Our latest news
New branch of SJ Vietnam has just been established
in Ho Chi Minh city !!!
An open meeting for whom who concerns to our voluntary activities or wants to be our volunteer at 7h45, Sunday, 26th Dec, Window Garden, 43 Nguyen Dinh Chieu. District 1, Ho Chi Minh City.
Contact Ms Hong: 043 7525 190 or email to info@sjvietnam.org for more information.
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Call for host families for 4 volunteers coming this January!
1. Sophie: female, 26, 3-month stay, Belgian, speak some English and fluent French
2. Annie-Claire: female, 23, 6-week stay , Belgian, speak some English and fluent French
3. Delphine: female, 23, 6-week stay, Belgian, speak some English and fluent French.
4. Isabelle: female, 22, 2-month stay, German, speak fluent English
For Sophie, Annie-Claire and Delphine, it would be good if the host families can communicate in French. The host families will be supported by SJ Vietnam with food money for volunteers (the volunteers are required to have dinners with the host families).
If you are interested, please contact Nhung, the long term volunteer coordinator at 0919118212, ltv@sjvietnam.org. Thank you!
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Local volunteers needed for workcamp SJV 1039 and SJV 1040
1. 10 local volunteers needed for workcamp SJV 1039 at Youth House, address: number 04, lane 105 Nghia Dung Str., Ba Dinh district Hanoi
Time: 13/12 – 24/12
2. 10 local volunteers needed for workcamp SJV 1040 at Fisher Village
Time: 13/12-24/12
Benefits:
- Exchange culture chances with international volunteers
- Certificate after the workcamp
- Financial support for camp leader
Requirements:
- Highly motivated
- Management skills
- Good conversation English
Contact:
Mr Tung: 0946528292.
Email: workcamp@sjvietnam.org
Deadline: 5 p.m 12/12/2010
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INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER DAY!
International volunteer day is coming!
We will have a Volunteer Fair and it will be held 4th December at Hanoi’s Botanical Garden, number 3, Hoang Hoa Tham Street. Day will start at 8h30 and end at 15h.
Things to do and prepare:
In term of SJ Vietnam: We have to prepare two tents. First tent is SJV’s tent. SJV club and local volunteers will be in charge of this booth. Second tent is environment tent named “Voluntary Actions for a Green Life”. Some international volunteers will be in charge of environment tent.
Organizers of tents will have a free lunch including kebab sandwiches and water. (But just for organizers!)
SJ Vietnam and Korean voluntary organization Koica will also prepare fun games during the Volunteer Fair.
If you are interested you are more than welcome to join with us the Volunteer Fair. All attendances can join in music, fun games, meet other people from different countries and learn more about International NGO:s in Vietnam (SJ, VSO, VIDA/AYAD, TGC, AVI, CARE, Ho Chi Minh Youth Union, AIESEC, KOV).
If you need more information, don’t hesitate to contact Hong: pr@sjvietnam.org
VOLUNTARY ACTIONS FOR A GREEN LIFE!
Sj Vietnam is organizing an environmental day called Volunteer Actions for a Green Life cooperation with the Students Club from Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST)
Voluntary Actions for a Green Life will be implemented this Sunday 21th November and next Monday 22th November in House of Culture for HUST’s student. Hall B6, HUST’s dormitory. Address is Number 10, Ta Quang Buu Street (near Minh Chau bookstore)
Program starts on Sunday and on Monday nine o’clock in the morning and ends half past nine in the evening.
During these two days we will organize the events to raise the awareness of environmental protection. We will for example plant trees, write wishes of environment down on the recycled paper, make rags from natural wool, recycle old things and tell about ecological footprint. There is also an exhibit of the fashion collection made from recycled products. In the evening we will watch movies about environment.
If you are interested you are more than welcome to join the Voluntary Actions for a Green Life with us and meet other local and international volunteers and students!
Content of the program
Warehouse International Workcamp 2011!
Dear SJ Vietnam members,
We would like to share you a great opportunity of taking part in a workcamp with our partner organization VolTra, Hong Kong.
VolTra will organize a brand new Warehouse International Workcamp from 24 Jan to 6 Feb 2011 with the theme of the most important Chinese festival, Lunar New Year. A total of 15 overseas volunteers will be accepted to the workcamp.
The aim of this workcamp is promote and appreciate the culture and tradition of the Lunar New Year, beautify the living environment of the teenage club through renovation work, planting and farm site formation by global and local voluntary power and promote the friendship, understanding and solidarity among local young people and cross-national workcampers.
The project description with details of the workcamp can be downloaded here: http://www.voltra.org/file/HKVT01-11-Project_Description.pdf
There is no participation/extra fee, but you have to pay your travel expences such as flight ticket and domestic travel cost in Hong Kong, insurance and visa.
You also have to pay application fee of joining workcamp abroad (1.000.000 VNV) for SJ Vietnam. From this inscription fee SJ Vietnam will use to support disadvantaged people in SJV’s projects and contribute for communities / social development. Food and accommodation are provided by hosting organization.
If you think that you are suitable for the position, please send your application to nvda.secretary@yahoo.com. Application deadline is 25th of November.
