📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Office of Congressman Arthur C. Yap in partnership with the Local Government of Carmen, Bohol will host two projects the Rebuild Bohol and Youth Camp. Preparations and participation to the rebuild Bohol and organization of youth camp will be the highlights of activities.
Rebuild Bohol is a social service project of the Bohol Provincial Local Government in disaster prone areas. In 2013 Bohol experienced the worst natural catastrophe with almost 7 magnitude of earthquake that resulted to lost of thousands of lives, properties and livelihood. The Rebuild Bohol project is an on-going mitigation program of the local government to communities that were greatly affected by the said calamity. These diverse activities await our incoming international volunteers to experience, learn and appreciate our local community’s way of life and social service efforts.
💼 What the programme involves
With the support and assistance of the Bohol local government, community and international volunteers will have the chance to engage on the following activities:
1. Organization and participation of the rebuild Bohol program
2. Organization of youth camp for the Bohol youth
3. Possibly undertake environmental related activities like coastal clean-up, tree planting, etc.
4. Interact with the local children and youth through art, sports and team building activities
5. 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 needed. Filipino food will be prepared by the local community and International volunteers are encouraged to assist in the preparations to be acquainted with the Filipino way of preparing and cooking food.
📍 About the location
Carmen town is part of the Third District of the province of Bohol. Bohol Province is part of Central Visayas Region in the Central part of the Philippines.
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.
ℹ️ Additional information
Participants may bring their local food (Snacks/drink), educational supplies and art materials and used educational books if possible to be used and distributed to local children/youth during camp.