APAY Youth Work Camps 2015
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Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs
International Work Camps - 2015
06-13 July, 2015 – Mongolia
01-07 August, 2015 - Philippines
(Arrival, departure date included)
Introduction
Having been considered as a flagship program of the APAY Youth Committee, the International Work Camp is another opportunity for YMCA youth leaders and members to test out their leadership abilities and put in context the learning they gained from the Global Citizenship Education and related other training programs that they may have participated in recently. This program has been thought of as a way to work with Community.
The APAY International Work Camp, an annual event of APAY, has been usually conducted by local/national YMCA with two-pronged objectives, firstly, to work and cooperate with local people and youth to render service in response to particular needs; (ii) the youth participants are provide with learning experience to understand the condition of people in a less privileged community.
This year, APAY has planned organize two Work Camps as follows;
1. East Asia Work Camp : 6-13 July 2015 in Mongolia
(participants are expected to arrive Ulaanbaatar International Airport, Mongolia by the noon of 6th July and depart in the afternoon of 13th July)
2. South East Asia Work Camp : 1-7 August 2015 in Philippines
(participants are expected to arrive Iloilo Airport of Philippines by the noon of 1st August and depart in the afternoon of 7th August, the local host shall arrange transfer from the airport the work camp venue.)
We mainly encourage the East Asia and Pacific Countries to participate at the Work Camp in Mongolia and the South Asian & South East Asian countries to participate at the Work Camp in Philippines. However, this is not mandatory, we will accept few participants from other regions too.
The Mongolia YMCA is very new member movement of YMCA. They need YMCA work experience to serve their communities. This Work camp will help local youth & community to understand YMCA community development work and engagements.
Tapacon is small town in Illoilo, in Philippines. Last year the APAY work camp was held in Tambaliza in Iloilo. These two small villages have been severely affected by Typhoon Haiyan in 2013. APAY has being working with suffering people since then through various relief and rehabilitation program. APAY invite South Asia & South East Asia youth to join this year work camp to continue our solidarity with these people and work to support these suffering people.
The living accommodations in both the work camp venues are very basic. During the work camp period all the participants sleep in the community center and Ger camps (Mongolian tradition house). Food and sanitation facilities shall be arranged by local organizing team. This work camp will be a good experience for the YMCA participants to get involved in manual work. As part of the practical experiences, participants will get an opportunity to interact with the communities too.
Objectives - Philippines
• Be in solidarity with the suffering local people to help them rebuild their lives and the community through collective work.
• Help in the recovery process.
• To conduct remedial classes and Children’s activities.
• Home stay.
• Cultural exchange.
Program Objectives: Mongolia
1. To organize an action-response program and put into practice the learning from Global Citizenship Education Training.
2. To encourage and motivate more youth to be part the YMCA and participate in many volunteer community work/ Program.
3. To inspire local youth to develop and initiate youth-led action program at local and national level
4. To develop youth leadership capacities in addressing the needs that affect underserved youth in communities, thus helping promote the image of YMCA in respective communities;
5. To establish partnership network with and among local and international youth participants, the community and YMCAs.
Program Components:
• Orientation and getting known/ expectations setting
• Devotions & Reflections
• Courtesy visits to local officials
• Work Orientation and grouping
• Construction and painting work 4 days
• Sharing and understanding community realities
• Understanding of natural disasters
• YMCA involvement with youth work/ team building
• Outdoor Camp experience/ work with children
• Community activities
• Culture exchange
• Home stay
• Exposures
• Recreations
Expected Participants:
|
Mongolia 15 International YMCA Youth Participants 15 National YMCA Youth Participants 10 Local Youth Participants |
Philippines 15 International YMCA Youth Participants 10 National YMCA Participants |
Methodology
The Work Camp will mainly help the construction work , organize activities with children, meet and dialogue with community people and reflections sessions and sharing among participants later in the afternoon as appropriate.
Registration fee : USD 50
Participation fee : USD 200
Green fee : USD 15 (only International Participants)
Subsidies
There shall be some limited amount of funds as subsidies for the participants from the YMCAs which are facing financial constraints.
For more information please contact:
Roger Peiris,
Youth Development Officer,
Asia and Pacific Alliance of YMCAs,
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The deadline for submitting the registration form is on or before 15th June 2015.