The volunteers will teach English, share their home culture, and play with the youth with visual impairments, the children of the new immigrants (the foreign spouses of Taiwanese men), the children studying in the remote elementary (primary) schools, and other underprivileged children. The volunteers will also lead the children and youth to read the Bible and sing the Christian songs everyday. (Therefore the volunteers must be willing to accept these Christian activities including non-Christian volunteers) Moreover, the volunteers will go to an Eden farm and do the gardening work, including weeding, planting (flowers or crops), soil preparation, scaffold building and other construction work. (All the earnings of the farm will use for improving the welfare of the needy.) Some of the volunteers will be invited to join in the special activity-Accessible Tourism 100.
Accomodation & food:
Eden service center or school classroom or camping in the farm, with fans instead of air-conditioners. Sleeping bag is required Most meals will be offered but volunteers still have a chance to cook for dinner or in some cultural exchange events.
Location & leisure:
Location: This project will be run in 4 different cities and counties around Taiwan, including New Taipei City, Taichung City, Yun-Lin County, Tainan City in the Northern, Middle, and Southern Taiwan.Leisure Activities: The volunteers will have their free days during camps (not always on weekends, 27 days per time depending on the project need) to play around the beautiful Taiwan and experience the traditional Taiwanese culture, e.g. night markets (world-famous), splendid sceneries (beautiful mountains and blue seas), yummy food (world-famous: stinky tofu, pig blood cake), and multicultural in Taiwan (aborigine, hakka, etc) Eden will provide the tour information to help the volunteers to organize the journey of free days.
Requirements:
1.Eden highly welcomes the volunteers with physical disabilities to join us But these volunteers must have the abilities to take care of their own. More details can be provided by Eden.2.Volunteers who are Christians are highly welcomed3.Volunteers who understand Chinese and special skills (such as singing, dancing, drama, cooking, story-telling, game-playing) are highly welcomed4.The volunteers should have high motivation for learning and respect to local culture5.In Eden, we work hard and play hard Therefore, the volunteers should understand that as long as finishing the hard work, then we can play hard (with safety)6.Due to our project involving children activities, the volunteers must provide the contact information of 2 references to support their characters, such as their professors, volunteer supervisors, pastor or priest. Police Record Certificate or Certificate of Good Conduct is requested)7.Application form, Motivation Letter, CV with photo and Skype Interview are requiredNo Participation Fee Eden and the local people will provide meals et accommodations during the camp days, but volunteers should cover all the transportation expenses including the project camp site migration from A City to B City and the living expenses during free days.
Eden Social Welfare Foundation is one of the largest NGOs in Taiwan. Eden is a Christian NGO serving people with disabilities as well as other dysfunctional families, and we have various kinds of serving targets, including children with developmental delays, new immigrants, victims of natural disasters, families with economical difficulties, etc. The first Eden International Volunteer Project was held in 2009, focusing on serving Taiwan’s dysfunctional families through the devotion of Foreign Volunteers and Taiwanese Volunteers in every summer. The volunteers will teach English, share their home culture, and play with the youth with visual impairments, the children of the new immigrants (the foreign spouses of Taiwanese men), the children studying in the remote elementary (primary) schools, and other underprivileged children. The volunteers will also lead the children and youth to read the Bible and sing the Christian songs everyday. Moreover, the volunteers will go to an Eden farm and do the gardening work, including weeding, planting (flowers or crops), soil preparation, scaffold building and other construction work. And of course, the volunteers will have their free days to play around the beautiful Taiwan and experience the traditional Taiwanese culture, e.g. night markets (world-famous), splendid sceneries(beautiful mountains and blue seas), yummy food (world-famous: stinky tofu, pig blood cake), and multiculture in Taiwan (aborigine, hakka, etc)! In Eden, we work hard and play hard!
In 2011 Eden International Volunteer Project, so far this project will be run in 4 different cities and counties around Taiwan: (listed from Northern Taiwan to Southern Taiwan)
1. English Camp for the youth with visual impairments, in the Banciao Church of New Taipei City. 2. Work Camp in the Eden farm, Taichung City. 3. Multicultural Camp for the children studying in the remote elementary school, the Jhanghu Primary School in Yun-Lin County. 4. Multicultural Camp for the children of the new immigrants, Di-Tou-Gang Elementary School in Tainan City.
