WORKCAMP PROGRAM IN JAPAN 2013

Remarks:
Volunteers need to be a self starter. Those who are open-minded and eager to learn Japan
by helping people and interacting with local people are most welcome!
CIEEJ1315 Kembuchi/ HOKKAIDO DISA/ART
Length:
19 th -29 th August
Age: over 18
Language:
English / Japanese
Volunteers:
3 (Female only)
Host Organization: Kembuchi Nishihara Gakuen
Airport:
Shin-Chitose Airport
Station:
JR Kembuchi station
Background:
Kembuchi Nishihara Gakuen is a school for mentally challenged people founded in 1980 as
"a place where everyone gets together". The school has workshops for productive or
creative activities such as processing agricultural products, ceramic art, woodwork, and
fabric craft and so on, so that the mentally challenged people would have better links with
the local society through the skills they learned.
Work:
- Volunteers will help mentally challenged people in their productive activities of
woodwork, ceramic art and fabric crafts.
- Volunteers will join creative and recreational activities, such as painting, craft, playing
music, and etc.
- Volunteers will also help the school staff in various duties to carry on daily routines such
as serving meals and cleaning school items
Accommodation:
Volunteers will stay in the guesthouse.
Facilities:
There are a washer, a shared kitchen, a lavatory and a shower room in the building. Internet
access is available only in the main office. A small post office, shop(s) are nearby. The area
is surrounded by great nature.
Meals:
All meals will be provided. Volunteers will eat with the students.
What to bring:
Participants are encouraged to bring work clothes that can get dirty. Outfits should be
warm since the weather can be cold in the mornings and evenings even during the summer
time.
Location:
Hokkaido, where the town of Kembuchi is located, is the biggest and northernmost part of
four main islands in Japan. It is also known as the 21 st largest island in the world with
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