(Planting trees in Fukushima, Japan)
(Empower the slum in Hanoi, Vietnam)
Brief Introduction of NVDA
（Network for Voluntary Development in Asia）
Written by KAIZAWA Shinichiro, President of NVDA
E-mail: nice@nice1.gr.jp Phone: 81-(0)3- 3358-7140
Url: http://www.nvda-asiapacific.org
NVDA is…
a network NGO of international
voluntary service (i.v.s.) NGOs in Asia-Pacific.
* 26 member NGOs in 19 countries
* Main activities are international workcamps
(= group living type of i.v.s. projects)
•Volunteers are mostly youth
•From 2 days to 1 year, but mostly2-3 weeks.
• 3,000 projects in 100 countries with 100,000 vols.
The members organized 2,175 i.v.s. projects
and exchanged 27,675 volunteers in 2010-11.
NVDA was…
founded in 1997 by 11 i.v.s. NGOs!
< World Tanabata Action (Global action to prevent climate change) >
1) Plant trees (or other actions to reduce
green gas emission)
2) Write “my action” to prevent climate
change on “tanzaku” papers
3) Collect tanzaku papers & exhibit
at G8 Summit, UNESCO conferences, etc.
Indonesia
This action is co-organized with
* CCIVS
(Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service)
* NICE (Never-ending International workCamps Exchange), Japan
* CONCORDIA, France
France
Japan
It was started in 2008 and in 2008-2010,
* 21,427 people in 19 countries joined!
* 822,831
trees were planted!
*15,882 tanzaku papers were collected!
India
Example 1 - Special Networking International Workcamps
for Revival from the Disasters (SNIWRD)
1-1. Summary
Dates
2011/09/23 - 2012/03/25 (6 months)
combining short & long term workcamps.
Place
Tohoku, Japan (Rikuzen-takata, Kirikiri, etc.)
Aims
a. Support revival of Tohoku
b. Create Asia-Pacific collaboration
c. Dispatch the real pictures of Tohoku
Work
a. Forestry, farming, fishing, cleaning
b. Taking care of the children
c. Organizing the forums in Tokyo
Vols.
21 from 9 countries (Japan, China, Indonesia,
Thailand, Vietnam, Nepal, Taiwan, USA, Mexico)
Average age: 33 (18-81), 13 female, 6 students
Organ- NICE (Member in Japan), Japan Foundation,
izers
in cooperation with NVDA
1-2. Background
* Giant earthquake and tsunami
was happened on 2011 Mar. 11th in Tohoku.
* 30,000 people were killed/ lost and
everything (also intangible) was destroyed.
* NICE started workcamps from Apr. 4th and
4,506 vols. x days worked in 9 places.
1-3. Challenges
a. Damage is so huge, we
need to continue 10 years!
b. No visa for long term vols.
(Working Holiday visa is limited.)
c. When/ how to get more local
contribution & commitment
1-4. Impact (mainly in a local level)
a. Physical
(planted
trees, made rafts, etc.)
b. Mental
(prevent
isolation, re-motivated)
c. Networking
(friendship, solidarity)
1-5. Plan for 2012
Continue the projects!
8 short term (2 weeks) and 6 long
term (3 months) workcamps
* Rikuzen-takata (oyster rafts)
* Kirikiri (revival forests)
* Minami-sanriku (sea weed)
* Kawauchi (planting trees)
* Minamata (hosting Fukushima kids)
Special Workcamps for
Networking Ex. Disaster Areas
* Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Nepal
* 2012/08/03 - 08/12 (10 days)
* 40 Teenagers of Tohoku & Asia
* Sponsored by HSBC
Collaboration between NGOs and Higher Education
< Why? >
International
Voluntary
Service
NGOs
 3000 projects in
100 countries.
 Preparation/
Follow up in local
 International
volunteers
Sharing goals, know-how,
promotion, advocacy, etc.
 Providing Vols.
(students)
 Academic input
to the projects
 New projects in
“new” countries
Higher
Education
Bodies
Collaboration between NGOs and Higher Education
< How? >
1. Organizing “group workcamps” in NGOs’ projects
(hosting group of students from higher education)
2. Sending the students to NGOs’ “normal” projects
(NGOs can organize classes & PR events in the schools)
3. Hosting international vols. in Schools’ projects
(possibly, also Long Term Volunteers)
1. Organizing “group workcamps” in NGOs’ projects
HKIEd (Hong Kong Institute of Education)
In 2010-11, 154 students joined 13 workcamps in 6 countries (Nepal,
Bangladesh, Japan, Mongolia, Indonesia, India).
Country
Nepal
Bangladesh
Japan
Mongolia
Mongolia
Bangladesh
Nepal
Dates (Y/M/D)
10/03/27-10/04/10
10/03/27-10/04/10
10/03/30-10/04/10
10/06/12-10/06/26
10/06/12-10/07/25
10/12/20-10/12/31
10/12/20-10/12/31
Host
NIFC
BWCA
NICE
MCE
MCE
BWCA
NIFC
Pax
10
8
11
12
8
13
15
1. Organizing “group workcamps” in NGOs’ projects
Keio University in Tokyo (Students of Medical science)
14 days every year in Semarang, Indonesia where 20
students of both countries work to improve the health of street
children (organized by NICE Japan and IIWC Indonesia).
2. Sending the students to NGOs’ “normal” projects
“International Volunteeering” in Kokushikan Univ. in Tokyo
 By KAIZAWA Shinichiro (President of NVDA and of NICE, Japan)
 Organizing 3 different classes of as its lecturer since 2002.
 Over 300 students have joined international workcamps in Asia.
< Impact- examples >
1. Students found their direction and got very active to
study! (some became project leaders, started NGOs, etc.)
2. Projects also got big benefits by hosting students
(well prepared, semi-specialized)
Impact on Personal Development
< Increase Capacity >
1)
1) Practical skills, knowledge
(Language, cutting glasses, cooking,
agricultural issues, games, etc.)
5
6)
3
5 = Much better
4 = Some better
3 = A bit better
2 = No change
1 = Worse
1
(Cooperative, flexibility, tolerance,
Communication, social mind, tc.)
3)
5)
usefulness, being active, etc.)
4)
4) Career, goals
5) Opinions and
values for Society
(I’ve got this occupation,
changed subject, found an
idealistic person)
(What is happiness,
inter-cultural learning,
food and life, etc.)
< Direction of Life >
2)
2
2) Living with others & society
3) Living by oneself (Confidence,
4
< Networking >
6) Useful human
networks
(Wedding, best
friends, colleagues)
Impact in various aspects
(Level)
Environmental Economic Educational Cultural
Social
Global
Regional
National
Local
Personal
Pilot AVS (Asian Voluntary Service)
1. Preparation
Seminar
2. Touring Asian
workcamps
3. Evaluation
Seminar
* 2012 Oct. 01-05
* Tokyo, Japan
* 12 vols. + 6 specialists
* Learn how to measure
* 2012/10/06 - 2013/03/20
* All around Asia
* 2 vols. x 6 themes (kids,
forests, disasters, etc.)
* Measuring the impact
* 2013 Mar. 21-25
* Tokyo, Japan
* 12 vols.+ 6 specialists
* Finalize the research
and present in Fiesta!