Aims : Water Resource Culture Foundation has been publicizing Hakka Indigo-dye tradition in Dong-Bian Village, Taiping Dist. Volunteers will experience tradition handcraft and enjoy the beautiful landscape in Taiwan. Indigo-dye is made from natural botanical dyes. It is Hakka culture. Due to the poor sales of agricultural products recent years, cause many young people moved out the community. This made the rural even more aging. In order to re-activate the community, we promote the "Taiping Indigo Dye", hope to make Dong-Bian more popular and active.

Work：
- Help residents and elementary student doing "Taiping Indigo Dye" and teaching leaf rubbing.
- Sightseeing Tour of the Shihmenkeng River and clean the river.
- To accompany and care for the community physically and mentally handicapped. (You may provide service for at least 5-10 people per time.)
- Experience Hakka Indigo-dye You can bring one Indigo-dye cloth which is made by yourself home.

Address: No.20, Sec. 4, Changlong Rd., Taiping Dist., Taichung City 411, Taiwan
Google Map：https://goo.gl/maps/dH7bU9J7R2G2

Terminal : Taoyuan international airport. 4 hours of bus away from Dong-Bian Village, Taiping Dist. (about NTD$ 300, passengers may need to transfer in Taichung to get to Dong-Bian)
1. From Taoyuan International Airport (TPE), you can take KuoKuang bus or Taoyuan railway station to Taichung station. Then, you need to change other bus.
2. From Taichung International Airport (RMQ), you can take bus. It will take you 1 hr.

Stay at Dong-Bian Elementary School. Participants will stay in shared room. We will not offer participants clean sleeping bag during the camp, and you are expected to bring your own laundry detergent. Several toilets and (at least one) shower room are facilitated in the accommodation.
Food will be offered by Taiping Blue Workshop. In your free time, you can travel around try various and delicious food of Taiping, especially Taiwanese food!

English

[비유럽 워크캠프 안내]
본 워크캠프는 참가자 간의 문화교류활동 보다는 지역사회 발전과 현지인과의 교류에 초점을 맞추고 있습니다. 참가가 수가 적을 수는 있으나 지역사회 발전과 현지인과의 교류 측면에 중점을 둔다면 의미 있는 경험이 될 것이며, 다음의 분께 특히 참가를 권장합니다.
-현지인과의 교류에 관심이 많은 분
-유동적인 활동 일정에 유연하게 수용할 수 있는 분
-오픈 마인드로 봉사활동에 적극적으로 참가할 수 있는 분
-신청 전 아래 페이지를 확인하시기 바랍니다.
http://bit.ly/2FQaBXG

[7일이하 워크캠프 참가비 지원 안내]
본 워크캠프는 캠프 기간이 7일 이하이므로, 참가비 10만 원을 지원 해드립니다. 국가별 참가비는 아래의 페이지에서 확인하시기 바랍니다.
http://bit.ly/2scA9fx
예) 참가비가 45만 원인 경우: 35만 원만 납부

[침낭 구비 안내]
개인 위생을 위해 침낭을 반드시 준비하시기 바랍니다.

Group work, always be together

The weather is hot and humid here.

Leisure Activities :
- 300-year-old camphor tree
- Typical agricultural museum
- Taiping Winery