Aims
- The World Camp will be an encounter of young people. Interesting cultural and social exchanges between the participants of
the different countries will be forseen.
- The World Camp will be an encounter of cultures. Activities will be organized in the form of songs, dances, games, liturgy
as a process of cross-cultural experiences. During the program the participants will learn about the reality of the Philippines
and to know better our sister organisation Chiro. Through the living together in the hosting families, they get to know the
reality of daily life, and especially the situation of the children.
- The World Camp gives us the concrete occasion to live solidarity. Different practical projects will be set up to allow
participants to develop their creative talents for the service of communities. We want to commit ourselves in an integrative
way towards four local communities.
- The World Camp will not be an isolated event. The participants will face situations in which they reflect on the difference
of reality and possibilities, the impact it has on personal level and the messages and challenges it contains towards the own
youth-organisation.
Out of the practical experiences and the cultural exchanges during the World Camp, a message of Peace and Solidarity will be
elaborated to send to the World. We also consider the opportunity to establish links with youth work organisations world wide,
which may result in concrete partnerships.
- The world camp touches the participants. It wants to be an experience that moves the participants personally. Some feeling
that they take back home to their own local/regional organisation and their personal lives. This way we stimulate young people
towards international and intercultural open-mindedness.
Information on the project
Dates: The World Camp will take place from Wednesday the 9th of July until Friday the 25th
of July 2003. The camp will effectively last 17 days.
Day by day Programme:
July
| 7/8 |
Arrival of the participants |
(Las Piñas) |
| 9 |
Official opening of the camp |
(Taytay) |
| 10/11 |
Common activities with all participants |
(Taytay) |
| 12 |
Common activities with all participants + splitting up in three groups, departure to the different work camps
places by night travel. |
| 13 |
introduction in the families, resting, joining Chiro activities. |
| 14-19 |
Working at the different work camp places, sharing the life of the local communities and of the families. |
| 20 |
Last day in the Family, joining Chiro activities, night travel back to Las Piñas |
| 21 |
Common activities and resting day |
(Las Piñas) |
| 22 |
leave for Tagaytay - evaluation activities |
(Tagaytay) |
| 23 |
Excursion to Taal Volcano |
(Tagaytay) |
| 24 |
Evaluation activities - return to Las Piņas |
(Tagaytay - Las Piñas) |
| 25 |
Visit to Manila - official closing - Barrio Fiesta |
(Las Piñas) |
| 26/27 |
return home |
Four concrete projects
Nueva Vizcaya:
Reforestation and irrigation project in the mountain region, which provides water for the whole Luzon island. Hosting in Bayombong, Solano and Masoc.
Manila:
Different Projects in the Payatas garbage dump communities.
North Cebu
Working on a S.O.S. children's village, where abandoned children are taken care of, and starting some youth work and leadership training with these communities.
South Cebu
Working with a street children's project.
Participation conditions
- age: between 20 and 30 year
- experience in youth work and preferably also be active on the regional level
- basic knowledge of English to be able to have contacts with the local population
- openness towards new and interesting realities and flexibility in expectations concerning board and lodging, and the
sanitary conditions
- To accept the camp rules (eg: restriction of alcohol use).
- a good portion of optimism
- To be prepared to pass over the experiences made up to your own organisation after the camp.
- If wished by the organisations themselves, and this would certainly supported by Fimcap, a participation at preparation
meetings.
- Conditions imposed by the own national organisation
Number of participants
The total number of participants (without the people of the Philippines) will be 40 to 50. With the organising team and some
Chiro Philippines members, the total number will not exceed 80 participants. Most of the member federations can send two participants
to the world Camp. For the bigger organisations, it might be 3 or 4 participants.
Fees and travel costs
- The participants of the European member organisations will pay their own flight.
- It is clear that each organisation can look for financial means
to support the participants. Fimcap will provide a promotion gadget that could be sold to friends and relatives.
- We would like the European Organisations to contribute to the general costs of the world camp. Requests on this point will
follow later on.
- Fimcap will take care to reimburse flight tickets of the African, Asian and South American participants, if this is necessary
and wished.
- The European participants will pay a participation of 300 USD for the Camp.
- The participants from Asia, Africa, Latin America will pay 150 USD
What can the participants expect from us?
- an information brochure in the frame of the world camp
- after the inscription: more information on the camp, what to take along and some information about the necessary medical
precautions
- information on the Philippines.
- a small dictionary English/French/Spanish/Tagalo
- the needed support of the Chiro Philippines national team, of the Intercontinental Bureau and of the presidium.
- an insurance for the whole camp period.
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