📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This project is actively working for SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDGs 4 (Quality Education), organized together with ""Moyomon project"" since 2015.This group try to improve this village. Depopulation (especially of youth) is a serious problem here similarly in many other country sides. This village have only 17 families/46 people and very few young people. It is difficult to keep traditional culture and community work, so our aim is supporting to keep this landscape/cultures and telling local village’s attraction by young power! They accepted Japanese university group every year, and the student removing heavy snow, supporting summer festival and study traditional Minyo song and dance.
*Outcome of this workcamp: They expect to have new, global wind to activate the area!
💼 What the programme involves
Main work is (1)Agriculture/Harvesting the traditional pumpkin ,(2)playing with Children in after school class, and do some other work for the community.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Renovated house (traditional house!). Simple shower room. Clean toilet. Sleeping bag is not needed. Food will be cooked by volunteers. Wi-Fi is available.
📍 About the location
Nanto City is located in the southwestern part of Toyama Prefecture. There are many mountainous areas and agriculture is one of main industry. Historical folk songs and dances are remained.(https://www.tabi-nanto.jp/en/)
Leisure: Enjoy world Heritage 'Gokayama village' , hot spring and so on.
Study theme: Volunteers have time for discussion about “Initiatives for population decline and regional revitalization”.
⚠️ Requirements
High motivation to work and simple mountain life in the isolated area, Also respect to the local culture and way of the local organization.
ℹ️ Additional information
Volunteers get knowledge about actions for developing local village and ancient times. Also the basic knowledge of the Japanese language and local culture.