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Virtual Cultural Exchange Programme (for University students)

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Virtual Cultural Exchange Programme (for University students)

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Organisation: VolTra Hong Kong
Description: Make friends with people from all around the world and explore the culture together!In this programme, you would have chance to team-up with international students & Explore different culture via Mission Challenges
(More info: http://bit.ly/Virtual2021leaflet)
Join us to explore this amazing virtual journey in summer.

When? 22/05/2021 - 05/06/2021

Number of Volunteers: 2- 30

Where? Zoom

Registration: here

Requirements: Enroll Now ( bit.ly/VTvirtual21 ) if you are currently studying in University Degree/ master/ post-graduate Programme

Contact Person: Daivd Au
app@voltra.org

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Organisation: Concordia France
Description: As the covid-19 changes our habits and asks us to stay a little more at home, this virtual workcamp is a way to connect with new people across the globe.Come and join us for this virtual workcamp dedicated to cooking together, learning recipes from around the world and sharing our results, all the while having fun with new friends.In this workcamp, we will get together every week for a session that lasts around two hours, share recipes and cook.This VW is the perfect opportunity to learn a new recipe that is typical of a country other than your own! You will also be invited to share your own favorite recipe with other participants and prepare it together. We will also do online activities, games and get to know each other and everybody’s culture. This workcamp is the perfect way to travel from your own home, while learning new recipes that you will be able to share with your friends and family.We will start off with a typical french dish, and then the group will come up together with the menu they’d enjoy cooking during the next sessions. This virtual camp is built with and for you ! No need to be a kitchen whizz to join this workcamp, all you need is motivation and the curiosity to learn about other countries’ cuisine culture.
The first session will be on the 4th of May, and the workcamp will last from 4 to 6 weeks depending on the number of participants.

When? 04/05/2021 - 31/05/2021

Number of Volunteers: 3-8

Where? Slack or Google Meet

Registration: here

Requirements:
1. A Computer (or smartphone) with a microphone and webcam
2. Basic kitchen tools
3. Good interent connection
4. Basic knowledge of English

Contact Person: Theo, Juliette et Cécile Concordia, concf.virtualcamp@gmail.com

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Organisation: IBG

Description: Have you ever wanted to make your own Podcast? Not sure where to even begin?

Here would be a great place!!

Podcasts are a great tool for expressing information and opinions and can potentially be used as part of a wider discussion. We want to use them to discuss our Workcamp and volunteering experience and to tell stories that we think others will find hilarious or inspiring.

In this Virtual Camp, we will discuss:

1. What makes a good podcast; what kinds of questions you should ask and how you should structure it,

2. What programs you could use to record and edit your podcast,

3. Which platforms you could use to upload your podcast,

We will also have a practical application with our discussions. During this Virtual Camp, we will record part of a podcast as a means of putting what we learn together into practice and to spring board into more ideas for podcasts.

We would love for you to join us and to hear about your experiences!!

When? 07/04/2021 to 05/05/2021 (The sessions will be 2 hours every Wednesday, starting from 5pm CET)

Number of volunteers: 10-15

Where? Big Blue Button

Registration: here

Requirements: Webcam and Microphone. It would be preferable for participants to have some Workcamp or volunteering experiences that they can share and draw from.

Contact Person: Adam Peace
virtualcamps@ibg-workcamps.org

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Environmentally Aware - Learn from home (SEEDS 108, 109 Virtual camp)

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Environmentally Aware - Learn from home (SEEDS 108, 109 Virtual camp)

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Organisation: SEEDS
Description:
PROJECT: Over the past year, all the changes connected to COVID-19 have posed new challenges to all of us. Many workcamps had to be cancelled. Volunteers who were excited to work in an intercultural group in a foreign country could not make it to their camps and many of us were forced to stay within their own houses for months.

However, not only bad things came out of this. During lockdown we started to host our first virtual camps and learnt that online meetings are a great way of connecting with people all across the world and promoting our ideals and environmental awareness, even without meeting physically. Join us in this virtual camp to volunteer and learn in a different way!

