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Workcamp Details

Kumano

Camp code:
JP-NIC 10.240802
Country:
Japan
Start Date:
Aug 02, 2024
End Date:
Aug 12, 2024
Topic:
10: Environment protection
Work Types:
Environment / Cultural heritage / Manual
Number of volunteers:
4
Free places for Males:
1
Free places for Females:
1
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 organized together with Association for Promotion of Regional Development in Nishiyama area, Kumano city where is depopulated in Mie prefecture since 2017. There are about 220 residents whose 73% is over 65 years old in Nishiyama area where volunteers will mainly stay. One youth who had joined an international workcamp in the past, has started organizing weekend workcamps since 2011 in Nishiyama area. Since the local people are getting too old to maintain public places such as parks or ruins of a castle, they need hands from international volunteers! Last year, more local elderly people got involved in the camp because the volunteers actively helped the work a lot and practiced traditional Japanese dance together.

Type of Work: Maintenance at the national historic site (Akagi Castle ruins). Cleaning of ditches and maintenance of turn mirrors in the area. Re-repair of public toilets that have been maintained in previous work camps. Think about what can be done to boost the future of depopulated and ageing areas.

Study Theme: Volunteers will learn and feel about situation of seriously depopulated area in Japan.

Accommodation: Community center. Bring your sleeping bag. Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns.

Language: eng

Requirements: Positive attitude to enjoy rural, remoted area. Open mind to respect and communicate with local people

Approximate Location: Nishiyama area, Kumano city, Mie prefecture. It is more than 200 km far both from Osaka and Nagoya.

Notes: *Outcome of this workcamp: Please see the long term goal of this project as "Local SDGs" at https://www.slideshare.net/nice-workcamp/2019-wp5 (only Japanese for the moment, but you can at least enjoy the pictures!). The local people and vols. sometimes cry on the last days. In 2019, 7 vols. from 4 countries worked well.

Other activities: Sightseeing along the Kumano Kodo, hot springs, BBQ, discussions, etc.