WORKCAMPS IN COREA

In 2007 OIKOS organises in collaboration with  Commissione Nazionale Coreana per l'UNESCO (Korean National Commission for UNESCO, KNCU), a local non-profit organisation, several workcamps in Corea.

The fee of participation (including the annual membership-card of OIKOS) is 150,00 Euro and has to be paid when applying for a camp. 
 

KNCU was established on 30 January 1954, following the Republic of Korea's admission to UNESCO in 1950. Since its inception, for almost half a century, KNCU has evolved to better meet the needs and aspirations of a rapidly changing Korean society and to interact with the global community. UNESCO was the first agency of the United Nations to define and develop specific programmes for young people. The principal objective of UNESCO’s strategy of action with and for youth is to champion the empowerment of young people to ensure and enhance their full participation as equal and valuable partners. Accordingly, the youth-oriented activities of KNCU focus on giving the youngsters of today and tomorrow the best possible chance to express themselves and participate fully in social life. We intend to conduct several national/ international projects in connection with international voluntary service, as well as global seminars and information services related to the culture of peace, youth participation and cultural diversity. The minimum age for all 2007 projects is 18 and the camp language is English.

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Work: It is a mountainous village that is located in Mt. Joryeong of Baekdu Great Mountain Range. And this preserves its luxurious forest and the beautiful scenery with bizarre-looking rocks.  It created craft town within the village to revive the traditional beauty of Korean paper craft, pottery and wood craft. They offer the visitors to experience its traditional culture and forest resources as well as rock-climbing, camping, and rafting.

Type of Work : Managing Information desk and guest book, announcement. Parking assistance. Working as a staff. Cleaning and arrangement. Selling local specialty. Event assistant (reserve team). Staffing the phone line and making coupon in the information center.

Location: Near Suokjung, Wonpungari, Yeonpungmyeon, Goesangun, ChungBuk, Korea(160 km from Seoul)

Accommodation: Dormitories in Community Hall: Bedding will be offered. You can bring your sleeping bag and mat if you want. The host offers food ingredients and Campers cook meals for themselves. The host supplies every lunch. Shower rooms are at the information center near the Community Hall, but shower rooms are a little small and uncomfortable.

Note: Volunteers need not to be a native speaker but must have a good level of English
Weather: Hot and Humid (Average 25~30°C), therefore sun-block items and raincoats will help you in Korea during the summer monsoon season.
Only males are requested.

Activities: Korean Traditional Culture Experience. Environmental and Natural Agriculture Education. Cultural exchange among the campers. Touring in remains and relics and going to on a waterside excursion. Participating the festival for being harmony with inhabitants.

Additional Fee : 10000 won(10USD) that has to be payed by your arrival in Corea.

Work: Cheorwon is a paradise for migratory birds. The main reason the environment of this site is preserved is because the city has been divided in two, locating at the border-line area between South Korea and North Korea. The Korean Association for Bird Protection invites volunteers to participate in activities that are connected to themes of environment and peace. Through various programmes volunteers will experience division situations directly and think about the environment as well. Participate in preserving activities in the community.

Location: Cheorwon is in the north of South Korea & not far from Seoul. Terminal: Cheorwon.

Accommodation: : In the Learning Center of the Korean Association for Bird Protection. With showers and toilets. The sleeping bag and mat are not necessary.  Food will be supplied at the venue.  

Note:Volunteers need not to be a native speaker but must have a good level of English.

Work: Volunteers will be working with Gwangju Youth Service Center, a community organization dedicated to activate youth participation in the community, in reaching out to the local community and youth in the area.  Activities may vary by situation. Volunteers will make many new friends and have ample opportunity to interact while working

Location: Gwangju is a city of southwest South Korea south-southeast of Seoul. Terminal: Gwangju. 

Accommodation: Volunteers will be housed together in nearby learning center buildings. The sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. Food is provided. 

Note: Volunteers need not to be a native speaker but must have a good level of English

Work: International Mongolia School (IMS) has been teaching for international migrant worker's children in Gwangjin-gu in Seoul since February 1999. The IMS's curriculum focuses on teaching Mongolian identity, as well as English and computers. Volunteers will visit IMS to experience and observe how their school embraces the coexistence of multiple cultures. Through field studies volunteers will examine what contributions multicultural societies offer society as a whole. Open multicultural events such as mini-olympic, trekking to nearby mountain, etc

Location: Seoul

Accommodation: In school dorm of IMS. The sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. Food will be supplied at the venue.

Note: Volunteers need not to be a native speaker but must have a good level of English

Work: Wongok-dong district in Ansan city, located in Gyeonggi province is known as the 'Borderless Village'. Forty thousands migrant workers live in 'Borderless Village', so it looks exotic due to signs written in different languages. Currently, the Ansan Migrant Shelter is trying to turn 'Borderless Village' into a multicultural society. Volunteers are going to meet people in the 'Borderless Village' and help in the efforts to transform 'Borderless Village' into a true multicultural society. Woork includes cooking, practicing English and interacting with migrants and their children. Many of the children in the Shelter suffer from emotional problems. The Shelter looks for volunteers who love children and are willing to teach and introduce activities from their home country, such as games, songs and dance.

Location: Ansan is located about 20 miles southwest of Seoul.  Terminal: Ansan

Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in the Shelter building. The sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. Food will be supplied at the venue. 

