO working and to learn of development perspective in Indian context. The fee for this placement is Euro 850 for a 3-week placement.

B.Long-term (3-6 Months) Work placement: Within the placement there are six theme of potential involvement available. These themes are indication of emphasis only and could be tailored according to the priority of the group or individual. Volunteers would explore aspects across all of RUCHI’s current activities.

i.Environmental Management Theme,

ii.Social Development Theme,

iii.Health and Sanitation Development Theme,

iv.Organizational Capacity Building Theme,

v.Research Theme and

vi.Local Customs and traditions theme.

The fee for this placement is Euro 500 for the first month and Euro 400 for every subsequent month.

02. Work Camps
list:

RC-01-Syarth-Badyar-08/04/08-21/04/08-10vols-RENO

Background: Badyar is a small hilly and picturesque village situated at an altitude of 4000 feet above MSL. Small treks, dense pine forests and natural springs are the main specialty of the village Most of the villagers are dependent upon farming which is done on small terraces. Economically, villagers are not well off. The village is linked to the main road by a newly developed unsealed road which gets pit-holes during monsoon and winter rains.

Work: Volunteers will restore the foot path from the main road head to Badyar village. Volunteers will also work together to clean the old natural spring with the assistance of local villagers.

Accommodation: Volunteers will be allocated a house belonging to a local family, which will be shared with other volunteers. The living conditions will be simple and challenging. Asian squat type toilet will be available. Vegetarian food will be served. A cook will be there but volunteers are expected to help him and occasionally cook their own meals and self-management is required. Sleeping bags are also necessary.

Location: Badyar is located near the Subathu cantonment area in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, a small northern hill state of Indian union. It is 70 km north of Chandigarh city and 80 kms before Shimla state capital.

Expected working hours: Monday to Saturday; 9am to 5pm. Sunday will be free.

Leisure time: The volunteers will have opportunity to visit old Sikh and Hindu temples. Nearby Kasauli town is another hill station as a tourist attraction.

International Terminal: New Delhi

Domestic Terminal: Chandigarh and Shimla

Nearest railway station: Kalka

RC-02-Bandh-1-25/04/08-08/05/08-10vols-ENVI

Background: Bandh is a small hilly village with 30 families situated at an altitude of 3000 feet above MSL. The economy of the village is purely dependent on agriculture. Agriculture is practiced on small terraces and manually. RUCHI developed this area as a model watershed with the financial support of Rotary New Zealand two years ago. Now there is sufficient water for both Bandh and RUCHI which was facing acute shortage of water earlier.

Work: Volunteers will clean check dam, protected natural spring and restore the path from the main road head to watershed area. In the process they will learn about environmental issues and management.

Accommodation: Volunteers will live in the RUCHI campus. All basic amenities will be available with library facilities. Vegetarian food will be provided. A cook will be there but volunteers are expected to help him and occasionally cook their own meals and self-management is required. Sleeping bags are also necessary.

Location: Bandh village is situated near Patta, a small town in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. It is 65 km north of Chandigarh city and 90 kms before Shimla state capital.

Expected working hours: Monday to Saturday; 9am to 5pm. Sunday will be free.

Leisure time: The volunteers will have opportunity to visit old Sikh and Hindu temples. Nearby Kasauli town is another hill station as a tourist attraction.

International Terminal: New Delhi

Domestic Terminal: Chandigarh and Shimla

Nearest railway station: Kalka

RC-03-Bandh-2-12/05/08-25/05/08-10vols-ENVI RENO

Background: Bandh is a small hilly village with 30 families situated at an altitude of 3000 feet above MSL. The economy of the village is purely dependent on agriculture. Agriculture is practiced on small terraces and manually. There was an acute shortage of drinking water in this area and to address the problem, RUCHI developed this area as a model watershed with the financial support of Rotary New Zealand two years ago.

Work: Volunteers will perform gardening duties such as bush-culling and weeding and level land. Renovation of some parts of the campus will also be undertaken.

Accommodation: Volunteers will live in the RUCHI campus. All basic amenities will be available with library facilities. Asian squat type toilet and English WC will be available. Vegetarian food will be served. A cook will be there but volunteers are expected to help him and occasionally cook their own meals and self-management is required. Sleeping bags are also necessary.

Location: Bandh village is situated near Patta, a small town in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. It is 65 km north of Chandigarh city and 90 kms before Shimla state capital.

Expected working hours: Monday to Saturday; 9am to 5pm. Sunday will be free.

Leisure time: The volunteers will have opportunity to visit old Sikh and Hindu temples. Nearby Kasauli town is another hill station as a tourist attraction.

International Terminal: New Delhi

Domestic Terminal: Chandigarh and Shimla

Nearest railway station: Kalka

RC-04-Bandh-3-03/06/08-16/06/08-10vols,ENVI RENO

Background: Bandh is a small hilly village with 30 families situated at an altitude of 3000 feet above MSL. The economy of the village is purely dependent on agriculture. Agriculture is practiced on small terraces and manually. The host organization RUCHI is also situated in the outskirt of Bandh village. There was an acute shortage of drinking water in this area and to address the problem, RUCHI developed this area as a model watershed with the financial support of Rotary New Zealand two years ago. In May, tree-culling and weeding will be undertaken at RUCHI to prepare the land for leveling.

Work: Volunteers will build on the work previously undertaken at RUCHI and level the land in preparation for plantation. Renovation of some part of the campus will also be undertaken.

Accommodation: Volunteers will live in the RUCHI campus. All basic amenities will be available with library facilities. Vegetarian food will be provided. Asian squat type toilet and English WC will be available. Vegetarian food will be served there. A cook will be there but volunteers are expected to help him and occasionally cook their own meals and self-management is required. Sleeping bags are also necessary.

Location: Bandh village is situated near Patta, a small town in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. It is 65 km north of Chandigarh city and 90 kms before Shimla state capital.

Expected working hours: Monday to Saturday; 9am to 5pm. Sunday will be free.

Leisure time: The volunteers will have opportunity to visit old Sikh and Hindu temples. Nearby Kasauli town is another hill station as a tourist attraction.

International Terminal: New Delhi

Domestic Terminal: Chandigarh and Simla

Nearest railway station: Kalka

RC-05-Bandh-4-03/07/08-16/07/08-10vols-ENVI RENO

Background: Bandh is a small hilly village with 30 families situated at an altitude of 3000 feet above MSL. The economy of the village is purely dependent on agriculture. Agriculture is practiced on small terraces and manually. The host organization RUCHI is also situated in the outskirt of Bandh village. There was an acute shortage of drinking water in this area and to address the problem, RUCHI developed this area as a model watershed with the financial support of Rotary New Zealand two years ago. In May, tree-culling and weeding will be undertaken at RUCHI to prepare the land for leveling.

Work: Volunteers will build on the work previously undertaken at RUCHI and level the land in preparation for plantation. Renovation of some part of the campus will also be undertaken.

Accommodation: Volunteers will live in the RUCHI campus. All basic amenities will be available with library facilities. Asian squat type toilet and English WC will be available. Vegetarian meals will be served. A cook will be there but volunteers are expected to help him and occasionally cook their own meals and self-management is required. Sleeping bags are also necessary.

Location: Bandh village is situated near Patta, a small town in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. It is 65 km north of Chandigarh city and 90 kms before Shimla state capital.

Expected working hours: Monday to Saturday; 9am to 5pm. Sunday will be free.

Leisure time: The volunteers will have opportunity to visit old Sikh and Hindu temples. Nearby Kasauli town is another hill station as a tourist attraction.

International Terminal: New Delhi

Domestic Terminal: Chandigarh and Shimla

Nearest railway station: Kalka

RC-06-Bandh-5-25/07/08-07/08/08-10vols-ENVI

Background: Bandh is a small hilly village with 30 families situated at an altitude of 3000 feet above MSL. The economy of the village is purely dependent on agriculture. Agriculture is practiced on small terraces and manually. The host organization RUCHI is also situated in the outskirt of Bandh village. There was an acute shortage of drinking water in this area and to address the problem, RUCHI developed this area as a model watershed with the financial support of Rotary New Zealand two years ago. In previous months, RUCHI volunteers will prepare and level the land allowing for the plantation of local species.

Work: Volunteers will build on the work previously undertaken at RUCHI by preparing lad and planting local species of trees.

Accommodation: Volunteers will live in the RUCHI campus. All basic amenities will be available with library facilities. Asian squat type toilet and English WC will be available. Vegetarian food will be served. A cook will be there but volunteers are expected to help him and occasionally cook their own meals and self-management is required. Sleeping bags are also necessary.

Location: Bandh village is situated near Patta, a small town in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. It is 65 km north of Chandigarh city and 90 kms before Shimla state capital.

Expected working hours: Monday to Saturday; 9am to 5pm. Sunday will be free.

International Terminal: New Delhi

Domestic Terminal: Chandigarh and Shimla

Nearest railway station: Kalka

RC-07-Bandh-6-11/08/08-24/08/08-8vols-TEAC

Background: Bandh is a small hilly village with 30 families situated at an altitude of 3000 feet above MSL. The houses in the area are scattered. The economy of the village is purely dependent on agriculture. Agriculture is practiced on small terraces and manually. The host organization RUCHI is also situated in the outskirt of Bandh village. The area faces many problems including lack of infrastructure and communication. Educational is imparted in the old fashioned way.

Work: Volunteers will teach language to primary age group children besides arts, crafts and fun games during their school holidays.

Accommodation: Volunteers will live in the RUCHI campus. All basic amenities will be available with library facilities. Asian squat type toilet and English WC will be available. Vegetarian food will be served. A cook will be there but volunteers are expected to help him and occasionally cook their own meals and self-management is required. Sleeping bags are also necessary.

Location: Bandh village is situated near Patta, a small town in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. It is 65 km north of Chandigarh city and 90 kms before Shimla state capital.

Expected working hours: Monday to Saturday; 9am to 5pm. Sunday will be free.

International Terminal: New Delhi

Domestic Terminal: Chandigarh and Shimla

Nearest railway station: Kalka

RC-08-Rajgarh-1-01/09/08-14/09/08-10vols CONS RENO

Background: Rajgarh is a small town in south-west of the state. The entire area is hilly where the rural economy is based on agriculture and horticulture. It is famous for producing Asia’s best peaches. The area also has state’s highest lower caste population. The landscape is beautiful.

Work: Volunteers will construct a foot path stretching to a kilometer from road head to village. Time permitting they will also be required to work on renovation of ancient temple.

Accommodation: Volunteers will be hosted in village temple complex. Drinking liquor is strictly prohibited. Asian squat type toilet will be accessible. Vegetarian meals will be offered. Self cooking and management is requested. Sleeping bags are required.

Location: Thod-Muth village is situated 18 kms beyond Rajgarh, a small town in Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh. The Giri river flows from half a kilometer from the village. The village is 125 km north-west of Chandigarh city and 58 kms from Solan district headquarter.

Expected working hours: Monday to Saturday; 9am to 5pm. Sunday will be free.

Leisure time: The volunteers will have opportunity to visit ancient Hindu temple and Sikh temples. A visit to Shimla, once the retreat centre and summer capital for British army, is possible.

International Terminal: New Delhi

Domestic Terminal: Chandigarh and Shimla

Nearest railway station: Kalka (broad guage) and Solan (small gauge)

RC-09-Jadla-1-18/09/08-01/10/08/10vols-ENVI CONS

Background: The area of Jadla is a water scarce region. Approximately 92% of agricultural land is rain fed although the area consistently faces severe water scarcity. The primary source of income for most people is agriculture. RUCHI has undertaken a watershed management project with the financial help of MISEREOR, Germany. Under this project RUCHI had undertaken some measures on soil and water conservation

Work: Volunteers will undertake digging of a percolation tank together with local volunteers.

Accommodation: Volunteers will live in the Ruchi campus, in shared rooms. Asian squat type toilet will be available. Indian vegetarian meals will be served. The facility of a cook will be there but participants are expected to help him and do occasional cooking for themselves. Sleeping bags are required.

Location: Bandh village is situated near Patta, a small town in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Pradesh is a small northern hill state of Indian union, 65 km north from Chandigarh.

Expected working hours: Monday to Saturday; 9am to 5pm. Sunday will be free.

Leisure time: The volunteers will have opportunity to visit old Sikh and Hindu temples. Nearby Kasauli town is another hill station as a tourist attraction.

International Terminal: New Delhi

Domestic Terminal: Chandigarh and Shimla

Nearest railway station: Kalka

RC-10-Rajgarh-2-05/10/08-18/10/08-10vols-ENVI CONS

Background: Rajgarh is a small town in south-west of the state. The entire area is hilly where the rural economy is based on agriculture and horticulture. It is famous for producing Asia’s best peaches. The area also has state’s highest lower caste population. The landscape is beautiful.

Work: Volunteers will be constructing a community earthen water storage tank to recharge ground water table. They will also be digging pits for plantation of trees in December/January months.

Accommodation: Volunteers will be hosted in village temple complex. Drinking liquor is strictly prohibited. Asian squat type toilet will be accessible. Vegetarian meals will be offered. Self cooking and management is requested. Sleeping bags are required.

Location: Thod-Muth village is situated 18 kms beyond Rajgarh, a small town in Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh. The Giri river flows from half a kilometer from the village. The village is 125 km north-west of Chandigarh city and 58 kms from Solan district headquarter.

Expected working hours: Monday to Saturday; 9am to 5pm. Sunday will be free.

Leisure time: The volunteers will have opportunity to visit ancient Hindu temple and old Sikh temple. A visit to Shimla, once the retreat centre and summer capital for British army, is possible.

International Terminal: New Delhi

Domestic Terminal: Chandigarh and Shimla

Nearest railway station: Kalka (broad gauge) and Solan (small gauge)

Name of the Organization: Vision Youth Action (VYA) Taiwan

Year of Foundation: 2007
Location of the central office: Floor 3, No.9, Lane 186, Rd. Shi Da, Taipei City, TAIWAN 100

Tel: +886-2-23654907

Aims and objectives:
a) To promote youth engagement in public affairs and international voluntary services: We encourage and help the youths to participate in various kinds of voluntary services. Through voluntary service, [we grow exchange naturally among world youth and local people through living, working, talking, laughing together and promote global understanding and friendship].

b) Nurtured future Young Social Entrepreneurs: We assist youths to run NPO with the concept of social enterprise and venture capital, solving social problems efficiently with new business model.

Type of the organization: NGO/NPO organizing workcamps and other voluntary projects in Taiwan and Asia

Activities:

a) Very short term community service projects (VSTCSP): Organizing with National Youth Commission, VYA advocates Taiwanese young people getting involved in community voluntary services. Every year, at least 2000 youth volunteers are involved in VYA VSTCSP and organized more than 130 community service projects by themselves.

b) International WorkCamp in Taiwan: VYA organizes workcamps and sends Taiwan volunteers go abroad. The first Taiwan international workcamp was held in 2007 in cooperation with NVDA and NICE. In 2007, only one project with 8 international vols and 17 local vols/ sent 10 vols to 4 countries.

c) VolunteerMatch.org.tw: the first professional online IT management system for volunteer administration in Taiwan. This website offers NGOs & youth volunteers training courses, application for service certificates, volunteering opportunities hunting, and consults of volunteer administration.

d) Training Projects for Young Social Entrepreneurs: VYA maps out a series of training projects for young people intending to engage in a long-term career in non-profit organizations. By doing so, we cultivate young social entrepreneurs to be equipped with global perspectives, leadership, value of civil society, and the capability of organization and management.

Official Website:www.vya.org.tw

General participation:

All workcamps share the following features (unless mentioned in each project description0:

a) Age limit: From 18 (No maximum). In some projects, we accept kids with their parents joining together and in some cases, volunteers 1-2 years fewer than 18 (aged 16-17) are welcomed as well.

b) Language : English (Mandarin or Taiwanese is not required, but we welcome your trying!)

c) Insurance : We provide small amount of insurance only for accidents during workcamps IN Taiwan.

d) Accommodations : Mostly, there're showers, kitchens and toilets. Basic, but enjoyable enough.

e) Study Part : All workcamps are designed for youths around the world to learn and work on a better future for global community.

Participation fee:

a) From organizations charging no fee to VYA vols. : No fee

b) From organizations charging some fee to VYA vols. : US$200 per a workcamp (+)

c) Individual applicants who are living in Taiwan : US$250 per a workcamp (++)

Most of European/ North American/Japan/Korea partners are a)

and Most of Asian/ African/ Latin American are b).

+ This depends on the agreement with each NGO? partners. We usually charge the same amount as they do while we can consider discount/ exemption for the partners in “less expensive” (developing) countries.

++ This includes fee of life-long membership and Pre-workcamp. People originally from “less expensive” countries (GDP: below 5,000 US$) are discounted to US$150.

Project list of International Work Camp 2008-2009

Code/Name/Location /Date /Type /Age limit/No of vols

NICE-VYA/08-01 / Taishi / Taiwan / 01/08-15/08 / ARTS, EDU / 18+ / 10vols

Project : Taishi workcamp, the very first international workcamp was held in 2007 in Taiwan together with NICE Japan. The wrokcamp is so successful that local residents advise VYA turn it into a regular activity. VYA, NICE, Taishi Artist Association and Taishi Junior High School will go hand in hand to continue the workcamps this year.. We will teach English in school, play with teenagers and paint for community to create local landmark “Global Street” to promote global understanding and friendship. 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.

The main aims of the camp are: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; 4) To enrich and improve the variety of learning resource and environment for school children.

Work : We will teach English and play with children in school, work together with local youth and artist to draw streets and walls of a fishing village to create a ”Global Street”. We meant to create a public space for community through the “coloring project” In the meanwhile; we will also join community environmental clean events to help cleaning beach (Taiwan straits).

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

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

Accommodation: Local district civil hall/home stay. Sleeping bag is required! Food will be offered by local people but volunteers still have a chance to cook in some cultural exchange events.

Language: English should be spoken among participants

Airport: 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)

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

NICE-VYA/08-02 / Taishi / Taiwan / 16/08-30/08 / EDU, CONS, KIDS / 18+ / 10vols

Project: Organized with Taishi Hong-En charity Organization, a local and Christianity based non-profit organization, the workcamp project in 2008 will be launched hand in hand with NICE Japan as well. Hong-En offered a free afterschool tutoring project for local children from single-parent, Asian wife and grand parenting families since 2002. These children are socially and economically disadvantaged, short of financial aids and learning resources.

Vols will help Hong-En to organize an after school tutoring project during summer time. From 9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday, participants will design some indoor and outdoor activities (such as English teaching, music class or sport playing) to assist children in learning through play. . Besides, vols will cook lunch for children. On the other hand, the constructions of Hong-En’s office building has been neglected for a long period, staff in Hong-En doesn’t have extra energy to take care of the building; so vols will help to reconstruct the building , color the wall, clean up and cutting the grass around the buildings, and redesign the space allocation for kids to improve the overall living conditions.

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

*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 are married to mail-order wife 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, especially English learning environment. 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 Taish, we wish to promote global understanding, trigger the learning interests of children and enhance their capacity of English through in-depth interactions between local residents and cross-national youths. Empowering the young generation to think globally, act locally, we introduce Taishi to the world with a brand new perspective.

The aims of the camp are 1) To support the Hong-En and to create learning-friendly atmosphere for the children there; 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 vols.

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

Work: Participates will come up with different approaches such as music/English/sport/funny game class to help local children with learning, and help improve the living conditions. We will also cook lunch for children. So participants are encouraged to prepare props or any refreshing ideas for teaching. And don’t forget to prepare traditional dish/food of your countries; we will cook lunch for kids. Besides, vols will help to reconstruct the building , color the wall, clean up and cutting the grass around the buildings, and redesign the space allocation for kids to improve the overall living conditions.

Accommodation: Local district civil hall/public building/home stay. Sleeping bag is required! Food will be offered by local people but volunteers still have a chance to cook in some cultural exchange events.

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

Airport: 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)

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

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

Name of the organization: New International Friendship Club Nepal
Year of Foundation:
Address of the central office: Post Box No. 11276, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
Tel: +9 77-1-2151415, 6205106, 9841278216(Incoming mobile)
Fax: + 977-1-4363950 E-mail: volinnepal@wlink.com.np
URL: www.nifcnepal.org

Bangladesh Work Camp Association

289/2, North Shajahanpur, Dhaka-1217,

Tel: 880-2-935-8206 , (res:935 6814) Fax: 880-2-9336678; 9565506; 9565483

Email: bwca@bangla.net website: http://www.mybwca.org/

Code/Name/Location /Date /Type /Age limit/No of vols

BWCA-04/2008 / VTC Plantation / Ujgram, Bogra / 17/07-30/05 / ENVI, STUDY / 18+ / 20vols

BWCA-05/2008/ Greening Asia Campaign/ Ujgram, Bogra/ 17/07-30/07/ ENVI. AGRI/ 18+/ 15vols

BWCA-06/2008/ VTC Construction/ Ujgram, Bogra / 01/11-14/11/ CONS, SOCI/ 18+/ 20vols

BWCA-07/2008/ VTC Construction/ Ujgram, Bogra / 14/12-27/12/ CONS, SPOT/ 18+/ 20vols

Project : BWCA has been started to establish a basic pilot Project like “Volunteers Training Center” (VTC) which would help to train more people to be a VOLUNTEER and help the community people through the benefit of it’s voluntary effort. The target period for establishment of the project is being fix up 3 (three) years and it has started it’s initial development work since January, 2006 through a commendable effort done by Korean students volunteers Team from Hongik University and IWO-Korea. The project would carry out it’s total infrastructure development through continuous effort of overseas and local volunteers. The cost of development elements and building materials expected to be managed from the volunteer’s participation fee and thus it would be a great contribution towards the establishment of VTC. As the BWCA is an Organization of Volunteers and no one here as salaried or paid, we believe that our dream will come true trough the collective efforts of our international volunteers, different voluntary Networks and partner organization’s contribution.
We could also facilitate like minded interested volunteers to participate it’s on going day to day development work like physical, intellectual and basic construction work of the project as well through Long and Medium Term Volunteers (LMTV) towards VTC project. Therefore, all of our Workcamp schedule concentrated at the VTC project for the preservation of every bodies contribution in BWCA archives towards the establishment and development of the VTC.

The main aims of the camp are: Establishing a Volunteers Training Center (VTC) in order to expand the training programs. Involving volunteers personal and collective efforts for establishing it’s infrastructural components. To start income-generating activities form the components included in project proposal. Helping LMTV / RTYP volunteers in their regular on going assignment through a team work.

Work : Volunteers will be involved in initial development of the project land, leveling and dressing soil, planting grass, planting saplings, constructing shades for different work components, preparation of seed bed for Nursery and fencing the project land by Pillars and iron wire. We do require volunteers with knowledge/experience on project construction work internal decoration work. But it is not mandatory, volunteers with no such experience also be welcomed.

Special remarks: -

Location: Ujgram, Bogra

Accommodation: BWCA will provide a variety of foodstuffs available locally and the community will guide the volunteers on the local food culture. Volunteers will have opportunity to prepare their own favorite meals/dish in turn of volunteers announcement or in international food day. Volunteers will be accommodated at the Camp House of BOGRA Unit at Ujgram. There are latrines and shower using buckets for bathing and washing volunteer’s clothes manually. Volunteers will sleep on the cemented floor using mattress, bed sheet, pillow and mosquito net. The Camp house has electricity but the supply is being interrupted time to time as load shading, moreover, arrangements for charging mobile phones, digital and video cameras can be done. . During Summer and Monsoon (March to October) weather and atmosphere is quite hot and warm so no need of sleeping bag.

Language: English should be spoken among participants

Meeting point: All volunteers, (who are availing Airplane ) will be received by BWCA member at the “Zia International Airport” in Dhaka on first day of the Camp. The volunteers who are availing road through India are requested to inform the arrival point to the BWCA by “Confirmation Slip”. After the orientation seminar in Dhaka (1st day of the program) all volunteers will be taken to the camp site with the arrangement of BWCA.

Airport: “Zia International Airport” in Dhaka

Fee: US$ 250 (Two Hundred fifty ) only as Registration Fee payable for each Camp on arrival at BWCA office, Dhaka.

How To Volunteer

benhurjun — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:26:31 CDT

Workcamp organizations like WINPHIL operate through networks and partner organizations in most countries in the world. As a matter of procedure, volunteers wanting to join a workcamp in a country not his own, must apply to a partner organization in his own country. That is, if you happen to personally apply for placement in workcamps outside the Philippines, say VFP (Volunteers for Peace in America) www.vfp.org, VFP passes on the application to us. That means, WINPHIL will apply to VFP for you, and there are certain requirements and minimal fees.

To prepare you for a possible placement in workcamps by our partners abroad, we encourage you to join our local workcamps in Cebu for a minimal fee. We will be publishing a list of new workcamps in our website before the end of every February. Summer Workcamps start from April to September, while Winter Workcamps usually starts from January to February in different areas in Cebu. But whether or not you will be joining workcamps abroad, or simply wanting to have a local-international voluntary service experience, you are welcome to join our programs.

