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                                               Workcamp Programme 2010

 

  

CODE

NAME

DATES

TYPE

Expected International participants (max)

EYES-01

Olango Community

21/04 - 04/05

CONS/ENVI

12

EYES-02

Olango Children¡¯s Center

19/05 - 01/06

RENO/ENVI

12

EYES-03

Olango Community

17/06 - 30/06

CONS/ENVI

12

EYES-04

Olango Children¡¯s Center

16/07 - 29/07

RENO/KIDS

12

EYES-05

QC Community

16/07-29/07

RENO/KIDS

12

EYES-06

QC Community

12/08-25/08

RENO/KIDS

12

EYES-07

Olango Community

18/08-31/08

RENO/KIDS

12

EYES-08

Olango Children¡¯s Center

03/09-16/09

CONS/ENVI

12

EYES-09

Olango Community

17/12-30/12

CONS/ENVI

12

EYES-10

QC Community

17/12-30/12

RENO/KIDS

12

 

Camps descriptions:

The Olango Island projects:

 

Olango Island is a world-renowned and exceptional natural site for migratory birds in  transit from Alaska and Siberia going to Australia and Indonesia. It supports the largest concentration of migratory

birds found so far in the country. The birds use Olango as a major refueling station  as  well as a wintering ground. The island is home to around 25,000 inhabitants composed  mainly of fishermen and farmers.    

 

¡°The island is one of the ecological pride of the Cebuanos (people from Cebu),  showcasing the interdependence of plants, wildlife and man in an environment and  resources where bird watching, nature walking, swimming and diving can be an experience that can last a lifetime.¡±

 

See

http://www.malapascua-island.com/Cebu/Olango_Island/hauptteil_olango_island.html  and

http://www.oneocean.org/ambassadors/migratory_birds/obst/images/olango_map_big.gif  for  more details and a map of the island)

 

Olango Workcamps 2010

 

EYES-01 OLANGO Community    21/04 - 04/05   CONS/ENVI    18+    12 vols.

EYES- 03 OLANGO Community   17/06 - 30/06   CONS/ENVI    18+    12 vols.

EYES-07 OLANGO Community   18/08-31/08    RENO/ENVI    18+    12 vols.

EYES-09 OLANGO Community   17/12-30/12    CONS/ENVI    18+    12 vols.

 

Backgound:  

EYES in partnership with Brgy. San Vicente and Olango Island Wildlife Sanctuary (OIWS) will host the workcamp participants in Olango Island Lapu-lapu City, Cebu.  

 

Work:  

The project will focus on the renovation of different school and OIWS facilities that require renovation and construction work. The volunteers¡¯ tasks in the renovation project, involves manual work, cleaning of  vicinity,  etc.  While,  the  environmental  activities  will  involve  planting  of  trees,  picking-up  of  seeds, clean-up at the beach areas.  There will also be opportunity to spend time with kids. Work could be dedicated to tutorial lessons on English language, art and fun activities as well as hygiene and good grooming sessions.  

 

Study theme:  

The volunteers will be introduced to the daily life activities of the local community. Since the island is an environment protected area, the volunteers will also be immersed on the community based eco-tourism project and its philosophy, the birds migration and marine sanctuaries activities.

 

Leisure time:  

During  free  time,  nature  lovers  and  birdwatchers  will  have  the  chance  see  and  appreciate  the  bird sanctuary.  Several  water  sports  can  also  be  enjoyed  near  Olango  (snorkeling  and  scuba-diving  in particular).  

 

Food and Accomodation:

The  volunteers  will  be  accommodated  at  the  EYES  Community  Center  which  is  built  of  traditional Filipino  light  materials  with  very  basic  facilities.  Personal  sleeping  bags  and  or  mats  are  needed.

Preparation of Filipino meals shall be done by the host but volunteers are welcome to assist also.  

 

Location:  

Barangay San Vicente, Olango Island, Lapu-Lapu City, Province of Cebu in Central Visayas Region

 

Terminal:  

Mactan-Cebu International Airport

 

Meeting Place:

In front of Lapu-Lapu Statue, Mactan Shrine, Lapu-Lapu City

 

Special requirement: None

 

Extra fee:    200 Euro

 

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EYES-02    OLANGO Children¡¯s Center  19/05 ?01/06  RENO/ENVI    18+  12 vols

EYES-04    OLANGO Children¡¯s Center  16/07-29/07  RENO/ENVI    18+  12 vols

EYES-08    OLANGO Children¡¯s Center  03/09-16/09  CONS/ENVI    18+  12 vols

 

 

Backgound:  

 The  EYES  Children  Center  has  been  maximized  by  both  the  International  volunteer  participants and local community for EYES different programs and activities since year 2006.  Because of this, several renovation work are required to ensure it continuous service to the community.  

 

Work:  

 The  project  aims  the renovation  of  the  EYES  Children¡¯s  Center  to  support  the  children  and  local community¡¯s needs. The volunteers will be tasked to provide manual work in the said renovation project and  other  environmental  related  activities  for  benefit  of  the  people  in  the  community.  Mainly  light

materials  will  be  used  and  a  skilled  carpenter  will  join  with  the  volunteers  for  guidance,  etc.  Should there be opportunity to interact with children and youth in terms of hygiene and grooming work, English tutorial sessions and fun arts and games, then it is a welcome treat as well.  

