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Workcamps Sponsored by Quaker Organizations
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Workcamps have been a valued form of service for Friends for several generations. The lists below include some workcamp opportunities that are sponsored by Quaker organizations, as well as many more sponsored by a variety of other organizations.
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*International Workcamp Directory provides over 3000 opportunities of service in 100 different countries. You can contacth them by telephone at (802) 259-2759, email them at vfp@vfp.org or visit their website at www.vfp.org.
AidCamps International offers volunteers the opportunity to participate in 3 weeks work in a thrid world development aid projects, to experience local culture, and to integrate with local people. Contact 5 Simone Court, Dartmouth Rd. London, SE26 4RP, England Tel: 020 8291 6181. Web: http://www.aidcamps.org/
African Great Lakes Initiative (AGLI) of the Friends Peace Teams strengthens, supports, and promotes peace activities at the grassroots level in the Greak Lakes region of Africa. AGLI wil be sponsoring five workcamps; one each in Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya, and Congo. The dates are June 24 to July 28, 2007. For more information and an application contact AGLI's Program Coordinator at dawn@aglionline.org. For further information about AGLI, please contact David Zarembka at dave@aglionline.org or (314) 645 0336. Visit http://www.aglionline.org (11/06)
Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations. The Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations is an international, non-governmental, youth organisation that represents national organisations which promote intercultural education, understanding and peace through voluntary service. Founded in 1982, the Alliance is composed of full and associate member organizations from the following nations: Belgium, Canada, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Japan, the Netherlands, Poland, the Slovak Republic, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America. International volunteer projects are organized by Alliance members either on a national or regional basis but always in partnership with local communities. The projects -- including environmental, construction, renovation, social, cultural, and archaeological work -- generally last 2-3 weeks and consist of about 10-20 volunteers drawn from a number of countries.
International volunteer projects are organized in each country by a national Alliance member, which also recruits volunteers within that country. All Alliance members place only individuals residing in their own country on projects. Therefore, interested volunteers should only contact their national Alliance member. In the USA, the two Alliance member organizations are:
- Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE), International Volunteer Projects, 7 Custom House Street, 3rd Floor, Portland, ME 04101. Phone: (207) 553-7600 or (800) 40-STUDY; e-mail: volunteer@ciee.org (Include your mailing address.); web address: http://www.ciee.org and
- Volunteers For Peace (VFP), 1034 Tiffany Road, Belmont, VT 05730. Phone: (802) 259-2759; fax: (802) 259-2922; e-mail: vfp@vfp.org (Please leave your mailing address.); web address: http://www.vfp.org.
For more information about the Alliance itself, contact: Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations. E-mail: alliance@alliance-network.eu; web address: http://www.alliance-network.eu/ (2/04)
AFSC - China Summer International Volunteer Summer Workcamp The Workcamp begins in Beijing, one of the most developed cities in the world for a few days of sightseeing. Participants will then travel to the Hunan province in rural central China, one of the most remote areas left on the Asian continent. For three weeks, participants will join Chinese, Korean and Japanese volunteers in teaching English and environmental studies to local children. There will be regular days off for participants to visit nearby towns, tour a local market, go on hikes and have an overnight homestay with a city family. The Workcamp concludes with a graduation ceremony for all students. China Summer International Volunteer Summer Workcamp: July 22 - August 18 2007. For more information contact
China Summer Workcamp 1515 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102 Email: chinaworkcamp@gmail.com or visit www.pym.org/workcamp/China/china.htm The application deadline for the China Summer Workcamp is just three weeks away. This program, run by AFSC's East Asia Quaker International Affairs Representatives in cooperation with Philadelphia Yearly Meeting, is a wonderful opportunity for U.S. young people to experience rural China firsthand. (11/06)
Baladna is an Arab youth organization founded to give Arab youth in Israel a non-partisan, comfortable forum for youth activities and informal education, centering on a discussion of identity. A registered non-profit organization, Baladna aims to strengthen Arab youth's understanding of democracy and gender equality, to foster pluralism and tolerance, and to enable a discussion and debate about Arab Palestinian history, grievances and culture. Periodically Baladna offers workcamps to see up to date information check out: www.momken.org/baladna/en/news_en.php or contact info@baladnayouth.org for more information. (1/08/07)
Canadian Alliance for Development Initiatives and Projects (CADIP). Participating in an international short term volunteer project can be an exciting prospect. It is an interesting and meaningful way to travel with purpose and spend 2-3 weeks in a foreign environment. Working and living together with other young people from around the world provides an excellent opportunity to make many new friends, learn about unknown places and culture, gain new skills and experience. General website: http://www.cadip.org/.
Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) is an international, non-governmental organization created in 1948 under the aegis of UNESCO, which plays a coordinating role in the sphere of voluntary service, providing a link between voluntary organizations which run workcamps and medium- and long-term activities. The program is generally open for young EU residents between 18 - 26 years of age.
