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PATRIMONITO Workcamp in Ha Long Bay
You are interested about environmental issues and free for 2 weeks in August ?!
We are currently looking for international and local volunteers to participate to our World Heritage Workcamp.
From the 17th until the 28th of August, SJ Vietnam will be hosting this workcamp for the second time.
The theme of this year is Green Ha Long Bay Forever. The main goal of the workcamp will be to raise awareness of the local population.
The activities will include workshops, forum, collecting garbage, cycling around the city and meeting local environmental clubs and authorities.
If you need more info please contact us at worldheritage@sjvietnam.org
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS AND WORKCAMP LEADERS!!!
You have at least 2 WEEKS free this summer?!! You want to meet new people, practice your English and do social activities ?!
We are currently looking for local volunteers to take part to the following workcamps :
- SJV0916, Gardening at Hold the Future, Hanoi
- SJV0917, Welfare Center, Hai Duong
- SJV0918, Youth House School, Hanoi
All of them will take place from the 6th to the 17th of JULY. (we have more workcamps after these dates).
Please check our workcamp description on our website at INFOSHEET and contact our workcamp coordinator at workcamp@sjvietnam.org.
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Dear Local Volunteers,The long-term department is currently looking for Host Families for its International volunteers.
What is it exactly?
Being a host family means to offer a place to stay to an international volunteer. But not only, you should also be ready to share your meals with her/ him, your culture, and some activities if you have free time.
What do you need ?
- Check if your family agrees to host a volunteer
- Have a free bed/ room in your place
- Be open-minded
- Have at least one family member with basic English knowledge
- Be ready to support the volunteer (e.g: if he/she needs help to find the bus stop)
- Be willing to share the Vietnamese culture
How can you do it ?
Contact SJ Vietnam by email at ltv@sjvietnam.org or by phone: 04 221 54 993. Then one of our coordinator will visit your place to see whether it is suitable for our volunteers or not.
Please contact us before the 15th of July !
SJ Vietnam team wish you all a great summer 2009,
LTV's Department.
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PR-intern needed at Solidarité Jeunesses Vietnam
From July 13, Solidarité Jeunesses offers a voluntary internship in its PR-department.
This is an opportunity for you to earn experiences in working with people from all over the world in a very young and dynamic volunteering organization, which is under constant growth and development. Get an insight into various global and local issues such as poverty, lack of education, safety (e.g. traffic safety), health and human rights.
As our intern you will:
- get in touch with our project partners and volunteers; conduct interviews with them and write articles for our newsletter
- create and maintain social network accounts for SJV for promotional purpose (e.g. on face-book, blog)
- keep our contacts updated (Friday list; local volunteers list)
- support our PR-team in promoting SJV on our website (e.g. create new topics on our forum, care for discussions on the forum) and communicate with people who are interested in SJV on yahoo/Skype
- support the PR-team on fundraising for events
Requirements:
- good English (oral and writing skills)
- be interested in working in the field of voluntarism
- outgoing personality
Duration: At least 2 months and about 4 hours of work a day in the office.
This is an unpaid internship.
Are you interested?
Then apply now!
Application deadline: July 5, 2009
For further information and application please send SJV your resume via the following e-mail address: pr@sjvietnam.org with the subject: Internship SJV
Jessica Eguakun
Human Resources
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Training for workcamp's facilitator
You are free this summer, you want to meet international volunteer, be involve in a project, you want to introduce how beautiful is your country, you want to promote the voluntarism in Vietnam, you are free for a least 2 weeks and you are an actif and smiling person ?
So SJ Vietnam have give you the opportunity to become ''Facilitator for international workcamp"
During 2 days, SJ Vietnam will train you to manage an international workcamp and it's for free
You will learn about :
- SJ Vietnam
- The International workcamp
- How to manage an international team of volunteer
- How to manage a budget
- How to create social activities,
- How to be more sustainable in your daily life
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You will have to opportunities to meet international long term volunteer, SJ Vietnam's staff, how funny and kind we are :
This training will be on Saturday 4th at 8.30 am July to Sunday 5th July at 5 p.m
It will take place in Hanoi, near Long Bien. In our project's place.
We will provide you food, accommodation, joy, and training.
For subscribe, please send an email to workcamp@sjvietnam.org
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Fréd
So SJ Vietnam have give you the opportunity to become ''Facilitator for international workcamp"
During 2 days, SJ Vietnam will train you to manage an international workcamp and it's for free
You will learn about :
- SJ Vietnam
- The International workcamp
- How to manage an international team of volunteer
- How to manage a budget
- How to create social activities,
- How to be more sustainable in your daily life
- ...
