Trail Construction and Heritage Conservation
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About the project
Trail Construction and Heritage Conservation
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Trail Construction and Heritage Conservation Advocacy will focus on Natural Heritage Conservation of “Calinawan Cave”. The Calinawan, Pamitinan, and Mystical Caves, plus other unnamed caves, are among the cave systems in Rizal Province that have a significant contribution in the Philippine history. They were once used as the stronghold of the Filipinos in the revolutions against Spanish, American, and Japanese colonizers. These caves are composed of numerous chambers and winding passages at various levels. They are ornamented with icicle-like crystalline carbonate formations (stalactites) in the ceiling and calcium deposit formations (stalagmite) on the ground, which in nature are formed by the dripping of water through the overlaying limestone from the ceiling or roof of the cave. These formations sometimes resemble human and animal figures.
The Calinawan Cave is now surrounded by families with approximately 200 households. There is a school located near the cave called “Rawang Elementary School” with 200 students per year. IGEEI is working closely with the school in providing Rain Water Harvest Facility to provide potable water for children. There are some facilities needed for children that requires some assistance such as making proper trail for them to reach the school.
💼 What the programme involves
International Workcamp participants will work together to design a trail using local materials available. This will provide space for everyone to explore creative solutions to the current problem in the area.
International Workcampers will implement several activities each day in a rotating basis. This will allow all workcampers to experience facilitating the activities directly and building their confidence in public speaking and dealing with children. Each day, international and local workcampers will discuss strategies and activities each day as well as evaluating each day.
1. During Trail construction, participants will work as a team to create a trail which will require hard physical work.
2. Participants will be divided into various groups in a rotating basis (a) Cleaner, (b) Cooking, (c) Facilitators and (d) Market team.
3. Share different traditions from your country such as games, drawing, dance, food among others during activities and the cultural night.
4. One day will be dedicated for intercultural night, please bring something from your country to share, bringing your national dress is highly recommended.
🏠 Accommodation on site
All participants will stay in IGEEI Dormitory. Each room can accommodate 6 participants in the room with private toilet. Male and Female will stay on separate rooms.
Double deck beds are provided with bed and linens. Participants should bring their own blanket and towels. Basic toiletries are not provided so participants should bring their own such as soap, shampoo, toothpaste, tissues etc. or they may buy it once they arrive in the workcamp venue.
The room is very simple with basic facilities and we expect that participants will be able to adjust to these humble set up.
Private Toilet is available in each room without hot water or shower. In the Philippines it is a normal practice the use of “Bucker and Dipper” for washing the body. This is also very cultural and common in Southeast Asia.
A small table and basic kitchen utensils are available in each room. Basic cooking facilities are also provided in each room.
🍲 Food
Three meals in a day will be provided (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner) in most cases Filipino food are provided. But participants will divide the tasks to prepare their food together and plan their meal properly with the given budget. This is a fun and exciting activities with assistance from the local participants.
Lunch in most cases will be packed in lunch boxes because participants will be in remote locations where the day care centers are located.
Dinner venue may change from time to time depending on schedule but mostly hosted by one family in the community or where the participants is staying.
📍 About the location
The venue is in Tanay, Rizal Province approximately 3 hours away from Manila depending on traffic. Tanay is an upland rural area famous for hiking, caves and river natural wonders.
To know more about places to visit in Tanay please visit this link: http://sheslouisse.com/8-must-visit-places-around-tanay-rizal-in-a-day-under-php-1000/
During weekends participants will have their free time, they may decide to travel together in some places within Tanay. The location being an upland means there are no near beaches in the area. We recommend that they do this after the workcamp proper.
Please take note that free time is not covered by the participation fee. This can be shouldered by the participants themselves, we recommend that the participants bring at least 10,000 Pesos (200 USD) as their pocket money.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
2017-004
17/08/2017 → 30/08/2017
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
300.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Rizal, Philippines
Philippines
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Philippines Peso (PHP / ₱)
Exchange rate
1 PHP = 0.014174 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Philippine Standard Time
Local time: 21:33 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
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