Our World Heritage Workcamp in Ha Long Bay 2010
Now the time is coming for our 3rd World Heritage Workcamp which will start on August 2nd 2010 and end on August 13th. First of all we will thank all applicants for their application, it wasn't a easy decision to choose fifteen volunteers for this Workcamp and I hope that those who can't participate in our project will try it next year again!
This year the participants will work in a closer way with local inhabitants and the tasks this year will be:
- Organizing rubbish collection on the beach
- Working directly with the local people in the fisher village, coal mining factory and public schools
- Increasing inhabitants awareness of ecological value in their daily behaviors, especially burning or burying garbage instead of throwing it into the sea
- Going to High-School to meet students and discuss with them about environmental problems
- Biking around the city to promote and popularize the images of Patrimonito, environment protection and much more
- Working together with Volunteers from local Organization in Ha Long Bay
- World Climate Change-, World Tanabata Action- and Acrylic Sponges Workshops
What is Patrimonito project ?
SJ Vietnam workcamp in Halong Bay have been selected as pioneer of the World Heritage Volunteers 2008 and to make use of the Patrimonito mascot, symbolizing young heritage guardians, to educate the public about World Heritage protection and conservation. The project gathers participants between 16 and 30 years old from different countries around a common project requiring collective effort and involvement.Specific international volunteer projects organised around the theme of World Heritage. The initiative aims to provide opportunities and tools to sensitize youth organisations and groups to World Heritage, operating in the sphere of non-formal education in general and using voluntary service as a method in particular. It is jointly coordinated by the UNESCO World Heritage Centre and the Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS). The project activities have been designed according to the needs of the host community and puts strong emphasis on contact and dialogue with the local population. This two weeks youth workcamp will acccommodate from ten to thirty participants. congratulation to all SJ Vietnam staff and volunteers who preprared this great project ! More information: http://www.unesco.org/ccivs/patrimonito.htm. Send your application form to worldheritage@sjvietnam.org
Patrimonito projects in the world
* France: SJ, WHV Arsenal de Rochefort et fortifications de l'estuaire de la Charente, 07.06. - 28.06.;
* Italy: Legambiente, Sassi and the park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera, 11.06. - 24.06.;
* Italy: Legambiente, Cilento and Vallo di Diano National Park with the Archeological sites of Paestum and Velia, and the Certosa di Padula, 26.06.-09.07.;
* Togo: FAGAD, Koutammakou, the Land of the Batammariba, 16.07.-5.8.;
* Republic of Korea: IWO, Jeju Volcanic Island and Lava Tubes, 27.07.-08.08.;
* Ukraine: Alternative-V, L'viv - the Ensemble of the Historic Centre, 1.8.-14.8.;
* Viet Nam: SJ Viet Nam, Ha Long Bay, 2.8.-13.8.;
* Japan: NICE, Ginzan Silver Mine and it's Cultural Landscape, 11.9.-25.9.;
* India: FSL, Hampi, 1.11.-14.11.;
* Indonesia: IIWC, Borobodur, Prambanan, Sangiran Early Men Site, May 2010 - March 2011;
* and many other projects, for more information please check the Website: www.whc.unesco.org