You will have to opportunities to meet international long term volunteer, SJ Vietnam's staff, how funny and kind we are :
This training will be on Saturday 4th at 8.30 am July to Sunday 5th July at 5 p.m
It will take place in Hanoi, near Long Bien. In our project's place.
We will provide you food, accommodation, joy, and training.
For subscribe, please send an email to workcamp@sjvietnam.org
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Fréd
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News from LTV department!
From 8th until 12th June
This Week…
We still have currently 9 long-term volunteers living in our LTV house.
A group of 5 medicine students from Un ETAI Pour le Vietnam, one of SJ
Vietnam partners from France, is currently in Hanoi. They will support
the Fisher village and Youth House project for 1 month.
Bo de pagoda, one of SJ Vietnam projects got donation $200 from Total
Oil Pacific Asia Vietnam. Thanks to this donation, SJ Vietnam will
provide basic food such as rice and milk as well as hygienic products
and basic medicine.
Welcome Back!
Cedric, one of our French EVS volunteers, came back after traveling.
Since Monday, he started again his project at the Fisher village.
Goodbye!
From 8th until 12th June
This Week…
We still have currently 9 long-term volunteers living in our LTV house.
A group of 5 medicine students from Un ETAI Pour le Vietnam, one of SJ
Vietnam partners from France, is currently in Hanoi. They will support
the Fisher village and Youth House project for 1 month.
Bo de pagoda, one of SJ Vietnam projects got donation $200 from Total
Oil Pacific Asia Vietnam. Thanks to this donation, SJ Vietnam will
provide basic food such as rice and milk as well as hygienic products
and basic medicine.
Welcome Back!
Cedric, one of our French EVS volunteers, came back after traveling.
Since Monday, he started again his project at the Fisher village.
Goodbye!
This Friday we have to say goodbye to Laura, Finish volunteer who
joined the Youth House project. We wish her all the best in the
future!
Coming Soon…
Next Wednesday, we will welcome one of the GLEN volunteers who will
join a Human Resources project at the SJ Vietnam office.
A farewell party and Israeli night will be organized by Modi next
Thursday. He will cook some specialties from his country.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (Workshop at the Youth House)
Posted on 2009-06-13 10:00 by PR
SJ Vietnam would like to thank you warmly for organizing a workshop at the Youth House in Hanoi on the 9th of June 2009.
It was a great opportunity for the children of the Fisher Village to come out with their own ideas and to participate to the talks.
We will be very pleased to have you visit our other projects in the future.
We wish you good luck for your future workshops!
If you need any information about Solidarités Jeunesses Vietnam or picture from the workshop you can contact Son, our PR coordinator, at pr@sjvietnam.org
Best Regards from our SJ team Members,
Do Thi Phuc
SJ Vietnam Director
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
(Earth in Your Eyes)
SJ Vietnam would like to thank all the donors, staff from the hospital, Vietnamese and foreign volunteers for their contribution to the “Earth in Your Eyes” event that took place at the National Pediatrics Hospital in Hanoi on the 31st of May 2009.
Special thanks to:
- The “Last Passenger” TV Show participants, who donated their prize and helped to make this event happen.
- The children and their families from Kidweb Forum, for their donations and participation to the performance.
We hope we can rely on your contributions and donations to support our next events.
You can contact us at the following link: www.sjvietnam.org or by email at info@sjvietnam.org
Best Regards,
Do Thi Phuc
News from the LTV department
Our last 2 weeks (from 25/05/09 until 05/06/09)
9 long-term volunteers from Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Belgium and Korea are working at the National Pediatric Hospital, the Youth House School, the Fisher Village, the Office, and the Bo De Pagoda.
9 volunteers are enjoying living in our LTV House located near Tay Ho.
On the Occasion of Children’s Day:
- Children from the Youth House and Bo De Pagoda were invited to watch a movie at Hanoi Megastar. The theater offered them free tickets, transportation and offered them some presents: books, candies and biscuits!
- A performance was organised on Sunday, 31st of May at the National Pediatrics Hospital of Hanoi. Our LTV’s prepared a performance of the ‘sleeping beauty’ for the Children. They also created the decoration and the costumes!
On Thursday, 28th of May, the children from the Youth House school went to Hanoi Water Park with our long term and local volunteers.
The Children from the Youth House drew some pictures to decorate our office in My Dinh.
