📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
DongXin Community Development Association
💼 What the programme involves
Aims:Facilitate elder caring, intensify community exchange, build a U(UtopiaU welfare community W: 1) Elder service exchange-experience Dong Xin elder service, such as exercising, art exchanging or handicraft lesson with elderly. Share how elder service conducts in homeland of volunteers.2) Disadvantaged children interaction-play games with disadvantaged children and let them get along with international volunteers for stimulate learning interest. 3) Story exchange-change your story of homeland with my story of community. Introduce Dong Xin, exchange homeland story and take a tour of Dong Xin community for knowing where story happened.4) life experience- Grocery shopping at JianGuo market/traditional market for experiencing the style of Taiwanese life, the traditional beauty and humanistic spirit of Taiwan. 5) U(QiaoYueU blessing activity. Experience Folk custom activity and visit LeCheng Temple and TuNiuWanShan Court to see the beauty of international folk architecture and Taiwanese folk faith.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In the period of activity, volunteers stay at community learning center, including lavatory, and take shower at community residentsU home. We provide quilts and recliner at accommodation. Host will provide food during project. Volunteers need to prepare national cuisine for cultural night on the Day3. The association provides expenditure for grocery shopping at JianGuo market/traditional market for international volunteers to experience traditional rural life.
📍 About the location
Stronghold service- DongXin Earth God temple, next to community park(about 5-10minutes walk from accommodation)UUDaycare service- DongXin learning center(Accommodation) UUChildren service- DongXin learning center(Accommodation) UUBirthday Party for local elder- DongXin learning center(Accommodation) Accommodation-close to Taichung train station(about 15 minutes bike from accommodation)
⚠️ Requirements
High motivation for learning and respect to local culture.about Participation Fee: 1) 100 USD. (except for volunteers from full member organizations of Alliance and SCI) 2) Volunteers should cover the transportation and living expenses by themselves during free schedule.
ℹ️ Additional information
High motivation for learning and respect to local culture.