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Teaching English and raising health and environmental awareness in an orphanage in Semarang
       Semarang          May 10 - May 24, 2008

Volunteer project: Semarang city is the 5th biggest city of Indonesia and is populated by about 1,5 million people. It is located 400 km east of Jakarta (the capital city of Indonesia). In the Kedungmundu District there is an orphanage and a kindergarten which belong to the Rodhiyah Muslim Foundation. The orphanage is home to about 100 orphans. The international volunteer project aims to support the Rodhiyah Foundation in its work for the future of the orphans and stimulate intercultural encounter.

The volunteers will renovate the students' bathrooms, teach English in the orphanage and promote both personal hygiene (important for the children) and environmental protection (waste management). Time will also be spent organizing games and leisure activities for and with the kids. Time permitting, volunteers will also visit a neighboring school.

Study theme: The volunteers will be introduced to the Indonesian culture and customs in general, with a special focus on the Javanese particularities. Some cultural visits are also foreseen.

Language: English

Leisure time: During free time, the volunteers will have the chance to visit several important Chinese and Hindu Temples in the city, downtown, the Old City or the nearby UNESCO World Heritage sites and temples of Borobudur and Prambanan. Few land and marine National Parks are also close to Semarang.

Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in Indonesian host families (basic conditions, sleeping bag and mat needed).

Location: This volunteer project will be held in Semarang City, Central Java Province. northern coast of Java Island. The northern part of the city is built on the coastal plain while the southern parts, known as Candi Lama and Candi Baru, are on higher ground. A major port during the Dutch colonial era, and still an important port today, the city is known in Indonesia for its large population of Chinese origin.

Terminal: Semarang airport, railway station and bus terminal.

Age range: 18 and over

Extra fee: 2.300.000 Indonesian Rupiahs (approximately 180 €)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
 

 

 

Renovating a kindergarten and organizing educational activities for local students
       Sulursari          June 8 - June 21, 2008

Volunteer project: Sulursari village is located in the Grobogan Regency. It lies on the east part of the Semarang municipality and is surrounded by corn fields. This village is also located in a hilly karstic area, on the south part with oak trees. The local community appreciates the presence of international volunteers and believes in the possibility to improve the centre through the exchange of good practices and ideas with the volunteers. The project site will be in a small local kindergarten school, named TK Pertiwi. The school has only 1 teacher with around 40 students, and is located next to the village’s elementary school.

The volunteers will contribute by painting the kindergarden’s building, and will do small renovations of the playground. The group will also organize some educational activities with the local students.

Study theme: The volunteers will be introduced to the Indonesian culture and customs in general, with a special focus on the Javanese particularities. Some cultural visits are also foreseen.

Language: English

Leisure time: During free time, the volunteers will have the chance to visit the Bleduk Kuwu, a small mud volcano, used by the people in the surroundings to make salt from its water. You will also have a chance to visit Purwodadi city and do some sport activities with the local youths.

Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in Indonesian host families (basic conditions, sleeping bag and mat needed).

Location: This project will be held in Sulursari village in the Grobogan Regency, 100 km east of Semarang.

Terminal: Semarang airport, railway station and bus terminal.

Age range: 18 and over

Extra fee: 2.000.000 Indonesian Rupiahs (approximately 160 €)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
 

 

Support the educational development of children and youngsters in Central Java
       Sidorejo          July 6 - July 19, 2008
       Sidorejo          November 15 - November 29, 2008

Volunteer project: Sidorejo Village is part of the Kajoran Sub-district of the Magelang Regency in Central Java. The village is located 25 km north of Yogyakarta and 86 km south of Semarang. The Mageland regency is known at international level as the residence of Borobudur and Prambanan Temples. Most of the villagers are farmers and the households can mainly be considered as low income ones. Through this project, the volunteers will support the educational development of the children and the youngsters of Sidorejo by supporting the local school and providing different courses (English, hygiene, environmental education, etc).

The volunteers will renovate school bookshelves (painting, renovating), teach English, and promote personal hygiene.

Study theme: The volunteers will be introduced to the Indonesian culture and customs in general, with a special focus on the Javanese particularities. Some cultural visits are also foreseen.

Leisure time: Visit to the nearby World Heritage sites and temples of Borobudur and Prambanan. You may also do some rafting, or help the villagers in the fields, or visit Yogyakarta city.

