Vang Vieng 3B

CODE: NICE-26Y-0426E

Work:

Volunteers will do physical work in the morning such as construction/ maintenance of Youth Center and small gardening at Center (mostly planting flowers and trees for shade), and assist/ join English teaching class and club activities of traditional dance as well as playing with them (maybe organizing something!) in the afternoon as the after school activities.

Accomodation and food

Phoudindaeng Youth Center. Sleeping on the floor dormitory bed (Sleeping bag is necessary), female and male are separated. Meals will be cooked by volunteers by turns. There are local markets near the village. Sometime dinner will be Vangvieng town.

Location and leisure

Van Vieng is a famous tourist spot, but the workcamp is located in the rural agricultural village in Van Vieng district in the north part, surrounded by the river and mountains. Other activities - Going to the market, Basi Ceremony, Performance, Party, Optional excursion in the weekend to be organized and financed by the volunteers themselves (e.g., trekking, blue lagoon), etc.

Project hosted by

This project is actively working for SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDGs 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), organized together with Phoudindaeng Youth Center (PYC) since 2009. PYC's main projects are running a school bus, teaching English in extracurricular classes, supporting the construction of a community center and establishing a library. Considering the increasing demands of villagers, PYC was officially established in 2007 which has played important roles for personal growth, life-long education and formation of leadership skills. PYC also keeps money little by little from the volunteers fee and sponsors the teachers' salary in the elementary school of the mountain connecting the children of 3 races (Lao, Mon and Khum) since the government neglect the school as well as youth employment from low income families, but more funds are needed (to buy a new van, etc.). In 2025, 3 workcamps were successfully organized with 15 vols. from Japan, Vietnam and Czech in addition to some local vols. It had been open only to Asian, but from 2025, it is open to all over the world!

Directions to meeting point

Additional comments

Study theme - The future plan of international workcamps in Laos and the youth center Participation fee - 240 USD (190 USD for 5 days) to be paid on your arrivals Other - The Local SDGs made by the project leader (in Japanese, but you can see the pictures!) https://www.nice1.gr.jp//files/user/reports/LaosSayaka2023.pdf