📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Xiushan Community is located in the center of Taichung, near the foothills across the mountain and overlooking the Taiwan Strait. Sixty percent of its residents engage in agriculture, planting wheat, rice, red barley, and other grains. The presence of the Precision Science Park six years ago encouraged the community to seek the return of its young population. However, the majority of the elderly lack vitality and creativity, which contributes to a lack of motivation to create a vibrant community. The community hopes that international volunteers will encourage residents to engage in community affairs and introduce diverse cultural experiences.
Aims:
1. Encourage international volunteers to create their own lion head and painting, which is a significant part of the community’s folk culture. By producing traditional lion head and painting, Xiushan hopes to become a hub for folk arts and crafts outside of the village.
2. Partner with the Community Service Center for the Elderly to lead weekly health promotion activities for the elderly, led by international volunteers. This program aims to encourage the elders to be more active and engage in their senior life.
3. Through international volunteers, Xiushan aims to foster young people’s interest in community activities and introduce the community’s unique characteristics to the volunteers while encouraging them to participate in community activities.
💼 What the programme involves
1. Organize care programs for the elderly to participate in community activities, which are led by volunteers and provide different cultural experiences to stimulate curiosity and mobility.
2. Introduce the international volunteers to the traditional Chinese Ghost Festival ceremony by creating their lion head and painting. This program aims to promote community culture and provide a unique experience for residents to enjoy the international volunteer ideas.
3. Combine the martial arts teachers and craftsmen of the community to create an experience for international volunteers and residents. The program involves making the lion’s head and painting, training lion skills, and experiencing the community Song Jiangzhen, the official will be the first. This program also promotes painting folk art, and the results are presented back to the community to showcase an important part of its culture.
4. Practice the lions and showcase the final performance to the community’s elders.
5. Share experiences with international volunteers from Japanese and Aboriginal schools in the community to explore different cultural and folk life experiences.
6. Invite international volunteers to experience farming and learn about vegetable and fruit harvesting during the summer season in Taiwan. Volunteers can also serve food to the volunteers during their stay.
7. Invite international volunteers to participate in the 13th Liao Social Park, organize grass pulling, and learn about vegetables and fruit trees.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The activity center is equipped with bathroom facilities, kitchen utensils, and self-cooking fire. Meals can be self-prepared using food purchased at nearby markets.
📍 About the location
The community is situated in Da-Ya District, Taichung City, close to the Chingchuankang International Airport, and is approximately a 15-minute drive away. The community is also about a 20-minute drive away from Taichung City.
Google Map:
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