 

 The volunteers are also encouraged to introduce their countries¡¯ culture and history for the intercultural learning among the participants and community.

 

Study theme:  

 The  volunteers  will  be  introduced  to  the  activities  of  the  sanctuary,  birds  migrations  and  nature conservation  in  Olango  and  the  Philippines  in  general  as  well  as  the  introduction  of  Philippine  culture and history.

Leisure time:  

 During  free  time,  nature  lovers  and  birdwatchers  will  have  the  chance  see  and  appreciate  the  bird sanctuary.  Several  water  sports  can  also  be  enjoyed  near  Olango  (snorkeling  and  scuba-diving  in  particular).  

 

Accommodation:  

 The  volunteers  will  be  accommodated  at  the  SOEC  Community  Center  which  is  built  of  traditional Filipino  light  materials  with  very  basic  facilities.  Personal  sleeping  bags  and  or  mats  are  needed.

Preparation of meals shall be done by the volunteers also.  

 

Location:  

Barangay Suba, Olango Island, Lapu-Lapu City, Province of Cebu in Central Visayas Region

 

Terminal:  

Mactan-Cebu International Airport

 

Meeting Place:

In front of Lapu-Lapu Statue, Mactan Shrine, Lapu-Lapu City

 

Special requirement: None

 

Extra fee:    200 Euro

 

The Quezon City Projects:

 ¡°Quezon City is the largest of Metro Manila's cities in population and land area. At 160 square kilometers, it is an urban  landscape  spread  over  one-fourth  of  the  Philippines'  metropolitan  area.  Quezon  City  sits  at  the  heart  of Metro Manila. It is easily accessible from the major highways, thoroughfares and mass transit systems of Metro Manila. EDSA, the longest highway in the metropolis and Commonwealth Avenue, the country's widest highway, run through the City. ¡°

 

EYES has continously seek collaborative partnership with local government units as well as community based organizations as it further expands to reach out to more communities in the country.    This year EYES  is  very  much  privileged  to  initiate  collaborative  partnership  with  the  Quezon  City  Government given its shared values and objectives in promoting community development and fostering cooperation by  promoting  voluntary  services  and  intercultural  learning  to  marginalized  sectors  in  the  local  community.

 

See  http://www.quezoncity.gov.ph/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=45:welcome-to-quezon-city

 

EYES-05 QC COMMUNITY    16/07-29/07  RENO/KIDS     18+  12 vols

EYES-06 QC COMMUNITY    12/08-25/08  RENO/KIDS     18+  12 vols

EYES-10 QC COMMUNITY    17/12-30/12  RENO/KIDS     18+  12 vols

 

Backgound:  

The  project  aims  to  support  the  Quezon  City  Local  Government  Unit  on  its  rehabilitation  project  to barangays  (local  villages)  that  were  greatly  hit  by  typhoon  in  October  2009  in  Quezon  City,  Metro Manila  and  nearby  towns.    The  natural  calamity  displaced  thousands  of  families  during  the catastrophes where lives, homes, properties, livelihood were lost.    

 

Work:  

The  project  aims  the  renovation  of  the  Kindergarten  school  of  three  villages  in  Quezon  City.  The volunteers  will  be  tasked  to  assist  by  providing manual  work  as  well  as  provide  related  services  like games and fun art activities with the children and youth in the local community. Mainly light materials will be used and a skilled carpenter will join with the volunteers for guidance, etc.    

The volunteers are also encouraged to introduce their countries¡¯ culture and history for the intercultural learning among the participants and community.

 

Study theme:  

The volunteers will be introduced to the urban life of the marginalized community in Quezon City and Metro Manila. There would also be opportunity to know about Philippine culture and history.

 

Leisure time:  

During free time, volunteers have the option to visit touristic sites in Metro Manila as well as experience its urban lifestyle. A short trip outside the Metro is also possible as there are nearby popular touristic places that could be easily accessed through public transport.  

 

Accommodation:  

Volunteers will stay together in the Quezon City Youth Development Center. It is a two-storey building with 1 big room to be used as sleeping area. Electricity and water facilities are available 24 hours. A good  number  of  toilet  and  shower  rooms  are  also  available  with  no  hot  showers.  Personal  sleeping bags and or mats are needed.

 

A  simple  kitchen  for  cooking  activities  as  well  as  dining  area  is  available  at  the  ground  floor  area.

Adjacent to the Center is a public swimming pool where the volunteers could also use during free time.  

 

Location:  

Barangay Kamuning, Quezon City, Metro Manila in National Capital Region

 

Terminal:  

Ninoy Aquino International Airport

 

Meeting Place:

In front of SM Mega Mall, Mandaluyong City

 

Special requirement: None

 

Extra fee:    200 Euro

 

 

 

Principals of work for the 2010 Workcamp season:

-  EYES will apply the standard formats, procedures and principals of work of the CCIVS, NVDA Inter-Regional  Exchange  procedures  and  the  Alliance  Guidelines.  Please  help  us  in  organizing  better quality projects by sending us your comments and those of your volunteers.

