Overview
Vacancy: IWO/MTV-11-10: MEDIUM TERM VOLUNTEERING IN KOREA - Agriculture and teaching
Company: Concordia
Category: Community Projects (Farming & Agriculture, Schools & Education, Social Work)
Dates: 07/04/2010-30/06/2010
Cost : £180 registration fee-Volunteers fund their own travel. Board and accommodation provided by the host organisation free of charge
Description
IWO/MTV-11-10: MEDIUM TERM VOLUNTEERING IN KOREA - Agriculture and teaching
Title : SANAN GYEONGGI
Programme : MTV
Project type : Agricultural work Social work Teaching Languages Working with children
Age : 20 to 40
Places : 3 Country : Korea Travel terminal : Incheon International Airport.
Dates : 07/04/2010-30/06/2010
Location : Hwaseong, GYEONGGI Province, about 1 hour away south from Seoul http://english.hscity.net/
Background Information . This project takes place in Sanan village, a community of 40 people established in 1984 and focusing on living in a non-materialistic, environmentally friendly, communal and democratic way.
Work . Volunteers will work with the village people at a chicken house, organic farm and kindergarten. They will also give language classes (non-formal English class) to the children in the village. There will be culture exchange with village children and grown-ups through sports, cooking, small trips and so on. Participants will also get a chance to learn Korean or Japanese language (there are some Japanese residents as well). They will be able to experience the warmth and kindness of the people, healthy food from the nature and the farm works.
Extra activities: Volunteers can join various festivals in the village. In addition, you can have chances to explore Seoul which is a capital of Korea.
Accomodation : In the house of the community.
Special requirements : Pocket money: 100,000 Won per month (about 55 EUR). Free time : Weekends and national holidays . Motivation letter and CV needed on application. Special requirements : Qualifications of Volunteers: • Previous volunteer project experiences(Preferred but not necessary) • Interest about Korea (learning the language and cultures in local areas). • Ability to teach and communicate in English (Non-formal English teaching) • Initiative and active personality • Flexibility / Positive mind • No allergies to Chicken • Not very strict vegetarian