This project is actively working for SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDGs 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), newly organized together with Ginzan Community Promotion Council. The council actively organizes various community building activities, such as activities conducted five times a year for two days with a Hokkaido University students' club Inakappe (e.g. flowerbed making, picking wild vegetables, potato planting with children's groups, snow removal, rice cake pounding) and daily welfare, etc. A grandchild of the chairperson, who participated in international volunteer activities in India with NICE in 2025 Feb.-Mar., proposed to organize a workcamp.The Council, NICE, and HIF (Hokkaido International Foundation) discussed it and decided to hold the international workcamp as a 50th anniversary project of the Council, with the grandchild serving as the camp leader!
İş Tanımı
Volunteers will do various types of work such as 1) Weeding and maintenance of flower beds at elementary schools and the soon-to-be-discontinued Ginzan Station, 2) Harvesting blueberries with mentally challenged people or at a mini-tomato farm, 3) Interaction with the elderly, women and the mentally challenged, 4) Assisting in the operation of potato digging, potato stewing parties and children's game tournaments, 5) Preparation, stalls and games for the Yoimiya Festival at the Jodai Shrine, 6) Possibility of visiting the elementary school.We may not do all of them and may do other things that are needed in the community, so we need to be flexible!
Konaklama ve Yemek
Volunteer house. Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns. Sleeping bag is necessary. There is no bath/ shower. But don't worry, we can find a way (at least, there is a clean river nearby:).
Konum ve Serbest Zaman
Location: Located at the base of the Shakotan Peninsula in southwestern Hokkaido, Niki Town is a tranquil farming village with a rich natural environment and delicious water flowing through it, where agriculture is the main industry, including the cultivation of fruit trees such as cherries, apples, and grapes, institutional vegetables such as tomatoes and strawberries, and rice! Other activitiesExperiencing Japanese culture, etc.
Notlar
Study theme: Similar types of communities in each country and networking.
Participation fee9,000 JPY (56 EUR by the rate on 2025 Feb. 14th) of NICE Volunteers fee need to be paid in advance either by Card or PayPal. This is used for the project preparation/ coordination such as the transportation of the camp leaders while the meals and the accommodation are provided by the local host by free (so, your fee is not used for your meals and accommodation!).
Konuşulan Diller
English
En Yakın Terminal
The nearest international airport is Sapporo (CTS). From CTS to the meeting point (Ginzan station), it takes 3-4 hours by train. Volunteers need to arrive at CTS by 06:00 on Aug. 29 and can leave there after 18:00 on Sep. 11.
