• 短期ワークキャンプ
  • GV4GF-HG05
  • スリランカ
  • 2025/07/08(火)～2025/07/17(木)

Experience the life

国 スリランカ
コード GV4GF-HG05
プログラム名 Experience the life
開催期間 2025/07/08(火)～2025/07/17(木)
背景 This project is actively working for SDG 1 (No poverty), SDG 2 (Zero Hunger) and SDG 15 (Life on Land), organized with the "Gami Saraniya", a women based organisation from 2023. The project is situated in the North Central Province, home to the historic city of Polonnaruwa, which served as the capital over 1,100 years ago. After the kingdom relocated to the central region, the population dwindled. In 1956, a government initiative began resettling villages and distributing land for cultivation. Today, the descendants of these original settlers?spanning three generations?continue to reside here. Despite this legacy, the community still faces challenges, including a lack of common facilities and persistent poverty. While the first generation primarily engaged in agriculture, the third generation is now seeking employment opportunities. Our partner organization is actively working with women's groups and self-help initiatives to enhance income prospects for families in the area.
仕事内容 The project consists of two key components. First, we support families engaged in self-employment by enhancing their income-generating activities, which include home gardening, family workshops, and nurseries.

In the second component, we visit villages to engage with the community, including self-help groups, youth, and local institutions like temples and kindergartens. This provides volunteers with the chance to share their lives, cultures, and experiences with the locals while fostering meaningful connections within the community.
宿泊 Stay in a village house with a welcoming host family, conveniently located near the village main road. Our host mother prepares delicious meals for us. The house has electricity, and filtered drinking water is provided. Mobile phones work well, and 3G/4G data connections are available, but there is no internet or Wi-Fi. You can use toilet paper here, and laundry is done by hand, with clothes hung outside to dry. Host mother cooks for us.
場所 Higurakgoda. 256km from Colombo, a suburb of Polonnaruwa, the second ancient kingdom in Sri Lanka and declared a world heritage site. Many people depend on paddy farming and it is a low population density area for Sri Lanka (122 people/ km2).
企画 Organizing cultural exchange events, Excursion, Environmental Education, Expeditions, Farewell party, etc.
追加登録費 ?185 for 6 days / ?225 for 10 days, payable upon arrival. A ?20 discount applies for returning GV4GF workcamp volunteers and participants from lower-cost countries. An optional service is available for ?55, which includes airport pickup, one night’s stay at a guesthouse, breakfast the following day, transport to the Negombo bus terminal, and the highway bus fare to the Colombo meeting point.
資格 20才以上。High motivation to work while experiencing different type of life style, accept challenges and life with limited resources, , adopt to local environment, respect and accept local life and culture.
備考 Some bank cards are not working here. Before departure, please inform your bank. Keep some currency notes, if your cards are not worked, you can change the currency notes.
募集人数 8人
主催者・支援機関詳細 Green Volunteers for Green Future (GV4GF)は2012年設立の国際ボランティアNGOで、環境保護と経済・教育・健康等を通じた農村の生活向上に取り組む。NVDA（アジアのネットワーク）に12年から加盟。

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