Meaningful Holidays

The NZSWYAA and the Kingdom of Tonga SWYAA are having an exchange program in Tonga from the 25 Jun 2005 - 9 July 2005 in Tonga.

If anyone is interested in participating there is two places for international participants as part of a meaningful holiday.

Cost of travel to Tonga from NZ will have to be covered by themselves , accomodation will be covered by both SWYAA

if you have any questions contact "Talaimanu Wesley" <wesley081974@yahoo.com> or Lovina Ola lovinaola@yahoo.com.au

A possible collaborative project between New Zealand and The Kingdom of
Tonga Ship for World Youth Alumni Associations.

The New Zealand Ship for World Youth Alumni Association are selecting
four to six New Zealand born Tongans or Pacific Youth for an
international cultural exchange to the Kingdom of Tonga for two weeks. The Tongan
Ship for World Youth Alumni Association will match them with young
people of the same age group in Tonga. As a component of the programme the
participants will be required to begin a pen pal relationship.

They will stay with the host family for two weeks and take part in a
local programme. The Theme of the programme is aimed towards connecting
or reconnecting with, Tongan cultural heritage. The Participating Youth
will be accompanied by a National leader (NL) who will be a member from
the New Zealand Ship for World Youth Alumni Associations.

There is an opportunity for two international participants (IP) who
belong to the Renaissance network* to be invited to take part in the
cultural exchange programme as part of a meaningful holiday**. This
invitation is also open to staff of the IYEO. The IP’s will be required to
finance their, own travel costs. The associations will assist with
accommodation and activities.

The project has evolved from the discussions between the NZ delegation
and the Tongan delegation at the 21st Century Renaissance Youth Leaders
Invitation Programme 2004 Tokyo, Japan Oct 7- Oct 20 2004.

A process of review and evaluation with both delegations and Alumni’s
will follow the exchange visit.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR THE INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME BETWEEN
TONGA SWYAA AND NEW ZEALAND SWYAA

25 Sat June: Arrival of New Zealand participants

26 Sun June: Lunch with all the Tongan AA.

27 Mon June: Beach programme (look after by Lovina)

28 Tue June: Programme with Lioni

29 Wed June: Homestay

30 Thu June: Homestay

01 Fri June: Homestay

02 Sat June: Return from Homestay

03 Sun June: Freetime

04 Mon July: Tour to one of the outer island (Eua)

05 Tue July: Return from Eua, Freetime

06 Wed July: Visit to schools, Tonga National Centre,

and Historical site in Tonga

07 Thu July: Public Holiday (tour to the hospital,

O.T.A centre

08 Fri July: Freetime and BBQ in the evening with

all AA members in Tonga.

09 Sat July: Depart of the New Zealanders.

*Renaissance Network is all the participants who have taken part in the
Index, Ren, SWY and SSEAYP.

** Meaningful Holidays is when you travel to a country and take part in
working on a programme in that community. In return for your work you
get to participate in a meaningful and fun programme while you also get
free accommodation.

*** Miscellaneous cost will need to be guided by the Tongan Alumni
Association

Hello everyone!

Got the information below from my other emailing list. You or anybody
you know might be interested. Please check with your countries VSO
and British Council offices. Note that partner countries for this
program are Uzbekistan, Kazakhastan, Nigeria, Indonesia and the
Philippines.

Best regards,

Anne
Philippines, Development

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Dear Friends,

Global Xchange is a partnership between Voluntary Service Overseas
(VSO), the British Council and Community Service Volunteers (CSV) who
are equally committed to the idea that International Volunteer
Exchanges can help develop active global citizens, who are committed
to working for positive change and can positively impact local
communities in the UK and overseas. In the Philippines, it is being
implemented through VSO Philippines, VSO Bahaginan and the British
Council country office.

Global Xchange is an exchange programme that brings young people
(18-25 years of age) from the UK and from southern countries to live
alongside each other and work together for six months (3 months in the
southern country and 3 months in the UK) as volunteers so they can
share their learning with each other and their host communities. The
programme has been developed out of a highly successful VSO exchange
programme called 'World Youth'. The main objectives of the programme
are as follows:
- To involve young people in voluntary work and to encourage them to
have a positive approach to volunteering;
- To increase their understanding of other cultures; and
- To develop themselves and their skill base.

Teams are made up of 18 young people - 9 from the UK matched with 9
from a southern country - and are supported by a Project Supervisor
from each country. Volunteers live with host families in a host
community, and work as volunteers with community work placements. They
do not earn money while on the programme, but programme expoenses are
covered (food, accommodation, travel and medical insurance, etc.).
Global Xchange is being implemented with partners in the following
countries: Uzbekistan, Kazakhastan, Nigeria, Indonesia and the
Philippines.

We hope that you could assist us in the dissemination of this
information through your own social network of individuals,
organisations and institutions. We would like you to encourage active
young people in your community, school and organisations to apply and
to take part in this international cross-cultural learning experience.
And hopefully, they would come out as more mature people with a better
understanding of the world.

Thank you very much.

For the GXP - Philippine Project Team,
Ana Dizon
Email address: ana.dizon@vsoint.org/ bahaginan@vsoint.org