📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
In the northwest of Taichung Basin, the Zhonghe community is located in the northwest of the Taichung Basin. It is close to the Wusui High Speed Rail and Wuri Brewery. Due to the social structure change and the serious cultural differences and under-resources of the disadvantaged groups, we find that the middle and low income families, We found that low-income families, single parents, rearing education, new immigrants and other vulnerable families in recent years has not decreased but increased!
Therefore, in the summer of 2002, we began to cooperate with the Taichung Zhen Ping Elementary School to help these disadvantaged children during the summer vacation to engage in various useful summer learning and leisure activities, to cultivate the second skill of vulnerable children through multi-learning activities, Increase the special abilities of disadvantaged children, and understand the beauty of different cultures and arts. Teach children to encourage self-challenge and build self-confidence, logical thinking ability and heuristic teaching in the process of growing up,hope to give children a happy, full summer.
Every Wednesday, we are the community’s strongholds for the health and well-being of our grandparents. We also bring our children to the center of our activities. Together with our grandparents, Handicrafts made and dance, like a grandson-like interaction, the elderly will be more happy!
Hope that the international volunteers can participate in caring for ch
💼 What the programme involves
1. Give emotional support and encouragement, make them happy to learn, the courage to establish their own learning goals and effective self-learning methods.
2. To participate in the summer camp with the results of the exhibition, cultural exchange performances.
3. Care for the elders, health promotion of cultural exchanges, accompanied by elders to dinner.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation for the story of the second floor of the community, a total of 5 rooms can accommodate about 10 people, no need to bring their own sleeping bags, bathroom f,kitchen on the first floor.
Lunch with the camp children or with grandparents.
📍 About the location
No.11, Zhonghe Ln., Nantun Dist., Taichung City 408, Taiwan
https://goo.gl/Z6cerx
* Free Day fees are required at their own expense; if volunteers want to stay in the community, the three meals a day to take care of themselves!
1) Culture Village, Sun Moon Lake
2) Sports Park
3) Yizhong Street, Fengjia Night Market
4) Self-arrangement
ℹ️ Additional information
1) For the elderly and children who have the patience and careful people. 2) happy to communicate with people, like the show to everyone. 3) to carry 2-3 traditional children play (typical toys in your country / downtown), can stay in the community is better, so that community residents understand the culture. 4) Community trip need to share with you experience, please prepare their own shooting equipment. 5) Prepare a personal performance program for international nights. Cook up one national cuisine with a preview of the show and menu. If you are using a musical instrument or a special local seasoning, please bring your own.