Coming soon....
- 2 new volunteers from Czech Republic and Germany are coming in June and July. They will come through GLEN program and join a project of Human Resources Management at the office.
- Israeli Night at the LTV House. Modi, our Israeli volunteer will prepare some food from his country and explain some general facts.
News from the LTV department
Welcome !
To Eunmi from Korea. SJ Vietnam staff and volunteers are very happy to have a new Asian volunteer ! Eunmi will work at the Hospital for 2 months.
This week....
10 long-term volunteers from Korea, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, and Belgium are working at the National Pediatric Hospital, the Youth House School, the Fisher Village, the Office, the Bo De Pagoda, and Hold the Future.
All our volunteers are currently living in our LTV House located near Tay Ho lake.
On the 25th and 26th of April 8 long-term volunteers and 6 staff members joined our Intercultural Weekend in Ha Tay province (40 km from Hanoi). This event was quite successful. All participants got the chance to know each other better and have a good time altogether. The activities organized during this weekend include: an intercultural debate, a quiz about Europe and Vietnam, skits about prejudice, Olympiad games with challenges representing the difficulties to integrate a new country, a bonfire with live music and a karaoke night !
From the 30th of April until the 3rd of May, our volunteers and staff members had 4 days off to relax (Vietnamese Victory Day on the 30th and Labour Day on the 1st ). During this free time they took the chance to discover new areas in Vietnam. Places visited include Cat Ba Island, Co To Island, the Perfume Pagoda...
Everybody came back full of energy from their trips!
Coming soon....
This Friday, our long-term volunteers Isabel & Laura will organize a Movie Night at the Youth House school. All the children from the Fisher Village and the island are welcome to join this special event !
Next week, SJ Vietnam is very proud to participate to a Vietnamese TV Show called “The Last Passenger”. The team will be composed of staff members, children from the Youth House School and long-term volunteers. The other long-term volunteers will be come to cheer for SJV. We hope to win a trip for all the participants!
Our last 2 weeks (from 25/05/09 until 05/06/09)
9 long-term volunteers from Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Belgium and Korea are working at the National Pediatric Hospital, the Youth House School, the Fisher Village, the Office, and the Bo De Pagoda.
9 volunteers are enjoying living in our LTV House located near Tay Ho.
On the Occasion of Children’s Day:
- Children from the Youth House and Bo De Pagoda were invited to watch a movie at Hanoi Megastar. The theater offered them free tickets, transportation and offered them some presents: books, candies and biscuits!
- A performance was organised on Sunday, 31st of May at the National Pediatrics Hospital of Hanoi. Our LTV’s prepared a performance of the ‘sleeping beauty’ for the Children. They also created the decoration and the costumes!
On Thursday, 28th of May, the children from the Youth House school went to Hanoi Water Park with our long term and local volunteers.
The Children from the Youth House drew some pictures to decorate our office in My Dinh.
Coming soon....
- 2 new volunteers from Czech Republic and Germany are coming in June and July. They will come through GLEN program and join a project of Human Resources Management at the office.
- Israeli Night at the LTV House. Modi, our Israeli volunteer will prepare some food from his country and explain some general facts.
News from the LTV department
Welcome !
To Eunmi from Korea. SJ Vietnam staff and volunteers are very happy to have a new Asian volunteer ! Eunmi will work at the Hospital for 2 months.
This week....
10 long-term volunteers from Korea, Finland, France, Germany, Israel, and Belgium are working at the National Pediatric Hospital, the Youth House School, the Fisher Village, the Office, the Bo De Pagoda, and Hold the Future.
All our volunteers are currently living in our LTV House located near Tay Ho lake.
On the 25th and 26th of April 8 long-term volunteers and 6 staff members joined our Intercultural Weekend in Ha Tay province (40 km from Hanoi). This event was quite successful. All participants got the chance to know each other better and have a good time altogether. The activities organized during this weekend include: an intercultural debate, a quiz about Europe and Vietnam, skits about prejudice, Olympiad games with challenges representing the difficulties to integrate a new country, a bonfire with live music and a karaoke night !
From the 30th of April until the 3rd of May, our volunteers and staff members had 4 days off to relax (Vietnamese Victory Day on the 30th and Labour Day on the 1st ). During this free time they took the chance to discover new areas in Vietnam. Places visited include Cat Ba Island, Co To Island, the Perfume Pagoda...
Everybody came back full of energy from their trips!
Coming soon....
