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Workcamp Details

Kamimamakuchi

Camp code:
JP-NIC 13.230908
Country:
Japan
Start Date:
Sep 06, 2024
End Date:
Sep 17, 2024
Topic:
13: Community life
Work Types:
Agriculture / Manual
Number of volunteers:
5
Free places for Males:
2
Free places for Females:
2
Free places last update:
Jun 25, 2024
International age:
18 - 99
National age:
18 - 99
Extra fee to be paid in the hosting country:
9000.00 Japanese Yen [57 US Dollar]
Breakdown:
  1. Accommodation and food: 0.00 Japanese Yen
  2. Transportation: 0.00 Japanese Yen
  3. Activities: 0.00 Japanese Yen
  4. Hosting organisation support: 9000 Japanese Yen
Purpose of extra costs:
9,000 JPY (55 EUR by the rate on 2023 Nov. 18th) of "NICE Volunteers" fee need to be paid in advance either by Card or PayPal. This is used for the project preparation/ coordination such as the transportation of the camp leaders while the meals and the accommodation are provided by the local host by free.
Spoken Language:
English

Description: This project is actively working for SDGs 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), organized together with "Kamimamakuchi village" since 2013, and they tried starting new project with volunteer. Depopulation (especially of youth) is a serious problem here similarly in many other country sides. This village have only 20 families and very few young people. It is difficult to keep traditional culture and community work, so we aim to help keeping this landscape/cultures and telling local village’s attraction by young power! *Outcome of this workcamp: Volunteer had painted fence about 1km! And organizing candle night festival, cultural party! Local people really welcome to coming the new people!

Type of Work: Main works are (1) Drawing on the fences that are near mountain, (2) Agriculture: harvesting rice, (3) Supporting the events with local people, and do some other work for the community.

Study Theme: Volunteers get knowledge about actions for developing local village. Also, the basic knowledge of the Japanese language and local culture.

Accommodation: The community center in the village. There are clean kitchen and toilet. Volunteers take a shower in the kindly local people's houses. Please bring sleeping bag! Volunteers prepare the meals by themselves. Wi-Fi is not available.

Language: eng,

Requirements: High motivation to work hard and seriously and enjoy simple countryside life. Need idea for local revitalization. Speaking Japanese language is welcomed!

Approximate Location: Ishikawa prefecture is almost middle of Japan. Campsite is very small village located in South part of Ishikawa prefecture. There are rice fields, historical shrine, and beautiful nature. (https://goo.gl/maps/JBr8Py5WowS2)

Notes: Exchange parties with local people, trekking and hot spring etc.

*Outcome of this workcamp: Volunteer had painted fence about 1km! And organizing candle night festival, cultural party! Local people really welcome to coming the new people! Please see the long term goal of this project as "Local SDGs" at https://www.slideshare.net/nice-workcamp/2019-wp2-188758763 (only Japanese for the moment, but you can at least enjoy the pictures!).