Volunteers will support single-living elder people. For example, weeding, cleaning and helping for farming etc. Volunteers also have chance to go to a local school to organize classes for international interact with kids.
Accomodation & food:
Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns.
Location & leisure:
Ino area, Izumo city in Shimane prefecture
Requirements:
Positive attitude to communicate with kids, love nature.
Volunteers will do various kinds of work such as maintenance of the bamboo forest around the Iwami Ginzan (cutting down trees and converting into chips), cutting grass in the local mountain to conserve biodiversity, visiting elementary schools to organize classes for international interact, playing sports with youths who are isolated from regular society, cleaning a river, etc.
Accomodation & food:
Public house where OGW's office is in. Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns.
Location & leisure:
Oda city, Shimane prefecture. About 250 km north west of Osaka. Near the Sea of Japan
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