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The 38th International Youth Camp (IYC)
3-16 August, 2003 / Republic of Korea
Korean National Commission for UNESCO (KNCU)
What is International Youth Camp (IYC) ?
Since opening its doors in 1966 in response to UNESCO's (United
Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization)
recommendation at the 13th session of the UNESCO General Conference
to emphasize youth programmes, the International Youth Camp (IYC) has
become an annual tradition for the Korean National Commission for
UNESCO (KNCU). Over the years, the IYC has served to enrich the lives
of 3,818 youth through camp programmes fostering international
understanding and promoting ideas of Culture of Peace and Sustainable
Development.
Starting from International Work Camp, the programme changed its name
to International Youth Camp in 1979, a forum to improve the knowledge
and awareness of world issues strengthening inter-cultural dialogue
among the young people of the world.
In recent years, youth issues have moved up from national to
international political agendas and there is growing demand from
youth for opportunities to participate in society and in development.
To commemorate the International Year of Volunteers declared by UN,
and to promote and develop International Voluntary Services with
which UNESCO has been strengthening from its creation IYC is
providing Workcamps on Peace and Human Rights, Environment and
Cultural Heritage where youth can be empowered to ensure their full
participation in society as equal and valuable partners.
Throughout fourteen days of fun but challenging camp workshops, 10
days of workcamp, international exchanges and discussions on
international issues, participants will experience many opportunities
for self-development, physical conditioning and intellectual
stimulation. Living and working together, campers from around the
world will gain a better understanding of themselves, each other and
the world around them.
The 38th International Youth Camp
- Theme : Harmony in Diversity
- Period : 3-16 August, 2003
- Location : Korea UNESCO Culture Center (Icheon) and 11 Workcamp
sites
- Participants : 130 youth (50 Korean, 80 Foreign)
- Participation Fee : US $150
- Organized by : Korean National Commission for UNESCO
- Programmes :
1) 3-4 August : Opening (Registration, Opening Ceremony, Workshops)
2) 6-14 August : 11 Workcamps (KNCU 01 - KNCU 11)
3) 15-16 August : Closing (Festival, Closing Ceremony)
KNCU Workcamp Programmes
(Workcamp Code / Supported Organization / Number of participants)
< Peace / Human Rights >
KNCU-01 / Nanumui-jib / 10 (3 Korean)
Nanumui-jib (A house of sharing) is a home for comfort women
survivors. In their youth these women were abused as comfort women or
sex slaves during World War II. Very few of them had survived the war
since the army murdered them to destroy evidence of that infringement
upon their Human Rights. Living together, they fight to reveal the
true history and to assert their Human Rights. Campers will have a
chance to think and feel about the right of each human and the
meaning of war.
- Project : 1) Maintenance work on the surrounding(garden and
museum), 2) Peace Workshop for visitors/students, 3) Raising
awareness Campaign in Seoul and Gwangju City
- Location : Gwangju (1hr from Seoul by bus)
http://www.gwangju.gyeonggi.kr
- Accommodation : Visitor's house in Nanumui-jib, heated floor,
blankets and pillows provided
KNCU-02 / Sky Dream School / 10 (3)
Recently, various movements have been initiated to solve the problems
of harsh human rights conditions in North Korea and the plight of
North Korean refugees. With the help of many NGOs and religious
groups, Sky Dream School is founded in March 2003 in the aim of
helping the resettlement and providing proper education for the young
North Korean defectors in South Korea. Volunteers will help young
North Koreans gain ideas on global issues and experience cultural
diversity through running a Summer School and Field trip to build
friendship.
- Project : 1) Teaching English and organizing free time activities
2) Maintenance work on the buildings including making book shelves
and painting walls
- Location : Cheonan(http://city.chonan.chungnam.kr/english) is
famous for Independence Memorial Hall, beautiful temples and walnut
cookies
- Accommodation : Dormitory of Korea Theological Seminary
(Presbyterian Church)
KNCU-03 / Love House Team / 15 (5)
Love House was a famous TV programme hosted by Munhwa Broadcasting
Corporation(MBC) that renovated 75 houses with the help of interior
designers and various supporters. The programme provided a new life
and house for our isolated neighbors. Even the programme is over, the
Love House Team is constantly building houses for people who
desperately need the basic housing facilities. The exact project is
to be decided in April.
