{"id":5356,"date":"2013-05-08T00:00:02","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T15:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/2013\/05\/apply_to_volunteer_in_tohoku_iwate_may.html"},"modified":"2013-05-08T00:00:02","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T15:00:02","slug":"apply_to_volunteer_in_tohoku_iwate_may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/archive\/5356","title":{"rendered":"Apply to Volunteer in Tohoku (Iwate, Jun & Jul)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u25c6Location\uff1a<\/strong>\"tohoku_ofunato_okirai_20130428_44-resized.jpg\"<\/a>
\nOfunato city, Iwate prefecture
\n\u3000
\n\u25c6Dates: <\/strong>
\nJune 28th(Fri) - 30th(Sun)
\nJuly 13th(Sat) - 15th(Mon)
\n\u203b Please let us know if you will be able to participate only for two days.
\n\u3000\u3000
\n\u25c6Activities:<\/strong>
\npainting, building shelf at a temporary housing, volunteer activities related with community rehabilitation, etc.
\n\u25c6Meeting and dismissal\uff1a<\/strong>
\nMeeting and dismissal times may be varied by travel arrangements and times, so please ensure that you include details of your travel plans when applying.
\n[Meeting]\n1. By Kesen Liner
\nDepart Ikebukuro station 23:00, Arrive Sunlia 07:07, meeting then, there.
\nThe Kesen Liner bus route (in Japanese)<\/a> is a direct service between Ikebukuro,Tokyo and the Sunlia shopping centre, Ofunato.
\n2. Via Morioka
\nDepart Morioka station 07:10 by bus, Arrive Sunlia 10:07 for shinkansen.
\n3. Via Sendai
\nDepart Sendai station 07:20 by bus, Arrive Sunlia 11:09 for shinkansen.
\n[Returning]\n1.By Kesen Liner
\nDepart Sunlia 21:20, Arrive Ikebukuro station 05:39
\n2. Via Morioka
\nDepart Sunlia 16:23 by bus, Arrive Morioka station 19:20 for shinkansen.
\n3. Via Sendai
\nDepart Sunlia 15:25 by bus, Arrive Sendai station 19:18 for shinkansen.
\n\u203b The routes and times of bus services may change. Please ensure that you check travel details yourself in advance.
\n\u203bPlease write down your traveling details when you apply.
\n\u203bIf you need to leave work site earier due to travelling schedule, please call us first before you apply.
\n\u25c6 Participation Fee: <\/strong>
\n1,500 yen \/per day per person ( If 3 days participation, total is 4,500 yen per person)
\n\u203b Habitat Japan will arrange volunteer health insurance, onsite transport, accommodation and workday lunches.
\n\u203b All additional costs (transport to and from the meeting place, morning and evening meals, bath tickets etc) must be covered by the volunteer themselves.
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\n\u25c6 Accommodation: <\/strong>Public facilities.
\n\u25c6 Volunteers needed: <\/strong>8
\n\u203b Volunteers will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis.
\n\u203b Recruitment will be closed if and when the target is met.\u3000
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\n\"tohoku_ofunato_2012120102_62-resized.jpg\"<\/a>\u25c7Things to Bring\u25c7<\/strong>
\nWork clothes:
\n- Long sleeved top, long sleeved trousers
\n- Waterproof clothing (top and bottom)
\n- Sneakers or work boots suitable for construction work (sandals and other open toed shoes are not suitable)
\n- Grip gloves
\n- Winter clothes(It's very cold outside)
\nOther:
\n- Spare clothes
\n- Sleeping bag
\n- Wet tissues and\/or alcohol spray (it may not be possible to wash your hands at lunchtime)
\n- Towel (for bathing and\/or mopping your brow during work)
\n- Water bottle (carry drinking water to the work site)
\n- Shampoo, soap etc
\n- Health insurance card (these will not be checked, but please carry it anyway)
\n- Orientation handbook
\n- Any other essential personal items
\n\u25c7Health and Welfare\u25c7
\nHabitat Japan is not qualified to offer medical advice, or to provide advice on medication or vaccinations. With this in mind, please ensure that you consult your doctor well in advance regarding any concerns you may have regarding participation in this program. Please view the web site below for detailed information on how to manage your own health and well being while undertaking work in the affected areas. \u30fbProtecting your health in the affected areas (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) (in Japanese)<\/a>
\n\u25c7Cancellation Policy\u25c7\u3000<\/strong>
\n\u25c6Cancellations due to your own reason<\/u>
\nCancellation of your participation within the seven days before the program start date results in all of your payments.Please pay by bank transfer according to the invoice to be sent by Habitat Japan. Please be noted that any funds paid may not be returned.
\n\u25c7Application\u25c7<\/strong>\u3000
\n1. Submit the [Volunteer Application Form]<\/a> via email to info@habitatjp.org.
\n\u203b We will respond to all enquiries as soon as they are received. If you do not receive a response within three working days of submission please resend your application.
\n2. Submit the original copy of your release and waiver of liability for adults<\/a> and\/or minors<\/a>, along with a copy of your ID (passport, drivers licence or health insurance card; students should also include a copy of their student ID) on A4 paper. Please send these to the office by post. \u3000\u3000
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\n\"tohoku_ofunato_shitabo_20130427_35-resized.jpg\"<\/a>If you have any further questions about participation in our disaster relief activities, please feel free to contact the Habitat Japan office via email at info@habitatjp.org<\/a> or, if you prefer, by telephone (03-6459-2070).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u25c6Location\uff1a Ofunato city, Iwate prefecture \u3000 \u25c6Dates: June 28th(Fri) – 30th(Sun) July 13th(Sat) – 15th(Mon) \u203b Pl […]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5356\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/habitatjp.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}