Note:CCIVS as a coordinating body does not recruit volunteers. Those who are interested in volunteering must directly contact CCIVS membedr organizations in their own country which propose activities within the country and abroad. To receive a list of CCIVS members in your country, please address your request, accompanied by two International Reply Coupons (which can be obtained from the post office), to: CCIVS, UNESCO House, 1 rue Miollis, 75732 Paris Cedex 15, FRANCE. Phone: 011 33 1 45-68-49-36; fax: (33-1) 42 73 05 21; e-mail: ccivs@unesco.org; web address: http://www.unesco.org/ccivs (11/05)
Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE). Council places U.S. participants in short-term international volunteer projects worldwide and organizes similar projects in the United States for interested volunteers from other countries. Each International Volunteer Project is a unique opportunity for you to join 10-20 other volunteers from different countries to work on a service project which benefits a local community. Hundreds of projects are organized in Europe, Africa, Asia, and America each summer and enable participants to spend two to four weeks living, working, learning, and having fun together while promoting international cooperation and understanding. Cost is $300 for one 2-4 week project ($200 for each additional project). Room and board is provided by the local community. Some projects have additional fees because organizations in these countries charge Council a higher exchange fee for each volunteer we place to help offset the cost of operation of their program. Participants arrange and pay for their own travel, insurance, visas, immunization (where necessary) and spending money. Contact Council Travel for the best fares and travel advice. For more information, contact and request a brochure from: International Volunteer Projects, Council on International Educational Exchange, 7 Custom House Street, 3rd Floor, Portland, ME 04101. Phone: 1-800-40-STUDY; Fax: (207) 553-7600; e-mail: contact@ciee.org (include your mailing address); web address: http://www.ciee.org/ (2/04)
Cross-Cultural Solutions offers three international volunteer programs - Volunteer Abroad, Intern Abroad, and Insight Abroad – lengths of stay of 1-12 weeks, and 10 countries. For more information contact:
2 Clinton Place
New Rochelle, NY 10801
(800) 380-4777
(914) 632-0022
(914) 632-8494 (fax)
info@crossculturalsolutions.org
www.crossculturalsolutions.org (11/05)
Friends United Meeting (www.fum.org) is an international association of Friends (Quaker) organized for effective Christian ministry. Founded in 1902, FUM includes 20 yearly meetings (regional associations of Friends), and affiliated organizations, and sponsors ministries in Kenya, Belize, Cuba, Jamaica, Palestine, Russian, ministries and Chicago. Periodic work teams visit mission sites for projects usually lasting one to two weeks. Transportation and basic expenses are paid by the volunteers.
See Global Ministries page for more information.
Global Children's Organization recruits volunteers to serve in its two-week summer camps in the Balkans and Ireland designed to promote awareness and respect. GCO nurtures children traumatized by intolerance, terrorism, or war by providing summer camps and on-going programs which prepare both children and volunteers to be active participants in building a peaceful world. For more information contact P.O. Box 67583 Los Angeles, CA 90067 Phone: (310) 581-2234 Fax: (323) 934-0308 Email: gco@globalchild.org Web address: http://www.globalchild.org (11/05)
Greenway International Workcamps started its activities in 1998 with the help from NICE in Japan and SIW in the Netherlands. The basecamp and office of Greenway is in a small village nearby the city Had Yai in Songkhla province in the South of Thailand. The basecamp has English teaching camps (short term), which take place every month. Greenway offers cultural exchange and international living through short-, medium- and long-term volunteering. For more information contact at:
Pornpawee Chanaphai - Programme Manager
tel:+66(0)36 522278-9, +66(0)814126143
fax:+66(0)36 521619
Email: info@greenwayculturalexchange.org
http://www.greenwayculturalexchange.org (11/06)
Group Workcamps Foundation offers Christian youth workcamps for 400 or more young people to perform hands-on home repair projects for needy families during the summer. Group Workcamps Foundation, a nonprofit organization has helped over 185,000 students and adult leaders stretched their faith, completing more than 31,000 service projects around the United States and abroad. For more information contact us at PO Box 599 Loveland, CO 80539, Phone: 1.800.385.4545, Email: info@groupworkcamps.com Web address: http://www.groupworkcamps.com/ (11/06)
Jackson Area Ministries. JAM operates summer workcamp programs of various lengths from June to August in Appalachian Ohio. If you are interested in JAM work-camping, contact the office, or write to: Bob Davis, PO Box 603, Jackson, OH 45640. Phone/fax: (740) 286-1320 (call in advance before sending a fax); e-mail: jamjar@bright.net; web address: http://www.frognet.net/~jorobin (11/05)
SCI International Voluntary Service was founded after World War I by French Quaker, Pierre Ceresole, in his hope to create an alternative to military service in the form of workcamps, is now one of the major clearing-houses for (mostly) summer workcamps. The purpose of the workcamps is to promote international understanding and peace through three broad categories of service: physical work, social work, and work/study in the USA and abroad. You have to be at least 16 to participate in a US/Canada workcamp, 18 to participate in a foreign developed country and 21 for a third world country. There is no upper age limit except where a workcamp states specific age requirements. All overseas camps are $235. All US camps are $100. Note that $35 is non-refundable to cover costs and goes towards a one-year SCI USA membership. For camps in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe, the fees may be higher and vary by location. Volunteers arrange and pay for their own transport to and from the camp. The camp sponsor is expected to provide accommodation and food. For more information contact:
SCI-IVS
Crozet Office
5505 Walnut Level Rd
Crozet, VA 22932
Phone +1 (434) 336 3545
Fax +1 (206) 350-6585
Email: sciinfo@sci-ivs.org Web address: http://www.sci-ivs.org/ (11/05)
Smile Society is a Volunteer Organization who welcomes all International volunteers and students to participate in welfare activities for the under privilege kids in India. Project Details.