- Project : 1) Manual work for building house, 2) Cultural activities
with youth in town
- Location : Gimcheon (http://www.gimcheon.go.kr) famous for Mt,
Geumo and Confucian schools
< Environment >
KNCU-04 / Korean Federation for Environmental Movement-Changnyong
(KFEM-Changnyong) / 15 (5)
Woopo wetland is a primal low bed wetland created about 140 million
years ago. More than 350 kinds of creatures are living there. Now,
Woopo is the only wetland in Korea that retains its original area. It
is protected by Ramsar convention (the convention on wetlands of
international importance especially as waterfowl habitat) and was
designated as a preservation area in 1998 by Ministry of Environment.
To educate the importance of sustainable development and to provide
an eco-tour to the wetland, KFEM-Changnyong is running Learning Place
of Woopo Ecology (LPWE) to provide eco friendly education for
visitors and villagers.
- Project : 1) Managing exhibition room for Woopo Visitor Center 2)
Making inner model wetland and botanical garden
- Location : Changnyong (http://www.cng.go.kr/english) is famous for
Straw-rope art, Changnyong relic Museum, Pugok hot spring and Hwawang
country Park (Mt.)
- Accommodation : Two big room in Learning Place of Woopo Ecology,
heated floor, blankets and pillows provided
KNCU-05 / National Campaign Forest for Life, UNESCO Culture Center /
15 (5)
For centuries, mountains have served as vast reserves of valuable
resources as well as key centers of culture and recreation. But the
rapid pace of globalization, urbanization and mass tourism are
threatening mountain communities and the resources they depend on.
This year UN declared the year 2002 as the International Year of
Mountains (IYM) to increase international awareness of the global
importance of mountain ecosystems. To make green and thick forests,
'National Campaign Forest for Life' (a Korean NGO) is leading the
environmental movement for preserving the forests, educating the next
generation and recreating the harmony between humanity and nature.
- Project : 1) Ecological monitoring and mapping forest of UNESCO
Culture Center 2) Tending and thinning forest 3) Making Eco-park
using natural resources (benches, fences, etc)
- Location : Icheon(http://www.icheon.gyeonggi.kr), 50 km from Seoul,
is best known for its high quality rice ceramic products, a long
history and finally natural hot springs.
- Accommodation : UNESCO Culture Center Villa, heated floor, blankets
and pillows provided
KNCU-06 / Forest Community Foundation / 15 (5)
Myongdalli is a town in Yangpyong being renovated since 2000. The
town had suffered from a long conflict on development and
environmental protection between the local people and
environmentalist. With the help of NGOs and experts, the local
community agreed that the environmental protection is not calling to
an end to development, but for a start of coexistence between human
beings and nature. Now, the town aims to be renewed as a Forest
Community. They need many volunteers to introduce the villagers with
eco tourism and help then understand the possibilities as well as the
necessities to keep their valuable natural resources in a cultural
and environmental friendly way.
- Project : 1) Cleaning and constructing the Green Education Center,
2) Planting trees, 3) Motivating local people for future
international co-operation and helping them setting up a new eco
tourism destiny
- Location : Yangpyong(http://www.yp21.net/eng) is 1h 30min from
Seoul, with a clean environment and beautiful scenery.
- Accommodation : Two big rooms in Green Education Center, heated
floor, blankets and pillows provided
KNCU-07 / The Korean Association For Bird Protection-Chorwon / 15 (5)
Chorwon is worldly known habitat of migratory birds and untouched
ecosystem that includes 28% of the total 155miles of DMZ
(Demilitarized Zone). The DMZ, a symbol of tragic Korean War, now
offers a secure refuge for endangered migratory birds most notable
white napped and red crowned cranes. Chorwon villagers are volunteers
actively involved in wild animal protection including restricting use
of agricultural chemicals, bird monitoring, providing medical
treatment and organizing field trips for visitors. They run Bird
Sanctuary and newly built Chorwon Ecology Center in the hope that
Chorwon can serve as a laboratory to study nature's resilience and
catalyst for building peace in Korean peninsula.