 

-  The basic timetable on our camps is about 30-35 hours of work per week, generally from Monday to Friday, but the necessities of the project can bring the volunteers to work some more (rarely less).  

 

-  The  common  languages  of  the  workcamps  will  be  English  and  Filipino/Tagalog  (or  Cebuano  in Olango Island). We encourage volunteers to learn a bit of basic Tagalog before arrival (please refer to our info sheets and info pack for more information and basic lexicon).

 

-  In most of the projects, daily timetable and tasks, free time and global organization will be decided in common, facilitated by the coordinator following the needs of the project and managed in teams. We expect  to  create  a really  strong  team  of  volunteers  on  each  workcamp, for the benefit  of  the project and the local community.

 

-  There will always be at  least one Filipino coordinator per camp and for the whole duration of the project  and  the  volunteers  will  have  an  emergency  number  active  24/24 ?  7/7  to  call  in  case  of  major problems.

 

-  EYES  will  do  its  best  to  support  the  volunteers  and  to  facilitate  constructive  and  educational experiences. However, our projects are organized according to the Filipino standards of living and culture.  The volunteers will need to adapt to simple living conditions and local food.  

 

-  We  expect  the  sending  organizations  to  systematically  provide  the  volunteers  with  our documentation  (workcamp  program,  workcamp  infosheet  and  infopack)  and  at  least  introduce International  Voluntary  Service  fundamental  principles.  We  recommend  holding  pre-departure trainings for your participants and introduce the basis of Intercultural learning and cultural diversity, non-violent  communication,  problem  solving,  conflict  management,  and  active  participation  to  a  voluntary service project.  

 

-  The  philosophy  of  voluntarism  is  the  base  of  our  work  here  and  we  expect  your  volunteer  to  understand,  share  and  participate  actively.  Volunteers  should  be  informed  by  their  sending organization before departure and are requested to read our documents to find out more about the do¡¯s and don¡¯ts of Filipino culture.

 

-  All the projects presented in this brochure are international projects. We try to reach a maximum cultural diversity and gender balance in the composition of our groups but you might find more than two (2) volunteers from the same country in the same project.  

 

-  All our projects are open to volunteer who are 18 years old when the workcamp starts. We have no maximum age limit and we encourage the participation of ¡°grown up¡± volunteers in order to increase the intergenerational dimension of our projects and exchanges.

 

-  The volunteers are expected to attend the whole duration of the project and any delays in the arrival or departure MUST be officially justified and announced in advance. The incoming officer and the camp  leader  will  keep  the  right  to  cancel  the  admission  of  a  volunteer  on  the  camp  for  any unjustified  or  unannounced  delay  beyond  24  hours  after  the  scheduled  arrival  date.  Late  arrivals may  complicate  the  arrangement  of  the  travel  to  the  project  site.  Please  inform  your  participants that personal plans (tourist visits) should only be scheduled before or after the workcamp.

 

 -  All the volunteers are required to individually subscribe to a private insurance for the whole duration of  the  project,  covering  third  party  liability,  health  care  and  repatriation.  A  proof  of  payment  and description of subscribed services will be systematically required at the beginning of the camp by our  camp  leader.  No  exception  will  be  allowed  as  we  cannot  accept  a  participant  without  proper insurance for legal reasons.

 

-  Our  only  way  to  organise  workcamps  is  to  require  the  participants  to  directly  contribute  to  the expenses  of  their  projects  and  participate  to  the  overall  running  costs  of  the  organisation.  Each project might have different participation fees, as we adapt it to the reality of the costs we have to cover for the project and the volunteers.    

 

-  Mindful of the burden it represents for your volunteers, we do our best to keep the fees as low as possible  and  aim  to finance  the  projects  on  our own  at  mid-term  level. We unfortunately  have  to  keep it this way for the year as we still can't count on any sufficient support from outsent volunteers,  local, regional, national powers and institutions or ethical private funding to cover our yearly budget and expenses of the projects. Please inform very clearly your volunteers before they leave for the Philippines about this fact and the reason why we require their help to keep on organising year long quality programmes.    Please clarify to your volunteers as well that the inscription fee you require as  sending  organisation  is  not  sent  to  the  hosting  organisation,  as  we  know  how  much  conflict-making this overall topic can be on a workcamp.

 

The extra fee covers:

 

?  Orientation meeting and cultural introduction on arrival

?  Administration fee

?  Transportation to/from the meeting point to/from project site

?  Accommodation and food during the project (including scheduled activities)

?  Activities as scheduled during the project for the group

?  Evaluation meeting

?  English speaking Workcamp coordinator for the whole duration of the project

?  Emergency number 24/24 ? 7/7  

?  Access to material that could be useful for your project

 

The extra fee does not cover:

-  Travel (medical) and cancellation insurance

-  Air transportation, departure taxes, or ticketing fees

-  Extra leisure activities outside the program

-  Changes in the project, once the placement has been confirmed (unless in very special cases)