Yumefukuro M2 (Kumamoto)

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Japan Farming Culture Environment Farming Culture +1 Fixed dates

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

NICE was founded on the 4th of February 1990 by 7 youths who had participated in volunteer workcamps abroad. In September 1990, the first international workcamp was held in Japan at the foot of the Mt. Fuji. NICE has been growing rapidly as we rise to the challenge of meeting the ever-increasing needs from communities for targeted projects and motivated volunteers.

Their goals are :

💼 What the programme involves

1. Trimming bamboo trees that can increase the whole amount to fix carbon in the forest. 2. Making bamboo charcoal from ones cut in the Work 1 to be used as fuel instead of oil. 3. Other work such as harvesting paper mulberry trees, citrus fruits, onions, helping to run marine environmental education for middle school students and ocean life investigation. * Working time will be normally 7–8 hours per day and 5 days a week.

🏠 Accommodation on site

2 floors house rent for the volunteers (1-2 persons per room besides the short term workcamps period). Kitchen, toilet, wifi and bath are equipped. Volunteers need to cook by yourselves.

📍 About the location

*Location: Southern part of Kumamoto prefecture in Kyushu, one of the four main islands of Japan. It faces a beautiful semi-closed sea called Shiranui-kai and has some gorgeous natural scenery. *Other activities: Join the local events etc. Sightseeing, short trip (hot springs, famous places here). There may be about 1 week holiday before or after the second short term workcamp.

⚠️ Requirements

*Language: English　 The local host can speak some English. Japanese is also welcomed! *Other requirements: High motivation to the climate change and other environmental issues and actions, as well as respect to the local culture and way of the local organization are necessary!