- Project : 1) Maintenance work on the surrounding(garden and
center), 2) Bird and wild animal monitoring, 3) Running education
programme for visiting children
- Location : Chorwon(http://www.cheorwon.gangwon.kr/english) is
famous for Hantan river, Security tour, Bird Watch
- Accommodation : Two big room in Chorwon Ecology Center(unused
elementary school), heated floor, blankets and pillows provided
KNCU-08 / Yerae Association for Environmental Study / 10 (3)
In 2003, Jeju Island's Halla Mountain and its surrounding areas have
been designated as a conservation area by UNESCO's Man and the
Biosphere (MAB) Programme in light of its high ecological value. MAB
develops the basis, within the natural and the social sciences, for
the sustainable use and conservation of biological diversity, and for
the improvement of the relationship between people and their
environment globally. Jeju Island is home to more than 4,000 species
of flora and fauna, and contains a bountiful array of distinctive
natural features such as caves, waterfalls and canyons. Campers will
help to restore the ecosystem of damaged areas and to preserve the
natural resources of the park in Yeraedong.
- Project : 1) Maintenance work on the surrounding(Eco-park, walk
path) 2) Designing Environment Education programme for elementary
school students and running several workshops 3) Helping farm work -
tangerine gathering
- Location : Juju Island (http://www.provin.jeju.kr) famous for
natural beautiful
- Accommodation : Community Center
< Cultural Heritage >
KNCU-09 / Jungson Arirang School / 15 (5)
Arirang is the most popular folksong in Korea and Jungson is known as
the land of Arirang. The song was designated as Provincial Intangible
Cultural Asset No. 1 in 1971 and Jungson Arirang School aims to
preserve and hand down the song to younger generations. KNCU-09 is a
cultural camp to learn Korean culture and to redecorate old school
buildings in remote countryside areas with pictures from all over the
world. The project aims to provide a diverse cultural asset to
children visiting this school.
- Project : 1) Drawing pictures on walls and stairs of the school,
2) Organizing free time activities for the local youth 3) Manual work
for making walk path
- Location : Jungson(http://www.jeongseon.go.kr/JStour_EN/index.html)
is near Dong-gang (river) and Taebaek-san (Mt.)
- Accommodation : Jungson Arirang School(unused elementary school),
Two big rooms with heated floor, blankets and pillows provided.
KNCU-10 / Gyeongju City / 15 (5)
Development and preservation for natural and cultural heritage has
always been a big concern for human beings. Gyeongju is a richly
historic and cultural city with Pulguksa Templa, Sokkuram Grotto and
Gyeongju Historic Areas designated as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage
sites. This camp aims to find out how cultural heritage is preserved
on a city level and to discuss how youth can be involved in those
activities. With the help of Gyeongju City and volunteers from
Gyeongju University, campers will experience various cultural
activities in Gyeongju where abundant cultural assets of ancient
Shilla Dynasty are found.
- Project : 1) Monitoring information maps and making a report 2)
Managing cultural heritage sites including painting walls, cleaning,
fixing fence 3) Designing World Cultural Heritage Tour with
university students who are running Field Trip in
- Location : Gyongju(http://www.gyeongju.gyeongbuk.kr/en), the
ancient capital of Shilla Dynasty is filled with nature and cultural
heritage, glorious thousand year-old Buddhist cultural remains.
- Accommodation : Gyeongju Youth Hostel, Dormitory with bunk beds
KNCU-11 / Hanok Cultural Center / 10 (3)
Hanok Cultural Center is a NGO aiming for preserving and providing
professional survey & education on cultural assets of Hanok (Korean
Traditional House). Many Hanok built before 19th century that has the
most unique sense of Korea are now seriously under attack of reckless
development and unwise public policies. To protect our heritage and
build a better future, the center is running a work camp for
renovating and maintaining a historic house in Gaepyong Maul(town)
where more than 100 Hanok are still forming a town and sometimes used
for filming. The campers will have a chance to think about what is a
house and how it should be.
