Solidarités Jeunesses
Project
title: Teaching English,
updating the website, planting trees and
doing farming
activities with local people in Nam Dinh province.
Local
partner:
Location:
Duration: At least 4 months.
Participation
fee: 200 EUR/month
including food and basic
accommodation
in Nam Dinh province.
1. About SJ
Vietnam:
SJ Vietnam
operates through a network of national non-profit organizations and partner
organizations in Europe, The Middle East, Asia, Africa, South and North
America, and
It organizes
short and long-term international workcamps, actions of social
integration,
training activities, international solidarity actions and runs small
Youth centers
in
Through these
actions, SJ Vietnam aims to promote:
-The voluntary
participation of all, particularly young people and those in social
disadvantaged situation, in local, national and international life.
- Local
development that takes into consideration the needs of the individual, the
environment and the cultural heritage into consideration.
-The breakdown
of barriers between generations, cultures and nations.
-A concrete
construction of peace. SJ Vietnam mobilizes young people themselves to bring
the values of tolerance and respects for all human beings
Basically, the
activities of the hosting projects which are organized with volunteers are work
camps (renovation, masonry, carpentry, joinery, teaching, children activities,
environment protection, painting, art performance, etc) and local development
(short and long-term projects).
2. About
Xuan Thuy National Marine park
Xuan Thuy
National Marine Park, 150 kilometers south-east of Hanoi, was designated as
Vietnam’s first Ramseur (an intergovernmental treaty signed in Ramseur, Iran,
in 1971 which provides the framework for national action and international
cooperation for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources)
site in 1989. The core zone of the park has a total area of7,100 hectares and
the buffer zone has a total area of 8,000 hectares. In 2003 Xuan Thuy Natural
Reserve was approved by the Prime Minister as a national park. The park is
considered to be a typical wetland ecosystem of national and international
importance. In addition to a high bio-diversity, Xuan Thuy national Park is
also known as an important platform for migratory birds including the
black-faced spoonbill, one of the worlds’ endangered species, other important
marine species and mangrove ecosystem.
About
Giao Thien commune, Giao Thuy district,
The national
park is located inside Giao Thien commune. Nam Dinh province is near the
In the park there
are endangered birds species such as the Blackface-spoon billed as well as
mangrove trees. There is also growing gracilaria which is exported to other
countries.
3. Work
description:
The volunteers
will have an orientation week on their arrival. During thisweek the
coordinators will provide them the working schedule.
During the
project the volunteers will be cooperating with the staff of the National Park.
The volunteers
should consider that a part of their activities will depend on the weather.
Therefore, they should be flexible and ready to adapt to a planning change.
Volunteers will
take part in different projects of the park such as rice harvesting, honey
making process, growing mushrooms (depending on the season). All along their
voluntary work they will support the local staff.
The volunteers
will have the opportunity to have social activities with the locals by
organizing trainings and English classes.
The locals need
to know about the technique to feed shrimp and to take care of poultry.
4. Objectives:
Global warming
is a current and serious issue. It affects in priority nature and landscapes
but also human beings and their environment.
The process of
preserving the environment is still very slow in
By working in
During their
project, they are expected to raise environmental awareness to the locals which
can be challenging in
It is expected
that the volunteers will have a better understanding of environmental issues in
The volunteers
will also teach English weekly to the local staff of the National Park to
improve sustainable tourism in this area. The volunteers should focus their
classes on topics related to tourism (they can bring some material from their
country).
The volunteers
will be working and living with locals (in the case that they asked for
homestay). They will not only learn and share experience about environmental
topics but they will also learn about Vietnamese way of life which involves
food, language, customs...
They will
probably go through a cultural shock on their arrival. We advise the volunteer
to get information about
5. Duties
and responsibilities:
1. Website
management of
2.
Environmental activities in the National park such as planting and taking care
of trees, cleaning river bank, collecting rubbish, or finding solutions to make
the park cleaner as well as ways to protect its diversity.
3. English
teaching for the staff of National Park.
4. Create a
friendly environment.
5. Help locals
to raise their attitude about the importance of protecting the environment
6. The
volunteers will have homestays so that they should act like the famous saying
“when in
7. Support the
staff to promote the park.
8. Promote SJ
Vietnam activities.
6. Work
arrangements:
- Working
place: Giao Xuan, Giao Thuy district, Nam Dinh province.
- Working
hours: at least 6 - 7 hours/day from Monday to Friday. Sometimes in the weekend
as well (working hours are flexible).
-
Accommodation: 2 possibilities will be offered to the volunteers (to be discussed
before the project starts), homestay or private room at the main office. In
case of homestay the volunteers should be aware that most families do not have
any basic English knowledge. However, it will be a great experience and
opportunity to discover Vietnamese lifestyle. The volunteers will have their
meals with the family. They will have to support the family in
- SJ Vietnam
will help to volunteer to integrate as fast as possible with Vietnamese
lifestyle. One of the long term coordinators will take the volunteers to the
National Park and stay for one week to arrange working hours, accommodation or
others.
7. How go to
Xuan Thuy National marine park project ?
One of the
coordinators will go to Giap Bat Bus Station in
Note: Bus ticket cost is extra and should be
paid by the volunteer. The fare is around 50.000 VND one way (about 2 €).
8.
Qualification and experience:
- Good English
skills (basic Vietnamese skills is an asset)
- Good
communication skills
- Independent
- Flexible
- Open-minded
- Previous
experience in voluntary work in the environmental field if
possible
- Hard working
(Harvesting rice can be tiring and repetitive)
- Good manual
skills
- High
motivated
- Can handle
challenging situations
8.
Participation fee:
200 EUR/month
includes food, transportation and basic accommodation in dormitory of the
center. Volunteers will pay all their participation fees one time for their
sending organizations or directly to banks and fees will be transferred for SJ
Vietnam before volunteers come to
If they do not
pay their participation fees before coming, they will be in the waiting list.
They can stay longer or less than couples of months but they are
If volunteers
have holiday in the middle of their voluntary durations, the holiday duration
will still be considered as their voluntary time so volunteers