Taishi workcamp, the very first international workcamp was initiated in 2007 in Taiwan together with NICE Japan. The wrokcamp is so successful that local residents advise VYA to turn it into a regular activity. VYA, NICE and Taishi Artist Association will go hand in hand to continue the workcamps this year. We will repair the community house as the service center for community. In the meanwhile, we will help to reconstruct/repair the Community common space via coloring the wall, cleaning up, cutting the grass around the building space to improve the overall living conditions. And The subject of the painting is “domestic folk and legend stories for the Children.” So please bring some materials to help you draw your own country’s stories for the children. 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.
Aims:
To add new tourism attractions in Taishi town through global and local voluntary power; to promote friendship/understanding/solidarity among local people and cross-national volunteers; to ground a firm foundation and extend development of international workcamps all over Taiwan.
Work:
We will repair the community house as the service center for community. In the meanwhile, we will help to reconstruct/repair the Community common space via coloring the wall, cleaning up, cutting the grass around the building space to improve the overall living conditions. And The subject of the painting is “domestic folk and legend stories for the Children.”
Study theme:
Participants are encouraged to share and join the discussions of the community development process and future prospect of their motherland.
Accommodation:
Community center. Sleeping bag is required! Volunteer will cook by turns and Food will be offered by local people. Volunteers will also have a chance to cook food in their country style in some cultural exchange events.
Location:
A small fishing village in Yun-Lin County, located on the middle-western coast of Taiwan.
Terminal:
Tao-Yuan international airport is 4 hours of bus trip away from Taishi (about NTD$ 400, passengers may need to transfer in Taichung to get to Taishi or take bus from Taipei directly)
Leisure activities:
Excursion, exchange parties with local people, eco-tourism (optional), etc.
Special remarks:
High motivations for learning and respect to local culture. Chinese language and artistic skills are welcomed but not necessarily required!
The camp has been organized together with TAA (Taishi Artist Association) and NICE Japan since 2007. The wrokcamp is so successful that local residents advise VYA to turn it into a regular activity. VYA, NICE and Taishi Artist Association will go hand in hand to continue the workcamps this year. Volunteers will help to repair the traditional barn for community with local material. The barn will be used to promote local culture as well. In the meanwhile, volunteers may create a public space for community through the 'coloring project'. The coloring subject of the project is 'domestic legend stories' so that community people can learn different culture via your counties legend stories. So please bring some materials to help you draw your own country legend stories for the community. The aims of the project are to add new tourism attractions in Taishi town through global and local voluntary power, to promote friendship/understanding/solidarity among local people and cross-national volunteers and to ground a firm foundation and extend development of international workcamps all over Taiwan.
Accomodation:
Local district civil hall/home stay. Sleeping bag is required. Volunteer will cook by turns and Food will be offered by local people. Volunteers will also have a chance to cook food in their country style in some cultural exchange events.
Location:
A small fishing village in Yun-Lin County, locating on the middle-western coast of Taiwan.
NB:
High motivation for learning and respect to local culture. Chinese language and artistic skills are welcomed but not necessarily required
The camp has been organized together with TAA (Taishi Artist Association) and NICE Japan since 2007. The wrokcamp is so successful that local residents advise VYA to turn it into a regular activity. VYA, NICE and Taishi Artist Association will go hand in hand to continue the workcamps this year. Volunteers will help to repair the traditional barn for community with local material. The barn will be used to promote local culture as well. In the meanwhile, volunteers may create a public space for community through the 'coloring project'. The coloring subject of the project is 'domestic legend stories' so that community people can learn different culture via your counties legend stories. So please bring some materials to help you draw your own country legend stories for the community. The aims of the project are to add new tourism attractions in Taishi town through global and local voluntary power, to promote friendship/understanding/solidarity among local people and cross-national volunteers and to ground a firm foundation and extend development of international workcamps all over Taiwan.
Accommodation:
Local district civil hall/home stay. Sleeping bag is required. Volunteer will cook by turns and Food will be offered by local people. Volunteers will also have a chance to cook food in their country style in some cultural exchange events.
Location:
A small fishing village in Yun-Lin County, locating on the middle-western coast of Taiwan.
NB:
High motivation for learning and respect to local culture. Chinese language and artistic skills are welcomed but not necessarily required
« 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! »
