Ficha del campo de trabajo "Tibetan-Indian culture (CUOTA EXTRA 70 EUROS)" /04/6 0:45 Tibetan-Indian culture (CUOTA EXTRA 70 EUROS) (RC-3/6) India Environmental-Work with kids (ENVI-KIDS) 08/08/06 - /08/06 Descripción: Location: Dharamshala, is a small but internationally well known town in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh. It is 70 km north of Pathankot city and 5kms from Kangra town. Dharamshala offers a number of treks to tourists and a good majestic view of great Dhauladhar range of mountains. Dharamshala is a district head quarter for Kangra district and also happens to be the Secretariat of Tibetan spiritual leader, The Dalai Lama. Dharamshala offers tourists culture of Tibet and a different experience. Like any other hilly area, the houses in the area are scattered. The economy of the Tibetans is on tourism whereas that of local villagers is purely dependent on agriculture. Project will be held in sub-urban area of Mcleodganj. Work: This camp will provide an exposure to local as well as Tibetan culture. The volunteers will come to know of the history of Tibet and how the Tibetans fled Tibet to live in exile at this place. Inter-cultural learning will broaden horizons of volunteers on issues concerning environment and livelihood. Volunteers will also work on facelift of local school, create learning opportunities for children and teach children. Accommodation: Volunteers will live in guest house with simple conditions and share accommodation with other volunteers. All meals will be cooked and served in guest house. A cook will be there but volunteers are expected to help him and occasionally cook their own meals. Selfmanagement is required. Sleeping bag is required, especially, if you are looking or interested in trekking. Leisure time: The volunteers will have opportunity to visit the seat of spiritual leader, the Dalia Lama and other historical Hindu temples. Opportunities will be there for short and long treks in the mountains after the camp. During weekend visit to Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab can also be arranged. International Terminal: New Delhi (30 Kms); Domestic Terminal: Gaggal/Dharamshala (5 kms) Nearest railway station: Pathankot (60 kms) from Dharamshala. Participation Fee: Euro 70. The extra fee is because of Touristic place.
Ficha del campo de trabajo "Talking walls/creative arts (CUOTA EXTRA 70EUROS)" /04/6 0:46 Descripción: Talking walls/creative arts (CUOTA EXTRA 70EUROS) (RC-4/6) India Art type (ART) 5/08/06-8/08/06 Location: Ruchi campus is located near Bandh village. It is 30 km from Kalka and 60 km from Chandigarh. Bandh village is small located in interior mountainous area and the volunteers will have a unique opportunity to live with nature in a peaceful environment. RUCHI campus is one km. from the village. Work: Volunteers will work in Ruchi campus. Work would be arts work/painting on wall. Subject would be related to peace and love, Global warming, inter-cultural learning, good message through painting on wall for youth and public. Volunteer will get orientation before starting project. Additional activities will include learning of various developmental issues and solutions. They will visit various humanitarian projects and interact with the villagers. Requirements: Interest in Art and learning ability, High motivation. 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. Self-management is required. Meantime volunteer can learn Indian cuisine (cooking). Sleeping bag is required. Leisure time: Self organized city tours and excursions. Old Sikh and Hindu temples in the near vicinity can be visited. Nearby Kasauli town is another hill station as a tourist attraction. A visit to Shimla will offer an opportunity to see high Himalayan Mountains. International Terminal: New Delhi (30 Kms); Domestic Terminal: Chandigarh (70 kms) Nearest railway station: Kalka (30 kms) Participation Fee: Euro 70
Ficha del campo de trabajo "Borobudur Village Camp (CUOTA EXTRA 65 EUROS)" /04/6 0:48 Descripción: Borobudur Village Camp (CUOTA EXTRA 65 EUROS) (IIWC6) Indonesia Heritage - Education (HERI-EDU) 5/08/06-07/09/06 A. Background: Borobudur Village Heritage Project located nearby the Borobudur Compound. The Borobudur Compounds is the greatest Buddhist temple in all over the world. Nominated as one of World Heritage List, The Borobudur Compounds has the most complete Buddhist relief as well. In a year, there are approximately 3.5 million people came to see and learn Borobudur Compound history and philosophy. This number are not as huge as number of people who interest in another cultural things in Borobudur Village. If we walk about 0 minutes from Borobudur Compounds we will find a peaceful place where Borobudur Village Heritage is preserved. Borobudur Village Heritage consists of Gamelan (Javanese traditional instrument) House, pottery Houses, Traditional food made of tofu, traditional oil refining, etc. There are Community Gallery of UNESCO to display