3. The founders : Ms. Do Thi Phuc (second from the left at the back) and Mr.
Pierre De Hanscutter (first from the right at the front) with a group of
international and local volunteers during the first workcamp in 2004.
10. Projects around 1 or 2 weeks
aim to provide an experience that connects solidarity,
intercultural learning and community life in order to help
disadvantaged and disabled adults and children from many
different backgrounds .
11. Group of volunteers from one country only working with local
volunteers to support local communities
Example: ESA Workcamp (Japan), SVI (Belgium), SJ France
(France)
12. From 2 to 12 months
In a range of positions including education, disadvantaged kids,
website management, office work, teaching, environmental and social
work to support sustainable development, etc.
15 long-term projects in 32 sites to host 44 long-
term volunteers at the same time
14. TEACHING ENGLISH AND TAKING CARE OF
DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AT YOUTH CENTER
NON-FORMAL SCHOOL
15. ECO SPONGE ACTION
Partnership with NICE organization (Japan)
• Create an income-generating activity for poor women of the Fisher Village
• Improve the life of Fisher Villagers
• Provide non-formal education on environmental protection for youth and
local community
• Support disadvantaged children in the village to go to public schools
• Encourage international friendship and voluntarism
16. GIVING FUN AND BRING
HAPPINESS TO
CHILDREN AT NATIONAL
PEDIATRICS HOSPITAL
20. In the camp, volunteers will be divided into small teams to do
different tasks
including:
- Organizing activities for children.
- Help locals understand the importance of protecting the
environment
- Some environmental activities, like gardening, building a
bamboo fence,
planting trees
- Building up a toilet or a pig house for a Thai minority family