Please send the following documents to us:

1. Biodata and resume with recent photo
2. Previous volunteer experience and motivation of joining
3. Letter of intent to participate

or fill up this form and send to win_phil@yahoo.com

International Meetings

benhurjun — Wed, 21 May 2008 18:31:59 CDT

Training For Trainers (TFT), Seoul, KOREA
October 2003

The meeting was designed to strengthen ties among organizations within the network, but special attention was focused on HIV-AIDS. Within the prostitution area, the participants lived in a tiny clinic, while the plenary discussions were conducted in a town hall near a mosque. Then the group moved to live in an orphanage, then to a villa near a temple for the NVDA General Assembly. A defining moment in this gathering was Demak river clean-up. Demak is a very important river for a community living in the area, but it is also very dirty. The volunteers gathered on both banks to scour the weeds, until a loud splash was heard – It was Kai, the NVDA President, diving for garbage! With a loud cheer, the rest joined him in the river. At the end of the day, each participant swallowed a fly, and bugs, and a host of other insects…

Tokyo, JAPAN
November 2004

Latest News

benhurjun — Wed, 21 May 2008 08:22:32 CDT

This is a Painting Project for Common World Tanabata Action to raise awareness about Climate Change.
Left slide show shows Mangrove Planting, also a World Tanabata Action. To do it, we have to sea-walk as shown in the TV on the right.

SOLIDARITÉS JEUNESSES, FRANCE

benhurjun — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 17:25:23 CDT

Secrétariat National
10 rue du 8 Mai 1945
75010 Paris
Tel: + 33 1 55 26 88 77
Fax: + 33 1 53 26 03 26
Web: www.solidaritesjeunesses.org
E-mail: workcamp.in@solidaritesjeunesses.org
Skype: sj-incoming

Workcamps

The international workcamp is a very important part in the action undertaken by Solidarités Jeunesses. It is prepared a long time in advance in the different regional offices and the National Secretariat. The international workcamp, open to volunteers of any age, is seen as a tool of local and personal development, tolerance and understanding between the different participants. Furthermore, we lay emphasis on the inclusion of people coming from disadvantaged areas. The workcamps promote the active participation of the local population.

International
Solidarités Jeunesses is the French branch of Youth Action for Peace, a movement created after the First World War in order to reconcile people of different nationalities through a better mutual understanding. Solidarités Jeunesses works alongside a number of partner organisations world-wide, exchanging volunteers and organising international solidarity projects.

National
Solidarités Jeunesses is a national youth organisation, whose central office is situated in Paris, recognised by the French Ministry of Youth and Sport. It organises short and longer-term international youth volunteer workcamps and voluntary services, projects with people from disadvantaged areas, training sessions and international solidarity projects . It also manages rural residential and community centres.

Regional
Solidaités Jeunesses is composed of 7 regional delegations: Ile-de-France, Franche-Comté, Languedoc-Roussillon, PACA, Auvergne, Poitou-Charentes and Midi-Pyrénées. Moreover it cooperates with partners in the regions of Bretagne, Lorraine and with La Croisée des Regards in the region PACA.

TEEN – teenage camps, in the end of the programme.

DESCRIPTIONS

SJ01 Faï Open camp 01/04 – 15/10 ENVI/RENO 8 volunteers

PROJECT: The farm of Faï is located in the Alps, in a preserved environment. It host all year long international volunteers, families, and other people that participate actively in the renovation of the farm and the preservation of the environment. The volunteers participate in the projects that take place in the moment of their staying : local heritage, environment, renovation of the houses. They also contribute to the animation organised together with the local communities : festivals, traditional celebrations, cultural evenings. To get more information about the workcamps at some specific moment you can consult the PACA region descriptions. This workcamp hosts volunteers for a period of 1 month minimum and up to 6 months.

ACCOMMODATION: guesthouse of the Faï farm

LOCATION: The farm of Faï is located 15 km from Veynes, 30 km from Gap and 200 km from Marseille.

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Veynes

SJ02 Vaunières Open camp 01/04 – 15/10 ENVI/RENO

PROJECT: Vaunières is a small old village located at 1200 m of altitude in the Alps right in the middle of a «circus of mountains». All year around, the association hosts international volunteers, families and young people coming from different backgrounds. Every person hosted in Vaunières takes part in the renovation of the village's buildings and in the workcamps dealing with environmental protection and preservation. The volunteers participate in the projects that take place in the moment of their staying: local heritage, environment, renovation of the houses. They also contribute to the animation of the village organised together with the neighbouring communities: festivals, traditional celebrations, cultural evenings. To get more information about the workcamps at some specific moment you can consult the PACA region descriptions. This workcamp hosts volunteers for a period of 1 month minimum and up to 6 months.

ACCOMMODATION: Vaunières

LOCATION: Vaunières is located 90 km from Grenoble and 200 km from Marseille

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Lus la Croix Haute

SJ03 La Croisée des Regards Open camp 01/05 – 30/11 ENVI/RENO 2 volunteers

PROJECT: The association La Croisée des Regards manages Domaine de Mayne/les Icards, a Mediterranean site of 130 hectares left to abandonment, which the association has been renovating since 1993. The volunteers will participate in masonry work on the house, gardening and daily tasks.

IMPORTANT: This workcamp hosts volunteers for a minimum period of one month to a maximum period of 3 months.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents

LOCATION: The Domaine de Mayne/les Icards is 35km from Avignon, in the south of France.
nearest train station: L'Isle Fontaine de Vaucluse

SJ04 La Croisée des Regards Verger 04/05 – 25/05 ENVI 12 volunteers

PROJECT: Domaine de Mayne/les Icards is a local and international meeting point. As activists of popular education, we are involved in three main areas: social work, landscape and environment, and contemporary art. The volunteers participate in the maintenance of an orchard composed of ancient varieties of fruit trees.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents

LOCATION: The Domaine de Mayne/les Icards is 35km from Avignon, in the south of France.
nearest train station: L'Isle Fontaine de Vaucluse

SJ05 Faï Espaces verts I 05/05 – 18/05 ENVI 12 volunteers

PROJECT: The farm of Faï is located in the Alps, in a preserved environment. It hosts all year long international volunteers, families, and other people that participate actively in the renovation of the farm and the preservation of the environment. During this workcamp the volunteers will participate in the renovation of the water recovering reservoir system as well as in the camping's green spaces. The hiking and swimming possibilities are numerous around the farm and they are particularly enjoyable during spring time. Something to discover!

ACCOMMODATION: guesthouse of the Faï farm

LOCATION: The farm of Faï is located 30 km from Gap and 200 km from Marseille, Hautes Alpes (Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur)

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Veynes

SJ06 Veynes Fourmidiable 12/05 – 01/06 CONS/CULT 12 volunteers

PROJECT: The cultural association «Le Fourmidiable» organise festivals, theater evenings and concerts in rural areas. In 2006, the association decided to transform the old village's bar in a cultural center. The first workcamp that took place last year has been a success and encourages us to renew the experience. For 2008, the volunteers will continue the renovation and isolation works which will be done in the walls and the cave. They will take part in the organisations of cultural events that will take place during this period. Weekend meetings between the volunteers and the members of Fourmidiable as well as visits around the region will be organised.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: Veynes is located 200 km from Marseille and 100 km from Grenoble, Hautes Alpes (Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur)

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Veynes

SJ07 Montendre Open camp 21/05 – 12/10 ENVI/RENO 4 volunteers

PROJECT: 4 volunteers will support our center during the summer, helping the team to manage and organise the activities as well as hosting, cleaning, cooking and leading some creative workshops. They will participate in the renovation work of the house and in the village. In the beginning of July there will be an artistic exchange with other organisations and 80 young people from 7 different countries. During the summer there will always be groups to welcome and the volunteers will have the opportunity to organise events together. From 25th of August to 12th of October they will work on the restoration of the castle of Montendre. In addition the volunteers will always be involved in household and gardening work as well as many other activities (workcamps, festivals...) going on at the time.

ACCOMMODATION: The volunteers will stay in common rooms where the workcamp takes place, but conditions can change depending on the projects which volunteers are involved in.

LOCATION: 75 km north of Bordeaux (In the South of the Charente Maritime department) and 75 km to the south of Angoulême, in the western France, Charente-Maritime (Poitou-Charentes)

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Montendre (Charente-Maritime)

SJ08 Vaunières Circuit de l’Eau I 02/06 – 27/06 ENVI 8 volunteers

PROJECT: Vaunières is a small old village located at 1200 m of altitude in the Alps right in the middle of a «circus of mountains». All year around, the association hosts international volunteers, families and young people coming from different backgrounds. Every person hosted in Vaunières takes part in the renovation of the village's buildings and in the workcamps dealing with environmental protection and preservation. During this period the volunteers will take part in therenovation of the water recovering system in order to improve the environmental management of the site. They will have the opportunity to participate in the festival taking place in the surroundings villages (Music festival, St John's festival, etc) and they will organise awareness raising environmental activities with the «La Bougeotte» association.

ACCOMMODATION: Vaunières

LOCATION: Vaunières is located 90 km from Grenoble and 200 km from Marseille, Hautes Alpes (Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur)

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Lus la Croix Haute

SJ09 Vaunières Espaces verts I 02/06 – 27/06 ENVI 8 volunteers

PROJECT: Vaunières is a small old village located at 1200 m of altitude in the Alps right in the middle of a «circus of mountains». All year long, the association hosts international volunteers, families and young people coming from different backgrounds. Every person hosted in Vaunières takes part in the renovation of the village's buildings and in the workcamps dealing with environmental protection and preservation. The volunteers will participate in the ecological works in the green spaces of the camping site and will have the opportunity to participate in the festival taking place in the surroundings villages (Music festival, St John's festival, etc) and they will organise awareness raising environmental activities with the «La Bougeotte» association.

ACCOMMODATION: Vaunières

LOCATION: Vaunières is located 90 km from Grenoble and 200 km from Marseille, Hautes Alpes (Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur)

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Lus la Croix Haute

SJ10 Vieure 07/06 – 28/06 Heritage/RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: For the 5th year, the leisure center organises an international workcamp. The volunteers will stay on the edge of a lake working to renew an old stone bridge and to create facilities for disabled fishermen. An important element of the workcamp is the exchange with the local population.

SJ11 La Croisée des Regards I09/06 – 30/06 RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: The association La Croisée des Regards manages Domaine de Mayne/les Icards, a Mediterranean site of 130 hectares left to abandonment, which the association has been renovating since 1993. The volunteers participate in masonry work on the house.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents

LOCATION: The Domaine de Mayne/les Icards is 35km from Avignon, in the south of France.
nearest train station: L'Isle Fontaine de Vaucluse

SJ12 Entressen 16/06 – 07/07 RENO

PROJECT: In the village Entressen there is a ruin of a chapel whose stones are semi-derelict and buried in the ground. The work of the volunteers consists in protecting the place to limit deterioration, uncovering and sorting the stones to prepare reconstruction.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents in the near of the sport's association center which includes kitchen and sanitary facilities.

LOCATION: 10 km to Istres, 30 km to Arles

SJ13 Jarjayes 16/06 – 06/07 Heritage/RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: Jarjayes is a beautiful small village with whom Solidarités Jeunesses has established a solid partnership: organisation of festivals, intercultural evenings, discovering days at the pedagogical farm. Right in the middle of the village there is a castle from the 18th century and a parc of which the the arcades fall in ruin. Last year's workcamp has done some preliminary works to clean up the ruins. This year the volunteers will continue the consolidation of the ruins, will participate in workshops with the children from the primary school of the village and will organise the end-of-the-year festival with the local population. Meetings with other workcmpas as well as visits of the region will be organised.

ACCOMMODATION: guesthouse and yourt

LOCATION: Jarjayes is located 10 km from Gap and 200 km from Marseille, Hautes Alpes (Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur)

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Gap

SJ14 St Aventin 20/06 – 12/07 Heritage/ENVI 15 volunteers

PROJECT: The association Montagne et Loisirs is a mountain club whose hosting center is a cabin located at the foot of the Pyrenees, at Saint Aventin. The association's philosophy is to combine the passion of the mountains with the pleasure of discovering leisure activities. Thus, they organise hikes but also interships like “mountains and singing”, “mountains and dancing” etc. This year, they want to host an international workcamp in partnership with the community of Saint Aventin. The project consists of several maintaining and renovating works at the cabin (renovating the terrace, interior upgrading) and of the participation in the maintain of paths and washhouse of the community. By participating in that workcamp, volunteers and inhabitants shall share both work and leisure time. The volunteers will take part in activities within the scope of the club.

ACCOMMODATION: in the cabin

LOCATION: Saint Aventin is located 100 km in the south-east of Tarbes

SJ15 Laguépie 29/06 – 20/07 RENO/FEST 15 volunteers

PROJECT: For the first time, the community of Laguépie will host an international workcamp this year. The proposed project comprehends the reconstruction of a big supporting wall on an ancient chapel's ground. By participating in that workcamp, volunteers and inhabitants shall share both work and leisure time. In cooperation with a group of local volunteers, the volunteers will be involved in the preparation of the festival Lenga Viva taking place from July 13th to July 19th. That annual festival aims at discovering the Occitan language and culture.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents

LOCATION: Laguépie is located 75 km in the north-west of Montauban.

SJ16 La Croisée des Regards II 01/07 – 15/07 RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: The association La Croisée des Regards manages Domaine de Mayne/les Icards, a Mediterranean site of 130 hectares left to abandonment, which the association has been renovating since 1993. The volunteers participate in masonry work on the house.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents

LOCATION: The Domaine de Mayne/les Icards is 35km from Avignon, in the south of France.
nearest train station: L'Isle Fontaine de Vaucluse

SJ17 Faï Espaces verts II 02/07 – 01/08 ENVI 12 volunteers

PROJECT: The farm of Faï is located in the Alps, in a preserved environment. It hosts all year long international volunteers, families, and other people that participate actively in the renovation of the farm and the preservation of the environment. The volunteers will participate in the ecological works in the green spaces of the camping site and in the construction of a wooden poles supporting wall. They will take part in the organisation of the cultural evenings to the farm of Faï and the village of Saix and will be able to discover the beauty of the area through excursions, hiking in the mountain pastures or "days of the lavender".

ACCOMMODATION: guesthouse of the Faï farm

LOCATION: The farm of Faï is located 30 km from Gap and 200 km from Marseille, Hautes Alpes (Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur)

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Veynes

SJ19 Le Domaine de la Salle 05/07 – 26/07 RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: In April 2006 the community of Féricy has acquired an enormous building of the twentieth century, le domaine de la Salle, abandoned since several years. This little village, not far away from the forest of Fontainebleau, would like to create a space where people can meet and exchange services (post, a room for festivals and spectacles, café...). Many volunteers come regularly to maintain it, clean it, restore it. In summer 2007 there had already been a workcamp with international volunteers who came to help and complete the work. About 20 metres of wall had been reconstructed and some little works had been realised in the park. This year their work shall be continued. The volunteers will also have various encounters with the local population truly dedicated to this project.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

SITUATION: Féricy is located about 1h30 from Paris, in the south of the parisian region

SJ20 Le Parc des Sources 05/07 – 26/07 ENVI 15 volunteers

PROJECT: The community Roissy-en-Brie wishes to create a convivial place near a playground and a skateboard area. The project consists in installing barbecues and picnic tables so that local families and youth can profit from that outdoor space. The volunteers will work together with the local youth. Furthermore, cultural and pedagogic activities will be organised.

LOCATION: Roissy-en-Brie is located 40 km from Paris.

SJ22 La Ferté sous Jouarre II 05/07 – 26/07 ANIM/RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: The association Vir'Volt, the delegation Ile de France of Solidarités Jeunesses, is located in the small town La Ferté sous Jouarre. This town (9500 inhabitants) is known for providing its millstones until the twentieth century to the whole world. These days the town wants to revive this important cultural good
(museums, didactic courses, restoration...). One of the works will be the reconstruction of a millstone wall around a beautiful park. Moreover this little town dares to make life more attractive for its inhabitants (animations, various encounters...) The association Vir'Volt is one of the partners of the town to organise these animations. This summer the volunteers will participate in the project “Ferté Plage”, an animation during one week, along the riverside of the Marne where a little beach with many animation offers had been created. The volunteers will be implied to the whole organisation of the project and the animation workshops for the younger ones.

IMPORTANT: During the three weeks of the workcamp the adult volunteers (15) will be together with about 15 adolescent volunteers. In everyday life there will be about 30 persons sharing this project . The work, either project Ferté Plage or the restoration of the wall, will be distributed every second day.

ACCOMMODATION: gymnasium

SJ23 Lavoncourt 05/07 – 26/07 Heritage/RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: For the fourth consecutive year, the inhabitants of Lavoncourt are ready to welcome international volunteers. The international workcamp is becoming a verifiable tradition in this little village of the Haute-Saône. In the framework of remodelling the center of the village, the town council decided in 2005 to begin the work of renovating the rose park. This year, the workcamp will consist in finishing the wall surrounding the rose park and taking down and reinstalling another low wall. This work is the last piece in finishing of the surrounding wall and also putting more distinction and value in the rose park. The volunteers will be doing masonry and carving and shaping stones. The activities and trips to discover the region will be planned and organized with the inhabitants of the village.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: Lavoncourt is located 36km from Vesoul

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Vesoul

SJ24 Esprel 05/07 – 26/07 Heritage/RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: Esprel is a village of 692 inhabitants located in the east of Vesoul in an area of the country called Villersexel. Surrounded by 600 hectares of forest, the village consists of many beautiful houses, especially a very picturesque farm that has a pointed bell tower. The town hall is in a large building constructed at the end of the 19th century. The community is particularly dynamic with scores of commercial and handcrafted businesses, as well as Mourey, a furniture factory. There are seven or eight businesses or farms for every 1000 hectares of usable land. The Esprel cemetery is at the top of the village. A big wall with an impressive entrance surrounds the cemetery. This wall has an abnormal slope that threatens its stability. Therefore, the town hall and the municipal council wish to implement an international workcamp to renovate the wall and also to bring a breath of international air to the community. The renovation of the cemetery wall is estimated to take many stages of work, so 2008 represents the first stage of workcamps. The volunteers will take down and reconstruct a part of the wall. They may also begin to carve and shape the stones for the masonry.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: Esprel is located 22km from Vesoul

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Vesoul

SJ25 Chaux 05/07 – 26/07 Heritage/RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: Halfway between Belfort and the bottom of the Alsace region, you will find the village of Chaux in the green valley of the Savoureuse. Factories and beautiful farms typical of the French countryside signify an agricultural past that has now disappeared due to the introduction of industrial activity in Belfort and Sochaux. Chaux’s church, St. Martin, has a tower that was erected in the year 800 and renovated in 1691. It holds antique objects and exceptional stained glass windows signed by the artist, George Jeanin of Nancy. In order to increase the visual appeal of this church, last year the municipality decided to begin the renovation of the wall surrounding the church by soliciting the aid of the Association of Popular Education of Chaux. In this perspective, we wish to work in partnership with this organization. An international workcamp is planned in conjunction with a workcamp for teenagers. For one week, the volunteers and the teenagers will work together on the renovation of the wall around the church. In addition to the renovation, they will also clean and paint the railings around the cemetery if they finish the wall restoration early. In realizing this meeting of two organizations of popular education, the region of the Haute-Savoureuse will establish contacts and also organize the entire project. We have been partners with the sociocultural center of the Haute-Savoreuse (situated in Giromagny) since 2002.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: Chaux is located around 10km from Belfort.

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Belfort

SJ26 Colombe les Vesoul 05/07 – 26/07 Heritage/RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: Columbe is a village of 550 inhabitants, situated near Vesoul. Perched on the edge of a limestone plateau, the town is surrounded by incredible landscape, a little road, and a river valley. A castel constructed in the 18th century marks the entrance of the ancient village. A church from the 13th century, containing many canvases and sculptures also merits a detour. Near the church, a very beautiful stone cross shows the scene of the Virgin Mary with infant and two angel musicians, done in the style of Burgandy (dating from the 15th century). This second project of the workcamp in Colombe aims to animate the village and encourage the inhabitants to participate in the rehabilitation of the community heritage. After the success of the first workcamp, Colombe again wishes to involve young international volunteers in the work. The local population is strongly motivated and wishes to continue their work this year by welcoming international volunteers. This second workcamp will continue the work of the first project, consisting in finishing the restoration of the walls of the presbytery.
The volunteers will be lodged in a school of the village in the center of the town, next to the place of work.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: Colombe is located 7km from Vesoul

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Vesoul

SJ27 Héricourt 05/07 – 26/07 Heritage/RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: Héricourt is a village of 10.433 inhabitants, situated in the east of the Haute-Saône region near the territory of Belfort. t has traces of the Middle Ages, and a remarkable cultural heritage. The tower of a castel in the village ressembles an edifice of the 12th century. Today, only the tower of the castel of Héricourt remains, the Donjon tower. The romance of the tower still dominates the village, as it is 22 meters higher and overlooks the village. In order to conserve this cultural heritage, the volunteers of the association “Historie and Patrimoine d’Héricourt” (History and Cultural Heritage of Héricourt), in collaboration with the town hall, wish to proceed with the renovation of the castel’s tower in order to renew its distinction and to make it accessible for public visits. The organization is composed of a group of volunteering people who are looking forward to live in international surroundings with the volunteers. This work creates the opportunity for two associations to work together for the realization of the same project. The first stage of the work will consist of the restoration of the wall and the stronghold of the castel. The trips to discover the region and the activities will be organized by the members of the association.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: Héricourt is located 19km from Belfort

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Héricourt or Belfort

SJ28 Château de Gondenans-Montby 05/07 – 26/07 Heritage/RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: Gondenans-Montby is a little village located 10km from Rougemont in the Doubs. Near the village is the castel of Gondenans-Montby, owned by the association “Les Amis de Montby” (Friends of Montby). This association was formed by a group of people, some of whom lived in the castel. They wished to organize to make the place available for permanent life. To reach this goal, they organized the restoration of the castel to take place over several years. The castel dates back to the 12th century, while the tower, the surrounding wall, and certain buildings have been renovated in the 14th, 16th, and 18th centuries. In fact, there have been fourteen fires in the château since its construction. In an effort to encourage and motivate the local population for preservation of its cultural heritage and to create a dynamic atmosphere in the site, the association decided that inviting international chantier and young people to their site would be an unrivalled opportunity. Thus, “Les Amis de Montby” decided to sign on to international chantier. The association has already succeeded in garnering a group of volunteers from the village as well as the international volunteers to participate in the project.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: Gondenans-Montby is 43km from Vesoul and 20km from Baume les Dames

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Vesoul or Baume les Dames

SJ29 Ecoconstruction à Kerfleau I 06/07 – 27/07 ENVI/OFAJ 15 volunteers

PROJECT: Kerfleau's Collective gather NGO's acting in the fields of fait trade, support to people with HIV, and culture. It's located in a place named Kerfleau, belonging to the sport organisation of the post and telecommunication's employee, large of 4 hectares and including several buildings. New activities begin about ecology, especially with ecobuilding, linked with some concret work which has to be done on the existing buildings. The volunteers are going to rebuild a shanty to make it proper for some new activities of EPICES, one of the member organisation of Kerfleau's Collective, mainly focussed on fair trade and ecology. The building will use local and recyclable materials (straw balls, earth, wood). The workamp will also be an opportunity for the volunteers to get more information and to debate about ecological housing, and to meet people who choice an ecological habitat and way of life.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents

LOCATION: Kerfleau is a hamlet of Caudan, a small city in the neighborhood of Lorient

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Lorient

SJ30 Le Port 06/07 – 27/07 Heritage/RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: For the second time, the community of Le Port will host an international workcamp this year. The project consists of the renovation of ancient shepherd's cabanas in the mountains. The stone cottages will be fixed and rebuilt if necessary. Not far away, there is the pond of Lers where fairy tale nights take place in which the volunteers will participate. Moreover, they can discover the beautiful mountains on foot. By participating in that workcamp, volunteers and inhabitants shall share both traditional masonry and leisure time.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents

LOCATION: Le Port is located 130 km in the south of Toulouse

SJ31 Septfonds I 06/07 – 27/07 Heritage/RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: For the fourth time, the community of Septfonds (around 1900 inhabitants) will host an international workcamp this year. The project consists in constructing a wooden building in the way the ones that hosted Jewish refugees from the concentration camps were built. Between fifteen and sixteen thousand Spanish refugees fleeing Franco were gathered in that Jewish Camp since March 1939. During and after the Second World War, several populations were interned in the camp. Via meetings with witnesses and visits, the volunteers will learn about the story of that place. The objective is that the frame works and the historical and memory work would be shared with inhabitants, and be an opportunity for exchanges and for the concrete construction of Peace.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents

LOCATION: Septfonds is located 40 km in the north-east of Montauban

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Caussade

SJ32 Vaunières Espaces verts II 07/07 – 27/07 ENVI 8 volunteers

PROJECT: Vaunières is a small old village located at 1200 m of altitude in the Alps right in the middle of a «circus of mountains». All year long, the association hosts international volunteers, families and young people coming from different backgrounds. Every person hosted in Vaunières takes part in the renovation of the village's buildings and in the workcamps dealing with environmental protection and preservation. The volunteers will participate to the ecological works in the green spaces of the camping site and will have the opportunity to participate in the festival taking place in the surroundings villages (Music festival, St John's festival, etc) and they will organise awareness raising environmental activities with the «La Bougeotte» association.

