The sparse of land belonging to a Christian faith group is on the outskirt of Lagos State. The land will be cleared in preparation of erection a public library along with Church building to serve the whole community. Most possible that a temporary shed will be constructed to accommodate various services of the Church. The Pentecostal group hope to complete the public library in order to improve educational standard within the community.
WORK:
Clearing the land in preparation for building erection. Moulding of blocks and foundation laying with ground breaking. Continue with sand filling and setting of blocks. Major evening programmes are group discussion with social interaction with the villagers.
STUDY THEME:
Ecumenism.
ACCOMMODATION:
Volunteers will be accommodated in the public primary school and may also come with sleeping bags, tents and sheets.
LANGUAGE:
English
TERMINAL:
Igbalu Town, Igberigbe, Lagos State
Participation Fees:
200€ Euro for each camp, to be paid upon arrival. Please note that this amount mentioned here covers fully both feeding and accommodation. Volunteers shall also be picked up at the Airport without any extra cost.
Responsibility:
The Voluntary Workcamps Association of Nigeria will be fully responsible for your feeding, accommodation and other group expenses throughout the camp.
Requirements:
(i) Volunteers should complete and return Application for Participation indicating Date, Time of Arrival and accompany it with applicant’s recent photograph. (ii) Foreign volunteers should arrive Nigeria at least three (3) Days before the commencement of the camp for a Group Orientation preceding the camp. (iii) They should also endeavour to obtain vaccination against Small Pox and Cholera. (iv) Volunteers will be expected to submit report of activities and observation made at the end of the camp. (v) Arrangements would be made to collect at the international airport any volunteer/s who informs us of his/her arrival before the camp. The following details will equally be needed: Arrival Date, Time, Airline Name and Flight Number. (vi) Kindly ensure that you obtain necessary Visa before departure and also for all categories of volunteers certified Insurance registration is important. (vii) We are willing and ready to support your journey with any documents to make it possible for participation.
The world of trade promotional is an annual event where many activities packed together for 2 weeks. This is at the same time a cultural festival and a fair trade promotion event, which gives opportunity to network and create opportunities to have best practices in the field of life. Many NGOs and trade partners are deeply involved and volunteers are needed to prepare the stage, engage in reception and taken some responsibilities for the smooth ruing of the 2 weeks event.
WORK:
Helping to mount Fair Trade stage, handle promotional materials, decorating the festival stage and cleaning the platforms (Eko Expo, Youth Festival).
ACCOMMODATION:
Volunteers will be accommodated at the event centre or in a close by apartment provided and may also come with sleeping bags, tents and sheets.
LANGUAGE:
English
SKILLS REQUIRED:
Need to be open minded and ready to adjust to project concepts.
TERMINAL:
Fair Trade Complex, Games Village, Lagos State.
Participation Fees:
200€ Euro for each camp, to be paid upon arrival. Please note that this amount mentioned here covers fully both feeding and accommodation. Volunteers shall also be picked up at the Airport without any extra cost.
Responsibility:
The Voluntary Workcamps Association of Nigeria will be fully responsible for your feeding, accommodation and other group expenses throughout the camp.
Requirements:
(i) Volunteers should complete and return Application for Participation indicating Date, Time of Arrival and accompany it with applicant’s recent photograph. (ii) Foreign volunteers should arrive Nigeria at least three (3) Days before the commencement of the camp for a Group Orientation preceding the camp. (iii) They should also endeavour to obtain vaccination against Small Pox and Cholera. (iv) Volunteers will be expected to submit report of activities and observation made at the end of the camp. (v) Arrangements would be made to collect at the international airport any volunteer/s who informs us of his/her arrival before the camp. The following details will equally be needed: Arrival Date, Time, Airline Name and Flight Number. (vi) Kindly ensure that you obtain necessary Visa before departure and also for all categories of volunteers certified Insurance registration is important. (vii) We are willing and ready to support your journey with any documents to make it possible for participation.
This camp is planned for volunteers to have intercultural experience within the community especially at this time of festival and public entertainments. Volunteers will be identified with youths that are ready to plan a tour to some parts of the State for cultural promotion and network expansion.
WORK:
Volunteers will carry out a beautification project at a public monument in Victoria Island and visit event programmes of Graduating Colleges on Humanitarian Service. They will also participate in the International Volunteers Day and also take part in the Volunteers Expo usually organized in the last month of the year.
STUDY THEME:
Intercultural Learning.
ACCOMMODATION:
Living will be in a mini-apartment and sleeping on local mats.
LANGUAGE:
English.
LEISURE TIME:
There will be social nights and cultural weekends. So volunteers should share their cultural habits and possibly bring costumes and food to denote their culture. Intercultural cooking competition will be done at camp. Visits will be made to ancient relics and galleries. Some School branches of the organization will be visited.
TERMINAL:
The project site is Lagos and ancient city of Abeokuta in Ogun State.
Participation Fees:
200€ Euro for each camp, to be paid upon arrival. Please note that this amount mentioned here covers fully both feeding and accommodation. Volunteers shall also be picked up at the Airport without any extra cost.
Responsibility:
The Voluntary Workcamps Association of Nigeria will be fully responsible for your feeding, accommodation and other group expenses throughout the camp.
Requirements:
(i) Volunteers should complete and return Application for Participation indicating Date, Time of Arrival and accompany it with applicant’s recent photograph. (ii) Foreign volunteers should arrive Nigeria at least three (3) Days before the commencement of the camp for a Group Orientation preceding the camp. (iii) They should also endeavour to obtain vaccination against Small Pox and Cholera. (iv) Volunteers will be expected to submit report of activities and observation made at the end of the camp. (v) Arrangements would be made to collect at the international airport any volunteer/s who informs us of his/her arrival before the camp. The following details will equally be needed: Arrival Date, Time, Airline Name and Flight Number. (vi) Kindly ensure that you obtain necessary Visa before departure and also for all categories of volunteers certified Insurance registration is important. (vii) We are willing and ready to support your journey with any documents to make it possible for participation.
« I had not appreciated that so few people come out in the East Asian countries that my telling them was something extraordinary. This was also the most interesting aspect of the workcamp in terms of trying to expand the awareness of other ways of living, and there was never any hostility or problems because of it. »