Language: English

Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in local host families (basic conditions, sleeping bag and mat needed).

Location: The volunteer project takes place in Sidorejo Village in the Magelang Regency of Central Java Province (86 km from Semarang).

Terminal: Semarang airport, railway station and bus terminal.

Age range: 18 and over

Extra fee: 160 € (approximately 2.000.000 Indonesian Rupiahs)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
 

 

Visit to Prambanan Temple

Rafting

Construction of sanitary facilities at the Sulursari village kindergarten
       Sulursari          July 19 - August 2, 2008

Volunteer project: Sulursari village is located in the Grobogan Regency. It lies on the east part of the Semarang municipality and is surrounded by corn fields. This village is also located in a hilly karstic area, on the south part with oak trees. The local community appreciates the presence of international volunteers and believes in the possibility to improve the centre through the exchange of good practices and ideas with the volunteers. The project site will be in a small local kindergarten school, named TK Pertiwi. The school has only 1 teacher with around 40 students, and is located next to the village’s elementary school. The school at this moment doesn’t have its own toilets, obliging the children to use the school yard, where they also play. This has a clear impact on the pupils health, especially the youngest. The volunteer project aims at solving this issue.

The volunteers will help to build a small toilet and a bathroom for the children of the kindergarten. They will also orgnize some activities with the local students.

Study theme: The volunteers will be introduced to the Indonesian culture and customs in general, with a special focus on the Javanese particularities. Some cultural visits are also foreseen.

Language: English

Leisure time: During free time, the volunteers will have the chance to visit the Bleduk Kuwu, a small mud volcano, used by the people in the surroundings to make salt from its water. You will also have a chance to visit Purwodadi city and do some sport activities with the local youths.

Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in Indonesian host families (basic conditions, sleeping bag and mat needed).

Location: This project will be held in Sulursari village in the Grobogan Regency, 100 km east of Semarang.

Terminal: Semarang airport, railway station and bus terminal.

Age range: 18 and over

Extra fee: 2.300.000 Indonesian Rupiahs (approximately 180 €)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
 

 

World Volunteers for World Heritage
       Central Java          August 9 - August 23, 2008

Volunteer project: In November 2007, UNESCO initiated a global project for the preservation of World Heritage sites: “World Heritage Volunteers: Patrimonito rolls up its sleeves”. It aims at rendering its symbolic dimension to heritage through debates and reflections, contribute to the restoration and preservation of cultural heritage and/or improve accessibility and availability of information, raise the awareness of the local population and create a sense of "ownership" and identification, and promote cultural heritage among international volunteers and organisations. Volunteers from all over the world will discuss issues related to world heritage and cultural diversity while actively engaging in the preservation of World Heritage sites.

This international project will be organised in and around two of the Java island World Heritage sites: the exceptional Borobudur and Prambanan temples. Several kinds of activities are foreseen during this project, all related to the World heritage sites and linked to the values of common Human patrimony: a raising-awareness campaign toward the sites visitors, educational activities with children from a school close to one of the sites, environmental actions in the sites themselves (garbage picking) and workshops related to the project, aiming at contributing to the creation of an educational kit about World Heritage and Non-Formal Education, to be issued at the end of 2008.

Study theme: The volunteers will be introduced to the World Heritage Centre’s activities and campaign, the history and dynamics of World Heritage sites worldwide. Guided visits to Borobudur and Prambanan (which was recently highly damaged by an earthquake), will be organized in cooperation with the site’s management.

Language: English

Leisure time: The volunteers will have the chance to visit the nearby Yogyakarta City. Other activities will be decided in group.

Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in a big house in the Kumodo village, situated few kilometers from Prambanan (basic conditions, sleeping bag and mat needed).

Location: The sites are close to each other, in Central Java, half the way between Yogyakarta City and Semarang.

Terminal: Yogyakarta airport, railway station and bus terminal.

Age range: 18 and over

Extra fee: 2.000.000 Indonesian Rupiahs (approximately 160 €)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
 

 

Building a public library in a rural community
       Sulursari          August 9 - August 23, 2008

Volunteer project: Sulursari village is located in the Grobogan Regency. It lies on the east part of the Semarang municipality and is surrounded by corn fields. This village is also located in a hilly karstic area, on the south part with oak trees. The local community appreciates the presence of international volunteers and believes in the possibility to improve the centre through the exchange of good practices and ideas with the volunteers. The international volunteer project aims at contributing to the cultural and educational development of the community.