ACCOMMODATION: Vaunières

LOCATION: Vaunières is located 90 km from Grenoble and 200 km from Marseille, Hautes Alpes. (Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur)

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Lus la Croix Haute

SJ33 Le Saix 07/07 – 27/07 CONS/ENVI 12 volunteers

PROJECT: Le Saix is a very pretty small village located the Alps. The village counts 80 inhabitants and not less than 3 associations! Since many years, the workcamps carried out with the international volunteers made it possible to weave many bonds with the villagers and to contribute to the maintenance of a social and cultural life in this very rural zone. This year the volunteers will intervene on the restoration of the staircases of the old cure (in the center of the village) and on the cleaning of the river shore embankments. They will take part in the cultural evenings organized by the association «Les Sans souci» and will be able to discover the area through excursions, hiking in the mountain pastures and visits organised together with the farm of Faï.

ACCOMMODATION: to be confirmed

LOCATION: Le Saix is located 30 km from Gap and 200 km from Marseille, Hautes Alpes (Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur).

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Veynes

SJ34 St Georges 13/07 – 03/08 Heritage/RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: For the second time, the community of St Georges will host an international workcamp this year. The project consists in renovating traditional walls and cleaning a fountain at the hamlet of St Martin de Caussanille. By participating in that workcamp, volunteers and inhabitants shall share both traditional masonry and leisure time.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: St Georges is located 90 km in the north of Toulouse

SJ35 Vaunières Façade 14/07 – 03/08 Heritage/RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: Vaunières is a small old village located at 1200 m of altitude in the Alps right in the middle of a «circus of mountains». All year long, the association hosts international volunteers, families and young people coming from different backgrounds. Every person hosted in Vaunières takes part in the renovation of the village's buildings and in the workcamps dealing with environmental protection and preservation. This year, we will finish a phase of important works on "The three wheels", a house dating from the XVII century that we arrange to accommodate physically disabled people. The volunteers will intervene on the restoration of the frontage by respecting the style of local architecture, they will take part in the animations organised with the hamlet and in the surrounding villages.

ACCOMMODATION: Vaunières

LOCATION: Vaunières is located 90 km from Grenoble and 200 km from Marseille

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Lus la Croix Haute

SJ36 Verneuil en Bourbonnais 15/07 – 02/08 Heritage/RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: For the first time, the beautiful village of Verneuil (300 inhabitants) with its very typical houses, hosts an international workcamp. The aim is to create a new summer activity by proposing to the volunteers to renew an old place which is now used for public events: le Pré Féraud. The work will consist in reparing a wall and during their free time, the volunteers can discover the vineyards of St Pourçain.

SJ37 Bocage Bourbonnais 16/07 – 06/08 Heritage/RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: The association Bocage Bourbonnais is running a program to increase the value of its villages. Thus a workcamp is organised almost every year, which provides an opportunity to discover the region where the Bourbon dynasty was born (Henri IV, Louis XIV...). The work will take place in two villages: in Louroux-Bourbonnais, volunteers will renovate a public shelter in the very centre of the village (walls and roof), and in Autry-Issards, the project consists also of the renovation of a central place by restoring a wall.

SJ38 Valence d’Agen 16/07 – 06/08 CULT 15 volunteers

PROJECT: The organisation Festivalence implements each year a sound and light festival called “following the course of water… a story”, in the town of Valence d’Agen (5000 inhabitants), at the bank of the Canal of two seas. The festival consists of 7 eventful nights showing historical scenes, acted by inhabitants. The organisation of this festival involves each year between 300 and 400 local volunteers. The organisation Festivalence will host an international workcamp for the second time this summer. Together with local volunteers, the international volunteers will participate in the preparation of this festival: promotion, decoration, preparating costumes and accessories, and acting as supernumerary in a show.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents

LOCATION: Valence d’Agen is located 60 km in the north-west of Montauban.

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Valence d’Agen.

SJ39 Souvigny 19/07 – 08/08 CULT 15 volunteers

PROJECT: For the 12th year, the association Souvigny Grand Site offers a team of volunteers to participate in the preparation and management of a large one-week-long medieval festival. Every year this event attracts up to 30.000 visitors. The group will participate in installation, festive activities, dismantling and will work during the event at the stalls. We request a strong motivation from the volunteers as during the festival some work will continue into the evenings and weekends.

SJ40 Bocage Sud 19/07 – 09/08 Heritage/CULT 12 volunteers

PROJECT: For several years now, the southern area of Bocage has been implementing workcamps to allow volunteers to discover the territory and make it more welcoming. The group will visit two villages. In St Hilaire, the volunteers will participate in the organisation of the national event “The annual meeting of St Hilaire” (around 2.000 people are expected, coming from all over the country). In Besson, the volunteers will renovate an old fountain situated at a hiking path.

SJ41 St Etienne-de-Vicq 19/07 – 09/08 Heritage/ENVI 12 volunteers

PROJECT: The village of St Etienne-de-Vicq wishes to carry out renovation work to reinforce an old Roman bridge that crosses a river. The volunteers will start to repair the bridge so that the people can use it again for walks. This village is situated in close proximity to the Bourbonnaise mountains, one of the most beautiful parts of Allier.

SJ42 Festival interceltique de Lorient 27/07 – 12/08 FEST 15 volunteers

PROJECT: The Interceltic Festival of Lorient is the biggest festival in Brittany. It's a gathering of different ways of expression, mainly musical ones, of the Celtic culture all around the world. During the festival, the Solidarity Village is an active place for ecological and solidarity NGO's. Volunteers are going to take part in the organisation of the Solidarity Village, including an action about waste recycling. Before the festival, the installing of a playground about sustainable development near Lorient. Debates and reflexion about ecology, sustainable development and fair trade will also take place during the workcamp, which will also be an opportunity to learn about Celtic culture.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents

LOCATION: Lorient is on the southern coast of Brittany, between Vannes and Quimper

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Lorient

SJ43 Les Crots 21/07 – 10/08 CONS 12 volunteers

PROJECT: Les Crots is a small rural village located in a splendid valley of the High Alps near the biggest dam of Europe: the lake of Serre Ponçon. Since many years, our association has been developing a partnership with the commune in order to make of this small village a pleasant place for its inhabitants and for the tourists. This year, the volunteers will intervene on work of embellishments of the place of the Mills, right in the center of the village. They will take part in the organisation of the festival of the bread, one of the great festivals of the summer which brings together all the villagers and attracts many visitors. The possibilities of excursions, bathes and visits are numerous and make it possible to discover the area.

ACCOMMODATION: in an international hosting center

LOCATION: Crots is located 5 km from Embrun and 200 km from Marseille

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Embrun

SJ44 St Auban d’Oze 28/07 – 17/08 ENVI 12 volunteers

PROJECT: Saint Auban d' Oze is a very pretty small village located the Alps labellized "flowered village". The village counts 70 inhabitants who live of agriculture and of a small tourist activity. Since 2005, the workcamps carried out with the international volunteers made it possible to support the villagers in their will to preserve and give more value to their environment. This year the volunteers will intervene on the cleaning of the water streams which skirt the footpaths. They will take part in the organisation of the annual festival of the village in partnership with the association Les Bourdons verts and will be able to discover the area through excursions, hiking in the mountain pastures, a picking up of lavender and the visits organised in partnership with the farm of Faï.

ACCOMMODATION: camping

LOCATION: St Auban d’Oze is located 30 km from Gap and 200 km from Marseille

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Veynes

SJ47 Frahier 02/08 – 23/08 Heritage:RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: Frahier is a town of 1,061 inhabitants that is situated 10km from Champagney. Its river, La Lizaine, borders the community and its tributaries cross the village. The town is also surrounded by a forest with marked paths and private pools. One area is set up with a picnic corner. The tourist attraction of the town is the three fountains that date back to the 19th century. Following the first international chantier of young volunteers in August 2006 in Clairegotte, the communities of Rahin and Chérimont wish to renew the experience in another community. Thus, the town hall of Frahier and the municipal council wish to take part in the dynamic of international chantier and welcome the volunteers to their community for a period of three weeks. Their goal is towards the renovation of the fountains, greatly contributing to the cultural heritage of the community. The volunteers’ work will be to begin the masonry for the fountains.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: Frahier is 11km from Belfort

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Belfort

SJ48 La Redoute de la Butte Pinson 02/08 – 23/08 RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: La Redoute de la Butte Pinson is a fortification from the end of the 19th century. This edifice is situated at the center of a future regional parc of 110 ha. The intercommunal syndicate wishes to restore and upgrade that important element of the patrimony. The volunteers will restore parts of the ancient wall and they will renovate a part of the casern's facade. They will use ancient masonry and wrought ironwork techniques. Moreover, together with the youth of the neighbour communities, they will participate in the implementation of activities to discover and valorise the site.

LOCATION: Montmagny is located 20 km from Paris.

SJ50 La Ferté sous Jouarre IV 02/08 – 23/08 ANIM/RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: The association Vir'Volt, the delegation Ile de France of Solidarités Jeunesses, is located in the small town La Ferté sous Jouarre. This town (9500 inhabitants) is known for providing its millstones until the twentieth century to the whole world. These days the town wants to revive this important cultural good ( museums, didactic courses, restoration, ...). One of the works will be the reconstruction of a millstone wall around a beautiful park. Moreover this little town dares to make life more attractive for its inhabitants. The association Vir'Volt is one of the partners of the town to organise these animations like concerts, public debates, a theatre forum , games for children...

IMPORTANT: During the three weeks of the workcamp the adult volunteers (15) will be together with about 15 adolescent volunteers. In everyday life there will be about 30 persons sharing this project . The work, either animation or the restoration of the wall, will be distributed every second day.

ACCOMMODATION: gymnasium.

SJ52 Beaumotte les Pins 02/08 – 16/08 ENVI 15 volunteers

PROJECT: Beaumotte les Pins is a small village of 246 inhabitants, situated 10km east of Marnay. It is a part of the community of towns in the valley of the Ognon river. This charming little village was voted the second-most flowery village in France. Amongst its inhabitants, there is an association very talented florists and gardeners who make the village very agreeable and attractive. In 2007, Beaumotte les Pins welcomed international chantier in conjunction with another village in the area, Chambornay les Pins. Following this first successful experience, Beaumotte les Pins made another voluntary service by organizing a collaborative chantier. However, being a year of an electoral deadline, the town that was going to do the chantier with Beaumotte had to back out. It was not possible to find another village or organization, so the villagers of Beaumotte, along with the association of florists and gardeners, can only welcome international volunteers for two weeks. Despite the obstacles, the villagers and the association are looking forward to welcoming the international volunteers to Beaumotte les Pins for two weeks in August. The objective of the work in Beaumotte will be to create a path and flowers along it, thus creating a nice place for people to walk.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: Beaumotte is about 20km north of Besançon

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Besançon

SJ53 Ambierle 02/08 – 23/08 Heritage/RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: For the 6th year the village of Ambierle hosts an international workcamp. The volunteers' task is to restore a stone wall surrounding a religious site that dominates the village. Additionally, every Friday there is the possibility to participate in the organisation of an artisan market, often ending with a big picnic at the village square. Exchanges with associations and sports clubs are also possible.

SJ54 Noray le Bourg 02/08 – 23/08 Heritage/RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: Noroy le Bourg is a village of 700 inhabitants, surrounded by forest. It has a rich cultural heritage. In the village there are seven fountains that have garnered particular attention from the inhabitants, some of whom regularly organize long guided walks to these fountains.In August 2006, the municipality decided to undertake the restoration of the big fountain situated in the center of the village using chantier done by young international volunteers. The first work that was done was the central paving. The second work, which was done in 2007, consisted of restoring the paving of the sides and the renovation of the joints of the main fountain. In order to complete the renovation of the village fountains, the community wishes to begin similar work on a fountain at the corner of the village. This fountain was designed by the architect Jean-Baptiste Pambet in 1838. In 2008, the chantier is scheduled for the completion of the work on this corner fountain. In addition to that work, there will also be work on the renovation of another fountain that is situated nearby. After three consecutive years of international chantier, the inhabitants of the village are accustomed to taking part in this cultural exchange, and are ready and motivated to welcome new international volunteers to their community. A number of outings, visits, and activities will be organized with the inhabitants along with the continuous exchange of cultures and ideas.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: Noroy le Bourg is 10km from Vesoul

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Vesoul

SJ56 Vaunières Taverne 04/08 – 24/08 Heritage/RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: Vaunières is a small old village located at 1200 m of altitude in the Alps right in the middle of a «circus of mountains». All year long, the association hosts international volunteers, families and young people coming from different backgrounds. Every person hosted in Vaunières takes part in the renovation of the village's buildings and in the workcamps dealing with environmental protection and preservation. This year, we continue the renovation of the principal house of the hamlet, l’Hôtellerie. The volunteers will arrange a "tavern" in an old cellar arched of the house in order to offer a place cordial and convivial for the people who reside at the hamlet in winter. Another group will intervene on the restoration of the hood which shelters the staircases of the house. The volunteers will take part in the animations organised with the hamlet and in the village's neighbourhood. The possibilities of excursions, hiking in mountain pastures and visits are numerous and will make it possible to discover local architecture.

ACCOMMODATION: Vaunières

LOCATION: Vaunières is located 90 km from Grenoble and 200 km from Marseille

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Lus la Croix Haute

SJ58 Ecoconstruction à Kerfleau II 10/08 – 31/08 ENVI 15 volunteers

PROJECT: Kerfleau's Collective gather NGO's acting in the fields of fait trade, support to people with HIV, and culture. It's located in a place named Kerfleau, belonging to the sport organisation of the post and telecommunication's employee, large of 4 hectares and including several buildings. New activities begin about ecology, especially with ecobuilding, linked with some concret work which has to be done on the existing buildings. The volunteers are going to rebuild a shanty to make it proper for some new activities of EPICES, one of the member organisation of Kerfleau's Collective, mainly focussed on fair trade and ecology. The building will use local and recyclable materials (straw balls, earth, wood). The workamp will also be an opportunity for the volunteers to get more information and to debate about ecological housing, and to meet people who choice an ecological habitat and way of life.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents

LOCATION: Kerfleau is a hamlet of Caudan, a small city in the neighborhood of Lorient

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Lorient

SJ59 La Croisée des Regards Salle d'Activités I 11/08 – 31/08 RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: The association of La Croisée des Regards manages Domaine de Mayne/les Icards, a Mediterranean site of 130 hectares left to abandonment, which the association has been renovating since 1993. The volunteers participate in the installation of a floor heating system and masonry work on the house.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents

LOCATION: The Domaine de Mayne/les Icards is 35km from Avignon, in the south of France.
nearest train station: L'Isle Fontaine de Vaucluse

SJ60 St Julien 24/08 – 14/09 Heritage/ENVI 15 volunteers

PROJECT: The association St-Julien and the community are continuing the valorisation of their natural spaces and their patrimony. For the first time, the community will host an international workcamp this year. The project consists in cleaning and increasing the visual appeal of a little tarn as well as renovating a fountain. The big festival of the year will take place during the workcamp which will allow the volunteers to participate in the preparation of the three-day-long festival. By participating in that workcamp, volunteers and inhabitants shall share both work and leisure time. The volunteers will take part in activities within the scope of the association.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents

LOCATION: St Julien is located 60 km in the south-west of Toulouse.

SJ61 Clausonne 25/08 – 03/10 Heritage/RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: The abbey of Clausonne was built in the 17th century. Even if the vicissitudes of time and men left upright only bits of the abbey, those remain nevertheless the 800 years testimony of history. Since 1994, work made it possible to release the ruins and to emphasise this splendid site located into the mountain. Taking into account the formidable potential of the place, the association wishes to develop a pole of initiations to ancient occupations in order to meet the needs for training and economic development of the territory. This year, the volunteers will intervene on the accesses of the Abbey in order to facilitate the access to the visitors: water collector, construction of a dry stone way, information panels. Those who wish it will be able to be initiated to the stone cutting training course which will be organised during the second part of the workcamp. The visits of other historic sites organised by the volunteers of the association will make it possible to discover local architecture.

ACCOMMODATION: Farm of Faï

LOCATION: Clausonne is located 30 km from Gap and 200 km from Marseille

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Veynes

SJ62 Montendre I 25/08 – 14/09 RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: The municipaility of Montendre has already played host to several international workcamps. The restoration of the town's castle, using traditional, old-fashioned techniques is something many of the local people keep close to heart, but currently, their castle is in need of a hand from the younger generation! The main objective of this year's workcamp will be to repare and refill the joints of a section of the wall, in order to keep it in good condition. The local community, now well accustomed to the workcamp dynamic, are present on a regular basis to meet and exchange with the volunteers.

ACCOMMODATION: hosting center

LOCATION: 75 km from the sea and to the north of Bordeaux (south of Charente Maritime), the west of France

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Montendre (Charente-Maritime)

SJ63 Vaunières Circuit de l’Eau II 25/08 – 14/09 ENVI 8 volunteers

PROJECT: Vaunières is a small old village located at 1200 m of altitude in the Alps right in the middle of a «circus of mountains». All year long, the association hosts international volunteers, families and young people coming from different backgrounds. Every person hosted in Vaunières takes part in the renovation of the village's buildings and in the workcamps dealing with environmental protection and preservation. During this period the volunteers will take part in the renovation of the water recovering system in order to improve the environmental management of the site. They will have the opportunity to participate in the festival taking place in the surroundings villages and they will organise awareness raising environmental activities with the «La Bougeotte» association.

ACCOMMODATION: Vaunières

LOCATION: Vaunières is located 90 km from Grenoble and 200 km from Marseille

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Lus la Croix Haute

SJ64 OFAJ Château des Prureaux 27/08 – 17/09 ENVI 15 volunteers

PROJECT: The association of Le Créneau is situated in a little castel in the heart of a large property in Auvergne. Each year, it hosts people from different social and cultural backgrounds, who come to work voluntarily and to experience a different way of living. One task is to install equipment that allows to better economise energy and respect more the environment (e.g. fabrication of biogas, wind power plant etc.).

SJ65 Faï Centre culturel II 01/09 – 21/09 CULT/ENVI 12 volunteers

PROJECT: The farm of Faï is located in the Alps, in a preserved environment. It hosts all year long international volunteers, families, and other people that participate actively in the renovation of the farm and the preservation of the environment. Since its creation, the farm of Faï developed a unique acoustic project which integrates the exceptional environment of the farm: two 7 meters high horns were built and make it possible to make the mountain sing at the time of festivals of music and spectacles. In 2007, we started the creation of a cultural center of the nature to profit from this original tool throughout the whole year. During this period, the volunteers will intervene on the construction of outsides steps. They will take part in the workshops of initiation to the techniques of sounds and light organised in partnership with the cultural organiation Queyras libre.

ACCOMMODATION: guesthouse of the Faï farm

LOCATION: The farm of Faï is located 30 km from Gap and 200 km from Marseille

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Veynes

SJ66 Le CART 01/09 – 22/09 ENVI

PROJECT: The workcamp about sustainable development will take place in the hosting center of CART (partner association). CART owns a big Mediterranean garden (local plants and terrace architecture) where cisterns gather the rainwater and an ancient irrigation system serves all levels of the garden with water. The work consists in constructing a new irrigation system: digging trenches, burrying the pipes...

ACCOMMODATION: in a big house with 30 rooms in the village

LOCATION: 20 km to Nîmes, 40 km to Montpellier, 35 km to the sea

SJ67 Le Parc des Beaumonts 06/09 – 27/09 ENVI

PROJECT: Le Parc des Beaumonts is a natural and protected fallow land situated in the center of the community Montreuil sous Bois in the suburbs of Paris. In 2006, the parc was accredited site Natura 2000 due to the plentifulness of its flora and fauna. Since 1999, workcamps take place to transform the urban fallow land of the parc into a landscape site and an ornithologic reservation. The technical element of the workcamp is not decided yet. In any case, the volunteers will be sensitised, will learn about ornithology and enhance the visual appeal of the parc.

LOCATION: Montreuil is a near suburb of Paris.

SJ68 La Croisée des Regards Salle d'Activités II 08/09 – 28/09 RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: The association of La Croisée des Regards manages Domaine de Mayne/les Icards, a Mediterranean site of 130 hectares left to abandonment, which the association has been renovating since 1993. The volunteers participate in the installation of a floor heating system and masonry work on the house.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents

LOCATION: The Domaine de Mayne/les Icards is 35km from Avignon, in the south of France.

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: L'Isle Fontaine de Vaucluse

SJ69 Labastide de Penne 14/09 – 05/10 Heritage/RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: For the first time, the community of Labastide de Penne will host an international workcamp this year. The project consists in reconstructing a big supporting wall. The work will be realised in cooperation with the association APICQ (association for the promotion of the identity of the Causses du Quercy) being in charge of a reconstruction of another wall at the same place. By participating in that workcamp, volunteers and inhabitants shall share both traditional masonry and leisure time. Exchange and the discovery of human diversity represent further aims.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building next to the working place

LOCATION: Labastide de Penne is located 45 km in the north-east of Montauban

SJ70 Faï Sanitaire local 22/09 – 12/10 ENVI/SOCI 12 volunteers

PROJECT: The farm of Faï is located in the Alps, in a preserved environment. It hosts all year long international volunteers, families, and other people that participate actively in the renovation of the farm and the preservation of the environment. During this period, the volunteers will intervene on the construction of an outside sanitary room in order to improve the hosting of the hikers during the tourist season. The possibilities of excursions and bathes are numerous around the farm even in the end of season! Visits and meetings with other workcamps will be organised in partnership with the villagers of Saix.

ACCOMMODATION: guesthouse of the Faï farm

LOCATION: The farm of Faï is located 30 km from Gap and 200 km from Marseille

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Veynes

SJ71 Montendre II 22/09 – 12/10 RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: The municipality of Montendre has already played host to several international workcamps. The restoration of the town's castle, using traditional, old-fashioned techniques is something many of the local people keep close to heart, but currently, their castle is in need of a hand from the younger generation! The main objective of this year's workcamp will be to repare and refill the joints of a section of the wall, in order to keep it in good condition. The local community, now well accustomed to the workcamp dynamic, are present on a regular basis to meet and exchange with the volunteers.

ACCOMMODATION: hosting center

LOCATION: 75 km from the sea and to the north of Bordeaux (south of Charente Maritime), the west of France

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Montendre (Charente-Maritime)

SJ72 Vaunières OFAJ 06/10 – 22/10 CULT/OFAJ 15 volunteers

PROJECT: This year, the Movement Youth Action for Peace celebrates his 85th anniversary. The occasion for all the young people implied in the movement as well as former members of YAP and all those who would wish to discover it to find themselves around a festive moment. During this project, the volunteers will approach the sets of themes of Peace and the Sustainable Development through various workshops ( forum theatre, debates, exhibitions) and will help with the logistics preparation of the celebration. Vaunières is a small old village located at 1200 m of altitude in the Alps right in the middle of a «circus of mountains». All year long the association hosts international volunteers, families and young people who come to make revive this formerly abandoned village.

ACCOMMODATION: Vaunières

LOCATION: Vaunières is located 90 km from Grenoble and 200 km from Marseille

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Lus la Croix Haute

SJ73 Le Perthus 08/10 – 29/10 RENO

PROJECT: The volunteers will renovate some paths of the fort Bellegarde (Vauban style) by removing the old morter and rejointing the walls as well as accomplishing the same kind of work in several rooms of the fort which shall be open to the public.

ACCOMMODATION: in the fort at very rustic conditions

LOCATION: Le Perthus is situated at the Spanish border, 20 km to the sea, 30 km to Perpignan.

SJ74 Nègrepelisse 06/07 – 27/07 Heritage/RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: Labastide de Penne is located 45 km in the north-east of Montauban
For the first time, the community of Nègrepelisse will host an international workcamp this year. The project consists in paving a part of the main square of the village. The work will be realised with the help of local children and the Maison des Arts. By participating in that workcamp, volunteers and inhabitants shall share both work and leisure time.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents

LOCATION: Nègrepelisse is located 20 km in the north-east of Montauban

SJ75 Mirebeau 04/07 – 26/07 RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: The village of Mirebeau, linked with the local associations, wish to experiment the adventure of an international workcamp: the goal is to create a project in which young and less young people can work together and in the same time meet new cultures. The project of work is around an old praying place, near the church (protected by the Historical Monuments), located in the heart of the village, this place will become, when work will be achieved, an associative place. Very motivated about the exchanges of cultures, inhabitants think about activities to let you discover the territory.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: 25 km in the north of Poitiers (south of Vienne), west of France

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Poitiers (Vienne)

SJ76 Verfeil 03/08 – 25/08 Heritage/RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: The community of Verfeil (around 450 inhabitants) will host this year an international workcamp for the third time. The project consists in continuing the renovation of the surroundings of the old wash house of the village, following traditional masonry techniques. By participating in that workcamp, volunteers and inhabitants shall share both work and leisure time. The international volunteers will therefore also participate in the preparation of a cultural festival organised in Verfeil every year around the 20th of august, in cooperation with a team of local volunteers.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents

LOCATION: Verfeil is located 70 km in the north-east of Montauban.

