📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Local Government of Loboc, Bohol in partnership with the Office of Representative Arthur C. Yap will host this project to showcase the local town's festival in honor of their patron Saint St. Peter the Apostle. During this time all barangays and town center will be decorated with multi-colored ornaments to observe the said town fiesta. These diverse activities await our incoming international volunteers to experience, learn and appreciate our local community’s way of life.
💼 What the programme involves
We are looking for highly motivated international volunteers to join our uniquely Bohol projects that would involve different inter-cultural learning activities with the local community. During this time preparations and participation to festivals will be the highlights of activities that include arts and cultural presentations, sports, beauty contest, song and dances as well as the most awaited street parade in honor of the patron Saint Peter the Apostle.
Volunteers will also have the chance to engage on the following activities:
1. Participate to the on-going rebuild activities
2. Interact with the local children and youth through art, sports and team building activities
3. Exchange of culture through music, games, food, language, etc.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The international participants will be accommodated at a local community facility in the project site with basic facilities. Personal sleeping bags are encouraged to be brought. Filipino food will be prepared by the local community and International volunteers are encouraged to assist in the preparations to be familiarized with the traditional Filipino way of preparing and cooking food and serve themselves at mealtime.
📍 About the location
Bohol is known for the scenic and winding Loboc River, chocolate hills, natural white sandy beaches, tarsier-a small nocturnal animal with large red eyes and the world's smallest primate and happy hospitable local people.
During leisure time, volunteers can choose to experience various eco-tourism adventure activities around the island of Bohol. The island is also rich with heritage sites like churches and museums as well as nature parks and the world famous crystal blue clear sea waters.