Note: Volunteers need not to be a native speaker but must have a good level of English

Work: Daejeon Youth Shelter in cooperation with Daejeon Health Sciences College holds projects to promote a better understanding of youth and to improve youth alienation problem in the community. Woork includes activities at the institution for mentally and physically challenged children, performing missions downtown with the girls at the shelter, getting together with the girls at the shelter, visiting Daejeon Youth Counseling Center and etc.

Location: Daejeon city is located in the center of South Korea: 167.3 km from Seoul, 294 km from Busan, and 169 km from Gwangju.  Terminal: Daejeon.

Accommodation: At the College student dorm. The sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. Food will be supplied at the venue. 

Note: Volunteers need not to be a native speaker but must have a good level of English

Work: Green-country Children Library in Dobong-gu district in Seoul is a grassroot institution which opened its doors to local children of the low-income bracket with the purpose of providing supplementary education and caring. Volunteers will get together with local people and work together at the library. Woork: guide visiting children, conduct administrative tasks, organize events and interact with local people. Volunteers must be flexible and willing to cooperate on whatever projects become available.

Location: Terminal Seoul.

Accommodation: Volunteers will stay in the library and toilet facilities can be found in a nearby church building. The sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. Food is provided. 

Request: Participants are required to like children

Note: Volunteers need not to be a native speaker but must have a good level of English

Work: Jinjung eco-village has beautiful scenery and offers a relaxing learning atmosphere for people.  Volunteers will make an eco-map, practice eco-life, have a seminar on organic farming and will experience organic farming and taste organic food. Also a visit to a Buddhist temple and nearby valley may be realized.

Location: Joan-myeon, Namyangju city is one of the cleanest areas in Korea, mainly because the area has been protected as source of water to millions of Seoul citizens. Terminal: Namyangju

Accommodation: Volunteers will be housed together in residence located in the village. The sleeping bag and mat are not necessary. Food is provided.

Note: Volunteers need not to be a native speaker but must have a good level of English

Work: Free School Mulggo is located in Yeongdong county in Chungbuk province.  The founders of Mulggo did not see the mainstream education system as desirable because it resembles the current world, dominated by a hegemonic culture. The school seeks ways of sustainable living. Volunteers will take activities in Mulggo and learn their sets of different principles, ways of life, educational programs, its production and economy. Mulggo represents a good example of cultural diversity and the problems it faces today. Activities reaching out to people of Mulggo, learning school culture, manual outdoor work(gardening, barn work, etc.) Volunteers should bring a positive attitude.

Location: Yeongdong County is located in the southern tip of Chungbuk province, bordered by the provinces of Chungnam, Jeonbuk and Gyeongbuk. Terminal: Yeongdong.

Accommodation: In the school’s student dorms. Food will be supplied at the venue. 

Note: Volunteers need not to be a native speaker but must have a good level of English

Work: The Gonri Branch of Sanyang Elementary School (Gonri-bungyo) is a small school on the top of the Gonri Island. Because of its location, from the Gonri branch school people can enjoy a beautiful scenery of Hallyeo Maritime National Park. Hallyeo Maritime National Park is well known for its beautiful sea, islands and seashores. This branch school has only four teachers and eight students. Volunteers will paint the walls of the school, explore Gonri Island with children, and understand the environment of the island. Cultural exchange will be expected

Location: Gonri Island (Gollido in Korean) is located in Sanyang town, Tongyeong city, Gyeongnam province. It is located in the southern edge of the Korean Peninsula. Terminal: Tongyeong (boat ride to the island).

Accommodation: Home-stay at teacher’s residence. Food is provided

Note: Volunteers need not to be a native speaker but must have a good level of English

Work: Namwon Hyanggyo was built at Wangjong-dong, west of Namwon-si in the 10th year of King Taejong’s regime(3rd king) in 1410, during the Joseon Dynasty. Volunteers will find activities to maintain cultural heritages and learn about the Confucian academy

Location: Hyanggyo, also called Gyogung or Jaegung, is a local school annexed to the Confucian shrine during the Joseon Dynasty.  Namwon City is located in Jeonbuk province. Terminal: Namwon.

Accommodation:Will be housed together in nearby residence. Food will be supplied at the venue.

Note: Volunteers need not to be a native speaker but must have a good level of English

Work: Modugol was established in 1988 by a group of clowns who tried to revive Korean intangible cultural arts in rural area. Activities with this performing group will be conducted in the traditional market nearby and will make the rural community look fresh and full of energy.  Volunteers will prepare art performance and experience the local performing art and dances. Visit to local heritages and interaction with local people is expected.

Location:Wonju is located in the center of the Korean peninsula and southwest of Gangwon province. Terminal: Wonju.

Accommodation: Will be housed together in nearby residence. Food will be supplied at the venue.

Note: Volunteers need not to be a native speaker but must have a good level of English

Work: Dulsori was established in 1984. It is a dynamic and unique percussion group highlighting Korean traditional rhythm in a modern style. The group is inspired by a Korean traditional art form called "Madangnori". Activities that the volunteers conduct with this dancing group will make the market and rural community look fresh and full of energy. Woork iIncludes performing art festival "Gut" in traditional market, opening own shop - garage sale, learning folk song, "Nodongyo", how to play "Nanta" and etc. Volunteers will find a way to maintain cultural heritages and prepare the people of the present for tomorrow.

Location: Bongpyeong is located in Pyeongchang county of Gangwon province. Terminal: Bongpyeong.

Accommodation: Will be housed together in nearby residence. Food will be supplied at the venue.

Note: Volunteers need not to be a native speaker but must have a good level of English

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