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Lexos

SJ77 Port d’Envaux/Crazannes 04/07 – 27/07 RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: Port d’Envaux and Crazannes are two villages, really motivated by the value of their heritage and also by the intercultural exchanges. It’s in one way the animation created by the volunteers but also the concrete work which is realized together which interest the inhabitants. The work will be about the restoration of different elements of little local heritage around water (wash-house, pump…). In that two villages, inhabitants and local associations think about the different way to permit to volunteers to discover the territory.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building (in Port d’Envaux)

LOCATION: The 2 villages are located 10 km in the north of Saintes (west of Charente Maritime), west of France.

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Saintes (Charente-Maritime)

SJ78 Cravans 05/07- 26/07 RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: The village of Cravans is interested in the dynamic of what a work camp can bring to the territory. It’s the animation created by the volunteers and the concrete work realized together which interest the inhabitants. The project which is proposed is to work around the little river which cross the village (new little walls, digging holes…). This work can permit to the volunteers to learn little masonry skills.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building (in Port d’Envaux)

LOCATION: 60 km from the sea and 20 km in the south of Saintes (west of Charente Maritime), west of France.

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Saintes (Charente-Maritime)

SJ79 Château de Génerac July Heritage/RENO

PROJECT: The volunteers will break the old coating on the walls of the Castle, renew the ceiling and change the damaged beams and the floor. Moreover the votive festival of the village will take place during the workcamp so the volunteers will participate actively helping with the logistics and serving as a living proof of the openness towards foreigners.

LOCATION: Générac is located at 15 km in the south of Nîmes, next to the Camargue

SJ80 St Come et Maruejols July ENVI
In a village very active concerning the community life, the volunteers will enhance a place to promenade for the inhabitants. In the frame of the workcamp which takes an important role as animation in the village, they will cut the copse and build small walls.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents at the schoolyard of the elementary school, the town hall will also be at their disposal

LOCATION: 20 km to Nîmes, 40 km to the sea

SJ81 Cazals 07/09 – 28/09 Heritage/RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: For the first time, the community of Cazals will host an international workcamp this year. The project consists in renovating the cobblestones in front of an ancient mill at the river Aveyron according to traditional masonry techniques. Nowadays, that place is frequented by canoeists. By participating in that workcamp, volunteers and inhabitants shall share both work and leisure time.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: Cazals is located 35 km in the east of Montauban

SJ82 La Source du Bois de Sapin 05/07 – 26/07 RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: Provins is and ancient city of the Middle Ages belonging to the world's heritage of UNESCO. The community appreciates the intervention of international volunteers to participate in the renovation of its heritage and to upvalue the water sources “La Source du Bois de Sapin”, situated in the quarter of Champbenoist near to the city. The project consists of two parts. Firstly, in the “Bois de Sapin”, the volunteers will construct a stone fountain and restore a path. Secondly, they will install an picnic area in the near of the city. During the camp, cultural and pedagogical activities will be realised with the youth of Champbenoist.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: Provins is located 90 km from Paris

World Heritage Volunteers – Patrimonito WorkcampSJ84 Ile d'Aix 25/08 – 15/09
Heritage/RENO 15 volunteers

PROJECT: Ile d'Aix is a small island in the Atlantic ocean where some workcamps already took place. Due to its eventful past, it disposes of several historical places like the fort Liédot. This fort was built at the beginning of the 19th century to defend the island against naval attacks. Today, it is protected as historical monument and the community implements actions like different animations during the whole year to revive the spot. As some parts of the fort are damaged, the volunteers will continue to restore the paths. This workcamp is a rich instrument to combine restauration of heritage, animation and intercultural exchange.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: In the middle of the sea (!), 20 km from Rochefort (west of Charente Maritime), in the west of France

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Rochefort (Charente-Maritime)

SJ85 Saint Ciers du Taillon July/August RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: The village of St Ciers du Taillon hosted their first workcamp in 2005: it was a real success due to the numerous inhabitants, young and less young, taking part in this international project. That is the reason why, enriched by that first experience, the townhall wishes to host a second workcamp. The work has to be defined.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: 70 km from Saintes and the sea (west of Charente Maritime), west of France

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Jonzac(Charente-Maritime)

SJ86 La Crèche 18/07 – 09/08 RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: In the community La Crèche is situated a little village with a lot of little ways surrounded by traditional walls, made without morter. These walls are old and need to be restored. For the moment 2 groups of international volunteers work on it, using traditional techniques. A local association is involved in this project. A lot of inhabitants are interested to take part in the common activities of the group.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: 50 km from the sea and 10 km of Niort (South of Deux-Sèvres), west of France

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Niort (Deux-Sèvres)

SJ87 Archiac July/August RENO 12 volunteers
PROJECT: Archiac has hosted several international workcamps. The dynamic of the village and of the different groups of volunteers permitted these moments of exchanges. This year, for the second session of the workcamp, the work will be the restoration of several parts of an ancient “taxes house”. This very beautiful building will change its function and will become the new house for the local associations.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: 75 km from the sea and north of Bordeaux (South of Charente Maritime), west of France

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Jonzac (Charente-Maritime)

SJ88 Cherveux July/August RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: Cherveux has hosted a workcamp in 2006. Enriched by that experience of exchanges, the townhall wishes today to host a second project. In a little village near the centre, there is a public place, which shall be used as a convivial place, where inhabitants can organize some events, meals…Cherveux is a town where animations are organized by local associations: the group of volunteers will take part and contribute to this programme.

ACCOMMODATION: under tents

LOCATION: 50 km from the sea and 10 km of Niort (South of Deux-Sèvres), west of France

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Saint Maixent l’Ecole (Deux-Sèvres)

SJ89 Baignes Sainte Radegonde July/August RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: The townhall of Baignes hosted several workcamps during the last years. The exchanges and mobilisation of the young people of the village around the volunteers are a motivation to host another workcamp. The work has to be defined.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: 90 km from Bordeaux. (South of Charente), west of France

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Angoulême (Charente)

SJ90 La Mothe St Héray July/August RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: La Mothe St Héray is a dynamic village which hosted an international workcamp in 2006. Enriched by that experience, the townhall wishes to host another group of volunteers. Inhabitants and local associations are thinking about the different ways to make the volunteers discover the place. The work has to be defined.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents

LOCATION: 55 km from the sea and 15 km of Niort (South of Deux-Sèvres), west of France

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Saint Maixent l’Ecole (Deux-Sèvres)

SJ91 Grandjean July/August RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: Grandjean is a little active village whose population is really interested in its history and heritage. The inhabitants support the implementation of an international workcamp. The work has to be defined.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION : 35 km from the sea and Rochefort (West-center of Charente Maritime), west of France

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Saint Savinien (Charente-Maritime)

SJ92 Genouillé July/August RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: Genouillé is an active village whose population is really interested in its history and heritage. The inhabitants support the implementation of an international workcamp. They know the dynamic of workcamps, because they saw them in others villages around. The work has to be defined.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: 25 km from the sea and Rochefort (West center of Charente Maritime), west of France

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Surgères (Charente-Maritime)

SJ93 Neuvicq le Château July/August RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: Neuvicq Le Château is a village with a lot of personality! Proud of its castle, its history and its heritage, the inhabitants are interested in the idea of an international workcamp, because it will be a rich way to revive this heritage, and to add a rich intercultural dimension. The work has to be defined.

ACCOMMODATION: in a building

LOCATION: 45 km from the sea and Rochefort (West center of Charente Maritime), west of France

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Saint Jean d’Angély (Charente-Maritime)

SJ94 Rochard/Beceleuf July/August RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: Rochard is a hamlet that has a guest house for the members of the camping club Deux-Sèvres. This place is essential for the meetings of the volunteers of that association. The building needs to be restored to make it possible to host groups again. The association and the village are motivated to turn this workcamp into a rich intercultural meeting.

ACCOMMODATION: in tents

LOCATION: 50 km from the sea and 25 km from Niort (South of Deux-Sèvres), west of France

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Niort (Deux-Sèvres)

SJ95 Montendre III July/August RENO 12 volunteers

PROJECT: The town hall of Montendre and the association Solidarités Jeunesses Poitou-Charentes work together all year long to realise different projects of local development. This work also involves other associations from Montendre. For the last 12 years numerous workcamps and meetings dealing with different topics (environment, immigration…) have been set up. This year we propose a project of reflection about refugees during the war in Spain as some of them have been gathered in Montendre. This workcamp gives the possibility to exchange about that subject, to see that today it is still a current topic and to create a link between the past and today. The work has to be defined.

ACCOMMODATION: hosting centre

LOCATION: 75 km from the sea and the north of Bordeaux (south of Charente Maritime), west of France

NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Montendre (Charente-Maritime)

TEENAGE CAMPS

These projects are opened for teenage volunteers aged from 15 to 17 years.

SJ18 Château des Prureaux I 05/07 – 26/07 TEEN/ENVI 16 volunteers
PROJECT: The association of Le Créneau is situated in a little castel in the heart of a large property in Auvergne. Each year, it hosts people from different social and cultural backgrounds, who come to work voluntarily and to experience a different way of living. The volunteers will help to improve the conditions of the site, in particular the footpaths and the little river around the ponds.
LOCATION: Montcombroux-les-Mines

SJ21 La Ferté sous Jouarre I 05/07 – 26/07 TEEN/ANIM 10 volunteers
PROJECT: The association Vir'Volt, the delegation Ile de France of Solidarités Jeunesses, is located in the small town La Ferté sous Jouarre. This town (9500 inhabitants) is known for providing its millstones until the twentieth century to the whole world. These days the town wants to revive this important cultural good ( museums, didactic courses, restoration...). One of the works will be the reconstruction of a millstone wall around a beautiful park. Moreover this little town dares to make life more attractive for its inhabitants (animations, various encounters...) The association Vir'Volt is one of the partners of the town to organise these animations. This summer the volunteers will participate in the project “Ferté Plage”, an animation during one week, along the riverside of the Marne where a little beach with many animation offers had been created. The volunteers will be implicated to the whole organisation of the project and the animation workshops for the younger ones.
IMPORTANT: During the three weeks of the workcamp the adolescent volunteers (15) will be together with about 15 adult volunteers. In everyday life there will be about 30 persons sharing this project . The work, either project “Ferté Plage” or the restoration of the wall, will be distributed every second day.
ACCOMMODATION: in tents.

SJ45 Corneilla del Vercol 30/07 – 20/08 TEEN/RENO
PROJECT: The Youth and Cultural House wishes to offer activities to the local youth and include them in the community life. 4 to 6 local youngsters will participate in the workcamp where the volunteers will renovate a chapel (reconstruct the exterior facade: remove the old mortar and put new one in) near by the village. By doing so, the youth should be sensitised to protect their patrimony.
ACCOMMODATION: in tents in the near of the sport's association center which includes kitchen and sanitary facilities
LOCATION: 10 km to Perpignan, 10 km to the sea.

SJ46 Beaumotte 02/08 – 23/08 TEEN/RENO 15 volunteers
PROJECT: Beaumotte Center is an association of popular education whose goal is the responsibility of people and their voluntary participation in actions for personal and community development and solidarity. The center creates many projects in the realm of local development and international exchange. The experiences of previous chantier by young international volunteers and adolescents at Beaumotte Center encourages us to continue this work. In addition, the project of the center is based on the diversity of the public, and every summer we welcome young people from and useful work, discovery of other cultures, and participation in discovering the region with the group leaders, the members of the association, and the volunteers. In addition to these benefits, welcoming international work at the center permits the people of Beaumotte who do not sign up for voluntary chantier to be able to live in an international setting and share their home and lives with other people. This year, the work will be done on the exterior spaces of the center. It will consist of renovating the terrace and the pergola situated behind the center, near the garden. The adolescents will be able to begin to learn different trades like masonry and woodworking.
ACCOMMODATION: in a building
LOCATION: Beaumotte is 25km from Vesoul and 35km from Besançon
NEAREST TRAIN STATION: Vesoul or Besançon

SJ49 La Ferté sous Jouarre III 02/08 – 23/08 TEEN/ANIM 10 volunteers
PROJECT: The association Vir'Volt, the delegation Ile de France of Solidarités Jeunesses, is located in the small town La Ferté sous Jouarre. This town (9500 inhabitants) is known for providing its millstones until the twentieth century to the whole world. These days the town wants to revive this important cultural good ( museums, didactic courses, restoration, ...). One of the works will be the reconstruction of a millstone wall around a beautiful park. Moreover this little town dares to make life more attractive for its inhabitants. The association Vir'Volt is one of the partners of the town to organise these animations like concerts, public debates, a theatre forum , games for children...
IMPORTANT: During the three weeks of the workcamp the adolescent volunteers (15) will be together with about 15 adult volunteers. In everyday life there will be about 30 persons sharing this project . The work, either the animation or the restoration of the wall, will be distributed every second day.
ACCOMMODATION: in tents.

SJ51 Château des Prureaux II 02/08 – 23/08 TEEN/ ENVI 16 volunteers
PROJECT: The association of Le Créneau is situated in a little castel in the heart of a large property in Auvergne. Each year, it hosts people from different social and cultural backgrounds, who come to work voluntarily and to experience a different way of living. The volunteers will help to improve the conditions of the site, in particular the footpaths and the little river around the ponds.

SJ55 Septfonds II 03/08 – 24/08 TEEN/CONS 15 volunteers
PROJECT: For the first time, the community of Septfonds (around 1900 inhabitants) will host an international teenage workcamp this year. The project consists of the construction of a collective garden. Hence, the volunteers will build a wooden arbour, garden furniture and parcels as well as discovering the local flora through workshops and excursions. The work will take place near by the Notre-Dame, the center of the village, on an ancient fruit tree meadow. Meetings and visites will allow the volonteers to learn about the place's history. By participating in that workcamp, volunteers and inhabitants shall share both work and leisure time.
ACCOMMODATION: in tents
LOCATION: Septfonds is located 40 km in the north-east of Montauban.

SJ57 Faï Centre culturel I 04/08 – 19/08 TEEN/ENVI 12 volunteers
PROJECT: The farm of Faï is located in the Alps, in a preserved environment. It hosts all year long international volunteers, families, and other people that participate actively in the renovation of the farm and the preservation of the environment. Since its creation, the farm of Faï developed a unique acoustic project which integrates the exceptional environment of the farm: two 7 meters high horns were built and make it possible to make the mountain sing at the time of festivals of music and spectacles. In 2007, we start the creation of an "arts centre of greenery" in order to exploit this original tool throughout the year. During this period, the volunteers will intervene on the installation of the access for the visitors. They will take part in the organisation of the great festival of August 17 (Faï makes sing the mountain) and in the festival of the village of Saix in partnership with the organisation Queyras libre.
ACCOMMODATION: guesthouse of the Faï farm
LOCATION: The farm of Faï is located 30 km from Gap and 200 km from Marseille.
nearest train station: Veynes

SJ83 Montereau
05/07 – 19/07 TEEN 10 volunteers
PROJECT: The community of Montereau-Fault-Yonne, situated at the borders of the Champagne, possesses the unique natural reservation of Ile-de-France located in an urban arrea. Flora and fauna of this forest are very multifaceted and rich. The community wishes to host volunteers in order to valorise and protect that natural heritage as well as open it more to the public. In the grounds of Rougeaux , the volunteers will restore the paths and stairs leading to the higher reliefs and clean the forest. In addition, they will create a herbarium with all the different species of plants and flowers which later will be used in school. The local youth will take part in the project as well and will show their city and region to the volunteers.
ACCOMMODATION: in a building
LOCATION: Montereau is located 100 km from Paris.

CAMPS

benhurjun — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:04:11 CDT

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WINPHIL Workcamp List

benhurjun — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 18:10:34 CDT

For details and camp descriptions, click here.

INTERNATIONAL WORKCAMPS
SUMMER 2008 – WINTER 2009

(Envi) International
Location: Start Olango Island, then Sudlon I, Cebu City

	Start	Finish	Duration
Summer 08
Envi-Ola-Sum08-1	20 July	30 July	11 days
Envi-Ola-Sum08-2	3 August	13 August	11 days
Envi-Ola-Sum08-3	17 August	27 August	11 days
Envi-Ola-Sum08-4	31 August	10 September	11 days

Winter 09
Envi-Ola-Win08-1	07 January	17 January	11 days
Envi-Ola-Win08-2	21 January	31 January	11 days
Envi-Ola-Win08-3	04 February	14 February	11 days
Envi-Ola-Win08-4	18 February	28 February	11 days

(Envi) International
Location: Bantayan Island, Cebu

	Start	Finish	Duration
Summer 08
Envi-Ban-Sum08-1	20 July	30 July	11 days
Envi-Ban-Sum08-2	3 August	13 August	11 days
Envi-Ban-Sum08-3	17 August	27 August	11 days
Envi-Ban-Sum08-4	31 August	10 September	11 days

Winter 09
Envi-Ban-Win08-1	07 January	17 January	11 days
Envi-Ban-Win08-2	21 January	31 January	11 days
Envi-Ban-Win08-3	04 February	14 February	11 days
Envi-Ban-Win08-4	18 February	28 February	11 days

BILATERAL WORKCAMPS between WINPHIL and KNCU Korea

SUMMER 2008 – WINTER 2009

(Envi) with KNCU Korea, Start Sudlon I, then Olango

	Start	Finish	Duration
Summer 08
Envi-Sud-Sum08-1	20 July	30 July	11 days
Envi-Sud-Sum08-2	3 August	13 August	11 days
Envi-Sud-Sum08-3	17 August	27 August	11 days

Winter 09
Envi-Sud-Win08-1	07 January	17 January	11 days
Envi-Sud-Win08-2	21 January	31 January	11 days
Envi-Sud-Win08-3	04 February	14 February	11 days
Envi-Sud-Win08-4	18 February	28 February	11 days

BILATERAL WORKCAMP between WINPHIL and NICE Japan

SUMMER 2008

	Start	Finish	Duration

Envi-Bil-NICE-Sum08-1	01 April	09 April	9 days

BILATERAL WORKCAMP between WINPHIL and VYA Taiwan

SUMMER 2008

	Start	Finish	Duration

Envi-Bil-VYA-Sum08-1	25 April	04 May	10 days

Partners' Programs 1

benhurjun — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:18:57 CDT

Volunteers For Peace (VFP) USA
VIMEX MEXICO
Union Forum (UF) UKRAINE
UNAREC FRANCE
UNA Exchange, United Kingdom
SVI SPAIN
NICE Japan
NIG GERMANY
MS Denmark
LYVS Belarus
Lunaria, ITALY
Legambiente, ITALY
JR, France
INEX-SDA CZECK REPUBLIC
IJGD GERMANY
IBG GERMANY
IWO Korea
INEX Slovakia
HUJ Armenia
GENCTUR, TURKEY
GSM, TURKEY
FIYE POLAND
EstYES ESTONIA
Elix Greece
(CYVA) Deineta, Lithuinia
Concordia, UK
COCAT, Catalunya, SPAIN
CBF Compagnons Batisseurs, FRANCE
CBB Compagnons Batisseurs, BELGIUM
Chantiers Jeunesse, (CJ) CANADA
Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), JAPAN
Citizens in Action (CIA) GREECE
Alternative-V, UKRAINE
Allianssi Youth Exchanges, FINLAND
ZID MONTENEGRO
Solidarites Jeunesses (SJ) FRANCE
Joy In Action (JIA) Japan
Volunteers For Peace (VFP) U.S.A.

INEX SLOVAKIA

benhurjun — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 18:17:19 CDT

INEX Slovakia is a non-profit, non-governmental organization founded in 1993.Its main aim is to play an active role within the international youth exchange that promotes international understanding, intercultural learning and tolerance.
INEX Slovakia organizes activities that are focused on youth mobility andnon-formal education and international volunteering. We organize different voluntary activities like international voluntary workcamps, trainings, seminars, various activities on national level, regular meetings of non-formal groups, workshops, activities for children with difficult background etc. We are a sending and hosting organization within European Voluntary Service. These activities provide an opportunity for young people of different national and cultural background to live and work together; facilitate personal growth and a personal responsibility.

INEX Slovakia became amember of the Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organizations in 1993. Apart of the Alliance INEX Slovakia is an official partner of Service Civil International (SCI), co-operates with organizations associated in Youth Action for Peace (YAP) and other partners. We are member of Youth Council of Slovakia.

:::General conditions for participation in our workcamps:::

Age limit: Usually it is 18+ except:
ISL 02 (20+),
ISL 08 FAMily camp (adults: 18+, children: 3 - 13y/o),
ISL 18 TEENage camp (16 - 18y/o).
Common language used in the camps: English
Extra fee: Yes for certain camps: ISL 08 FAMily Camp, ISL 18 TEENage camp
Insurance: Please notice that INEX Slovakia does not provide any insurance. To join the workcamp in Slovakia you have to be insured. Do not forget to take your insurance with you.

:::CONTACT:::
INEX Slovakia
Košická 37
821 09 Bratislava
Slovakia
www.inex.sk
TEL: +421 2 5564 3030 FAX: +421 2 5564 3031

:::LIST OF THE WORKCAMPS:::

Code	Name	Location	Dates	Type	Age limit	No./ Vol	Remarks
ISL 01	Bojnice	Bojnice	15/06 – 28/06	ENVI/MANU	18 +	10
ISL 02	Sihla	Sihla	22/06 – 05/07	ENVI/MANU	20 +	10	MOT
ISL 03	Integra	Bratislava	29/06 – 12/07	DISA	18 +	6	MOT
ISL 04	Youth Exchange: “Ready to share your cultural values?”	Stratena	04/07 – 13/07	STUDY/RENO	16 - 25	20	trilateral TO BE CONFIRMED
ISL 05	Kalvaria	Bratislava	06/07 – 19/07	RENO/ENVI	18 +	10	HDW, MOT TO BE CONFIRMED
ISL 06	Black Castle 1	Zlatno	06/07 – 19/07	RENO/ENVI	18 +	10	HDW, MOT
ISL 07	Youth Exchange: “Leave nothing but footprints”	Levice	14/07 – 24/07	STUDY/ENVI	18 - 25	20	trilateral TO BE CONFIRMED
ISL 08	FAMily Camp	Motycky	14/07 – 25/07	FAM/ENVI	Kids: 3 - 13 Adults: 18 +	20	FAM No alcohol, no drugs Fee € 100/ adult person TO BE CONFIRMED
ISL 09	Black Castle 2	Zlatno	20/07 – 02/08	RENO/ENVI	18 +	10	HDW, MOT TO BE CONFIRMED
ISL 10	Senne	Senne	21/07 – 03/08	ENVI	18 +	10
ISL 11	Levice	Levice	21/07 – 04/08	ENVI/MANU	18 +	10
ISL 12	SPOSA	Stiavnicke Bane	27/07 – 09/08	SOCI	18 +	5	MOT
ISL 13	Sklabina 1	Martin	27/07 - 09/08	RENO/ENVI	18 +	10	HDW
ISL 14	Casta	Casta	03/08 – 16/08	RENO/MANU	18 +	10
ISL 15	Motycky	Motycky	03/08 – 16/08	ENVI	18 +	10	HDW, MOT
ISL 16	Saris	Velky Saris	09/08 – 23/08	RENO/ENVI	18 +	10
ISL 17	Sklabina 2	Martin	10/08 – 23/08	RENO/ENVI	18 +	10	HDW
ISL 18	TEENage Camp Cunovo	Cunovo	18/08 – 27/08	TEEN/ENVI	16 - 18	10	TEEN No alcohol, no drugs Fee € 80
ISL 19	Banska Stiavnica	Banska Stiavnica	07/09 – 20/09	MANU/ENVI	18 +	10	HDW

ISL 01 BOJNICE 15/06/2008 – 28/06/2008
Vols: 10
Type: ENVI/MANU
Language: English
Age limit: 18+

Work: Cleaning, gardening and maintenance work at the castle and its surroundings.

Accommodation & Food: Lodging will be provided in the castle, with all facilities needed. Sleeping bag and mat are needed. Volunteers will prepare meals themselves in the kitchen from supplies provided. Vegetarian catering is possible.

Location: The castle Bojnice is located in the city Bojnice nearby the city Prievidza, approximately 150 km north-east of Bratislava. It’s a fabulous piece of architecture that was built as a fortress in 11th century, then renovated many times and transformed into different styles, reaching its neo-gothic look, that we can see nowadays.

Terminal: Airport, train, bus station Bratislava; Bojnice bus stop.

Remarks: Bring warm sleeping bag, mat, water resistant boots, working clothes and gloves, raincoat, warm clothes, swimming suit, pictures of your country and a smile on your lips J Also music instruments and songs from your country.

For more info about the location and for the photos of the castle visit: eng.bojnice.sk or www.bojnicecastle.sk

ISL 02 SIHLA 22/06/2008 – 05/07/2008
Vols: 10
Type: ENVI/MANU
Language: English
Age limit: 20+

Work: Manual work at the horse farm: repair fences, and cleaning meadows. Maintenance works in the village Sihla. Helping with the organization of exhibition and the horse race.

