Hosting NGO
BWCA (Bangladesh Work Camps Association)
Contact person
Abdur Rahman, Director & Org. Secry., bwca@bangla.net Tel: 880-29356814, 1923671283
Project Place
VTC, Ujgram, Bogra- Bangladesh
Background
Local/ social situation/ needs for the project
As you all might knew that BWCA has been establishing a pilot model project namely
“VTC” (Volunteer Training Center) at Ujgram,Bogra, Bangladesh since 2005 as a sustainable project for the promotion of workcamp movement as well as organizational development aspects. In establishing VTC’s infrastructural and overall development BWCA has been organizing it’s regular activities like local, national, bilateral and international workcamp aimed to undertake different social issues like climate change, environment, health and community development.
Name and description of the local host
BWCA Bogra unite itself hosting the project with the cooperation of local Govt.
Aims and expected impact of the project
Main aim of this project is to create awareness about the environment and climate change among the local people and also to make them know about the NVDA action plan and BWCA as well. Aiming to promote volunteering attitude and spirit among the youth and students of the concern area. To make an impact of need to take care of environment by plantation, reducing use of energy and waste management.
Main voluntary work
Plantation, maintenance work of existing project which have been already done like: taking care and nursing of planted trees inside the VTC, maintenance work of the incomplete and complete construction works, addressing of half done project like: nursery, organic fertilizer component, earth filling on low land and re-excavation of water pond inside VTC.
Approximate working hours: 6 hours x 5 days in a week.
Accommodation
Type of building(e.g., public hall, youth center, office of host, home stay)
- BWCA Dormitory
- Sleeping: ( ) Single room () Sharing with other vols. ( ) Sharing with locals
- Meals: ( ) Cooked by vols. ( ) Cooked by vols. & locals ( ) Cooked by
- locals
- How and how long to go to work: 15 min by walk from dormitory
- Smoking: ( ) Totally impossible () Only outside building ( ) OK also inside
- Internet access: Available.
- Any other points: Tele communication is also available through cell phone
Location
Location is at Ujgram, which is a village of Bogra.Very calm and quite environment.
Though the work camp time is May-June,so it’ll be summer season. Maximum people of the village are Muslims and it has natural beauty with hospitable people VTC surrounding area.
Terminal
Nearest international airport: Hazrat Shahjalal Int. Airport in Dhaka.
Transportation from the capital or other major city: Road transportation and train communication is well established.
Other activities
Weekly holidays will be observed through sight-seeing and excursion. Beside the project works, school visits will be also arranged by the host organization. Local cultural parties will be also arranged by the local people and volunteers. Free time activities will be organized by the innovative ideas of participants together.
Qualification for volunteers
- Required: No skill required but well-motivated having volunteering attitude is most welcomed.
- Preferable: Experience in any sort of activities in the project would be preferred as co-leader.
Attraction for volunteers
The volunteers will have free access of mixing with local people, explore cultural heritage through interacting each other, enjoying Bengali traditional hospitality, language and also test of Bangladeshi food.
Financial condition
- Fee to be paid for the full period: 450 US$
- Pocket money to be paid for the full period: None
Meetings
- On arrival training: Brief orientation about the project, culture and local situation
- Special care during Project: Mid. term evaluation meeting
- Evaluation meeting: At the end of the project
Other remarks
Volunteers may bring some souvenirs for the school students (if they want to).