This Friday, our long-term volunteers Isabel & Laura will organize a Movie Night at the Youth House school. All the children from the Fisher Village and the island are welcome to join this special event !
Next week, SJ Vietnam is very proud to participate to a Vietnamese TV Show called “The Last Passenger”. The team will be composed of staff members, children from the Youth House School and long-term volunteers. The other long-term volunteers will be come to cheer for SJV. We hope to win a trip for all the participants!
New video about the project "Bring a smile, shoot the pain"
News from the LTV department
This week....
Our current long-term volunteers are very active! 13 long-term volunteers from Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Denmark, and Belgium are working at the National Pediatric Hospital, the Blind School, the Youth House School, the Fisher Village, the Office, the Bo De Pagoda, and Hold the Future.
9 volunteers are enjoying living in our LTV House located near Tay Ho and 4 volunteers are discovering the Vietnamese way of life in host families.
Last Sunday, 3 LTV’s: Isabel, Cédric and Laura went to Hanoi Water Park with the children from the Youth House school. 15 children from the Fisher Village had fun swimming in the pools and jumping on the slides.
Our current long-term volunteers are very active! 13 long-term volunteers from Finland, France, Germany, Israel, Denmark, and Belgium are working at the National Pediatric Hospital, the Blind School, the Youth House School, the Fisher Village, the Office, the Bo De Pagoda, and Hold the Future.
9 volunteers are enjoying living in our LTV House located near Tay Ho and 4 volunteers are discovering the Vietnamese way of life in host families.
Last Sunday, 3 LTV’s: Isabel, Cédric and Laura went to Hanoi Water Park with the children from the Youth House school. 15 children from the Fisher Village had fun swimming in the pools and jumping on the slides.
Our 2 volunteers, Annika and Modi, at the Hospital project are starting new exciting activities with the children. This week they made “juggling socks” and gave clown performances in the kids’ rooms.
Annika and Modi with the help of our local volunteers are preparing Children’s Day which will take place on the 1st of June.
At Hold the Future project Fabienne and Fred our volunteers from France and Belgium are making some nice creations. They are currently designing new products for the center.
Since last week Fabienne and Fred are also learning the Vietnamese sign language in order to be able to communicate better with the disabled young adults of the center.
Welcome Back !
We are happy to welcome back Annegret, Isabel and Roxane who had some holidays in Vietnam and Cambodia. During their relaxing time they could discover more about the South-East Asia culture. They came back full of energy and new ideas for their projects !
Coming soon....
- On the 25th and 26th of April our volunteers will join our staff for an Intercultural Weekend in Ha Tay province (40 km from Hanoi). The aim of this weekend is to have the LTVs know the staff member better and understand more about culture differences. Different activities will be held during the weekend including a debate, a quiz and Olympiad games.
- 2 new volunteers from Korea and Belgium will be coming next month to work at the Hospital and Xuan Thuy National Park. We are looking forward to extend our nationalities among the LTV’s !
“LIGHT FROM LANGUAGE” - ENGLISH TUTORS FOR BLIND CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN NGUYEN DINH CHIEU SCHOOL IN HA NOI - VIET NAM
SJ Vietnam
With warmest regards
Thank you very much for your kind attention and we hope to have your support to the grant.
Simple but praiseworthy dreams like any normal children, “I strive to study to have a chance of being a university student one day.” – “Music is my dream and my future” – “My dream is to have a stable work for my independent living”, the visually impaired children in NguyenDinhChieuSchool cross their fingers day by day. Understanding the right and praiseworthy dreams of blind children with great determination, SJ Vietnam has put huge efforts in “Light from Language Project” – English tutors for blind children and adults in NguyenDinhChieuSchool to bring light of knowledge to support social integration of the laudable people during the last four years. We understand that education is an effective bridge to connect people with disabilities and the surrounding community. NguyenDinhChieuSchool and We therefore cooperate to keep their educational process continuous. Unfortunately, fund for their summer education is not available because the school has not received any donation until now. That will cause big disadvantages for blind kids because their educational efforts are interrupted. If so, how can they catch up with normal students when the new school year starts at September? They must work harder, but there seems no more free time during semesters because they not only study academic programs but vocational training courses as well. Thereupon, SJ Vietnam strongly calls for a financial packet of $1,000 to support NguyenDinhChieuSchool to hire teachers and provide meals for about 30 blind children during their summer education period. Be with us to lighten the life of the visually-impaired students via light of knowledge! Hope to receive your support before June.
Grant proposal for BLIND SCHOOL PROJECT
SJ Vietnam Director