Accommodation & Food: In a local school in the village Lom nad Rimavicou, very close to Sihla. Sleeping bag and mat are needed. Volunteers will prepare breakfast themselves from supplies provided. Lunch and dinner will be provided by the local partner in the local restaurant. Vegetarian catering is possible.

Location: Sihla is approximately 280 km east from Bratislava. The nearest big city is Brezno.

Terminal: Airport, bus and train station Bratislava; Lom nad Rimavicou bus stop.

Remarks: Bring warm sleeping bag, mat, water resistant boots, working clothes and gloves, raincoat, warm clothes, swimming suit, pictures of your country and a smile on your lips J Also music instruments and songs from your country.

Attention: MOTIVATION LETTER IS NEEDED

For more info about the location: www.sihla.sk, www.hucul.sk
ISL 03 INTEGRA 29/06/2008 – 12/07/2008
Vols: 6
Type: DISA
Language: English
Age limit: 18+

Work: The volunteers will organize free time activities (e.g. workshops, trips, games etc.) for mentally and physically disabled children. Volunteers who want to help them in social integration are welcomed.

Accommodation & Food: Lodging will be provided directly in the building of the facility for disabled children. Sleeping bag and mat are needed. Meals will be provided by the local partner in the local canteen. Vegetarian catering is possible.

Location: The capital of Slovakia – Bratislava is situated in south-western part of Slovakia next to the border with Austria and Hungary. It has afascinating history and culture, magnificent Old Town, picturesque castle on a hill just above the city, and – last but not least – the night life has a lot to offer too ;)

Terminal: Airport, bus and train station in Bratislava.

Remarks: Bring sleeping bag andmat, swimming suit, some info, materials and pictures of your country, material which you could use in your workshop for children, musical instrument to play nice music, some ideas for games with the children, your enthusiasm and smile on your face J

Attention: MOTIVATION LETTER IS NEEDED

For more info about Bratislava: www.bratislava.sk

ISL 04 YE “Ready to share your cultural values?” 04/07/2008 – 13/07/2008
TO BE CONFIRMED Vols: 20

Type: STUDY/RENO
Language: English
Age limit: 16 - 25

Work: Renovation works

Study theme: Intercultural Diversity

Accommodation & Food: Lodging will be provided in abig house in the village Stratena nearby the working place. Sleeping bag and mat are needed. Volunteers will prepare their food themselves with the coordination of the host representatives. Vegetarian catering is possible.

Location: Stratena (in English “Lost”) is a very small village in the heart of Slovensky raj (Slovak Paradise), one of the most beautiful national parks in Slovakia. Stratena is close to the highest mountains of Slovakia – the High Tatras.

Terminal: Airport, bus and train station in Bratislava, Stratena train/bus station.

Attention: Youth Exchange - trilateral

Fore more info about the location: www.stratena.sk, artkruh.org
ISL 05 KALVARIA 06/07/2008 – 19/07/2008
TO BE CONFIRMED Vols: 10

Type: RENO/ENVI
Language: English
Age limit: 18+

Work: The work will take place in the old Calvary. It is situated in the famous city park Horsky Park near the city centre of Bratislava. The volunteers will revitalize the area: uncovering the old historical path, cleaning and gardening works.

Accommodation & Food: Lodging will be provided in theschool located in the city centre. Sleeping bag and mat are needed. Volunteers will prepare all meals themselves from supplies provided. Vegetarian catering is possible.

Location: The capital of Slovakia – Bratislava is situated in south-western part of Slovakia next to the border with Austria and Hungary. It has afascinating history and culture, magnificent Old Town, picturesque castle on a hill just above the city, and – last but not least – the night life has a lot to offer too ;)

Terminal: Airport, bus and train station in Bratislava.

Remarks: Bring sleeping bag and mat, working clothes and gloves, swimming suit and asmile on your lips J Also music instruments and songs from your country.

Attention: HDW - Hard Work; MOTIVATION LETTER IS NEEDED

For more info about the location: www.bratislava.sk, www.staremesto.sk

ISL 06 BLACK CASTLE 1 06/07/2008 – 19/07/2008
Vols:10
Type: RENO/ENVI
Language: English
Age limit: 18+

Work: Reconstruction works in the area of an ancient castle – “Black Castle“. It will involve manual works, such as walling, digging, cleaning the area, cutting the grass.

Accommodation & Food: Lodging will be provided in tents, on ameadow. Warm sleeping bag and mat are needed. Field toilet, showers and drinking water will be provided. However it is far from the civilization so there is no electricity and no public transport. All meals will be prepared by the volunteers themselves, field kitchen is available. Vegetarian catering is possible.

Location: The camp will take place in the middle of the forest close to the village Zlatno, approximately 130 km east from Bratislava. Zlatno was one of many villages in Slovakia that during 1500 century was washing gold. Many believe that the gold was so important that thecastle was built, with the name “Black Castle“ to protect the gold.

Terminal: Airport, bus and train station in Bratislava; Zlatno Bus stop.

Remarks: Bring sleeping bag and mat, working clothes and gloves, strong boots, raincoat, hat, repellent, warm clothes, swimming suit, fork, knife, plate, spoon, enthusiasm and asmile on your face J

Attention: HDW - Hard Work; MOTIVATION LETTER IS NEEDED
The camp is for history and nature lovers and for those who are not afraid to rise to the
challenge of living in difficult conditions for two weeks!
For more info about the location and also photos from previous workcamps: www.ciernyhrad.sk
ISL 07 YE “Leave nothing but footprints” 14/07/2008 – 24/07/2008
TO BE CONFIRMED Vols: 20

Type: STUDY/ENVI
Language: English
Age limit: 18 - 25

Work: Manual and environmental works in the area of an old local Calvary.

Study theme: Environmental Protection, Intercultural Dialogue

Accommodation & Food: Lodging will be provided in the boarding school in the town centre. Sleeping bag needed. The volunteers will prepare all the meals by themselves from supplies provided. Vegetarian catering is possible.

Location: The town Levice is 132 km far away from Bratislava, in the southern part of Slovakia. It is rich for its history, so you can visit the Tekovian museum with a castle or make trips in the countryside there.

Travel: Airport, bus and train station in Bratislava; Levice train station.

Attention: Youth Exchange - trilateral

For more info about the location: www.levice.sk

ISL 08 FAMILY CAMP 14/07/2008 – 25/07/2008
TO BE CONFIRMED Vols: 20

Type: FAM/ENVI
Language: English
Age limit: adults: 18+ children: 3 - 13

Work: Marking tourist paths, bike paths, cleaning the paths. Manual works in the village Motycky. Various handcraft workshops.

Accommodation & Food: Probably in a local hotel. Meals will be provided in the canteen of the hotel. Vegetarian catering is possible.

Location: Motycky is a village very close to Banska Bystrica. It is surrounded by beautiful mountains and nature.

Travel: Airport, bus and train station in Bratislava; Motycky bus station.

Remarks: Bring working clothes and gloves, warm clothes, raincoat, strong boots, swimming suit and asmile on your lips J Also music instruments and songs from your country.

Attention: No alcohol, no drugs

Fee: € 100 / adult person

For more info about the location: www.motycky.wgz.cz
ISL 09 BLACK CASTLE 2 20/07/2008 – 02/08/2008
TO BE CONFIRMED Vols:10
Type: RENO/ENVI
Language: English
Age limit: 18+

Work: Reconstruction works in the area of an ancient castle – “Black Castle“. It involves manual works, such as walling, digging, cleaning the area, cutting the grass.

Accommodation & Food: Lodging will be provided in tents, on ameadow. Warm sleeping bag and mat are needed. Field toilet, shower and drinking water will be provided. However it is far from the civilization so there is no electricity and no public transport. All meals will be prepared by the volunteers themselves, field kitchen is available. Vegetarian catering is possible.

Location: The camp will take place in the middle of the forest close to the village Zlatno, approximately 130 km east from Bratislava. Zlatno was one of many villages in Slovakia that during 1500 century was washing gold. Many believe that the gold was so important that thecastle was built, with the name “Black Castle“ to protect the gold.

Terminal: Airport, bus and train station in Bratislava; Zlatno Bus stop.

Remarks: Bring sleeping bag and mat, working clothes and gloves, strong boots, raincoat, hat, repellent, warm clothes, swimming suit, fork, knife, plate, spoon, enthusiasm and asmile on your face J

Attention: HDW - Hard Work; MOTIVATION LETTER IS NEEDED
The camp is for history and nature lovers and for those who are not afraid to rise to the
challenge of living in difficult conditions for two weeks!

For more info about the location and also photos from previous workcamps: www.ciernyhrad.sk

ISL 10 SENNE 21/07/2008 – 03/08/2008
Vols: 10
Type: ENVI
Language: English
Age limit: 18 +

Work: Monitoring birds, doing environmental works in meadows (raking, making hays, cutting grass) cleaning, maintenance work in the surroundings of the village Senne, reconstruction of the walking paths and of anornithological building.

Accommodation & Food: Lodging will be provided in alocal school/kindergarden. Sleeping bag and mat are needed. Volunteers will prepare food themselves from supplies provided. Vegetarian catering is possible.

Location: The small village Senne is 15 km far away from the town Michalovce in the eastern part of Slovakia. The nearest big city is Kosice.

Terminal: Airport, bus and train station, Bratislava or Kosice, Senne bus station.

Remarks: Bring sleeping bag and mat, working clothes and gloves, warm clothes, raincoat, strong boots, repellent, swimming suit and asmile on your lips J Also music instruments and songs from your country.

Attention: If you have pollen allergy you may have ahard time here.

For more info about the project: http://www.sovs.sk/eng_index.htm
ISL 11 LEVICE 21/07/2008 – 04/08/2008
Vols: 10
Type: ENVI/MANU
Language: English
Age limit: 18 +

Work: Manual and environmental works in the area of an old local Calvary.

Accommodation & Food: Lodging will be provided in a dormitory in the town centre. Sleeping bag needed. The volunteers will prepare all the meals by themselves from supplies provided. Vegetarian catering is possible.

Location: The town Levice is 132 km far away from Bratislava, in the southern part of Slovakia. It is rich for its history, so you can visit the Tekovian museum with a castle or make trips in the countryside there.

Travel: Airport, bus and train station in Bratislava; Levice train station.

Remarks: Bring sleeping bag, working clothes and gloves, warm clothes, raincoat, strong boots, swimming suit and asmile on your lips J Also music instruments and songs from your country.

For more info about the location: www.levice.sk

ISL 12 SPOSA 27/07/2008 – 09/08/2008
Vols: 5
Type: SOCI
Language: English
Age limit: 18 +

Work: Volunteers will prepare free-time activities for asummer camp for autistic children with their families. They will be a support and help for parents and siblings of these children during the therapy and creative workshops. Volunteers who want to take part in thecamp with autistic children and their families are welcomed.

Accommodation & Food: Lodging will be provided by the local partner in the cottage. It is surrounded by beautiful nature and mountains. Meals will be provided by the local partner in the canteen of the cottage. Vegetarian catering is possible.

Location: The camp is located in an amazing area Stiavnicke Bane – 4 km from Banska Stiavnica. Banska Stiavnica is abeautiful and historical interesting city in Slovakia, about 180 km east from Bratislava.

Terminal: Airport, bus and train station, Bratislava, Stiavnicke Bane bus station.

Remarks: Bring sleeping bag, tourist clothes, strong boots, warm clothes, swimming suit, some info and materials and pictures of your country, material you could use in your workshop, musical instrument to play nice music and some ideas for games with the autistic children.

Attention: MOTIVATION LETTER IS NEEDED

For more info about the location: www.banskastiavnica.sk
ISL 13 SKLABINA 1 27/07/2008 – 09/08/2008
Vols: 10
Type: RENO/ENVI
Language: English
Age limit: 18 +

Work: Renovation and reconstruction of anold historical building and the ruins of the Sklabina Castle from the 13th century. Gardening works and taking care of livestock (goats).

Accommodation & Food: Lodging will be provided where the workcamp will take place, in an old building. Sleeping bag and mat are needed. The volunteers will prepare all the meals by themselves from supplies provided. Vegetarian catering is possible.

Location: Sklabina is situated about 230 km north - east from Bratislava, close to the city Martin. It is surrounded by amazing nature (Low Fatra Mountains).

Terminal: Airport, bus and train station, Bratislava; Sklabina bus station.

Remarks: Bring sleeping bag and mat, working clothes and gloves, warm clothes, raincoat, strong boots, swimming suit and asmile on the lips.

Attention: HDW – Hard work
People with dust allergy can have ahard time here.

For more info about the location: www.martin.sk, www.castles.sk/sklabina.php

ISL 14 CASTA 03/08/2008 – 16/08/2008
Vols: 10
Type: RENO/MANU
Language: English
Age limit: 18 +

Work: Renovation of an old Jewish cemetery: renovating the old walls and the gate, cutting grass and tree, marking the walking path. Making the records on the cemetery and the graves.

Study theme: Holocaust and history of World War 2

Accommodation & Food: Lodging will be provided in alocal school. Sleeping bag and mat are needed. Volunteers will prepare food themselves from supplies provided. Vegetarian catering is possible.

Location: Casta is a village with a beautiful castle Cerveny Kamen. It is situated in the western part of Slovakia - very close to Bratislava and to a nice town Pezinok.

Travel: Airport, bus and train station in Bratislava; Casta bus station.

Remarks: Bring sleeping bag and mat, working clothes and gloves, warm clothes, raincoat, strong boots, swimming suit, fork, knife, spoon, plate and cup, and asmile on your lips J Also music instruments and songs from your country.

Attention: The camp is for people interested in history and Jewish culture.

For more info about the location: http://www.obec-casta.sk
ISL 15 MOTYCKY 03/08/2008 – 16/08/2008
Vols: 10

Type: ENVI
Language: English
Age limit: 18 +

Work: Marking tourist paths, bike paths, cleaning the paths.

Accommodation & Food: Probably in a local cottage. Sleeping bag and mat are needed. The volunteers will prepare all the meals by themselves from supplies provided. Vegetarian catering is possible.

Location: Motycky is a village very close to Banska Bystrica. It is surrounded by beautiful mountains and nature.

Travel: Airport, bus and train station in Bratislava; Motycky bus station.

Remarks: Bring sleeping bag and mat, working clothes and gloves, warm clothes, raincoat, strong boots, swimming suit and asmile on your lips J Also music instruments and songs from your country.

Attention: HDW - Hard Work; MOTIVATION LETTER IS NEEDED

For more info about the location: www.motycky.wgz.cz

ISL 16 SARIS 09/08/2008 – 23/08/2008
Vols: 10
Type: RENO/ENVI
Language: English
Age limit: 18 +

Work: Revitalizing the old ruins of the Saris Castle in Slovak Carpathians: Renovation works, cleaning the area, making wooden fences, taking care of livestock (goats), making records about tourists, making the records of fauna and flora, collecting certain river stones.

Accommodation & Food: The Saris Castle is situated on the top of 300 m high volcanic hill, covered by old forest (it is Nature Reserve) upon the river Torysa. Lodging will be provided in little double-bedded scout cottages or tents, on ameadow amidst the ruins of the castle. Warm sleeping bag and mat are needed. Field toilet, showers and drinking water will be provided. However it is 3 km far from the civilization so there is no electricity, no water-supply and no public transport. All meals will be prepared by the volunteers themselves, field kitchen is available. Vegetarian catering is possible.

Location: Velky Saris is a little town near Presov located in the Eastern part of Slovakia. From Velky Saris you can get to the ruins of the Saris Castle – the place of the workcamp.

Travel: Airport, bus and train station in Bratislava or Kosice; train to Presov; Velky Saris bus station.

Remarks: Bring sleeping bag and mat, working clothes and gloves, warm clothes, raincoat, strong boots, swimming suit and asmile on your lips J Also music instruments and CD with your favourite songs from your country.

Attention: The camp is for history and nature lovers and for those who are not afraid to rise to the
challenge of living in difficult conditions for two weeks!

For more info and pictures about the project: www.hrad.wbl.sk
ISL 17 SKLABINA 2 10/08/200 – 23/08/2008
Vols: 10
Type: RENO/ENVI
Language: English
Age limit: 18 +

Work: Renovation and reconstruction of anold historical building and the ruins of the Sklabina Castle from the 13th century. Gardening works and taking care of livestock (goats).

Accommodation & Food: Lodging will be provided where the workcamp will take place, in an old building. Sleeping bag and mat are needed. The volunteers will prepare all the meals by themselves from supplies provided. Vegetarian catering is possible.

Location: Sklabina is situated about 230 km north - east from Bratislava, close to the city Martin. It is surrounded by amazing nature (Low Fatra Mountains).

Terminal: Airport, bus and train station, Bratislava; Sklabina bus station.

Remarks: Bring sleeping bag and mat, working clothes and gloves, warm clothes, raincoat, strong boots, swimming suit and asmile on the lips J Also music instruments and songs from your country.

Attention: HDW – Hard work
People with dust allergy can have ahard time here.

For more info about the location: www.martin.sk, www.castles.sk/sklabina.php.

ISL 18 CUNOVO TEEN 18/08/2008 – 27/08/2008
Vols: 10
Type: TEEN/ENVI
Language: English
Age limit: 16 - 18

Work: Monitoring birds, doing environmental works in meadows (raking, making hays, cutting grass, cleaning).

Accommodation & Food: Lodging will be provided in tents, on ameadow. Warm sleeping bag and mat are needed. Field toilet, field shower and drinking water will be provided. However it is far from the civilization so there is no electricity and no public transport. All meals will be prepared by the volunteers themselves, field kitchen is available. Vegetarian catering is possible.

Location: Near to the village Cunovo which is located very close to the capital Bratislava, there is the river Danube with an islands area with many birds - Hrusovska zdrz. Volunteers will be transported by a boat there :)

Travel: Airport, bus and train station in Bratislava; Cunovo bus station.

Remarks: Bring sleeping bag and mat, working clothes and gloves, warm clothes, raincoat, strong boots, swimming suit and asmile on your lips J Also music instruments and songs from your country

Attention: If you have pollen allergy you may have ahard time here.
The camp is for nature lovers and for those of you who are not afraid to rise to the challenge
of living in difficult conditions for two weeks!

Attention: No alcohol, no drugs

Fee: € 80
For more info about the project: http://www.birdlife.sk/eng_index.htm
ISL 19 BANSKA STIAVNICA 07/09/2008 – 20/09/2008
Vols: 10
Type: MANU/ENVI
Language: English
Age limit: 18 +

Work: Manual works in the area of a Calvary in Banská Štiavnica, manual and gardening works in the area of a Scout House.

Accommodation & Food: Lodging will be provided in the Scout House in the centre of Banska Stiavnica. Sleeping bag and mat are needed. All the meals will be prepared by the volunteers themselves from supplies provided. Vegetarian catering is possible.

Location: The old mining and gold city Banska Stiavnica is located about 180 km east of Bratislava. It is surrounded by beautiful mountains and nature. Banska Stiavnica is very interesting city from ahistorical point of view. The whole city is like agiant hill.

Terminal: Airport, bus and train station, Bratislava, Banska Stiavnica bus station.

Remarks: You should bring sleeping bag and mat, warm clothes, raincoat, working clothes and gloves, swimming suit and asmile on the lips.

Attention: HDW – Hard work

For more info about the location: www.banskastiavnica.sk
About Slovakia

Slovakia is located in Central Europe. It is a member of the European Union (since May 1, 2004). Slovakia is surrounded by Czech Republic, Austria, Poland , Ukraine and Hungary.

Capital: Bratislava

Total area: 49,035km²

Population: 5 430 000 inhabitants

Religion: Roman Catholics (69%), atheists (13%),
Lutherans (7%), Greek Catholics (4%)

Language: Slovak. It is a Slavic language (like Czech, Russian, Polish, Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Ukrainian, Belarusian or Slovenian).

Time zone: Central European time (GMT +1 hour)

Currency: Slovak Crown (Slovenská koruna, SK),
international code SKK, 1 SKK = 100 haliers
Approximate Exchange Rate (February 2008):
1 US dollar – 22,75 SKK; 1 EURO – 33,40 SKK

Visa
Of course citizens of European Union don’t need any visa (actually not even a passport) to enter Slovakia and there are mutual visa abolitions between Slovakia and many other countries, so if you’re not sure just check out the information about visa requirements here: www.foreign.gov.sk or on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your country.

Climate
The climate in Slovakia is determined by the geographical position of the country. If you are in the mountains it can be pretty cold at nights and in the mornings even during the summer, but otherwise the climate is continental in character, with warm summers and cold winters. It can often get hot in July and August, with afternoon temperatures sometimes in the mid-30 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit) and cold in January and February, when the temperature will not rise above freezing point, even in the afternoon. The period from May to August is often considered to be the best season.

What are the typical Slovak food and drinks?
The most typical Slovak dish is called ‘bryndzové halušky’, which are potato dumplings with sheep’s milk cheese. As far as drinks are concerned wine and beer are the most popular, but you’ll also find a wide variety of herbal liqueurs and brandies here (like ‘slivovica’ – the plum brandy and ‘borovička’ – the juniper brandy). Once in Slovakia you definitely have to try some of its famous non-alcoholic drinks, which include ‘kofola’, a soft drink that tastes like something between cola and kvass, and ‘vinea’, which is a grape soda.

Tourism in Slovakia
Slovakia is famous for its numerous picturesque medieval castles, as well as for its natural landscapes, mountains, caves and mineral springs. Bratislava, Nitra, Banská Bystrica, Prešov, Trnava, Trenčín, Žilina and Košice are only few of the multitude of beautiful towns with many notable historic sites and gorgeous architecture.

I bet you didn’t know…
…that the first helicopter in the world was constructed by a Slovak engineer Ján Bahýľ and it took off from today’s Hodžovo square in Bratislava
…that a Slovak inventor called Štefan Banič was the first man to use amilitary parachute; he demonstrated his invention by jumping from askyscraper in Washington and soon after it, in August 1914, the U.S. Patent Office granted him a patent document
…the last man to have walked on the moon is an astronaut Eugene Andrew Cernan (Ondrej Čerňan) whose family comes from northern Slovakia

For further information visit these websites: www.slovakia.org www.slovensko.com www.travelguide.sk
Bratislava

Most of you will probably arrive to Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. So here is some info about the city and how to move around it.
Bratislava is situated in the centre of Europe, in the south-west of Slovakia, on the banks of the Danube river, only 60 km from Vienna. It is the only capital in the world that borders two other countries (Austria and Hungary). Bratislava is the largest city in Slovakia with its population of 450000 inhabitants.
What you definitely have to see in Bratislava is its picturesque Old Town which is easy to find, downhill from the hill-top dominating medieval castle – the symbol of the capital. Beautiful gothic churches, Rococo palaces and the Neo-Renaissance building of Slovak National Theatre will let you feel the charm of this ‘little big city’. Amultitude of cafes, pubs and restaurants, which have their outdoor sections inthe streets on warmer days, as well as afew souvenir shops and fashion stores will guarantee fun and relax for every visitor. For great view on the city visit the Slavin memorial site.
For more information about Bratislava check following websites: www.bratislava.sk www.bkis.sk
If you’re looking for cheap accommodation, these websites of youth hostels be helpful: www.backpackers.sk www.patiohostel.com www.possonium.sk hostel.eu.sk

How to travel around Slovakia

Plane: If you want to come to Slovakia by plane, the easiest way is to take plane directly to the Bratislava airport. From there you can catch a bus 61 that runs every 20 minutes every day and that will take you to the main railway station. An alternative is to fly to Vienna, one of Europe's busiest airports, and travel one hour by shuttle bus to Bratislava. Buses run every two hours from early morning until late evening.
Bratislava airport: www.letiskobratislava.sk
Vienna airport: www.viennaairport.com
Shuttle bus: http://www.blaguss.sk/ba_wien.php,
http://www.slovaklines.sk/Upload/CPhtml/10280601.htm

Train: There are two big railway stations in Bratislava:
· The Central Railway Station / Hlavná stanica: 10 minutes walking from the city centre, it covers almost all train connections all over the country. There is an exchange office, post-office and information Office.
· Petržalka Station: connections to Vienna and bigger Slovak and Hungarian towns.
For more information check: www.zsr.sk

Bus: Central Coach Terminal / Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
You can get information about connections at Information office or International office (or Eurolines office). For national lines you can buy your ticket directly on the bus from the driver. For international coaches you should buy the ticket in advance. There is an exchange office inside the station and a bank in front of the station.
For connections check: www.eurolines.sk and www.cp.sk

In Bratislava
The means of public transport in Bratislava are buses, trolleybuses and trams. All you need to do is to check the routes on the maps which are located on most of the bus stops. It’s a good idea to buy a 1-day ticket (for 90 SK) or a 2-day ticket (170 SK) in ticket machines that you can find on most bus stops. You can use those tickets to travel by all means of public transport: buses, trams and trolleybuses. Make sure that you always have a ticket before you get on the bus and mark it in the machine inside the bus, trolley-bus or tram. Otherwise, if you get caught without a ticket, you have to pay a fine that is quite high (1400 SK). While traveling in Bratislava, you also need to have a ticket for bigger luggage.
For timetables and routes check: www.imhd.sk (English version of the website is available)

TICKET LUGGAGE
10 min. ticket: 14,- SK 7,- SK
30 min. ticket: 18,- SK 9,- SK
60 min. ticket: 22,- SK 11,- SK

Important connections in Bratislava:
Airport – Central Railway Station bus 61 (ticket for 30 min.)
Central Bus Station – Central Railway Station trolleybus 210 (ticket for 10 min.)