For more information contact:
Udayrajpur,#9 railgate,
madhyamgram,
W.B
700129
IndiaPhone: 0091-9339731462
Fax: 0091-33-25376621
Email: info@smilengo.org Web address: http://www.smilengo.org/ (1/06)
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) offers interested volunteers a multitude of ways to work for social justice and human rights. JustWorks camps are short-term projects that help volunteers examine and understand the causes and damaging effects of injustice. Participants work directly with people in the communities they serve, experiencing social justice struggles firsthand. Participants must be age 16 or older. The JustWorks camp sessions are generally a one-week commitment. Anyone interested in these exciting learning experiences is encouraged to submit an application 6-8 weeks in advance of the JustWorks camp. You may request applications or additional information from JustWorks staff by calling 800-388-3920 (Nguyen Weeks, ext. 201, and Kim McDonald, ext. 217)
UUSC JustWorks
689 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139Phone: 617-868-6600
Fax: 617-868-7102
E-mail. Web address: http://www.uusc.org/info/workcamps.html (11/06)
Volunteer Action for Peace UK is an international movement which works towards a society of justice, peace and human solidarity. VAP operates through a network of national branches and partner organisations in Europe, The Middle East, Africa, Asia and America. VAP-UK recruits unskilled volunteers for over 1000 international volunteer projects in 45 countries worldwide. These projects are usually 2-3 weeks workcamps and the volunteers must be maximum age of 18. The volunteers will be working in archaeology, arts and cultural projects, ecology, environment, children and social projects, construction, renovation and study projects. For more information email action@vap-uk.org. Web address: http://www.vap.org.uk/ (11/05).
Volunteers For Peace offers over 3000 programs in over 95 countries and 90% of workcamps occur June through September. There are about 300 programs between October and May. Work projects can be of any type because they arise from the needs of the local host community: Construction & restoration of low income housing or community buildings; environmental projects such as trail building, park maintenance, organic farming; social services working with children, the elderly, physically or mentally handicapped, refugees, minority groups, drug/alcohol recovery, AIDS education and arts projects; historic preservation and archaeology. The VFP program registration fee is US$250 per workcamp (2-3 weeks) plus mandatory VFP membership of US$20. The registration fee covers all your expenses including meals and accommodation for one camp. Russian, African, Asian, and Latin America programs may cost $300-$500. VFP programs are open to anyone age 18 and up in most countries. Although workcampers average ages are 21-25, we welcome volunteers of all ages. For more information, contact: Volunteers for Peace, 1034 Tiffany Road, Belmont, VT 05730. Phone: (802) 259-2759; fax: (802) 259-2922; E-mail: vfp@vfp.org; web address: http://www.vfp.org/ (11/05)
Washington Quaker Workcamps, Inc. offers opportunities for community service which seek to address social concerns in concrete ways. All weekend workcamps strive to bring together people who might not otherwise find ways of bridging differences of race, religion, or economic circumstance. All workcamps are open to individuals and groups, 9th grade and above. Workcamps are generally limited to a maximum of 15 participants. For more information see wqw.quaker.org or write to 515 East Capitol St., SE Washington, DC 20003. Tel: 202-543-5560 Fax: 202-543-3814 Email: webmaster@wqw.quaker.org
Youth Action for Peace (YAP) is an international peace movement which aims for societies of peace, justice, and self determination. Since 1923 Youth Action for Peace has been committed to promote peace and dialogue in local communities through the active participation of young people. Youth Action for Peace 17 member organizations and numerous partner organisations. Webpage: http://www.yap.org/
For information about upcoming workcamps, see the Workcamp Programme 2008.
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Section Last Edited: Mar, 2007