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

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Posted on September 21st, 2008 by Pierre