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING YOU IN SLOVAKIA!!! J

Contacts
ADDRESS:
INEX Slovakia
Košická 37
821 09 Bratislava
Slovakia
www.inex.sk

TEL: +421 2 5564 3030, FAX: +421 2 5564 3031
OPENING HOURS:
Monday – Friday 10.00 – 15.30

Email:
General: inex@inex.sk
Outgoing: Barbara BRIEDOVA out@inex.sk
Incoming: Dušana SLIMAKOVA in@inex.sk

EMERGENCY CONTACT:
In case of emergency please contact the office +421 2 5564 3030
if nobody answers try +421905501 078.

VIVE MEXICO

benhurjun — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 10:54:43 CDT

A Brief Introduction

YEAR OF THE FOUNDATION

Vive Mexico is a non profit-making, non-governmental organization that has been organizing International Volunteer Service Projects since 1996. Vive Mexico was officially born in March 1997 as a non-profit, non-governmental organization recognized by the Mexican laws and authorities as volunteer organization.

LOCATION OF THE CENTRAL OFFICE

Our head office is located in the city of Morelia, capital of the state of Michoacan in the South West Part of Mexico.

Vive Mexico
Volunteer Organization for International Co-operation
Boulevard Garcia de León 734-A
Colonia Nueva Chapultepec
C.P 58260
Morelia, Michoacán
MEXICO
Tel/Fax.- +52(443)324-5170
WEB.- www.vivemexico.org

Vive Mexico E-mail contacts
incoming@vivemexico.org (for sending volunteers to the projects of Vive Mexico)
outgoing@vivemexico.org (for receiving applications of mexican volunteers in your projects)
ltv@vivemexico.org (for sending volunteers to the LTV programs of Vive Mexico)
mtv@vivemexico.org (for sending volunteers to the MTV programs of Vive Mexico)
international@vivemexico.org (for special requests and special projects with Mexico)

AIM AND OBJECTIVES

Our Philosophy consist of involving young people of different nationalities in projects focused in aid and cooperation with the objective to provide a space where the energy and creativity of them can be channeled in a background that promotes the brotherhood and solidarity between the nations of the world, and at the same time, help them to create a consciousness of the problems that are a human responsibility, by inviting them to take part in an activity to help our planet.

Our objectives are:

1. Promote a cultural exchange between young people of different nationalities and backgrounds.
2. Provide a unique and original way to discover all that Mexico has to offer.
3. Give to the young Mexicans the opportunity to participate in international workcamps around the world through our partner organizations.
4. Promote and develop voluntary service in Mexico as a mean of solving social, cultural and ecological problems in our country.

VIVE MEXICO NON GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION

ACTIVITIES
Workcamps, Medium Term Projects, Long Term Projects and the Special International Cooperations

OFFICIAL WEBSITE
www.vivemexico.org

WORKCAMPS

GENERAL CONDITIONS ABOUT THE WORKCAMPS

1.- Volunteers must be 18 or older.
2.- English is the official language inside the groups but due to the nature of some of the projects a basic knowledge of Spanish could be required.
3.- It would be very good if volunteers could come with a preparation for projects in Latin American countries in order to reduce the cultural shock, but also all volunteers will have an orientation session the first day of each workcamp.
4.- We ask the volunteers to stay during the whole duration of the project.
5.- The departure day for the group will be the last day of the workcamp.
6.- Volunteers will need to bring sleeping bag and air mattress.
7- Volunteers have to pay the Fee of the projects at their arrival on the projects
8- Volunteers are working 5 days a week between 4 and 6 hours a day. Generally on the week ends the group will visits different parts of the region where they will be.
9- In all the projects the volunteers will be self managed with the help of the leaders. They will cook their food, clean their lodging and decide together what kind of food to buy, and how to use their budget for the leisure time.
10- Volunteers have to be open minded and flexible about Mexican culture and food.

VIVE MEXICO does not count on any financial support from the Mexican government to run the workcamps. The only financial resources we count with are the extra fees of the participants, this year the extra fees are from 190 to 210 EUR0, which covers all the expenses of the volunteers during the duration of the project: Food, Hosting, Some Leisure activities, Non personal equipment.

SOME INFORMATION ABOUT VIVE MEXICO WORKCAMPS 2008

This year VIVE MEXICO is opening 31 international workcamps in Mexico. The first project is starting in July 2008 and the last one will finish in March 2009. We will be very happy if you can publish all these projects in your international workcamp directory, we really need a lot of volunteers to make all these projects possible and to promote the International Voluntary Service activities in Mexico.

As we said in our introduction letter we will give to your volunteers an orientation session the first day of all the workcamps, to facilitate their good integration in the projects and in the Mexican culture don’t hesitate to send us volunteers, it will be very difficult for us and disappointing for the communities to cancel the projects for a lack of volunteers.

There are a lot of new types of projects this year, but also most of the workcamps we had in the past will take place again this year. Don’t forget that we are proposing intensive Spanish courses in Morelia before all the workcamps for the volunteers who want or need to learn Spanish basic knowledge; all the dates of this training courses are mentioned in the summary list, as well as in all the info sheets. Your volunteers have to mention in the info sheet reply slip if they want to take part in them or not. It is a really good course and we recommend it to your volunteers. Since we started our Spanish Courses before the workcamps in 2003 all the participants of were really happy, it was a great success.

In all the projects one to two leaders will be present. Generally we try to have a foreign leader with a national. Please look at our MTV program, and send us some nice volunteers interested to spend two months in Mexico leading projects. If you have any leader who wants to lead in Mexico for one or two months, please let us know.

VIVE01 Los Reyes Los Reyes Michoacan 9/07/08-28/07/08 ENVI 18+ 10 190 EURO

PROJECT: The local host, is an institution that works toward the formation of the youngsters in such fields as: Computational Systems, Electro-mechanic engineer, Informatics BA and Administration; moreover, they organize many activities for the integral development of the youth so that the institute manages many ecological activities to promote the awareness toward the environmental issues. Last year, there was a fire that destroyed the trees in the green areas of the ‘Santa Rosa’ hill, and in this frame a group of International Volunteers, is invited to participate in co-operation with the Local Students, in different ecological activities such as the reforestation of the hill, and the Intercultural Exchange, among the participants and the local people.
WORK: The volunteers will help in reforestation activities at the ‘Santa Rosa’ hill. They will work together with Local Students, in order to reach such daily goal of planting 8 trees per person, and help to organize some cultural activities to promote the integration of the International Volunteers, with the Local Students, in an international atmosphere!

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat).

CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest airport is the one in Guadalajara city.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the Workcamp: is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.

EXTRA FEE: 190 EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging, and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp.

VIVE02 La Piedad I La Piedad Michoacan 09/07/08-28/07/08 CULT/MANU/SOCI 18+ 10 190 EURO
VIVE09 La Piedad II La Piedad Michoacan 06/08/08-25/08/08 CULT/MANU/SOCI 18+ 10 190 EURO

PROJECT: The local host is an institution which has as a main objective the promotion of the cooperation trough multicultural organizations, they want to host a Workcamp to promote a intercultultural exchange among the international volunteers and the local youngsters of the city to organize interesting and nice activities to promote the interaction of the youngsters trough cultural, sports and social activities that also can benefit the local inhabits of the region.

WORK: Volunteers will help in the reforestation of a specific area inside of the local university as well as creation of special accesses for youngsters that use wheelchairs in the university, volunteers will also help in the restoration and cleaning of historical monuments, help to paint a house that is used as asylum and help in the organization of local workshops with youngsters of the city for intercultural learning, also there are activities planned in a local archaeological area in the surroundings of La Piedad city

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat).

CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest airport is the one located in Guadalajara city.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the Workcamp: is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.

EXTRA FEE: 190 EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging, and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

VIVE03 IJUM I Morelia Michoacan 16/07/08-04/08/08 SOCI/MANU 18+ 10 190 EURO

PROJECT: The institute for the youth development of the City of Morelia (IJUM) is a part of the local government which has been working with Vive Mexico since 6 years ago, together VIVE and the IJUM had carried out many activities to promote the active participation of the youngsters in activities where the youth can be a change agent and a active member of the communities, under this frame groups of International Volunteers are involved in many activities with the local youngsters of the city, in this project, the aim is to participate in activities related with children and the ancient Purephecha culture. Every summer groups of Children participate in many workshops coordinated and organized by the local government to participate in many activities such as sports, community projects, old traditions and cultures, etc

WORK: Volunteers will work with helping in the maintenance of historical monuments of Morelia city which is catalogued as part of the World heritage by UNESCOS Word Heritage Center, also volunteers will participate in activities in local villages around the city doing activities with children, restoring and painting buildings that are used for the benefit of the communities. Volunteers will help in cleaning campaigns and maintenance of public spaces such as gardens and parks, and painting with local youngsters basquet ball courts

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a youth center with all facilities at disposal, beds, toilet, hot water, kitchen and showers. PLEASE BRING YOUR SLEEPING BAG

WORKCAMP PLACE: Morelia is a beautiful historic city, and capital of the state of Michoacán. Founded almost 500 years ago, the city has a wonderful central zone with buildings dating back to the time of the Spanish conquest as well as all the more modern attributes (shops, bars cafés etc). The city´s populations is over 1 million and the climate is moderately warm, with daytime temperatures ranging from 20-35º C. Morelia well connected to a variety of great places to visit, such as Pátzcuaro, and the ancient Purépecha capital Tzintzunzan.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English. Some Spanish would be appreciated.

EXTRA FEE: 190 EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging, and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

VIVE04 Isla de Pajaros I Michigan Guerrero 16/07/08-04/08/08 ENVI 18+ 20 210 EURO
VIVE11 Isla de Pajaros II Michigan Guerrero 13/08/08-01/09/08 ENVI 18+ 20 210 EURO

PROJECT: In Mexico, there are five different species of Marine Turtles which arrive to the coasts, and all of them are endangered. Many organizations and communities are working to protect these magic animals, and Isla de Pajaros, is a beautiful spot, close to nature, where a small community is settled, and they started a program to protect the Turtles. In this frame, a group of International Volunteers is invited to participate in these activities, and help this wonderful program after very good experiences in the past.

WORK: The objective of the camp is to guarantee the preservation of the Marine Turtles, throughout actions to protect the Female Turtles and their nests. Day and night, International Volunteers will go to collect eggs and deliver them to the camp. Then, they will assure that the Female Turtles, return to the sea. Furthermore, they not only will put the eggs in the incubators and register data while others check the nests and register survival data, but also release the Baby Turtles, to the sea. In addition to it, International Volunteers will participate in workshops with other communities along the coast to speak about the importance to protect the Marine Turtles.

ACCOMODATION: The volunteers will be host in tents, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat; it is basic, but functional. There is no hot water or electricity.
CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest airport is the one located in Mexico City.
LANGUAGE: The official language of the Workcamp: is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.
EXTRA FEE: 210 EURO This fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging, and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

VIVE05 La Huacana I La Huacana Michoacan 23/07/08-11/08/08 CONS 18+ 15 210 EURO
VIVE15 La Huacana II La Huacana Michoacan 20/08/08-08/09/08 CONS 18+ 15 210 EURO
VIVE29 La Huacana III La Huacana Michoacan 21/01/09-09/02/09 CONS 18+ 15 210 EURO

PROJECT: The local host is an organization which works in many activities, such cultural and environmental, to promote sustainable development and divulgate the richness of the Indigent Communities, in Mexico. Vive Mexico has worked with them in different projects with good results. In this Workcamp, a group of International Volunteers is invited to participate in activities with the community called “Mata de Platano”, to help in a program that seeks to promote the creation of activities for the sustainable development.

WORK: The International Volunteers will help in the construction and maintenance of a Community Center, called: ‘La Casa del Volcan’. It has already been started by the Local People, but volunteers will help at the construction of a place able to receive tourists as a Camping Zone, since ‘Mata de Platano’ is surrounded by very beautiful natural environment. Moreover, they will gather some elements for the openness of a community museum.

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted at a place into the ‘Mata de Platano’ community, with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat).

CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest airport is the one located in Mexico city.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the Workcamp: is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.

EXTRA FEE: 210 EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging, and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

VIVE06 Lazaro Cardenas Lazaro Cardenas Michoacan 6/08/08-25/08/08 CULT/ENVI 18+ 10 210 EURO

PROJECT: The local host, is part of the National System of Superior Education, which mission is: ‘To form professionals with high nationalist sense of social compromise and service to the community, compromised with the surround and identified with the development of his/her region and the country, getting skills which cover the range of the International competence’. At the Institution, the people are able to study five Engineers and two Bachelor degrees, with such Integral Development, which spread cultural, sport, ecological, and social activities, so due to the location of the University, they manage many ecological activities to promote the awareness toward the environmental issues. In this frame, a group of International Volunteers is invited to participate in different ecological and cultural activities with the students of the Institution. This project is aimed to promote the preservation of the ecological environment and to promote the intercultural exchange between the local students and the international volunteers.

WORK: Volunteers will participate in different activities, such as the creation of creative signs to promote messages to motivate the local people to take care of the beach and not to throw garbage. Moreover, they will help at the maintenance of the ‘Iguanario’, which is a place to breed Green Iguanas (since they are endangered and they are an icon of the local fauna), and at the Marine turtle conservation in ‘Barra del Tigre’. They will do all this together with local youngsters, and help in some cleaning activities.

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat).

CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest airport is the one located in Ixtapa Zihuatanejo, Guerrero. Mexico.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the Workcamp: is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.

EXTRA FEE: 210 EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging, and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

VIVE07 Morelia Morelia Michoacan 6/08/08-25/08/08 ENVI 18+ 15 190 EURO

PROJECT: The local host is an institution which offers three Bachelor programs, seven of Engineer, four of Master degree and one P.H.D. In addition to it, it also works toward the formation of the youngsters, and they organize many activities for the education of the youth. Moreover, the Institute manages many ecological activities to promote the awareness toward the environmental issues. In this frame, a group of International Volunteers is invited to participate in different ecological and cultural activities with the students of the Institution, after some years of successful Workcamps, in the campus.

WORK: The volunteers will help in activities to rescue some natural areas in the surroundings of the campus and the city, such as reforestation activities, and help in the promotion of the sustainable tourism. They will participate in workshops and activities to promote the protection of the environment and awareness toward the voluntary service activities as a tool to help in the solution of these problems. Moreover, they will help in reforestation activities in an ecological ranch in the outside of Morelia city, this ranch is called: “La Planta” (the plant). It is a wonderful space where children can be close to nature and learn about the importance of taking care of the environment. At the Institution, the volunteers will make environmental signs to locate them in areas of the campus, and help on the reforestation.

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat).

CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest airport is the one located in Mexico City.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the Workcamp: is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.

EXTRA FEE: 190 EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging, and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

VIVE08 Ciudad Hidalgo Ciudad Hidalgo Michoacan 6/08/08-25/08/08 ENVI 18+ 10 190 EURO

PROJECT: The local host is an institution which has four fields of studies: ‘Mecatronics’, Biotechnology, Informatics and Administration. Currently, there are 571 students at the campus, whom will have technical career once they finish their studies, or the opportunity to study more in a professional frame. With such cultural, sport, ecological, youth, and artistical activities, the Institution looks for the Integral Development of its students.

WORK: The volunteers will reforest diverse zones of the campus and visit schools of the town to speak about the importance of the nature. There will also be some informal language workshops, and all the activities will include students from the CECYTEM School.

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat).

CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest airport is the one located in Mexico city.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the Workcamp: is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.

EXTRA FEE: 190 EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging, and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

VIVE10 IJUM II Morelia Michoacan 13/08/08-01/09/08 SOCI/MANU 18+ 10 190 EURO

PROJECT: The institute for the youth development of the City of Morelia (IJUM) is a part of the local government which has been working with Vive Mexico since 6 years ago, together VIVE and the IJUM had carried out many activities to promote the active participation of the youngsters in activities where the youth can be a change agent and a active member of the communities, under this frame groups of International Volunteers are involved in many activities with the local youngsters of the city, in this project, the aim is to participate in activities related with children and the ancient Purephecha culture. Every summer groups of Children participate in many workshops coordinated and organized by the local government to participate in many activities such as sports, community projects, old traditions and cultures, etc

WORK: Volunteers will work with helping in activities in local villages around the city doing activities such as painting schools or basquet ball courts, also volunteers will help by helping to improve the conditions of the ways to access these communities, participating in cleaning campaigns and painting signals to facilitate the access for the people who needs to use wheel chairs

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a youth center with all facilities at disposal, beds, toilet, hot water, kitchen and showers. PLEASE BRING YOUR SLEEPING BAG

WORKCAMP PLACE: Morelia is a beautiful historic city, and capital of the state of Michoacán. Founded almost 500 years ago, the city has a wonderful central zone with buildings dating back to the time of the Spanish conquest as well as all the more modern attributes (shops, bars cafés etc). The city´s populations is over 1 million and the climate is moderately warm, with daytime temperatures ranging from 20-35º C. Morelia well connected to a variety of great places to visit, such as Pátzcuaro, and the ancient Purépecha capital Tzintzunzan.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English. Some Spanish would be appreciated.

EXTRA FEE: 190 EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

VIVE12 Leon Leon Guanajuato 13/08/08-01/09/08 SOCI 18+ 12 210 EURO

PROJECT: The local host is an institution that works toward the formation of the youngsters, and they organize many activities for the education of the youth. Moreover, they manage many ecological and social activities to promote the awareness toward the environmental issues in the region, and also to promote de development of the local communities around the Institution, as a contribution of the school to the improvement of the quality of life of the region where they work. In this frame, a group of International Volunteers is invited to participate in co-operation with the local students in different ecological and social activities into the campus, and the surrounding communities.

WORK: The volunteers will help in reforestation activities inside the Campus and in the recollection of clothes and medicines to give to the inhabitants of the poor communities of the region. Moreover, they will do a literate campaign along with the Local Students, of the Institute.

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat).

CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest airport is the one located in Mexico City.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the Workcamp: is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.

EXTRA FEE: 210 EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging, and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

VIVE13 Zamora Zamora Michoacan 13/08/08-01/09/08 ENVI/CULT 18+ 10 190 EURO

PROJECT: The local host is an institution that works toward the formation of the youngsters, and they organize many activities for the education of the youth. Moreover, the Institution manages many ecological activities to promote the awareness toward the environmental issues. In this frame, a group of International Volunteers is invited to participate (in co-operation with the Local Students) not only in different ecological and cultural activities, but also to learn how to make traditional pottery handicrafts and watch/ play “El Juego de la Pelota Caliente” – Game of the fire ball, a pre-Hispanic game of Mexican indigenous.

WORK: The volunteers will help in activities to improve the conditions of the Campus, such as maintenance of trees, reforestation activities, and designing/ making signs to set them at the green areas of the Institute.

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat).

CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest airports are those located in Mexico city.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the Workcamp: is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.

EXTRA FEE: 190 EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging, and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

VIVE14 Cancun I Cancun Quintana Roo 13/08/08-01/09/08 SPORTS/ENVI/SOCI 18+ 70 210 EURO

PROJECT: The local host of this project is a center that promote the social and sport activities in Cancun city, they realize over 34 cultural and sport activities with around 1,300 families in Cancun.
Cancun is a marvel of nature but the population is growing very rapidly this is why it is very important to educate the children in a frame of awareness for the protection of the environment, and valorization of their local culture, history and roots. It is very important to create awareness that there is only one planet and the promotion of values such as flexibility, understanding other cultures, tolerance and team work is very important, this is why this project is organized, to promote voluntary service activities with the children and adults with the sports and cultural exchanges. A group of international volunteers is invited to help in the organization of a sports event and also to participate in social activities to support the local native people of the Yucatan Peninsula that at the same time engage the volunteers in a experience that show them the local culture, life of local people and the traditions of the Mayan culture.

WORK: The International Volunteers along with local people will organize sports events (aquatic sports, foot ball) and will help in the coordination of the events and the participants. After the sport activities volunteers will participate in a program for the protection of the marine turtles and a special specie of crab called “the blue crab” that is released in Cancun beaches to prevent its extinction, volunteers will help by releasing and counting the baby turtles and help in the transportation of the blue crabs to the place where they are released. Besides of these activities, the international volunteers will also participate in reforestation activities in local communities and parks.

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in the facilities of the sports club, with all facilities at disposal (kitchen, showers, bathrooms, air conditioning, etc) please bring your sleeping bag and air mat!

CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest airport is the one located in the Cancun city.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the Workcamp: is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.

EXTRA FEE: 210 EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging, and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

VIVE16 Panindicuaro Panindicuaro Michoacan 27/08/08-15/09/08 SOCI/KIDS 18+ 10 190 EURO

PROJECT: The local host is an Institution that works in different communities of the State of Michoacan. The education is an important tool to improve the life of the people in any country, and this school is aimed to bring formal education to isolated communities where there are many social problems, lack of work, and where youngsters immigrate to the USA, looking for more opportunities. The school gives tools and experience to the youngsters to develop their lives in the town, and help to improve it. In this frame, a group of International Volunteers is invited to participate in different activities not only ecological but also cultural and social in the town together with the School Students and the people who lives in the village. Moreover, they are invited to participate in cultural activities to promote the awareness about the importance to take care of the environment.
WORK: The International Volunteers along with the Students of the Institute will paint some rural schools and realize dynamics with the children in order to get in touch one another and know/share such cultural backgrounds of each individual in the project. Moreover, they all will realize a cleaning campaign to teach to the people the importance of the environment and its preservation.

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat).

CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest airport is the one located in Morelia city.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the Workcamp: is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.

EXTRA FEE: EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging, and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

VIVE17 Apatzingan Apatzingan Michoacan 27/08/08-15/09/08 REST/ENVI 18+ 10 190 EURO

PROJECT: The local host is an Institution that works in different communities of the State of Michoacan. The education is an important tool to improve the life of the people in any country, and this school is aimed to bring formal education to isolated communities where there are many social problems, lack of work, and where youngsters immigrate to the USA looking for more opportunities. The school give to the youngsters tools and experience to develop their lives in the town and to help to improve it. In this frame, a group of International Volunteers is invited to participate in different activities not only ecological but also cultural and social in the town together with the school students and the people who live in the village.

WORK: The International Volunteers will be working shoulder by shoulder at the restoration of the city Arbors/ bowers with the aim of cleaning and painting them, and reforesting the green areas around.

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat).

CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest airport is the located in Mexico city.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the Workcamp: is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.

EXTRA FEE: 190 EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging, and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

VIVE18 Purepero Purepero Michoacan 3/09/08-22/09/08 ARTS/ENVI 18+ 10 190 EURO

PROJECT: The local host is an Institution that works in different communities of the State of Michoacan. The education is an important tool to improve the life of the people in any country, and this school is aimed to bring formal education to isolated communities where there are many social problems, lack of work, and where youngsters immigrate to the USA, looking for more opportunities. The school gives tools and experience to the youngsters to develop their lives in the town, and help to improve it. In this frame, a group of International Volunteers is invited to participate in different activities not only ecological but also cultural and social in the town together with the School Students and the people who lives in the village. Moreover, they are invited to participate in cultural activities to promote the awareness about the importance to take care of the environment.

WORK: International Volunteers and local youngters will paint a mural that communicates the importance of taking care of the environment; moreover, they will participate in workshops to speak about recycling, reforestation, compost, etc. In addition to it, Volunteers will organize informal chats with local indigenous people to research about their way of life and their culture inside the ethnic groups. Some language classes will also be organized in the town.

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat).

CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest airport is the one located in Guadalajara city.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the Workcamp: is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.

EXTRA FEE:190 EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging, and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

VIVE19 La Piedad III La Piedad Michoacan 3/09/08-22/09/08 CULT/MANU 18+ 10 190 EURO

PROJECT: The local host, is part of the National System of Superior Education, which mission is: ‘To form professionals with high nationalist sense of social compromise and service to the community, compromised with the surround and identified with the development of his/her region and the country, getting skills which cover the range of the International competence’. At the Institution, the people are able to study five Engineers and two Bachelor degrees, with such Integral Development, which spread cultural, sport, ecological, and social activities, so due to the location of the University, they manage many ecological activities to promote the awareness toward the cultural issues. In this frame, a group of International Volunteers is invited to participate in different cultural activities with the students of the Institution. This project is aimed to promote the preservation of the cultural heritage of the city and to promote the intercultural exchange between the local students and the international volunteers.

WORK: Volunteers with local students will work in restoration and maintenance activities in the local Kiosko the main square garden, they will help to clean and to make a restoration of this very important and historical monument of the city made with “Cantera” a beautiful stone from the region

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat).

CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest airport is the one located in Guadalajara city.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the Workcamp: is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.

