World Heritage Volunteer in Vigan

Philippines Teenagers Culture Festival Renovation Teenagers Culture +2 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

The Institute for Global Education, Exchange and Internship (IGEEI) formerly known as Youth for Sustainable Development Assembly (YSDA) is committed to providing a platform and opportunities for students, young professionals, and individuals in developing their skills in becoming globally competitive through formal and non-formal mechanisms. IGEEI vision is making "Global Education Accessible for All" thus ensuring equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their economic, social, cultural and political background. The Institute for Global Education Exchange and Internship (IGEEI) entered into a partnership with the local government of City of Vigan to ensure institutional support and sustainability of implementation of world heritage volunteer in Vigan.

💼 What the programme involves

The volunteers will be helping in the organizing of the 1st National Heritage Youth Summit to gather around 400 youth leaders all over the Philippines. Volunteers will be hosting, facilitating and managing several activities together with the local volunteers. Furthermore, there are interactive activities that are planned for this celebration. Volunteers will also join activities such as pottery making, local weaving, local dishes cooking, and old houses renovation.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Accommodations will be in the dorm typestyle with a minimum of 4 people sharing in the room and maximum of 6 people. There will be a common area for kitchen and toilet. Hot shower is not available and western seat toilet is available. 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. Dinner venue may change from time to time depending on schedule but mostly hosted by one family in the community or where the participants are staying.

📍 About the location

The venue is in Vigan, Ilocos Sur Province approximately 8 hours away from Manila depending on traffic. Vigan is a world heritage city with diverse places to visit, to get more idea what to do in the Vigan you may check this link https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g424958-Activities-Vigan_Ilocos_Sur_Province_Ilocos_Region_Luzon.html During weekends participants will have their free time, they may decide to travel together in some places within Vigan. 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.

⚠️ Requirements

Flexible, open-minded and passion to share their knowledge and time with children. We normally accept teens (15-17 y.o) in our camp mix with other ages, however, we need the parental consent form that is provided by IGEEI to be accomplished. Copy of the comprehensive insurance with medical and repatriation coverage. We request the volunteer to answer our online application form and if the sending partner has an existing form will be accepted provided it is written in English.

ℹ️ Additional information

Established in the 16th century, Vigan is the best-preserved example of a planned Spanish colonial town in Asia. Its architecture reflects the coming together of cultural elements from elsewhere in the Philippines, from China and from Europe, resulting in a culture and townscape that have no parallel anywhere in East and South-East Asia. The unique features of Vigan provide a platform for young people from all over the world to experience first hand this cultural integration of east and west through direct action and immersion with the local culture. Despite the various efforts of the local government of Vigan, the interest of young people on heritage conservation is slowly diminishing. We hope that through the World Heritage Volunteer programs, we will be able to reignite the interest and strengthen the interest of young people locally, nationally and internationally that will pave the way to more stronger collaborations and actions in the future.

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📅 Available sessions

IGEEI-01

15/07/2018 → 28/07/2018

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

15–35 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

Vigan City, Ilocos Sur, 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: 21:50 (12/11/2026)

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📞 Contact us

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+32 2 888 67 13

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🗣️ Languages spoken

English Tagalog