NVDA 9^th TNW (Training & Networking Workcamp)

and 8th GA (General Assembly)

Hosted by RUCHI, India 

* Aims:

3-1) To start international workcamps in Asia where they are not organized yet.

3-2) To improve existing workcamps, their organizations and volunteers.

3-3) To develop regional cooperation by NVDA (Network for Voluntary development in Asia).

* In this and other NVDA documents, “Asia” includes Oceania region.

By these results, the following effects can be expected:

A) To improve the situations of the main topics and other social/ ecological issues in Asia

B) To support self sufficiency and development of local communities and of NGOs/ NPOs

C) To promote global friendship, understanding and solidarity among world youth and locals

* Participants:

We plan to have 60 leaders of NGOs who will actually start/ develop international voluntary projects.

a) 44 from 22 NVDA member organizations

b) 10 from NGOs mostly in “new” countries (where NVDA does not have members) in Asia-Pacific

* Not more than one participant from one NGO. Application deadline is Nov. 16^th (only if there are still some places left, there are possibilities to apply and be accepted later) and the qualifications are:

A) Both participants and organizations need to be very motivated and capable enough to start/ develop international voluntary workcamps in their countries after this project.

B) Experienced and active, members or staff of the organizations

C) To be able to speak good enough English for daily life and discussions

 6 from Sister networks and partner organizations of NVDA in Asia and the world.

+ There will be some more RUCHI volunteers and local people to join the programs partly.

*Tentative Schedule and Program:

* Some parts will be changed by the local arrangement and proposals of the EC/ participants!

 Voluntary Work:

RUCHI is a NGO committed to integrated rural development since 1983. RUCHI has focused through the years on promoting sustainable anthropocentric development through empowerment – by providing assistance and technical support to the underprivileged, showing them the way to minimize dependence and thus attain a better life – rather than just through charity. It is already implementing some humanitarian projects including civil engineering works, like natural spring development, ferro-cement tanks, earthen or concrete irrigation tanks, check dams etc. and the participants will join such work with learning its impact and challenges.

Workshop

We will share our difficulties and know-how to solve them and plan the actions of NVDA to be submitted to the GA. The topics will be as follows (more details will be prepared and guided to the participants after they will be accepted);

A: Project management (camp leader training, recruitment and preparation of volunteers, whole   process from planning to evaluation, financial and human resources, logical flame, etc.)

B: Public Relations (1. promotion of projects through media, SNS, organizing events, etc. 2. external and internal management of PR, 3. partnership with other stakeholders such as universities, companies, governments, etc., )

C: Common Actions (1. World Tanabata Action to prevent climate change by planting trees and writing “my action” on tanzaku papers, 2. Eco Sponge Action to protect water environment and support disadvantaged women through fair trade and other social themes)

D: Impact (sharing tools and methodologies of how to measure/ collect/ present/ maximize the impact and planning further actions)

Bilateral talks

We can have 15-30 minutes with each of the other NGOs by that you can talk about anything for cooperation freely with everyone.

NVDA Poster

Each Organization will have one poster (60cm*85cm) to share the workcamp project and voluntary works in your country.  We will organize a poster exhibition in community to show the civil power and social impact via voluntary service. So please bring some photos of your voluntary project.

After the poster exhibition, we will keep the entire poster for community, so make sure you have extra copies of photos for community.

The 8th General Assembly of NVDA

Plan of Actions and the budget for 2012-13, evaluation of activities and finance in 2010-11, EC election, future events, etc. Non members are welcome to join it as observers (and there are chances for new NGOs to become members of NVDA by the decision of the EC meeting on Feb. 6^th.)

*Place:

Bandh Village in Solan district, India is a hilly rural area situated at an altitude of 3000 feet above MSL. The economy of the village is purely dependent on agriculture. Agriculture is practiced on small terraces and manually. However, the area is highly safe, secured and peaceful.

Bandh village is 30 kms far away and 90 minutes drive from the nearest railway station of Kalka.

No public transport is available from Kalka after 5 p.m. The nearest international airport is New Delhi and is 330 km for away.

* Main Organizers:

* NVDA (Network for Voluntary development in Asia) http://www.nvda-asiapacific.org/

* RUCHI (Rural Centre for Human Interests) India: Host and a member of NVDA http://www.ruchin.org/

Cooperated with CCIVS (Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service) at UNESCO and other Sister networks as well as many organizations and people in India