Organized together with "Akame no Mori wo Mamoru kai", a local environmental NPO since 1999. Being located near from both big cities of Osaka and Nagoya, there were some plans of a golf link and disposing industrial garbage and local people have stopped them by "Woods Trust" movement. They formed this group in 1996 to collect donations to buy and protect lands, to own a pension to enjoy nature, to maintain forests, to create a pond for dragonflies, to host national copse meeting, etc.
Work:
We will maintain the footpath, cut bamboo and grasses, burn grasses, etc. Some works involve the use of blades and machineries (we will teach you how to use them). We may work even in rain. Sometimes, we will exchange with elders coming for day service and truant youth working here.
Study Scheme:
Local participation to protect nature and Greening Asia. Bring some info.!
Accommodation:
Eco-resort Akameno-mori (Log house). Cooked by volunteers. Sleeping bags needed!
Location:
About 60 km east of Osaka. There are famous falls nearby many hikers visit. The climate in this season is quite cold, so don't forget to bring warm clothes.
Terminal:
Osaka or Nagoya (1 hour by train from both. You need to arrive at Kansai airport by 10:00 on Mar. 12th and can leave there after 19:00 on Mar. 25th)
Leisure Acivities:
hiking, mingling parties, etc.
Special Requests:
Motivation letter is needed! Strong motivation for conservation forest work. Physical strength.
Organized together with “Kodomo-Art” since 2004. Kodomo art, Society of Children's Theater Works and Community Development, was founded in 1972. They have held the international child art festival for several years. They want to activate this area through art and cultural promotion in the future for kids and build the fruitful network of a child and a cultural art organization. We aim to involve local people to promote global understanding, friendship and solidarity through this festival.
Work:
We will help to prepare the festival, such as site management, decoration and promotion to local kids through visiting the kindergarten and the nursery schools. We will also work during the festival (do funny activities and performance for kids, reception, carry the materials for drama and clean up etc ).
Study Scheme:
Unique art festival. Bring some info.!
Accommodation:
Public hall. Cooked by volunteers. Sleeping bags needed!
Location:
Small town in the mountains, 60 km south of Fukuoka. Good access by highway bus from Fukuoka.
Terminal:
Fukuoka airport (1.5 hours by bus. You need to arrive by 11:00 on Mar. 15th and can leave there after 14:00 on Mar. 24th). From Osaka, 5 hours by bullet train and 11 hours by midnight bus (you need to arrive at Kansai airport by 19:00 on Mar. 14th and leave there from 11:00 on Mar. 25th).
« I would recommend participating in a workcamp, especially with VAP, who ensured that I found a project to suit me and provided essential training for me in preparation for my trip. Being part of a workcamp really is a life-changing experience, oh, and it looks great on your CV! »