all the traditional handmade of community. B. Project: Providing creative method to educate student and visitors of Borobudur Compound together with local volunteer who lived in Village. Cultural exchange for the local people and the volunteer would be nice collaboration to raising awareness of preserving heritage. C. Aims: Preserve Borobudur Village Heritage by inspiring local youth to love their village heritage. D. Work: Learning Borobudur Village Heritage, school visit to educate student about Borobudur Village Heritage, cleaning Borobudur Temple Compounds, creative campaign to raising awareness visitors to preserve Borobudur Temple Compounds. E. Special remarks: Very hot but sometimes rainy. Be ready with sun burnt and mosquitoes. Bring some ideas for creative campaign to preserve Borobudur Village Heritage, and your cultural learning spirit. You will amazed by the beautiful of the sunrise and sunset spot, fresh air from the field rice and hill, and the lovable society. F. Location: Borobudur Regency, Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia G. Accommodation: Local community house, sleeping bag is needed, self cooking, and self management. H. Fee :65 Euros I. Air port :AdiSoecipto Airport, Yogyakarta
Page of Ficha del campo de trabajo "Multipurpose farming project (CUOTA EXTRA 00EUR)" /04/6 :05 Descripción: Multipurpose farming project (CUOTA EXTRA 00EUR) (VINWC6-8) Nepal Agriculture (AGRI) 04/08/06-8/08/06 Project Background: Nepal is an agricultural country. About 80% of the people s occupation is agriculture. Trade is also mainly of agricultural products. Agriculture provides raw materials for the industries. With the help of good manure, seeds, equipment and irrigation the growth of crops is increased in large quantity. Agriculture is known as the backbone of economy of Nepal. Agriculture occupation consists of three types: food crops, cash crops and mixed crops. Beside this, there are Livestock, Horticulture and Fishery. VIN s Multi-Purpose Farm (MPF) concept is based on low-external inputs and sustainable farming practices, which allow farmers to integrate different technical elements into the MPF system. It will support to produce crops for both, home consumption and cash income generation. Adopting diversified agricultural activities, mono-cropping (rice or maize or wheat or millet) fields converts into integrated farms, which included fish ponds, fruit trees, cash crops, vegetable gardens and domestic animal husbandry. It is a five-year plan in Taluwa community, and is in partnership with local youths, which we aim to develop as a teaching farm to the villagers. Modern technologies will be used and it will be developed and become a complete Multi purpose farm in five years. Modern and proved agricultural techniques will be adapted to the particular situation of the project site and specific farm layouts, species composition, cropping patterns and cultivation techniques will be introduced and monitored following the technical advice of agricultural technicians. In Nepal agriculture is the main source of income of the people. However farmers are unaware about modern technology and multiple farms. A group of youth and women are migrating to other countries for labour. There is a big force of unemployed youth in the country. The main aim of the multiple farming is to provide opportunity to youth to get involved into the project. It will enhance the entrepreneurship skills among youth and women on agriculture. Objectives To train local people in the fields of agricultural management, entomology, disease control, organic farming, marketing, farming techniques, irrigation and plant nutrition etc. To establish a model MPF in Taluwa, Okhaldhunga To develop social entrepreneurs and run enterprises in rural Nepal To reduce youth migration for Labour to other countries To support earthquake victims. Work/activities Train local people in the fields of agricultural management, entomology, disease control, organic farming, marketing, farming techniques, irrigation and plant nutrition etc. Create mass awareness about the hazards of chemical pesticides so as to aware other farmers in the community into organic production. Involve and work with Multi-purpose Farming group or the local women's/farmer s group in food crops, cash crops, mixed crops, livestock, horticulture and fishery etc. Train/work with the local communities on Vermi composting and composting; Low cost irrigation; Fodder cultivation and management; Organic farming etc. Location: Taluwa Village Development Committee of Okhaldhunga district which is 50 km from Kathmandu. It takes one day travel by bus. A hilly and mountainous region (Everest Region) surrounded by woods and fields. Placement Support Process: Each volunteer is greeted and received by VIN local staff from the airport and dropped to local host family. The first day is the arrival day. The second day volunteers will receive a full day orientation at VIN office in Kathmandu. The placement orientation will cover, cultural tips, survival phrases on Nepali language, health tips, project activities preparation and about VIN. Then actual workcamp starts on from the day third. You will be always guided by a Nepali camp leader and VIN supervisors will visit you time to time for follow up support. Should you have any concerns on the workcamp, you may always call us for immediate help. During or after the workcamp, our staff will take you a half day sight-seeing to cultural heritage sites. On the last day of Page of