The volunteers will be involved in the construction of a building that will host a small library for the local community in general and the local students in particular.

Study theme: The volunteers will be introduced to the Indonesian culture and customs in general, with a special focus on the Javanese particularities. Some cultural visits are also foreseen.

Language: English

Leisure time: During free time, the volunteers will have the chance to visit the Bleduk Kuwu, a small mud volcano, used by the people in the surroundings to make salt from its water. You will also have a chance to visit Purwodadi city and do some sport activities with the local youths.

Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in Indonesian host families (basic conditions, sleeping bag and mat needed).

Location: This project will be held in Sulursari village in the Grobogan Regency, 100 km east of Semarang.

Terminal: Semarang airport, railway station and bus terminal.

Age range: 18 and over

Extra fee: 2.300.000 Indonesian Rupiahs (approximately 180 €)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
 

 

Support the earthquake relief and recovery efforts in Indonesia
       Klaten          December 20, 2008 - January 3, 2009

Volunteer project: The Kemudo village is located in the Klaten regency. The area was struck by a massive earthquake on May 27, 2006. Seven people were found dead, while hundreds of others were injured. About 85% of the houses collapsed and many other were seriously damaged. Since the day after the quake, international volunteer groups have been involved in relieving the pain of the villagers through the implementation of relief actions (sending food supplies and medicines and organizing free medical assistance), providing assistance to local villages and inhabitants, while promoting international solidarity and intercultural encounter. In this sense, a new group of international volunteers will get involved both in renovating/reconstructing the area and supplying education to the local children.

The volunteers will do small renovation works, will paint the local school and will be involved in educational activities with the children (mainly teaching English and basic hygiene practices).

Study theme: The volunteers will be introduced to the Indonesian culture and customs in general, with a special focus on the Javanese particularities. Some cultural visits are also foreseen.

Language: English

Leisure time: Visit to the nearby World Heritage site and temples of Prambanan and/or Yogyakarta City.

Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in local host families (basic conditions, sleeping bag and mat needed).

Location: Kemudo Village is located in Klaten regency, 25 km east of Yogyakarta City and 95 km south east of Semarang.

Terminal: Yogyakarta airport, railway station and bus terminal.

Age range: 18 and over

Extra fee: 2.000.000 Indonesian Rupiahs (approximately 160 €)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
 

 

Introducing new income generating activities in a rural community
       Sokawera          December 20, 2008 - January 3, 2009

Volunteer project: Sokawera village is located in the Banyumas Regency. It lies on the slope of the Slamet Mountain and is surrounded by beautiful rice fields. Sokawera is home to the Argowilis (“Green Mountain”) community centre, a membership based organization created 8 years ago. Argowilis is active in the following fields: education and literacy, women empowerment, micro credit, economical development and environment. The centre gives free education to 700 students (children and adults), organizes activities for street children, supports villagers through micro credit and training programs, develops environmental projects (including reforestation) and runs social and cultural activities on a permanent basis. Both short- and long-term voluntary service activities have been running in Argowilis since December 2006. Argowilis members appreciate the presence of international volunteers and believe in the possibility to improve the centre through the exchange of good practices and ideas with the volunteers.

Through this project, the volunteers will mainly contribute to a new income generating activity Argowilis would like to promote between the villagers: growing rabbits and (re)planting trees. The volunteers will build organic farm and plant trees.

Study theme: The volunteers will be introduced to the Indonesian culture and customs in general, with a special focus on the Javanese particularities. Some cultural visits are also foreseen.

Leisure time: During free time, the volunteers will have the chance to visit the Cipendok forest and trek to the waterfall. In Argowilis there are also many chances to learn how to play traditional musical instruments or to make coconut sugar, traditional handicrafts or sport activities with local youths.

Language: English

Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in Indonesian host families (basic conditions, sleeping bag and mat needed).

Location: This project will be held in Sokawera village in the Banyumas Regency, 250 km south west of Semarang.

Terminal: Semarang airport, railway station and bus terminal.

Age range: 18 and over

Extra fee: 2.000.000 Indonesian Rupiahs (approximately 160 €)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
 

 

Village destroyed by the earthquake

Cleaning the ruins

 

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