Network for Voluntary Development in Asia: Empowering Communities through International Volunteer Service

1. （Network for Voluntary Development in Asia） (Empower the slum in Hanoi, Vietnam) (Planting trees in Fukushima, Japan) Brief Introduction of NVDA Written by KAIZAWA Shinichiro, President of NVDA E-mail: nice@nice1.gr.jp Phone: 81-(0)3- 3358-7140 Url: http://www.nvda-asiapacific.org

2. NVDA is… * 26 member NGOs in 19 countries * Main activities are international workcamps (= group living type of i.v.s. projects) • a network NGO of international • voluntary service (i.v.s.) NGOs in Asia-Pacific. • Volunteers are mostly youth • From 2 days to 1 year, but mostly2-3 weeks. • 3,000 projects in 100 countries with 100,000 vols. The members organized 2,175 i.v.s. projects and exchanged 27,675 volunteers in 2010-11.

3. NVDA was… 1) Plant trees (or other actions to reduce green gas emission) 2) Write “my action” to prevent climate change on “tanzaku” papers 3) Collect tanzaku papers & exhibit at G8 Summit, UNESCO conferences, etc. • founded in 1997 by 11 i.v.s. NGOs! • < World Tanabata Action (Global action to prevent climate change) > Indonesia This action is co-organized with * CCIVS (Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service) * NICE (Never-ending International workCamps Exchange), Japan * CONCORDIA, France France Japan It was started in 2008 and in 2008-2010, * 21,427 people in 19 countries joined! * 822,831 trees were planted! *15,882 tanzaku papers were collected! India

4. Example 1 - Special Networking International Workcamps for Revival from the Disasters (SNIWRD) 1-1. Summary

5. 1-2. Background * Giant earthquake and tsunami was happened on 2011 Mar. 11th in Tohoku. * 30,000 people were killed/ lost and everything (also intangible) was destroyed. * NICE started workcamps from Apr. 4th and 4,506 vols. x days worked in 9 places. 1-3. Challenges a. Damage is so huge, we need to continue 10 years! b. No visa for long term vols. (Working Holiday visa is limited.) c. When/ how to get more local contribution & commitment

6. 1-4. Impact (mainly in a local level) b. Mental (prevent isolation, re-motivated) c. Networking (friendship, solidarity) a. Physical (planted trees, made rafts, etc.) 1-5. Plan for 2012 Continue the projects! 8 short term (2 weeks) and 6 long term (3 months) workcamps * Rikuzen-takata (oyster rafts) * Kirikiri (revival forests) * Minami-sanriku (sea weed) * Kawauchi (planting trees) * Minamata (hosting Fukushima kids) Special Workcamps for Networking Ex. Disaster Areas * Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Nepal * 2012/08/03 - 08/12 (10 days) * 40 Teenagers of Tohoku & Asia * Sponsored by HSBC

7. Collaboration between NGOs and Higher Education  3000 projects in 100 countries.  Preparation/ Follow up in local  International volunteers < Why? > International Voluntary Service NGOs Higher Education Bodies Sharing goals, know-how, promotion, advocacy, etc.  Providing Vols. (students)  Academic input to the projects  New projects in “new” countries

8. Collaboration between NGOs and Higher Education < How? > 1. Organizing “group workcamps” in NGOs’ projects (hosting group of students from higher education) 2. Sending the students to NGOs’ “normal” projects (NGOs can organize classes & PR events in the schools) 3. Hosting international vols. in Schools’ projects (possibly, also Long Term Volunteers)

9. 1. Organizing “group workcamps” in NGOs’ projects HKIEd (Hong Kong Institute of Education) In 2010-11, 154 students joined 13 workcamps in 6 countries (Nepal, Bangladesh, Japan, Mongolia, Indonesia, India).

10. 1. Organizing “group workcamps” in NGOs’ projects Keio University in Tokyo (Students of Medical science) 14 days every year in Semarang, Indonesia where 20 students of both countries work to improve the health of street children (organized by NICE Japan and IIWC Indonesia).

11. 2. Sending the students to NGOs’ “normal” projects “International Volunteeering” in Kokushikan Univ. in Tokyo  By KAIZAWA Shinichiro (President of NVDA and of NICE, Japan)  Organizing 3 different classes of as its lecturer since 2002.  Over 300 students have joined international workcamps in Asia. < Impact- examples > 1. Students found their direction and got very active to study! (some became project leaders, started NGOs, etc.) 2. Projects also got big benefits by hosting students (well prepared, semi-specialized)

12. Impact on Personal Development < Increase Capacity > 1) Practical skills, knowledge (Language, cutting glasses, cooking, agricultural issues, games, etc.) 1) 6) 5 2) 4 5 = Much better 4 = Some better 3 = A bit better 2 = No change 1 = Worse 3 2) Living with others & society (Cooperative, flexibility, tolerance, Communication, social mind, tc.) 2 1 3) 3) Living by oneself (Confidence, usefulness, being active, etc.) 5) 4) < Networking > 6) Useful human networks (Wedding, best friends, colleagues) < Direction of Life > 4) Career, goals (I’ve got this occupation, changed subject, found an idealistic person) 5) Opinions and values for Society (What is happiness, inter-cultural learning, food and life, etc.)

13. Impact in various aspects Pilot AVS (Asian Voluntary Service) 1. Preparation Seminar * 2012 Oct. 01-05 * Tokyo, Japan * 12 vols. + 6 specialists * Learn how to measure 2. Touring Asian workcamps * 2012/10/06 - 2013/03/20 * All around Asia * 2 vols. x 6 themes (kids, forests, disasters, etc.) * Measuring the impact 3. Evaluation Seminar * 2013 Mar. 21-25 * Tokyo, Japan * 12 vols.+ 6 specialists * Finalize the research and present in Fiesta!