School Renovation and Promoting the Recycling Movement

  South Korea

• Seoul: 
Seoul

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: July 27 - August 10, 2007

Description: Beautiful Store Workcamp is organized together with the Beautiful Store organization, which is one of the biggest environmental NGOs in Korea. The organization is mainly involved in promoting recycling movement to the people and selling used items. By promoting such businesses, they contribute part of their income to the disadvantaged people.

This year, the Beautiful Store is planning to begin a new project in Yangpyeong. The main project this year will mainly concentrate on renovation of an old school, to transform it into a Beautiful school for kids. Participants will also collect donations of second hand items and organize them for selling items.

The international volunteers will have the chance to meet and associate with local kids and hold a short camp for them.

The project takes place in Yangpyeong, Gyeonggi Province, 50 km south from Seoul.

Cost in US$: $250 US

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Motivated to work voluntarily within an international team, tolerant, open-minded and cooperative person with adventurous spirit.

Age Range: 18 - 35 years old

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to South Korea Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups

CADIP - Canadian Alliance for Development Initiatives and Projects's Mission Statement: CADIP promotes peace, cooperation, tolerance and understanding in international, multi-ethnic, multi-cultural surroundings. The organization also promotes patterns and examples of civil activities focused on serving others, on building social ties and strengthening communities, on supporting civil society development. Aims and general objectives: * To promote volunteering as an expression of civic contribution * To strengthen the international contacts among young people * To build tolerance and understanding in multicultural and multi-ethnic surroundings *To promote multiunderstanding among youth all over the world * To facilitate the individual growth of the volunteers through the acquisition of work, life and learning skills * To work for the recognition and promotion of non-formal learning * To support the community initiatives and assist in community development.