What will we be working on together? SEEDS camp leaders will be creating opportunities for you to focus on different current environmental and sustainability issues through a selection of workshops and activities online. One of our aims is to help create more environmentally aware consumers and travellers. During this camp participants can share their love for (and learn more about) global and local environmental topics such as climate change, waste management, sustainable solutions.

There will be two to three different sessions each day. As each of our camp leaders have focused on specific topics according to their knowledge and experiences, the sessions we offer can be arranged with the participants based on what they are more interested in and can include:

- Plant-based cooking & vegetarian baking classes
- DIY natural self-care or cleaning products tips
- DIY repurposing plastic bottles/used products workshops
- Everyday eco-friendly habits workshops
- Overall Iceland introduction and Iceland-related environmental issues workshops
- Presentations about the effects of tourism and slow-travel tips
- Presentations about the problems of fashion industry and clothes upcycling tips
- Presentations about climate change and how to face deniers
- Presentations about permaculture and urban agriculture
- Fun and interesting environmental quizzes and documentaries

Note that this project is a learning/sharing camp, so we encourage everyone to share their knowledge and participate actively in this learning process. We also encourage our participants to create and share presentations about their countries, as our leaders will do the same. This is a great way to meet new people from all over the world, so you can exchange ideas, experiences, language, music, recipes and much more with the other online volunteers, just as in a regular workcamp. Bring your own ideas and let’s be creative together!

ACCOMMODATION:
Your own home! It might not be a brand new experience, but hey, you might be missing out on sharing a room with the whole workcamp group or having to make a schedule for the showers. Is that really so bad...? Plus, in our virtual camp, you might have a chance to see how different homes all over the world look!

LOCATION:
This camp takes place online. It is accessible to everybody with a working internet connection. No borders, no visa, no need to travel, so you are saving CO2 emissions which is better for our beautiful planet! While it is important to keep physical distance at the moment, we can create social proximity in the digital world.

We believe that especially in times as challenging as these, it is important to raise our voices for solidarity and international friendship. International workcamps were created 100 years ago to work towards mutual understanding, peace and solidarity beyond borders. Let’s keep this spirit and find new ways to get to know and support each other. These virtual camps are organised as an effort to keep up international volunteering, even if most of us cannot travel right now.

LANGUAGE:
English will be the language in the camp; conversational skills are required.

REQUIREMENTS:
Internet connection, and a laptop camera and microphone.

Applicants need to send us a concise motivation letter stating their interest to join. You must attend at least 80% of the activities and complete the homework and assignments in order to receive a certificate of attendance.

EXTRAS / SPECIAL REMARKS:
There is no participation fee for this camp, but you are of course welcome to support our work financially on a voluntary basis.

Times:
SEEDS 108 from13/04/2021 to 22/04/2021. The deadline for application is 08.04.
SEEDS 109 from 27/04/2021 to 06/05/2021. The deadline for application is 22.04.
Each session lasts 2-3 hours.

Number of volunteers: 2 to 12

Where? Zoom

Requirements: Internet connection, and a laptop camera and microphone.

Registration: here

Contact Person: Julia volunteer@seeds.is

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Organisation: GHD
Description: In this Virtual camp, you will have the chance to:
1. Improve you speaking skills in russian
2. Discuss actual social related topics and search for solutions to global problems
3. Get to know cultures of different countries (according to countries of
participants)and of course share culture of your country
4. find new friends, play games and have fun!

When? 04/04/2021 - 28/04/2021
The sessions will be around 90 mins each.

Number of Volunteers: 6-12

Where? Zoom

Registration: here

Requirements: 1.You will need to fill out this form: http://bit.ly/37Zhs1i
2. You will need a B1-B2 level in Russian, which means you can understand the meaning of speech and texts,
3. The Zoom application with a good internet connection.
4. Free time to join meetings according to the schedule

Contact Person: Murat Bayraktar
murat.bayraktar@gonulluhizmetlerdernegi.org