This year, we will also volunteer in different cities and counties of Taiwan. This is a great chance to serve the needy and also explore the different beauties of Taiwan. In our project, we think that being closed to the local society is as important as providing the volunteer services. As long as we can truly understand the needs of the local people, then we can serve them in a contributing way. In 2011 project, we will continuously focus on serving the youth with visual impairments, the children of the new immigrants, and a new target-the children studying in the remote elementary schools. These children and youth are a member of the dysfunctional families, having limited access to education resources or even having difficulties to learn successfully. Many of the children live in the remote countryside where the resources are rare and lack of job opportunities; they might face the challenge of poverty and grandparenting. The youth with visual impairments have to work really hard to learn as well as others due to the learning barriers resulting from their lack of vision. Therefore, through Eden’s International Volunteer Project, the volunteers can use their talents in English teaching and share their home culture with the needed children and youth, in order to raise their passion in learning, love their home town and broaden their perspectives on global village, increasing their competitiveness to have a better future! Moreover, the volunteers can definitely learn a lot from these volunteer services! We will meet and work with other young people from different cultural backgrounds, and make a better world with love and care for the needy. We can reap our own harvest!
Special activity - Accessible Tourism 100:
Year 2011 is a special year for Taiwanese people; this year is the 100 anniversary of our country-Republic of China (Taiwan)! Everywhere in Taiwan is full of celebrations! Eden also wants to hold a special activity to combine with the International Volunteer Project-adding the spirit of the Accessible Tourism in 2011 project. We plan to provide the information of 100 tour spots to encourage the volunteers to discover the real Taiwan, and we believe the volunteers will definitely fall in love with the super Taiwan!
Aims:
1)To promote friendships and understanding between the local people and foreign volunteers 2)To provide learning resources for the needed children and youth to enhance their competitiveness 3)To encourage the foreign volunteers to experience the beauties of Taiwan 4)To improve the social welfare environment in Taiwan
Type of voluntary work:
The volunteers will teach English, share their home culture, and play with the youth with visual impairments, the children of the new immigrants (the foreign spouses of Taiwanese men), the children studying in the remote elementary (primary) schools, and other underprivileged children. The volunteers will also lead the children and youth to read the Bible and sing the Christian songs everyday. (Therefore the volunteers must be willing to accept these Christian activities including non-Christian volunteers). Moreover, the volunteers will go to an Eden farm and do the gardening work, including weeding, planting (flowers or crops), soil preparation, scaffold building and other construction work. (All the earnings of the farm will use for improving the welfare of the needy.) Some of the volunteers will be invited to join in the special activity-Accessible Tourism 100.
Study theme:
Volunteers are encouraged to deeply interact with the local people, the needed children and the youth to fully understand their living and needs in order to contribute a better service for them.
Accommodation:
Eden service center or school classroom or camping in the farm, with fans instead of air-conditioners. Sleeping bag is required!! Most meals will be offered but volunteers still have a chance to cook for dinner or in some cultural exchange events.
Location:
This project will be run in 4 different cities and counties around Taiwan, including New Taipei City, Taichung City, Yun-Lin County, Tainan City in the Northern, Middle, and Southern Taiwan.
Terminal:
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport or Taipei Son-Shan Airport. The gathering point for all volunteers will be announced to the volunteers recruited in the future.
Leisure Activities:
The volunteers will have their free days during camps (not always on weekends, 2~7 days per time depending on the project need) to play around the beautiful Taiwan and experience the traditional Taiwanese culture, e.g. night markets (world-famous), splendid sceneries (beautiful mountains and blue seas), yummy food (world-famous: stinky tofu, pig blood cake), and multicultural in Taiwan (aborigine, hakka, etc)! Eden will provide the tour information to help the volunteers to organize the journey of free days.
Special Remarks:
1. Eden highly welcomes the volunteers with physical disabilities to join us! But these volunteers must have the abilities to take care of their own. More details can be provided by Eden. 2. Volunteers who are Christians are highly welcomed! 3. Volunteers who understand Chinese and special skills (such as singing, dancing, drama, cooking, story-telling, game-playing) are highly welcomed! 4. The volunteers should have high motivation for learning and respect to local culture! 5. In Eden, we work hard and play hard! Therefore, the volunteers should understand that as long as finishing the hard work, then we can play hard (with safety)! 6. Due to our project involving children activities, the volunteers must provide the contact information of 2 references to support their characters, such as their professors, volunteer supervisors, pastor or priest. Police Record Certificate or Certificate of Good Conduct is requested!) 7. Application form, Motivation Letter, CV and Skype Interview are required!
Participation Fees:
Free! Eden and the local people will provide meals & accommodations during the camp days, but volunteers should cover all the transportation expenses including the project camp site migration from A City to B City and the living expenses during free days.
« 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! »
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