📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The elderly population is growing in the world, by 2050 proportion of the population over the age of 60 will be approximately 20, population is estimated to be 2 billion. Hondao Senior Citizen Welfare Foundation (Hondao) was founded in 1995 and aims to let seniors in Taiwan live happy, safe, and dignified lives in their own homes and communities. The foundation committed to promoting filial piety and encouraging everyone to take care of oneU s own aged parents and then to extend the same care to the aged people in general.Baitang Community is located in Dacun Township, the residents are very friendly, you can feel the passion from them. And there are three famous features in Baitang Community, one is their famous fruitC grapes, from June to July is the peak season, and residents will hold and participate in the celebration. Another is Chinese traditional wedding performance, when you say U(BaitangU in Taiwanese, its pronunciation likes U(pi-tn770;gU (one custom of Chinese wedding). The other is Seniors Orchestra, that was composed of elders, whose average are 75 years old. They really enjoy performance and be a Flash Mob.This year, it will be the 3rd time that International Workcamp held at Baitang Community. We hope you change the stereotype for the elders through variety activities and service with the elderly (I.g. practicing the Seniors Orchestra and being a Flash Mob with the elders), even thinking the issue of aging-in-place during the workcamp. DonU t hesitate; you are welcome to join this workcamp with your energy and innovative ideas to create a lot of fun activities for the elders together.Aimspound 1)To experience Aging Simulation that makes you feel like an old people and become insensitive to change in touch, sight, dexterity and balance.2)To promote friendship/understanding/solidarity among local people and cross-national volunteers.3)To enrich local people international vision and create a local landmark in the community.4)To attract more younger people to back home, and keep serving in community for a long time.
💼 What the programme involves
1)We will experience Seniors Orchestra with the elders, and dancing on facebook live video.2)You can talk with the elders and know their life stories during the workcamp , and make life story books for the elders like a gift.3)Beautifying the public environment and creating the U(wedding laneU with your creativity through wall painting.4)Experiencing the local feature culture (I.g. traditional Chinese wedding performance), and introducing your country U s traditional clothes and wedding customs.5)We can exchange cultural with the locals through learning Taiwan tradition craft, and making grape vinegar.
🏠 Accommodation on site
We will sleep at the office of the temple. Sleeping bag is required Meals will be cooked by volunteers.participation free :Free (Hondao will provide meals and accommodations). Volunteers should cover the transportation and living expenses by themselves during free schedule.
📍 About the location
location:No.3-4, Baitang Side Ln., Dacun Township, Changhua County 515, Taiwan (R.O.C.)Tao-Yuan International Airport(2.5 hours by bus to Taichung station about NTDUS dollar 240 and 1hr by train to Dacun station about NTD US dollar 42).leisure:Temple cultures, Night market, eco-tourism (optional), etc.
⚠️ Requirements
We are keen to have the volunteer who has passion for the elderly, like work with group. Willingness to accept and respect for local culture.
ℹ️ Additional information
We are keen to have the volunteer who has passion for the elderly, like work with group. Willingness to accept and respect for local culture.