📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
NICE - Never-ending International workCamps Exchange - is an NGO to organize workcamps and other voluntary service projects mainly in Japan. Project is organized together with Ohara Eco Project (OEP) and Katsuyama city government since
2009. There were 600 inhabitants in Ohara village with 90 houses, but now only 1 elder.
OEP was founded by the Foresters cooperative and local people in 2006 and have
rehabilitated 3 houses of cultural heritage. Depopulation problem is serious in most of
mountain parts in Japan and many fields and forests are abandoned, so we will try to
improve the situation by voluntary power.
💼 What the programme involves
We will 1) help to renovate the old house by carrying the stuff, changing the floor, etc., 2)
do other work for the community (reviving the abandon fields, chopping the fire
woods, maintaining forest paths) and 3) supporting the local festival in the village (
making paper lanterns). And do some other work for the community. Volunteers get knowledge about actions for developing local village. We will discuss about
'Best practice to revive depopulated areas in each country and their networking'.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Renovated house (traditional house). Sleeping bag is NOT needed! Food will be provided.
📍 About the location
About 200 km north east of Osaka. Katsuyama is an agricultural city and famous for
dinosaurs discovery and Ohara is located at 500 a.s.l. and famous for deep snow (4-5
meters) in winter. -- LEISURES : Exchange parties, visit to the Dinosaurs Museum, local festival, etc.
ℹ️ Additional information
Renovating the traditional houses and supporting the local festival.