Page of Ficha del campo de trabajo "Multipurpose farming project (CUOTA EXTRA 00EUR)" /04/6 :05 workcamp, our staff will take you a half day sight-seeing to cultural heritage sites. On the last day of the workcamp, you will submit a detailed work report, fill up an exit form and sit with VIN executives for exit interview and feedback session. Accommodation: The volunteers will stay in Kathmandu for two nights until orientation. They have to cover the accommodation for nights themselves (around 0-Euro per night). VIN provides lunch in its office. Then they will be with the host family/hostel identified by VIN in Okhaldhhunga. The living facilities are simple and basic. Male and female Volunteers will share the same living area with separate rooms. There will be -4 persons in one room. Volunteers are required to sleep on the simple beds. Please bring your sleeping bag. Language: Basic English should be spoken among participants Participation Fee: The participation fee 00 +60 (for transportation) Euros is to be paid on your arrivals at VIN Office or upon booking the placement by Paypal or bank transfer. Why Taluwa, Okhaldhunga and extra transportation fee: ʝ Beautiful Himalayan region close to Mt. Everest. ʝ Lacks development and basic infrastructure. ʝ Very needy local area waiting for development. ʝ Welcoming community and rich in culture. ʝ Simple life style and smiling people. ʝ Lovely environment and up and down hills. ʝ Takes one day (50 km) car/bus rough and paved drive from Kathmandu. ʝ Good and enough support from local staff and community people. ʝ Volunteers will fill they have really contributed for needy and poor community. The Participation Fee Covers: Food and Accommodation: Nepali Standard at a local host family 3 meals a day Transportation: Airport pick- up and pick up and drop to the working community site A half day guided sight-seeing for the world heritage site of Kathmandu Materials for the work-camp, community development projects support Local volunteer support cost VIN T-shirt and certificate of participation 4 hours emergency support VIN admin cost, What s Excluded? Airfare, VISA, Travel medical insurance, return airport transfer, entrance fees on the world heritage sights, Personal travel and weekend activities expenses etc Meeting point: VIN staff will pick each volunteer from the airport. The volunteers are requested to send their flight details to VIN on time so that we can send our staff with your name card and VIN s Logo. If you want to come earlier and explore the country more, you may find pre-paid taxi at the airport or VIN may help you on that. You also can come VIN office, Balaju on the first day at the latest.00 midday. Airport : Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu Leisure Activities: Either before or after your workcamp, there exists the option to undertake a short VIN-organized tour to one of Nepal s nearby attractions. Note: We will organize this Workcamp to another community close to Kathmandu if we receive less than 0 participants. (The detail info sheet and acceptance letter will be sent from VIN after we receive your Complete Volunteer Exchange Form from the sending organization) Page of
Page of Ficha del campo de trabajo "Children s Development Project (CUOTA EXT 00EUR)" /04/6 :06 Children s Development Project (CUOTA EXT 00EUR) (VINWC6-9) Nepal Construc. Educación.Healt (CONS-EDU-HEALT) 07/08/06-9/08/06 Descripción: Background/Project: Child Development is one of the major programs of VIN s Integrated Community Development Approach. Goal of the Children development program is to protect the rights of all children in the community by providing them with access to basic quality education, developing their life skills & providing access to health services through community health program. VIN has different projects in children development program such as Children s Clubs (CC), Early Childhood Development (ECD) School Attendance Project (SAP) and Orphanage. VIN welcomes volunteers from across the globe so as to assimilate the children with the latest teaching methodology and way of providing care. Workcamps will be organized with the cooperation of local community schools for community development, education and working together with local teachers/children/ villages in community development projects. Most of the schools around Okharpawa and Jitpur lack basic infrastructure like school building, education material, playground