EXTRA FEE: 190 EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging, and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

VIVE20 Huandacareo Huandacareo Michoacan 10/09/08-29/09/08 ENVI/CULT 18+ 15 190 EURO

PROJECT: The local host is an Institution that works in different communities of the State of Michoacan. The education is an important tool to improve the life of the people in any country, and this school is aimed to bring formal education to isolated communities where there are many social problems, lack of work, and where youngsters immigrate to the USA, looking for more opportunities. The Institute gives tools and experience to the youngsters to develop their lives in the town and to help to improve it. In this frame, a group of International Volunteers is invited to participate in different activities not only ecologiclal but also cultural and social in the town together with the School Students and the people who lives in the village.

WORK: The International Volunteers along with the School Students will reforest some areas of the town and organize not only cultural activities, such as theater, sing, and dance workshops, but also ecological with youngsters from the town.

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat).

CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest airport is the one located in Mexico city.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the Workcamp: is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.

EXTRA FEE: 190 EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging, and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

VIVE21 Cancun II Cancun Quintana Roo 10/09/08-29/09/08 CULT/ARTS 18+ 10 210 EURO

PROJECT: Founded in 1997, the local host constitutes its Educational Platform, in a two-year studies program which enables the individuals to get a Technical Certificate, once they finish their courses. The house of the Culture (‘Casa de la Cultura’, in Spanish), was created in April, 1984, and currently is considered the place of the cultural divulgation of the north of the State of Quintana Roo. Among the objectives of this Cultural Institution, are: 1) to support the cultural manifestation of different local and regional groups, 2) to divulgate and preserve the ‘Mayan’ culture regard to the new age, and 3) to support the artists in the divulgation of their work. Consequently, based in these cultural and institutional frames, the Technological University is interest in the Cultural Exchange and Integral Development, of its students in such topics as: Customs, Beliefs, Gastronomy, Ideology, Religion, and etc. creating a multicultural space for the understanding of the people from different nationalities.

WORK: The International Volunteers along with the students from the Technological University will help to realize cultural, artistical and scientific activities, in poor communities, in order to strengthen the cultural expressions of the local people throughout the exchange of such different backgrounds of individuals from other nationalities and them.

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat).

CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest airport is the one located in the Cancun city.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the Workcamp: is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.

EXTRA FEE: 210 EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging, and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

VIVE22 Tzintzuntzan Tzintzuntzan Michoacan 17/09/08-06/10/08 ENVI/CONST 18+ 10 190 EURO

PROJECT: The local host is an Institution that works in different communities of the State of Michoacan. The education is an important tool to improve the life of the people in any country, and this school is aimed to bring formal education to isolated communities where there are many social problems, lack of work, and where youngsters immigrate to the USA, looking for more opportunities. The school gives tools and experience to the youngsters to develop their lives in the town, and help to improve it. In this frame, a group of International Volunteers is invited to participate in different activities not only ecological but also cultural and social in the town together with the School Students and the people who lives in the village. Moreover, they are invited to participate in cultural activities to promote the awareness about the importance to take care of the environment.

WORK: The International Volunteers together with local students will build a Botanical Garden, with the different medical plants which grow up naturally in the region in order to show to the people their different uses and properties of themselves.

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat).

CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest airport is the one located in Mexico city.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the Workcamp: is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.

EXTRA FEE: 190 EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging, and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

VIVE23 Turtles Colola I Colola Michoacan 24/09/08-13/10/08 ENVI 18+ 20 210 EURO
VIVE25 Turtles Colola II Colola Michoacan 22/10/08-10/11/08 ENVI 18+ 20 210 EURO
VIVE26 Turtles Colola III Colola Michoacan 19/11/08-08/12/08 ENVI 18+ 20 210 EURO
VIVE27 Turtles Colola IV Colola Michoacan 17/12/08-05/01/09 ENVI 18+ 20 210 EURO
VIVE28 Turtles Colola V Colola Michoacan 14/01/09-02/02/09 ENVI 18+ 20 210 EURO
VIVE30 Turtles Colola VI Colola Michoacan 11/02/09-02/03/09 ENVI 18+ 20 210 EURO
VIVE31 Turtles Colola VII Colola Michoacan 11/03/09-30/03/09 ENVI 18+ 20 210 EURO

PROJECT:
The project has been founded in 1996 together with the University of Michoacan, now Vive Mexico organizes workcamps together with the locals all over the year. The international volunteers participate in a program to protect the Marine Turtles, this year the volunteers will work with the people of Colola village to protect the sea turtles. There are two kind of turtles that arrive in the beach, the Negra (Black Turtle) and the Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle) the people involved in the project help by collecting eggs, burying them in the turtle camp, taking care of the baby turtles and doing some work collecting statistical information. In this frame a group of international volunteers will be involved in the project, as members of the staff, which means that the volunteers will be very involved in the project and the work. The goal of this project is to protect the turtles and to help to run the conservation activities of the protection turtle program promoting the international cooperation and international solidarity.

WORK: The main work consists in collecting turtle eggs, burying them again in a secure place, and transporting the baby turtles safely to the sea. This will be carried out at night since the turtles do not get out of the ocean during the day (because of their natural predators it is safer for the turtles go out the ocean in the dark), together with the people from Colola Village the volunteers will seek for the turtles and take care of the eggs and the baby turtles locals are very friendly and work with the group and explain them what to do. We need for this camp very motivated volunteers who really want to get involved with the work of protection of the turtle and willing to interact with the culture of the local people. There are also some extra activities to do with the local people to help to improve the town like setting names to the streets of the town or helping to arrange a multi use play ground for the children and maybe some cleaning work but this depends on your initiative! The people of the town is very open to participate in other activities the group of volunteers can propose to them so your ideas will be welcomed!

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp, it is a wooden construction made of coco tree palms, it is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!!!) there are wooden beds (no mattresses!), a kitchen, a rustic bathroom and a place to store food. There is just some electricity (to ligth some lamps) and it is necessary to bring sleeping bag and mattress. The place is basic but functional and it is located 20 to 30 minutes walking from Colola town where you can find more services (see below).

CLOSEST AIRPORT: Mexico City Airport

LANGUAGE: The official language of the workcamp is English. Some Spanish would be appreciated and is necessary to really get in contact with the locals at work and eventually during further activities with them.

EXTRA FEE: 210 EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs that are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

VIVE24 Tangancicuaro Tangancicuaro Michoacan 01/10/08-20/10/08 ARCH 18+ 8 190 EURO

PROJECT: The local host is an Institution that works in different communities of the State of Michoacan. The education is an important tool to improve the life of the people in any country, and this school is aimed to bring formal education to isolated communities where there are many social problems, lack of work, and where youngsters immigrate to the USA, looking for more opportunities. The school gives tools and experience to the youngsters to develop their lives in the town, and help to improve it. In this frame, a group of International Volunteers is invited to participate in different activities not only ecological but also cultural and social in the town together with the School Students and the people who lives in the village. Moreover, they are invited to participate in cultural activities to promote the awareness about the importance to take care of the environment.

WORK: The International Volunteers along with the Students of the Institute will explore the Archeological site of the ‘Purepecha’ culture, in the ‘Tangancicuaro’ valley, in order to divulgate the zone not only locally but also regional and national to its preservation and care.

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat).

CLOSEST AIRPORT: The closest airports are those located in Mexico city.

LANGUAGE: The official language of the Workcamp: is English, but some Spanish, would be appreciated.

EXTRA FEE: 190 EURO this fee covers the expenses of the camp, board and lodging, and SOME leisure activities as well as the administration costs, which are needed to organize and run a Workcamp

SPANISH COURSE (Only for Workcamps in MEXICO)
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS ACCEPTED IN THE VIVE MEXICO PROJECTS

Vive Mexico besides the workcamp it self; gives the opportunity to take part in an Intensive Course of Spanish for all the volunteers interested.

This activity is organized 7 days before the starting date of each camp. The volunteers MUST GO to the city of Morelia to take part in it.

After participating, the volunteer must travel to his/her project meeting point.

The costs for the Spanish language course is:

SPANISH LANGUAGE COURSE 150 EUROS

This cost includes
· Hosting for 7 days and 6 nights in one house of the city with all facilities at disposal
· Materials needed for the course (books of theory, books for exercises, etc.)
· Intensive Spanish classes given by a professional Spanish teacher in the city of Morelia for 3 hours everyday plus homework.

This cost is very cheap compared with the traditional language courses in the private Spanish schools in Mexico and the people giving the course are professional teachers of Spanish, the classes are 3 hours a day during 5 days and the participants have a lot of home work to do. There will be a free day generally on Sunday, to give the chance to the participants to visit the nearby towns and interesting places and to know better each other.

The volunteers have to indicate in the confirmation slip if they will participate in these activities and in which dates. This course was a really good success since 2003, we strongly recommend to your volunteers to take part in it. If they don´t speak a good Spanish, it will help them to enjoy even more their workcamps. It is also the opportunity to spend one week in the beautiful city of Morelia in a relaxing atmosphere. For any question don´t hesitate to contact us.

PLEASE GIVE THIS INFORMATION TO ALL YOUR MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS.

TO SEND APPLICATIONS OR IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT US AT :

incoming@vivemexico.org

Waiting to receive applications from your volunteers, we wish you all the best.

MEDIUM TERM PROJECTS (MTV)

INTRODUCTION

Dear partners, Vive Mexico is proud to present to you this MTV program, inside it; you will find the brief information of the Medium Term International Volunteer Service Projects in Mexico for the year 2008.

In Vive Mexico, we are always looking forward and working to offer more and better opportunities for your youngsters to have an educational experience, a formative trip and at the same time an enjoyable stay in Mexico as a volunteer.

We will be very happy to welcome your volunteers in Mexico, to show them our culture, our way of living, our history, our feelings and how we work to help in the solution of some of the problems of our Latin-American country and ultimately how we do it in international projects bringing a part of each volunteer and the local people in the task to build a better world.

We thank to all of you again and we wish you a very successful season full of positive experiences¡

Greetings to all of you

Vive Mexico Team

The world is like a puzzle… We just have to put the pieces together in order and the solution will show it self.

REQUIRMENTS TO TAKE PART IN MTV PROJECTS

REQUIRMENTS TO TAKE PART IN LTV PROJECTS

1.- To be capable to speak in Spanish and English or French.
2.- To be 18 years or older.
3.- To be in a good state of health.
4.- To have an open mind to be able to understand and live in a different culture, be adaptable and capable to work in teams for a long term period.
5.-To have previous experiences working with teams (preferably in workcamps but is not a must)
6.-It is important to bring medical insurance, we cannot provide it.
7.-To be active and proactive persons, capable to organize themselves

GENERAL CONDITIONS ABOUT THE LTV PROJECTS:

1.- Detailed info sheets will be sent for all the volunteers of each project.

2.- Spanish is the language of the project; the volunteer must be capable to communicate in Spanish and write it fairly well. (if the volunteer need it, can take the Spanish course given before the start of every LTV project)

4.- It would be very good if volunteers could come with a preparation for projects in Latin American countries in order to reduce the cultural shock, but also all volunteers will have an orientation course about the Latin American culture.

5.- An orientation meeting about the project will be given to all the volunteers.

6.- Volunteers will need to bring a sleeping bag and an mattress.

7.- The food is provided in the house where the volunteer will stay from Monday to Friday, the hosting in the community is provided during all the project, the volunteer must bring pocket money.

8.- There is an extra fee will be 250 Euros, that it is used to cover the expenses cost of the training, administration, and evaluations.

WHAT IS A LONG TERM VOLUNTARY SERVICE PROJECT

Voluntary service project is an exchange: An exchange between a person who gives his/her time, work and energy to worthwhile project, and a host community, which offers the volunteer an opportunity to experiment, to learn new things and to develop personal skills and personal capacities.

The Volunteer Service Movement is a way to propose creative solutions to many problems of many different issues such as ecology, recycling wastes, culture problems or even social problems, the volunteers face many facets of the culture where they are volunteering and it is way to have an international experience but also to open the mind to understand different cultures, different ways of living and different people concerned for our world.

The Vive Mexico Long Term Volunteer Service projects lasts for 6 months, during the year 2008 and 2009 volunteers will be involved in different works depending of the camp and the location, please read the information below…

PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR ALL THE LTV PROJECTS IT IS NECESSARY TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK SPANISH AND ENGLISH (OR FRENCH)
THE ACTIVITIES OF THE LTV PROJECTS ARE THE SAME, ONLY DIFFERENT DATES, THERE MIGHT BE SOME SPECIAL ACTIVITIES BUT THEY WILL BE DISCUSSED WITH THE VOLUNTEERS ONCE THEY ARE IN MEXICO, THE MAIN FOCUS IS THE TEACHING ENGLISH AND/OR FRENCH IN MEXICAN COMMUNITIES, TO SEE MORE DETAILS OF THE LTV PROJECTS PLEASE REFER TO THE INFO SHEETS.

PROJECT: Vive Mexico has been working this Long Term Program since the year 2003 with excellent results. The international exchange and cultural understanding is a important part of the formation for every human being, this project is born from this philosophy, one Long Term Volunteer is needed to work inside of one school in a Mexican community helping with activities with the local youngsters by participating in activities to promote the cultural exchange and learning of the youngsters

WORK: The volunteer will be a part of the school staff, he/she will be giving English and/or French classes for the local youngsters, who are students of the school (the average age of the students is between 15 an 19 year old) and probably the local people of the town, also the volunteer will help to organize local groups of ecology or sports and organize some activities for the people of the town but most of them oriented to develop positive activities for the local youngsters the volunteer will do this together with the teachers of the school.
Please remember the detailed schedule and organization of the activities can not be given to you at this moment due to the long time you will be in the place and because you must agree it with the host project before starting to work in the school also please remember in Mexico the conception of time an organization is far more relaxed than many countries so please be flexible.

Vive Mexico also organizes projects for groups of international volunteers that stay in some communities for 20 days participating in activities for the develop of the town so, in the case the community welcomes a group of international volunteers the long term volunteer will help by participating in the organization of the activities the international group will do in the town.

This information will be given to you once you are in Mexico and this information can change but all the changes will be discussed with you and your local coordinator in the project place. You will also be supported by the local teachers of the school.

PLACE: The possible places of the volunteers are:
Acahuato, Cahulote, Churumuco. Epitacio Huerta, Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Las Cruces, Manga de Cuimbo, Paracuaro, Penjamillo, Senguio, Tzintzingareo. There are many other communities but all of them are located in Michoacan State, once the volunteers are accepted the community will be designated to them depending on their skills and experience.

HOSTING AND FOOD: Hosting and food are provided for the period of the project, the volunteer will live with a family.

MONEY: THE VOLUNTEER WILL NOT RECEIVE POCKET MONEY only the food and the hosting so the volunteer should bring money to buy personal supplies and travel during the vacations and weekends and so on

FEE: 250 EURO
Each Long Term Volunteer has to pay a fee when they arrive at the meeting point in the Vive Mexico Office, this fee is used to pay for the administrative expenses of the project for the time the volunteer is in Mexico,

IMPORTANT REMARKS: NOTICE THAT IN VIVE LTV 01 THERE ARE 50 PLACES IN TOTAL AND VIVE LTV 02 HAS 50 OPEN PLACES IN TOTAL BUT THE VOLUNTEERS WILL BE HOSTED ONE IN EACH COMMUNITY AND IT WILL BE DESIGNATED DEPENDING ON THE EXPERIENCES AND CURRICULUM VITAE.

THE PLACE WHERE THE VOLUNTEER WILL BE HOSTED WILL BE DESIGNATED ONCE THE VOLUNTEER HAS ARRIVED TO MEXICO.

SPANISH COURSE FOR LONG TERM VOLUNTEERS
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS ACCEPTED IN THE VIVE MEXICO LONG TERM PROJECTS

Vive Mexico besides the LTV Project it self; gives the opportunity to take part in an Intensive Course of Spanish for all the volunteers interested to develop their Spanish skills and to practice them in the project.

This activity is organized 7 days before the starting date of each project. The volunteers MUST GO to the city of Morelia to take part in it.

After participating, the volunteer must travel to his/her project meeting point.

The costs for the Spanish language course is:

SPANISH LANGUAGE COURSE 150 EUROS

This cost includes
· Hosting for 7 days and 6 nights in one house of the city with all facilities at disposal
· Materials needed for the course (books of theory, books for exercises, etc.)
· Intensive Spanish classes given by a professional Spanish teacher in the city of Morelia for 3 hours everyday plus homework.

This cost is inexpensive compared with the traditional language courses in the private Spanish schools in Mexico and the people giving the course are professional teachers of Spanish, the classes are 3 hours a day during 7 days and the participants have a lot of home work to do.

There will be a free day generally on Sunday, to give the chance to the participants to visit the nearby towns and interesting places and to know better each other.

The volunteers have to indicate in the confirmation slip if they will participate in these activities and in which dates.

We strongly recommend to your volunteers to take part in it. If they don´t speak a good Spanish, it will help them to enjoy even more their workcamps and their project. It is also the opportunity to spend two weeks in the beautiful city of Morelia in a relaxing atmosphere. For any question don´t hesitate to contact us.

PLEASE GIVE THIS INFORMATION TO ALL YOUR MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS.

THERE ARE NO DEADLINES TO APPLY, A SPECIFIC QUESTIONNAIRE WILL BE SENT, TO BE FILLED OUT BY THE PEOPLE INTERESTED IN TAKING PART IN THIS PROGRAM.

IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT US AT:

ltv@vivemexico.org

Waiting to receive applications from your volunteers, we wish you all the best.
VIVE MEXICO TEAM

PERU SONQOYKIPI
International Volunteer Service Projects

WORKCAMPS

GENERAL CONDITIONS ABOUT THE WORKCAMPS

1.- Volunteers must be 18 or older.
2.- English is the official language inside the groups but due to the nature of some of the projects a basic knowledge of Spanish could be required.
3.- It would be very good if volunteers could come with a preparation for projects in Latin American countries in order to reduce the cultural shock, but also all volunteers will have an orientation session the first day of each workcamp.
4.- We ask the volunteers to stay during the whole duration of the project.
5.- The departure day for the group will be the last day of the workcamp.
6.- Volunteers will need to bring sleeping bag and air mattress.
9.- Volunteers have to pay the Fee of the projects at their arrival on the projects.
10.- Volunteers are working 5 days a week between 4 and 6 hours a day. Generally on the week ends the group will visit different part of the region where they will be.
11- In all the projects the volunteers will be self managed with the help of the leaders. They will cook their food, clean their lodging and decide together what kind of food to buy, and how to use their budget for the leisure time.
12- Volunteers have to be open minded and flexible about Peruvian culture and food.

Peru SONQOYKIPI does not count on any financial support from the Peruvian government to run the workcamps. The only financial resources are the extra fees of the participants, this year the extra fees are 210 EUR0, which covers all the expenses of the volunteers during the duration of the project:

Food
Hosting
Some Leisure activities
Non personal equipment

This year PERU SONQOIKIPY is opening 30 international workcamps in Peru.

The first project is starting in July 2008 and the last one will finish in May 2009.

We will give to your volunteers an orientation session the first day of all the workcamps, to facilitate their good integration in the projects and in the Peruvian culture don’t hesitate to send us volunteers, it will be very difficult for us and disappointing for the communities to cancel the projects for a lack of volunteers.

Don’t forget that we are proposing intensive Spanish courses in Ayacucho City before all the workcamps for the volunteers who want or need to learn Spanish basic knowledge; all the dates of this training courses are mentioned in the summary list, as well as in all the info sheets. Your volunteers have to mention in the info sheet reply slip if they want to take part in them or not. It is a really good course and we recommend it to your volunteers. Since we started our Spanish Courses before the workcamps since 2003 all the participants of were really happy, it was a great success.

In all the projects one to two leaders will be present. Generally we try to have a foreign leader with a national. Please look at our MTV program, and send us some nice volunteers interested to spend two months in Peru leading projects. If you have any leader who wants to lead in Peru for one or two months, please let us know.

PERU SONQOIKIPY SUMMARY LIST OF WORKCAMPS 2008-09

PESP01 Urpi I Ayacucho Ayacucho 02/07/08-21/07/08 KIDS/SOCI 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP04 Urpi II Ayacucho Ayacucho 30/07/08-18/08/08 KIDS/SOCI 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP07 Urpi III Ayacucho Ayacucho 27/08/08-15/09/08 KIDS/SOCI 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP10 Urpi IV Ayacucho Ayacucho 24/09/08-13/10/08 KIDS/SOCI 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP13 Urpi V Ayacucho Ayacucho 22/10/08-10/11/08 KIDS/SOCI 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP16 Urpi VI Ayacucho Ayacucho 19/11/08-08/12/08 KIDS/SOCI 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP19 Urpi VII Ayacucho Ayacucho 17/12/08-05/01/09 KIDS/SOCI 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP21 Urpi VIII Ayacucho Ayacucho 14/01/09-02/02/09 KIDS/SOCI 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP23 Urpi IX Ayacucho Ayacucho 11/02/09-02/03/09 KIDS/SOCI 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP25 Urpi X Ayacucho Ayacucho 11/03/09-30/03/09 KIDS/SOCI 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP27 Urpi XI Ayacucho Ayacucho 08/04/09-27/04/09 KIDS/SOCI 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP29 Urpi XII Ayacucho Ayacucho 06/05/09-25/05/09 KIDS/SOCI 18+ 10 210 EURO

PROJECT: As a volunteer in Ayacucho, you will be working at the URPI orphanage for boys. Currently, there are approximately 48 boys in the orphanage with ages ranging from 5-17 years old. You will be in contact with half of the group at a time as half are at school in the morning and the other half of the group goes to school in the afternoon. These boys have come to URPI for a variety of reasons concerning their familial situations; this could include reasons such as death of parents, violence in the home, drug and/or alcohol abuse by parents or imprisonment of their parents.

WORK: Volunteers will have the opportunity to: participate in ongoing courses on topics such as English, gardening, etc. plan their own activities based on individual and group skills and interests and the needs of the children. take the children on Saturday afternoon excursions to the local swimming pool and occasionally on outings to learn about ceramics and artisanship. volunteer on an additional project running Saturday mornings at a town near Ayacucho where volunteers teach life skills to people with physical disabilities.

The purpose of the activities the volunteers will be preparing is to provide the children at the URPI orphanage with lasting, practical skills to carry with them when they are old enough to leave the orphanage such as carpentry, handiwork, handicraft, cooking, baking, etc. Please keep this in mind when developing the activities.

While at URPI, volunteers will be working in a supporting role with the teachers and other permanent volunteers at the orphanage. While the volunteers are responsible for both caring for and disciplining the children, the teachers and other permanent volunteers will help with the more serious disciplinary actions that are required, though these seldom occur.

ACCOMMODATION: Volunteers will stay in a house in the city which is only a 5 minute walk from URPI and a 20 minute walk from the city-centre. Mototaxis are a readily available and cheap means of transportation in the city. The house has all basic facilities available, including an area to hand-wash clothing. There is no phone or internet in the house but both are easily accessible within a few blocks of the house. Bed frames and foam mats are provided but volunteers must bring their own sleeping bag. Also, an additional air mat would increase comfort but is not a necessity.

CLOSEST AIRPORT: “Jorge Chavez” International Airport, Lima, Peru

LANGUAGE: The official language of the orphanage is SPANISH. The permanent volunteers, teachers and management at URPI speak very little English. For this reason, an intermediate level of Spanish is highly recommended.

EXTRA FEE: 210 EUROS
This fee covers all of the expenses of the camp, including some leisure activities and weekend excursions, and administration costs needed to organize and run the workcamp. Some of the money also goes directly to URPI to help fund special courses in areas such as dance, music and ceramics.

PESP02 Hogar Luz I Ayacucho Ayacucho 02/07/08-21/07/08 KIDS/DISA 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP05 Hogar Luz II Ayacucho Ayacucho 30/07/08-18/08/08 KIDS/DISA 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP08 Hogar Luz III Ayacucho Ayacucho 27/08/08-15/09/08 KIDS/DISA 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP11 Hogar Luz IV Ayacucho Ayacucho 24/09/08-13/10/08 KIDS/DISA 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP14 Hogar Luz V Ayacucho Ayacucho 22/10/08-10/11/08 KIDS/DISA 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP17 Hogar Luz VI Ayacucho Ayacucho 19/11/08-8/12/08 KIDS/DISA 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP20 Hogar Luz VII Ayacucho Ayacucho 17/12/08-5/01/09 KIDS/DISA 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP22 Hogar Luz VIII Ayacucho Ayacucho 14/01/09-2/02/09 KIDS/DISA 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP24 Hogar Luz IX Ayacucho Ayacucho 11/02/09-2/03/09 KIDS/DISA 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP26 Hogar Luz X Ayacucho Ayacucho 11/03/09-30/03/09 KIDS/DISA 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP28 Hogar Luz XI Ayacucho Ayacucho 8/04/09- 27/04/09 KIDS/DISA 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP30 Hogar Luz XII Ayacucho Ayacucho 6/05/09- 25/05/09 KIDS/DISA 18+ 10 210 EURO

PROJECT: This project is organized in cooperation with the local organization Hogar Luz in the city of Ayacucho Peru, they work with children from 1 month old to 17 year old, by providing home and food as well as promoting good habits (hygiene, education, etc) with the objective to give them better possibilities for their future.

