 
< NVDA is >
An international networking NGO (Non-Governmental Organization) to
promote international voluntary service (especially international workcamps)
in Asia/ Pacific * In NVDA, "Asia" means "Asia and Pacific regions".
It was started in 1997 by 11 NGOs in
11 countries and now
consists of 19 national NGOs in 14 countries/ area.
In 2006-07, the NVDA members
* Organized 1,857 workcamps/ international voluntary service projects
that can estimate to have working power of 318,373 "vols.
x days".
* Hosted 7,102 international (incoming) volunteers in their projects.
* Hosted 9,087 national (incoming) volunteers in their projects.
* Sent 7,702 (outgoing) volunteers to the projects all over the world.
Leaflet of NVDA Biannual Report for 2006-2007
The main activities are (see Activities for more info.!)
1) Regular Networking Projects
2) Starting workcamps in new countries
3) Improving qualities of NGOs and their projects
4) Sending volunteers to workcamps all over the world
5) Common actions in Asia for various social issues
<NVDA welcomes>
NGOs to start international workcamps/ send volunteers
to abroad in/ from the countries where there are no projects
yet
Volunteers to join the workcamps all over the world from
Asia (from the member NGOs in your country or NVDA itself)
Donation for protection of forests and water, support for
disadvantaged children, starting workcamps in new countries,
etc.
Participants for NVDA Common Actions for protection of
forests and water, support for disadvantaged children,
etc
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< What's new!? >
The 8th Training & Networking Workcamp
with the 7th General Assembly was held
in 17-26 Jan. 2010 in Taiwan hosted by VYA.
Click here!
The first workcamp in Hong Kong was
organized by VT Hong Kong, VYA Taiwan and
NICE Japan 19/12/09-03/01/10 with 16 vols.
Group workcamps with HKIEd were organized
in the Philippines and India in 19/12/09-02/01/10
(and in Japan and Nepal in Apr. 2010).
Special Tanabata Workcamp was organized in
Paris 26/11-06/12/09 by vols. to help organizing
International NGO Conference in UNESCO.
Acrylic Sponge Action is organized as the
official common actions for 2008-09. Click here
for the leaflet to recruit the participants.
World Tanabata Action 2009 is
organized with CCIVS at UNESCO, NICE Japan
and CONCORDIA France and we expect to have
20,000 participants from 40 countries. Click here
for the leaflet to recruit the "National Partners".
Group workcamps were co-organized with
HKIEd (Hong Kong Institute of Education) and
EYES in 23/12/08-04/01/09 in the Philippines
(Picture), 05/04-19/04/09 in Japan and Nepal,
and 16/06-29/06 & 16/06-30/07/09 in Mongolia.
Over 70 students have joined the projects.
The 5th Annual Meeting was held in
17-19 Feb. 2009 in Tokyo, Japan with 21 youth
leaders from 15 NGOs in 13 countries.
Click here for some more details.
Training for Trainers for Long and Middle
Term Voluntary service was co-organized with ASEF,
NICE and ALLIANCE in 11-17 Feb. 2009 in Tokyo
with 29 participants from 25 NGOs in 21 countries.
Grant of 500,000 yen was approved by JICS
(Japan International Cooperation System) on 15
Jan. 2009 mainly for the cost for management.
News flash for Asia was issued by the
General Secretaryin Oct. 2008. (Click here!)
The 5th NVDA Special workcamp "Art
Diem 2008" was co-organized with SJV and YAP
in 08-20 Sep. 2008 in Hanoi, Vietnam. (Report)
Special G8 Workcamp was co-organized
with NICE, HIF and CCIVS in 27 Jun. - 10 Jul. 2008
in Hokkaido, Japan with 12 NGO leaders from 8
countries and over 800 local participants.
See Project report (3.5 MB).
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