and drinking water. Volunteers can make a big difference in the daily lives of these children by providing the necessities listed above and educating through funny ways. The workcamp will also involve teaching children from poor and marginalized community in the formal and non-formal schools about Basic English and Mathematics, Health and Hygiene, and Environmental protection through creative learning methods like art, music, games etc. There will also be house visits and meetings with local people as part of inter-cultural learning and to give awareness on health and hygiene. In addition, volunteers also will get a chance to take part in simple renovation work at local schools and engage in activities like painting, tree plantation, protecting from landslides etc. As part of the cultural exchange, volunteers will witness and participate in the available cultural programs with local community. Objectives: To work for Children development project and exchange the experience, paint and colour the classrooms to make it child friendly, teach different skills to the children. Work: Conduction of session on experience sharing, creative writing, Child Rights, community drama etc. Teach basic English and Mathematics, Develop some infrastructure of the schools, Renovate library classrooms, school compound wall etc. Assist Early childhood Development (ECD) teacher for caring & teaching ECD kids, Orientation of parents on good parenting for Early Childhood Development, Renovating and constructing earthquake affected schools, Painting and Decoration of classrooms with locally available materials Location:. Tarakeshwor : Tarakeshwor municipality lies on Kathmandu District. It is around 0-5 km from main ring road to Balaju, Kathmandu covered with hills, fields and woods.. Okharpawa community: It is in Nuwakot District, which is 7 km from Kathmandu with fields, woods and hills. Placement Support Process: Each volunteers are greeted and received by VIN local staff from the airport and dropped to local host family. The first day is the arrival day. The second day volunteers will receive a full day orientation at VIN office in Kathmandu. The placement orientation will cover, cultural tips, survival phrases on Nepali language, health tips, and project activities preparation and about VIN. Then actual workcamp starts on from the day third. You will be always guided by a Nepali camp leader and VIN supervisors will visit you time to time for follow up support. Should you have any concerns on the workcamp, you may always call us for immediate help. During or after the workcamp, our staff will take you a half day sight-seeing to cultural heritage sites. On the last day of the workcamp, you will submit a detailed work report, fill up an exit form and sit with VIN executives for exit interview and feedback session. Accommodation: The volunteers will stay with the host family/hostel identified by VIN. The living Page of
Page of Ficha del campo de trabajo "Children s Development Project (CUOTA EXT 00EUR)" /04/6 :06 Accommodation: The volunteers will stay with the host family/hostel identified by VIN. The living facilities are simple and basic. Male and female Volunteers will share the same living area with separate rooms. There will be 3-5 persons in one room. Volunteers are required to sleep on the simple beds. Please bring your sleeping bag. Language: Basic English should be spoken among participants Participation Fee: The participation fee 00 Euros is to be paid on your arrivals at VIN Office or upon booking the placement by Paypal or bank transfer. The Participation Fee Covers: Food and Accommodation: Nepali Standard at a local host family 3 meals a day Transportation: Airport pick up and pick up and drop to the working community site A half day guided sight-seeing for the world heritage site of Kathmandu Materials for the work-camp, community development projects support Local volunteer support cost VIN T-shirt and certificate of participation 4 hours emergency support VIN admin cost, What s Excluded? Airfare, VISA, Travel medical insurance, return airport transfer, entrance fees on the world heritage sights, Personal travel and weekend activities expenses etc Meeting point: VIN staff will pick each volunteer from the airport. The volunteers are requested to send their flight details to VIN on time so that we can send our staff with your name card and VIN s Logo. If you want to come earlier and explore the country more, you may find pre-paid taxi at the airport or VIN may help you on that. You also can come VIN office, Balaju on the first day at the latest.00 midday. Airport : Tribhuwan International Airport, Kathmandu Leisure Activities: Either before or after your workcamp, there exists the option to undertake a short VIN-organized tour to one of Nepal s nearby attractions. (The detail info sheet and acceptance letter will be sent from VIN after we receive your Complete Volunteer Exchange Form from the sending organization) Page of