OMUTA (FUKUOKA)

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About the project

OMUTA (FUKUOKA)

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

This project is actively working for SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDGs 10 (Reduced Inequalities). This local host has held weekend workcamps and short term workcamps for satoyama conservation for more than 10 years. This time, themes and work content will be changed, volunteers will interact with children and local residents at nursery and disabled facility. Omuta City aims to make ""welfare town"" where children with disabilities and people with dementia can live as they are. For that, child development centers, nursery, welfare facilities has cooperated with local communities, schools and local government. In addition, Omuta Zoo has been featured in Japanese movie Life Sketch as the most animal-friendly zoo in Japan. They has created a town that is friendly to children and the elderly and friendly to animals.Outcome of this workcamp: They expect to have great impact on children

💼 What the programme involves

1. Interaction with children and local volunteers in a facility for children with disabilities2. Interacting with children and volunteers at a nursery3. Learn about animal-friendly initiative such as environmental enrichment

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will stay in a local community center. Sleeping bag is needed. Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns. Simple toilet. Bath is a public bath around there.

📍 About the location

It is located Omuta city (the southernmost city) in Fukuoka prefecture. The city flourished in the coal chemical industry, but now they focuce on the environmental recycling industry.

⚠️ Requirements

Only for Belgium residents

ℹ️ Additional information

Tour of Miike Coal Mine facilities, Omuta City Zoo and Miike Carta Memorial Hall, and visit historical shrines and temples, and experience hiking festivals, etc.

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📅 Available sessions

NICE-20-0822E

22/08/2020 → 05/09/2020

Closed

2 / 10

♂ 0/2 ♀ 2/2

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

18000.00 JPY ≈ 102 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Omuta, Fukuoka, Japan

Japan

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Japan Yen (JPY / ¥)

Exchange rate

1 JPY = 0.005641 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Japan Standard Time

Local time: 21:55 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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🗣️ Languages spoken

English Japanese