- Project : 1) Manual work for house renovation 2) Building a well
and fence around it 3) Cultural activities 4) Workshop on Cultural
Heritage Preservation
- Location : Hanyang (http://www.hygn.go.kr/english) is famous for
Mt. Jiri and rich primeval forest
- Accommodation : Hanok (All facilities in Korean traditional style
including toilets)
Subject to be changed. *
General Condition
- Camper : The age range for participation is between 18-27 years old.
- Language : English will be used throughout the entire camp as the
common language. Campers have to be able to communicate in English,
but it doesn't need to be perfect.
- Participation fee : US$150, payable upon registration at the camp.
There is no fee for participants from Partner Organization (Alliance,
YAP, SCI, NVDA).
The participation fee will only cover meals from Lunch on the 3rd to
Breakfast on the 16th., insurance, local transfer and lodging. Round
airfare, airport tax, airport transfer, and pocket money should be
born by participants.
Reception : Reception team will be organized to guide campers who
arrive on 3rd August and move from Incheon International Airport to
UNESCO Culture Center together by bus.
- Location and Accommodation :
(1) 3-4, August (UNESCO Culture Center, Icheon) : Dormitory with 8
beds in one room. Room arrangements will be made before the camp
starts.
(2) 5-14 August (Workcamp sites) : Most of the workcamps are
organized in small towns or villages which are not touristy areas and
where campers can experience a real feel of a daily Korean life. To
encourage direct contact between those involved in the project, many
activities including the local population will be encouraged.
Living conditions are generally basic. According to the local
conditions, the group will mostly stay in a simple building like a
primary school or a village center sleeping on heated floors.
Blankets and pillows provided but no mattress. Please bring your own
sleeping bag, if needed.
(3) 15-16 August (Seorabol Youth Center, Gyeonju) : Heated Room style
Dormitory with mattress and blankets provided.
- Food : Campers will cook for themselves during the 'Workcamp'.
Cooking utensils and ingredients will be provided. Before and after
the Workcamp, Korean food will be provided in buffet style. Campers
are advised to bring snacks and recipes specific to their home
country.
- Project : Most of the projects involve manual work, and sometimes
the lack of sufficient tools and equipment may make the work very
repetitive and slow. Campers will work 6-7 hours or even less with
two free days during the camp. No special skills are required.
- Requirements :
(1) Since camp dress is informal, it is requested that campers bring
summer clothes and working clothes (trousers, long sleeved shirt,
running shoes). Summer in Korea is hot and humid with moderate
rainfalls. Make sure to bring umbrella and rain coat. A camp T-shirt
and a bag will be provided by the organizer.
(2) Preparation for Cultural exchange. (Information of their country,
its folk music, traditional clothes, etc.)
(3) Passport and visa requirements : Campers must be in possession of
a valid passport and other travel documents. Campers requiring a visa
for Korea are advised to obtain one in advance, from the Korean
Embassy or Consulate in their country.
Application Process
Application form (available on http://youth.unesco.or.kr/iyc) should
be completely filled out and sent to the Korean National Commission
for UNESCO by post or e-mail or fax no latter than
22 June (Sun.) 2003.
All applications will be reviewed. Once campers have been chosen,
further information about the IYC and preparation will be sent.
Contact
Ms. LEE Ji-hyang
Programme Junior Specialist
Youth Team
Korean National Commission for UNESCO
3F, 50-14 Myongdong 2 ga, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea / C.P.O Box 64,
Seoul, Korea
Tel : 82-2-755-9068
Fax : 82-2-755-9069
E-mail : iyc@Unesco.or.kr
Youth Team
Korean National Commission for UNESCO
C. P. O Box 64 Seoul, Korea
Tel : 82-2-755-9068 Fax : 82-2-755-9069
E-mail : iyc@unesco.or.kr
http://youth.unesco.or.kr/iyc
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