📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Xiu-Shan Community is located in Taichung City, and itU s the place which near Da-Du mountain. Xiu-Shan community is not in the countryside of Taichung City, 60 percent of the residents here are farmer, and mostly growing wheat, rice, or other kinds of grains. Six years ago, some science industry started to construct factories in our community, so we hope that people who belongs to young generation can be back to here. Because of aging society, most of the residents here are elders, and they donU t devote themselves in community. With the participation of international volunteers, we hope that we can encourage the residents to be more concerned for this community, and we also hope that we can have different culture exchange during this workcamp.Aims:1.Volunteers can make and print U(LionU s HeadU by yourself. U(Lion DanceU is a traditional culture in the community, we believe that with making and printing traditional U(Lion HeadU , our community will become a U(Folk Art VillageU .2.Volunteers can do some health promotion activities with the elders in the place that provide for elders in the community, let the elders enjoy their life.3.We hope that the young generation in community can introduce our features to international volunteers, and we hope they can be more interested in participating activities in our community during and after workcamp.
💼 What the programme involves
1.To encourage elders participating activities in community. Our community hold a health promotion activity per week, we hope that we can let volunteers lead elders to experience different cultures, let the elders are interesting in different things.2.To making U(Lion HeadU creativily, so that we can exchange different cultures, and co-work with local people to paint on the U(Lion HeadU .3.With Martial Arts teacher and process making teacher, international volunteers and local volunteers can make U(Lion HeadU together, and we will learn how to act with U(Lion DanceU . Show it up 4.Volunteers will harvest some kinds of vegetables and fruits, and cook for meals and enjoy meal with elders together.
🏠 Accommodation on site
We will live in community center in local. Volunteers need to bring toiletry and summer sleeping bag by themselves. Rest room and kitchen for open volunteers. If you want to cook, you can buy vegetable or meet in the market near community.Extra Fee: NO. Host organization will provide accommodation and food during workcamp. Expenses during Free Day and shopping, volunteers need to pay by themselves.
📍 About the location
location:Xiu-Shan village, Daya Dist., Taichung City. Our community is within 30mins away from Taichung International Airport by bus.Transportation:1.From Taoyouan International Airport: You can take bus or train to Taichung City, and then take CityBus to Xiu-Shan Community.2.From Taichung International Airport: You can take CityBus to Xiu-Shan Community (for about 10-15 minutes).leisure:1.Interestingly, there are Japanese school and aboriginal school in community, volunteers will be arrange to have some exchange events with students.2.Close to Taichung Metropolitan Park3.Green tunnel: Bicycle Path from Daya District to Tanzi District4.Feng-Jia Sightseeing Night Market (Famous )
⚠️ Requirements
1.Interested in or good at folk art, music, dancing, painting, etc..2.Be willing to learn new things.3.Volunteers need to bring traditional/folk clothes, traditional toys , musical instruments of your countries.
ℹ️ Additional information
1.Interested in or good at folk art, music, dancing, painting, etc.. 2.Be willing to learn new things. 3.Volunteers need to bring traditional/folk clothes, traditional toys , musical instruments of your countries.