📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Hokkaido Neiraku kyodogakusya was founded in June 1977. They grow not only rice and vegetables, but also hogs and chickens for maintaining self-sufficient, sustainable farm life. Since 1996, they focus on producing sausages, bacons, salami and white rice as well as selling them directly to local consumers. There are about 20 people living and operating Neiraku Kyodogakusha. Most of them are physically or psychologically handicapped adults (mostly Male) facing difficulties in society or having a good family relationship. Neiraku Kyodogakusha helps those people by making a better living place so that they can live together and cooperates hand in hand with others. Their abilities and characteristics may not work well in school or workplace but they accept them regardless of academic background or social experience. The members thus are expected to work and learn together and to try to make this place like their real home. CIEE has been hosting an international volunteer project since 2011
💼 What the programme involves
Main tasks areaeuro-Vegetable farm work such as weeding and harvesting with handicapped residents-Help meat processing with handicapped residents-Prepare/clean meals and sweets for residents-Daily routines such as cleaning in the facility with handicapped residents Daily Schedule ImageBelow is the daily schedule of what intaeurol volunteers did last summer. However, Work may change according to the local partneraeuros needs and weather and other factors. Please be flexible and get ready for unexpected work.05:30a 07:00 Wake-up, Mopping, cleaning 07:30a 08:50 Breakfast, free time 08:50a 09:30 Singing hymn, Meeting with the staff, exercise 09:30a 12:00 Morning work (pulling unnecessary weeds, harvesting and amp; watering vegetables) 12:10a 13:30 Lunch, meeting, free time 13:30a 15:30 Afternoon works15:30a 16:00 Break (Snack) time 16:00a 17:30 Afternoon works 18:00a 19:30 Dinner 19:30a 21:00 Meeting with Volunteers, Play cards, ORIGAMIaeuro21:30
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will be accommodated in the facility owned by Neiraku Kyodogakusha.Japanese TATAMI with futon mattress. You will share a washer, a kitchen, a lavatory and a bathroom with handicapped people and other volunteers.Meals will be provided 3 times a day. However, volunteers are expected to prepare setting the table and clean the dishes. Not available for people who have food allergy.
📍 About the location
Hokkaido, as the biggest and northernmost prefecture in Japan, attracts millions of tourists throughout the year. It is also known as the 21st largest island in the world with abundant nature and a number of national parks. Not only by the vast wilderness, the island also possesses breezy and dry climate in summer and the mountain ranges will be covered by beautiful crystal powder in winter. Neiraku in Obira machi in Rumoi-gun, is a small town with about 4,000 residents. It is a 34 hectare hill-land in the middle of a rice paddy region about 15Kms east from the Japan Sea and west of Asahikawa. A volunteer needs at least 10,000 JPY in cash if she/he wants to go sightseeing on free-day.Sapporo city official web site (English):http://www.welcome.city.sapporo.jp/english/index.html
ℹ️ Additional information
This project is suitable for those who are interested and have an understanding to Kyodogakusyaaeuros visions and handicapped people. The work pace is slow. Most residents (mostly males) are inadaptable of fitting in a society, due to physical and mental problems while few others enjoys being self-sufficient in a small community. Your cooperation and consideration is much appreciated. You will be meeting up with the project leader at the JR Sapporo station between 12:30-13:00 and take a local bus (2.5 hours, about 2.500 YEN in one-way) to get to Obira city (at Rumoi terminal station). Then you will be picked up by the host organization and drive 30 minutes to finally get to the project site. When booking a fight, make sure you arrive 1 day earlier in Sapporo area. Otherwise, you will not be able to meet up with the group on the following day.