WORK: Volunteers will develop many activities, with the local staff of the “Hogar Luz Organization” depending on their skills and experiences, their interests, their specialties, but in general, the activities are this.

Organization: To work with kids at the zone where they develop their work. To develop the education program to help youth.

Training: To develop workshops with the kids. To impulse the workshops training

To implement workshops: like handicraft, bakery, etc… Music, dance, and paint workshops.

Volunteers will work every day with around 38 children of Ayacucho, SOME OF THESE ARE DISABLE CHILDREN, PLEASE CONSIDER THIS

ACCOMODATION:Volunteers will stay at a house of the city with all facilities at disposal, here are no beds please bring your sleeping bag and air mat.

CLOSEST AIRPORT: “Jorge Chavez” International Airport, Lima, Peru

LANGUAGE: The official language of the orphanage is SPANISH. The permanent volunteers, teachers and management at URPI speak very little English. For this reason, an intermediate level of Spanish is highly recommended.

EXTRA FEE: 210 EUROS
This fee covers all of the expenses of the camp, including some leisure activities and weekend excursions, and administration costs needed to organize and run the workcamp. . Some of the money also goes directly to URPI to help fund special courses in areas such as dance, music and ceramics.

PESP03 Ica I Parcona Ica 09/07/08-28/07/08 KIDS/SOCI 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP06 Ica II Parcona Ica 06/08/08-25/08/08 KIDS/SOCI 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP09 Ica III Parcona Ica 03/09/08-22/09/08 KIDS/SOCI 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP12 Ica IV Parcona Ica 01/10/08-20/10/08 KIDS/SOCI 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP15 Ica V Parcona Ica 29/10/08-17/11/08 KIDS/SOCI 18+ 10 210 EURO
PESP18 Ica VI Parcona Ica 26/11/08-15/12/08 KIDS/SOCI 18+ 10 210 EURO

PROJECT: The host of this project is an educational institution that promote educational activities for children from 2 year old to 6 year old, the mail objective is to educate the children in universal values, good habits and realize pedagogic activities (games and activities to promote the interaction with the children), in this frame a group of international volunteers is invited to share this work and to interact with the teachers and the children of the institution.

WORK: Volunteers will help in different activities, support the teachers in the daily activities, play with the children, help in the English classes and participate in the preparation of the materials, communal activities as well as some maintenance activities for the building and clearing campaigns.

ACCOMODATION: Volunteers will stay at a house of the city with all facilities at disposal (no hot water), please bring your sleeping bag and air mat.

CLOSEST AIRPORT: “Jorge Chavez” International Airport, Lima, Peru

LANGUAGE: The official language of the orphanage is SPANISH. The permanent volunteers, teachers and management at URPI speak very little English. For this reason, an intermediate level of Spanish is highly recommended.

EXTRA FEE: 210 EUROS
This fee covers all of the expenses of the camp, including some leisure activities and weekend excursions, and administration costs needed to organize and run the workcamp. Some of the money also goes directly to the host organization.

SPANISH COURSE
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS
VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS ACCEPTED IN THE PERU SONQOIKIPY PROJECTS

Sonqoykipi besides the workcamp it self; gives the opportunity to take part in an Intensive Course of Spanish for all the volunteers interested. This activity is organized 7 days before the starting date of each camp. The volunteers MUST GO to the city of Ayacucho to take part in it.

After participating, the volunteer must travel to his/her project meeting point.
The costs for the Spanish language course is:

SPANISH LANGUAGE COURSE 150 EUROS

This cost includes
· Hosting for 7 days and 6 nights in one house of the city with all facilities at your disposal
· Materials needed for the course (books of theory, books for exercises, etc.)
· Intensive Spanish classes given by a professional Spanish teacher in the city of Ayacucho.

This cost is inexpenxive compared with the traditional language courses in the private schools of Spanish in Peru and the people giving the course are professional teachers of Spanish, the classes are 3 hours a day during 5 days and the participants have a lot of home work to do.There will be a free day generally on Sunday, to give the chance to the participants to visit the nearby towns and interesting places and to know better each other. The volunteers have to indicate in the confirmation slip if they will participate in these activities and in which dates.

This course was a really good success since the year 2003 we strongly recommend to your volunteers to take part in it. If they don t speak a good Spanish, it will help them to enjoy even more their workcamps. It is also the opportunity to spend one week in the beautiful city of Ayacucho in a relaxing atmosphere. For any question don’t hesitate to contact us.

PLEASE GIVE THIS INFORMATION TO ALL YOUR MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS.
THERE ARE NO DEADLINES TO APPLY, A SPECIFIC QUESTIONNAIRE WILL BE SENT TO FILL BY THE PEOPLE INTERESTED TO TAKE PART IN THIS PROGRAMME.
IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATIONS, PLEASE CONTACT US AT :

incoming@vivemexico.org

Waiting to receive some applications from your volunteers, we wish you all the best.

MEDIUM TERM PROJECTS (MTV)
INTRODUCTION

Dear partners, Vive Mexico is proud to present to you this MTV program, inside it; you will find the brief information of the Medium Term International Volunteer Service Projects in Mexico for the year 2008.

In Peru Sonqoikipy, we are always looking forward and working to offer more and better opportunities for your youngsters to have an educational experience, a formative trip and at the same time an enjoyable stay in Mexico as a volunteer.

We will be very happy to welcome your volunteers in Peru, to show them our culture, our way of living, our history, our feelings and how we work to help in the solution of some of the problems of our Latin-American country and ultimately how we do it in international projects bringing a part of each volunteer and the local people in the task to build a better world.

We thank to all of you again and we wish you a very successful season full of positive experiences¡

Greetings to all of you

REQUIRMENTS TO TAKE PART IN MTV PROJECTS

1.- To be capable to speak in Spanish.
2.- To be 18 or older.
3.- To be in a good state of health.
4.- To have an open mind, to understand and live in a different culture, be adaptable and capable to work in teams.
5.-To have previous experiences working with teams (preferably in workcamps but is not a must)

GENERAL CONDITIONS ABOUT THE MTV PROJECTS

1.- Spanish is the language of the project; the volunteer must be capable to communicate in Spanish and write it fairly well.

2.- It would be very good if volunteers could come with a preparation for projects in Latin American countries in order to reduce the cultural shock, but also all volunteers will have an orientation course and a leader training seminar about the Latin American culture and International Projects in Mexico.

3.- An orientation meeting about the project will be given to all the volunteers as well as a leader training course in the city of Morelia.

4.- Volunteers will need to bring sleeping bag and air mattress.

WHAT IS A MEDIUM TERM VOLUNTARY SERVICE PROJECT

Voluntary service project is an exchange: An exchange between a person who gives his/her time, work and energy to a worthwhile project, and a host community, which offers the volunteer an opportunity to experiment, to learn new things and to develop personal skills and personal capacities.

The volunteer service movement is a way to propose creative solutions to many problems of many different issues such as ecology, recycling wastes, culture problems or even social problems, the volunteers face many facets of the culture where they are working in. And also, is way to have an international experience but also to open the mind to understand different cultures, different ways of living and different people concerned for our world.

The Vive Mexico Medium Term Volunteer Service projects lasts in average for 2 months during the year 2007 and some months in the 2008. The volunteers will be involved in the work of leading workcamps.

THE MTV PROJECTS SHOWN IN THIS PROGRAM ARE THE SAME WORK; THE ONLY THING THAT CHANGES IS THE LOCATION AND THE DATES TO SEE MORE DETAILS SEE THE MTV PROJECTS INFO SHEETS
MTV PROJECTS

This MTV projects were born by the necessity to involve international volunteers in volunteer projects in Peru to work together with Peruvian youngsters.

Peru Sonqoikipy started to organize these projects in 2003 with excellent results this is why we have decided to open more places for International Medium Term Volunteers.

The volunteers in these projects will have the chance to interact with many local communities and will be working closely with Peruvian youngsters, this is a experience of organization, work and at the same time to create long lasting friendships, help communities and more than this, share a life experience with the people of Peru.

Many things have to be made for the co-ordination of international workcamps and one of them is leading international groups of volunteers, and this is what this projects are all about; the volunteers will lead different groups of international volunteer in projects in Mexico.

The MTV volunteer will be the camp leader of the international workcamps and will be in charge to coordinate groups of international volunteers to work in the activities of the projects but also to encourage the interaction with the locals and the intercultural exchange of the participants

MTV Volunteer will receive

1.-A Leader Training Course to lead international groups of volunteers.
2- A training to adapt to the Peruvian culture, manage cultural shocks and motivation of work teams.
3.- Training to learn administration team tools, techniques to manage conflicts and to make teams of people work smoothly.
WORK: The work will consist helping to co-ordinate local projects in different communities in Mexico and to be the camp leader of groups of international volunteers (manage daily life, organization of the volunteers finances, etc) and also to co-ordinate the relationships with the local people in each place always will be supported by Vive Mexico staff and the local hosts of each project.

Each MTV volunteer will lead 2 or 3 groups of international volunteers in 2 or 3 different projects. Between each camp there is a vacation period before the next project starts and at the end of the MTV period will make a general evaluation of his/her stay in Peru.

LOCATION: Each MTV project will be held in different parts of Peru.
POCKED MONEY: Peru Sonqoikipy will pay for all the expenses of the MTV volunteer while in the international projects, between each project there is a 8 to 17 days vacation period that will be used to rest but also to prepare all the necessary things before the next project starts, Vive Mexico will not cover any expense during these days but after each project the volunteer will receive a pocket money.

Details of the MTV projects and the Workcamps in each one:

PESPMTV01 Leading Project Peru I Ayacucho Ayacucho 25/06/08-18/08/08
Projects to lead
PESP01 Urpi I Ayacucho Ayacucho 02/07/08-21/07/08 KIDS/SOCI
PESP04 Urpi II Ayacucho Ayacucho 30/07/08-18/08/08 KIDS/SOCI

PESPMTV02 Leading Project Peru II Ayacucho Ayacucho 25/06/08-18/08/08
Projects to lead
PESP02 Hogar Luz I Ayacucho Ayacucho 02/07/08-21/07/08 KIDS/DISA
PESP05 Hogar Luz II Ayacucho Ayacucho 30/07/08-18/08/08 KIDS/DISA

PESPMTV03 Leading Project Peru III Ica Ica 02/07/08-25/08/08
Projects to lead
PESP03 Ica I Parcona Ica 09/07/08-28/07/08 KIDS/SOCI
PESP06 Ica II Parcona Ica 06/08/08-25/08/08 KIDS/SOCI

PESPMTV04 Leading Project Peru IV Ayacucho Ayacucho 20/08/08-13/10/08
Projects to lead
PESP07 Urpi III Ayacucho Ayacucho 27/08/08-15/09/08 KIDS/SOCI
PESP10 Urpi IV Ayacucho Ayacucho 24/09/08-13/10/08 KIDS/SOCI

PESPMTV05 Leading Project Peru V Ayacucho Ayacucho 20/08/08-13/10/08
Projects to lead
PESP08 Hogar Luz III Ayacucho Ayacucho 27/08/08-15/09/08 KIDS/DISA
PESP11 Hogar Luz IV Ayacucho Ayacucho 24/09/08-13/10/08 KIDS/DISA

PESPMTV06 Leading Project Peru VI Ica Ica 27/08/08-20/10/08
Projects to lead
PESP09 Ica III Parcona Ica 03/09/08-22/09/08 KIDS/SOCI
PESP12 Ica IV Parcona Ica 01/10/08-20/10/08 KIDS/SOCI

PESPMTV07 Leading Project Peru VII Ayacucho Ayacucho 15/10/08-08/12/08
Projects to lead
PESP13 Urpi V Ayacucho Ayacucho 22/10/08-10/11/08 KIDS/SOCI
PESP16 Urpi VI Ayacucho Ayacucho 19/11/08-08/12/08 KIDS/SOCI

PESPMTV08 Leading Project Peru VIII Ayacucho Ayacucho 15/10/08-08/12/08
Projects to lead
PESP14 Hogar Luz V Ayacucho Ayacucho 22/10/08-10/11/08 KIDS/DISA
PESP17 Hogar Luz VI Ayacucho Ayacucho 19/11/08-08/12/08 KIDS/DISA

PESPMTV09 Leading Project Peru IX Ica Ica 22/10/08-15/12/08
Projects to lead
PESP15 Ica V Parcona Ica 29/10/08-17/11/08 KIDS/SOCI
PESP18 Ica VI Parcona Ica 26/11/08-15/12/08 KIDS/SOCI

PESPMTV10 Leading Project Peru X Ayacucho Ayacucho 10/12/08-02/02/09
Projects to lead
PESP19 Urpi VII Ayacucho Ayacucho 17/12/08-05/01/09 KIDS/SOCI
PESP21 Urpi VIII Ayacucho Ayacucho 14/01/09-02/02/09 KIDS/SOCI

PESPMTV11 Leading Project Peru XI Ayacucho Ayacucho 10/12/08-02/02/09
Projects to lead
PESP20 Hogar Luz VII Ayacucho Ayacucho 17/12/08-05/01/09 KIDS/DISA
PESP22 Hogar Luz VIII Ayacucho Ayacucho 14/01/09-02/02/09 KIDS/DISA

PESPMTV12 Leading Project Peru XII Ayacucho Ayacucho 4/02/09- 30/03/09

Projects to lead
PESP23 Urpi IX Ayacucho Ayacucho 11/02/09-02/03/09 KIDS/SOCI
PESP25 Urpi X Ayacucho Ayacucho 11/03/0930/03/09 KIDS/SOCI

PESPMTV13 Leading Project Peru XIII Ayacucho Ayacucho 4/02/09- 30/03/09
Projects to lead
PESP24 Hogar Luz IX Ayacucho Ayacucho 11/02/09-02/03/09 KIDS/DISA
PESP26 Hogar Luz X Ayacucho Ayacucho 11/03/09-30/03/09 KIDS/DISA

PESPMTV14 Leading Project Peru XIV Ayacucho Ayacucho 01/04/09-25/05/09
Projects to lead
PESP27 Urpi XI Ayacucho Ayacucho 08/04/09-27/04/09 KIDS/SOCI
PESP29 Urpi XII Ayacucho Ayacucho 06/05/09-25/05/09 KIDS/SOCI

PESPMTV15 Leading Project Peru XV Ayacucho Ayacucho 01/04/08-25/05/09
Projects to lead
PESP28 Hogar Luz XI Ayacucho Ayacucho 08/04/09-27/04/09 KIDS/DISA
PESP30 Hogar Luz XII Ayacucho Ayacucho 06/05/09-25/05/09 KIDS/DISA

SPANISH COURSE
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS
VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS ACCEPTED IN THE PERU SONQOIKIPY PROJECTS

Sonqoykipi besides the workcamp it self; gives the opportunity to take part in an Intensive Course of Spanish for all the volunteers interested. This activity is organized 7 days before the starting date of each camp. The volunteers MUST GO to the city of Ayacucho to take part in it.

After participating, the volunteer must travel to his/her project meeting point.
The costs for the Spanish language course is:

SPANISH LANGUAGE COURSE 150 EUROS

This cost includes
· Hosting for 7 days and 6 nights in one house of the city with all facilities at your disposal
· Materials needed for the course (books of theory, books for exercises, etc.)
· Intensive Spanish classes given by a professional Spanish teacher in the city of Ayacucho.

This cost is inexpenxive compared with the traditional language courses in the private schools of Spanish in Peru and the people giving the course are professional teachers of Spanish, the classes are 3 hours a day during 5 days and the participants have a lot of home work to do.There will be a free day generally on Sunday, to give the chance to the participants to visit the nearby towns and interesting places and to know better each other.

The volunteers have to indicate in the confirmation slip if they will participate in these activities and in which dates.

This course was a really good success since the year 2003 we strongly recommend to your volunteers to take part in it. If they don t speak a good Spanish, it will help them to enjoy even more their workcamps. It is also the opportunity to spend one week in the beautiful city of Ayacucho in a relaxing atmosphere. For any question don’t hesitate to contact us.

PLEASE GIVE THIS INFORMATION TO ALL YOUR MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS.
THERE ARE NO DEADLINES TO APPLY, A SPECIFIC QUESTIONNAIRE WILL BE SENT TO FILL BY THE PEOPLE INTERESTED TO TAKE PART IN THIS PROGRAMME.
IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATIONS, PLEASE CONTACT US AT :
mtv@vivemexico.org
Waiting to receive some applications from your volunteers, we wish you all the best.
LONG TERM PROJECTS (LTV)

Introduction:

Peru Sonqoikipy is proud to give to you this LTV program, inside it; you will find the brief information of the Long Term International Volunteer Service Projects in Mexico for the year 2008-2009.

This program is made with the objective to provide a learning experience to all the volunteers but also to have something useful and positive in the communities. In Peru Sonqoikipy, we are always looking and working to offer more and better opportunities for your youngsters to have an educational experience, a formative trip and at the same time an enjoyable stay in Mexico as a volunteer.

We will be very happy to welcome your volunteers in Peru, to show them our culture, our way of living, our history, our feelings and how we work to help in the solution of some of the problems of our Latin-American country and ultimately how we do it in international projects bringing a part of each volunteer and the local people in the task to build a better world.

We thank to all of you again and we wish you a very successful season full of positive experiences¡

REQUIRMENTS TO TAKE PART IN LTV PROJECTS
1.- To be capable to speak in Spanish.
2.- To be 18 years or older.
3.- To be in a good state of health.
4.- To have an open mind to be able to understand and live in a different culture, be adaptable and capable to work in teams for a long term period.
5.-To have previous experiences working with teams (preferably in workcamps but is not a must)
6.-It is important to bring medical insurance, we cannot provide it.
7.-To be active and proactive persons, capable to organize themselves

GENERAL CONDITIONS ABOUT THE LTV PROJECTS:

1.- Detailed info sheets will be sent for all the volunteers of each project.

2.- Spanish is the language of the project; the volunteer must be capable to communicate in Spanish and write it fairly well. (if the volunteer need it, can take the Spanish course given before the start of every LTV project)

4.- It would be very good if volunteers could come with a preparation for projects in Latin American countries in order to reduce the cultural shock, but also all volunteers will have an orientation course about the Latin American culture.

5.- An orientation meeting about the project will be given to all the volunteers.

6.- Volunteers will need to bring a sleeping bag and an mattress.

7.- There is an extra fee will be 250 Euros, that it is used to cover the expenses cost of the training, administration, and evaluations.

WHAT IS A LONG TERM VOLUNTARY SERVICE PROJECT

Voluntary service project is an exchange: An exchange between a person who gives his/her time, work and energy to worthwhile project, and a host community, which offers the volunteer an opportunity to experiment, to learn new things and to develop personal skills and personal capacities.

The Volunteer Service Movement is a way to propose creative solutions to many problems of many different issues such as ecology, recycling wastes, culture problems or even social problems, the volunteers face many facets of the culture where they are volunteering and it is way to have an international experience but also to open the mind to understand different cultures, different ways of living and different people concerned for our world.

The Peru Sonqoikipy Long Term Volunteer Service projects lasts for 6 months, during the year 2008 and 2009 volunteers will be involved in different works depending of the camp and the location, please read the information below…

PLEASE NOTE THAT FOR ALL THE LTV PROJECTS IT IS NECESSARY TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK SPANISH

SUMMARY LONG TERM VOLUNTEER PROJECTS (LTV) 2008-09
PESPLTV01/Infantile Psychology I Ayacucho/Ayacucho 02/07/08-30/01/09 SOCI/KIDS 18+ 1 250 EURO
PESPLTV03/Infantile Psychology II Ayacucho/Ayacucho 04/02/09-31/07/09 SOCI/KIDS 18+ 1 250 EURO

PROJECT:As a volunteer in Ayacucho, you will be working at the URPI orphanage for children. Currently, there are approximately 48 children in the orphanage with ages ranging from 5-17 years old. You will be in contact with half of the group at a time as half are at school in the morning and the other half of the group goes to school in the afternoon. These children have come to URPI for a variety of reasons concerning their familial situations; this could include reasons such as death of parents, violence in the home, drug and/or alcohol abuse by parents or imprisonment of their parents.

WORK: Volunteers will have the opportunity to develop different activities such as the diagnostic and therapies at individual and group levels with the children, develop workshops to promote social skills, support in activities to the students and some of the parents to develop social activities and organization of ludical games with the children.

The purpose of the activities the volunteers will be preparing is to provide the children at the URPI orphanage with lasting, practical skills to carry with them when they are old enough to leave the orphanage such as carpentry, handiwork, handicraft, cooking, baking, etc. Please keep this in mind when developing the activities.

While at URPI, volunteers will be working in a supporting role with the teachers and other permanent volunteers at the orphanage. While the volunteers are responsible for both caring for and disciplining the children, the teachers and other permanent volunteers will help with the more serious disciplinary actions that are required, though these seldom occur.

HOSTING: Volunteer will be hosted in a local house with a family with all facilities at disposal

FOOD: Food will be provided in the URPI orphanage dinning room

LANGUAGE: The project language will be Spanish

MONEY: Volunteers will not receive any pocket money for personal expenses but the hosting and food are provided for the whole duration of the project in Ayacucho.

SPECIAL REQUIRMENTS: Volunteer must have studies on Psychology or education, nursery or social work and must be able to communicate in Spanish

INSURANCE: Please come with your insurance, it is not possible in Peru to provide insurance for Volunteers

INSCRIPTION FEE: 250 EURO
Each Long Term Volunteer has to pay a fee of 250 Euro that will be used for the administration expenses of the project during the time the volunteer is in Peru.

PESPLTV02/Ayacucho Children I Ayacucho/Ayacucho 02/07/08-30/01/09 SOCI/KIDS 18+ 1 250 EURO
PESPLTV04/Ayacucho Children II Ayacucho/Ayacucho 04/02/09-31/07/09 SOCI/KIDS 18+ 1 250 EURO

PROJECT: This project is organized in cooperation with the local organization Hogar Luz in the city of Ayacucho Peru, they work with children from 1 month old to 17 year old, some of these children are disable, please consider this.
By providing home and food as well as promoting good habits (hygiene, education, etc) with the objective to give them better possibilities for their future, in this frame a long term volunteer is invited to participate with the local people working with the children to participate and help in the activities of the Hogar Luz institution

WORK: The task will be diverse according the skills of the volunteer, the most important is the direct work and interaction with the children and this can be adapted to the area where the volunteer has more experience/studies, for example psychological evaluation and treatment, development of skills, formation of good study habits and treatment of learning problems. With the smaller children the activities can be Early Stimulation, social evaluations and follow up of children development.

HOSTING: Volunteer will be hosted in the institution “Hogar de Niños Casa Luz” with all facilities at disposal

FOOD: Casa Luz Institution can NOT provide food for the volunteer.

LANGUAGE: The project language will be Spanish

MONEY: Volunteers will not receive any pocket money for personal expenses but the hosting is provided for the whole duration of the project in the institution.

SPECIAL REQUIRMENTS: Volunteer must have studies on Psychology or education, nursery or social work and must be able to communicate in Spanish

INSURANCE: Please come with your insurance, it is not possible in Peru to provide insurance for Volunteers

INSCRIPTION FEE: 250 EURO
Each Long Term Volunteer has to pay a fee of 250 Euro that will be used for the administration expenses of the project during the time the volunteer is in Peru.

SPANISH COURSE
OPTIONAL ACTIVITY FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS
VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEERS ACCEPTED IN THE PERU SONQOIKIPY PROJECTS

Sonqoykipi besides the workcamp it self; gives the opportunity to take part in an Intensive Course of Spanish for all the volunteers interested. This activity is organized 7 days before the starting date of each camp. The volunteers MUST GO to the city of Ayacucho to take part in it.

After participating, the volunteer must travel to his/her project meeting point.
The costs for the Spanish language course is:

SPANISH LANGUAGE COURSE 150 EUROS

This cost includes
· Hosting for 7 days and 6 nights in one house of the city with all facilities at your disposal
· Materials needed for the course (books of theory, books for exercises, etc.)
· Intensive Spanish classes given by a professional Spanish teacher in the city of Ayacucho.

This cost is inexpenxive compared with the traditional language courses in the private schools of Spanish in Peru and the people giving the course are professional teachers of Spanish, the classes are 3 hours a day during 5 days and the participants have a lot of home work to do.There will be a free day generally on Sunday, to give the chance to the participants to visit the nearby towns and interesting places and to know better each other.

The volunteers have to indicate in the confirmation slip if they will participate in these activities and in which dates.

This course was a really good success since the year 2003 we strongly recommend to your volunteers to take part in it. If they don t speak a good Spanish, it will help them to enjoy even more their workcamps. It is also the opportunity to spend one week in the beautiful city of Ayacucho in a relaxing atmosphere. For any question don’t hesitate to contact us.

PLEASE GIVE THIS INFORMATION TO ALL YOUR MEMBERS AND VOLUNTEERS.
THERE ARE NO DEADLINES TO APPLY, A SPECIFIC QUESTIONNAIRE WILL BE SENT TO FILL BY THE PEOPLE INTERESTED TO TAKE PART IN THIS PROGRAMME.
IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATIONS, PLEASE CONTACT US AT :
ltv@vivemexico.org

Waiting to receive some applications from your volunteers, we wish you all the best.