📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
UUUUHondao Senior CitizenU s Welfare Foundation (Hondao) is founded in 1995 and dedicated to promote senior citizenU s welfare in Taiwan. In order to encourage elderlies to keep active and ensure their quality of life by providing comprehensive community-based services, Hondao has developed a lot of volunteer stations around the island. Chaozhou Volunteer Station(CVS) is one of them located in Pingtung County and has been operating for 16 years. Services include home visit, meal delivery services, health improvement activities and recreational activities to the local elderly.UUUUThe 2nd Chaozhou International WorkCamp is held mainly serve the elderlies around downtown area in Chaozhou. In 2017, to serve more elderly, the workcamp will be held in the Shezi Village located in the most southern part of Chaozhou. There are about 850 residents and over 110 elders cared by volunteers of Shezi Community Development Association. Most of the elderly live alone but they usually go to Shezi Community Care Station twice a week. They can make friends, do something interesting and feel happy through interacting with peers in the Station. Chaozhou Township is a well-known tourist spot with much delicious Taiwanese food. The residents there mostly speak in Mandarin and Taiwanese. Dong-gang Liouciou and Kenting are two famous tourist attractions nearby.UUUUThe work scope and purpose of 2nd Chaozhou International WorkCamp include (1) to do elderly caring through variety activities and direct service, (2) to beautify its public environment through painting and (3) do cultural exchange with other volunteers and the locals through celebrating festivals and local feature culture,(4)to do assist the community to complete the industry and marketing. Through these cross-generation activities, young volunteers play a very important role, Temporary Grandsons, to give them different experience through the interacting process and feel full of love and concern. Volunteers also will see many eldersU precious side in return. During the free days, participants would have the opportunity to experience traditional local markets, night markets, and chat with local people and enjoy the passions from them. If you are interested in Taiwanese culture, Chaozhou work camp is your best choice
💼 What the programme involves
1.To paint the wall for community with participantU s creativity.2.To wear HondaoU s Aging Simulation suit and then finishing the appointed tasks to experience the feeling of sensory perceptions that elders may have and arouse empathy. After Aging Simulation experience, volunteers could design appropriate activities for elders and invite them to participate.3.To provide the elders care service ex. chatting, doing hot meal delivery service, playing instruments with elders and cleaning eldersU houses etc.4.To celebrate FatherU s day and experience varies international and local culture.5.To assist the community industry and marketing.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Local district. Sleeping bag is needed (You MUST bring it here by yourself, please). Cooked by volunteers and volunteers have chances to cook your countriesU feature food to share with local peopleparticipation free :Free (Hondao will provide meals and accommodations). Volunteers should cover the transportation and living expenses by themselves during free schedule.
📍 About the location
location:No. 118, Xinglong Rd., Chaozhou Town, Pingtung County.leisure:Night market, Temple cultures, Kenting and Liouciou Island etc.
⚠️ Requirements
High motivation of learning and more passion for elders.
ℹ️ Additional information
High motivation of learning and more passion for elders.