KNCU – Corée Du Sud : STV 2016

KNCU – Corée du Sud : STV 2016

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Workcamp Programmes of the Korean National Commission for UNESCO (KNCU)

2016

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I. Introduction

Name of organization Date of foundation Type

Korean National Commission for UNESCO 30 January 1954 Semi-Governmental STV Only

Activities Age limit

19-30

Fee

No participation or exchange fee English for all camps

Language of camp

The Korean National Commission for UNESCO (KNCU) was established in 1954, under the Ministry of Education,

following the Republic of Korea’s admission to UNESCO in 1950.

Since its establishment, KNCU has recognized youth as a driving force for social change and has promoted youth participation in society at the national and international levels in line with UNESCO’s strategy of action with and for youth.

The 1^stinternational workcamp organized by KNCU in 1966, with 49

participants from 7 countries, was one of KNCU’s youth programmes

designed to achieve this goal. Since then, the international workcamp has been an annual event. More than 4,000 youths from around the world have taken part in the camps, working towards the restoration of communities and international solidarity for peace. The international workcamp programme has constantly evolved over the years, with various names and formats.

In recent years, it has followed the model of international workcamp

implemented since the 1920’s in many parts of the world. KNCU aims to

provide young people with an opportunity to implement activities that foster global citizenship, as well as promote peace, human rights, cultural diversity and sustainable development through international workcamp programme.

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II. Workcamp Summary

Code

Name

Location

Jeongseon County Jeongseon County Jeju Island

Datee(D.M)

05.07-14.07 05.07-14.07 11.07-23.07 18.07-30.07

Work Type

No

Age

Arirang, song of the soul 1 Arirang, song of the soul 2 Wind and stone of Jeju island

Preserving Muan’s tidal flat

KNCU-01 KNCU-02 KNCU-03 KNCU-04

CONS/CULT/KIDS 18 CONS/CULT/KIDS 18 CONS/ENVI/KIDS 20
19-30 19-30 19-30

19-30

Muan County

AGRI/ENVI/KIDS

AGRI/KIDS
17 15 15
The DMZ, from

KNCU-05 place of war to home Inje County

18.07-30.07

18.07-30.07
19-30 19-30 of life Sustainable life and community

KNCU-06

Tongyeong City

CONS/ENVI/KIDS

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KNCU-05 Inje
KNCU-01,02 Jeongseon

KNCU-04 Muan
KNCU-06 Tongyeong
KNCU-03 Jeju

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III. Workcamp Programmes

Arirang, song of the soul 1
Jeongseon County

KNCU-01 KNCU-02

05.07-14.07 05.07-14.07
CONS/CULT/KIDS CONS/CULT/KIDS
18 18
19-30 19-30
Arirang, song of the soul 1
Jeongseon County

Background: Arirang is Korea’s most representative lyrical folk song, and was inscribed by South Korea on

UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2012. The People’s Democratic

Republic of Korea (North Korea) also separately inscribed Arirang on the UNESCO list in 2014. Arirang is still universally sung and enjoyed by the Korean people in a various forms.

Arirang is the outcome of collective contributions made by ordinary Koreans throughout generations. Essentially a

simple song, it consists of the refrain ‘Arirang, arirang, arariyo’ and two simple lines that translate to ’The feet of the

lover who abandons me, will ache before (s)he gets far.’. The other parts of Arirang differ from region to region. The meaning of Arirang is not known precisely, but it is believed that the song originated around 600 years ago in the mountainous rural area of Jeongseon. Experts

estimate the total number of folk songs carrying the title of ‘Ariran’ at some 3,600 variations belonging to about

sixty versions. A great virtue of Arirang is its respect for human creativity, freedom of expression and empathy. Everyone can

create new lyrics, adding to the song’s regional, historical and genre variations. Arirang is also a popular subject and

motif in diverse arts and media, including cinema, musicals, drama, dance and literature. It is an evocative hymn with the power to enhance communication and unity among the Korean people, whether at home or abroad.

The Jeongseon area is known as the home of Arirang. Here, the lyrics of Arirang are about two young lovers. A girl who lived on the one side of a river in Jeongseon fell in love with a boy who lived across the river. One summer, due to the heavy rains, they could not meet for a long time and so the girl tried to across the river, but sadly drowned as she tried to do so.

Local Host Organization: Jeongseon Arirang Culture Foundation (semi-governmental culture institute). The Foundation was founded in 2008 by the Jeongseon local government in order to preserve the Jeongseon area’s version of Arirang and to promote its transmission to the next generation. The foundation supports projects for promoting and developing Jeongseon Arirang, It also provides Arirang performers and ordinary people with facilities to learn and sing Arirang together. For more information please visit www.jacf.or.kr (Korean only)

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Type of Work: Volunteers will construct an Arirang trail road to allow people to explore the history and lyrics of Arirang. They will also do some maintenance work on the Arirang Transmission Centre. In addition, volunteers will organize cross-cultural classes about their countries and traditional songs for local children. Volunteers will also have a chance to introduce their countries to local people at a public market.

Culture programme: Volunteers will learn about Arirang and how to sing this song from a professional Arirang performer. They will also visit cultural sites in the Jeongseon area and experience local culture.

Accommodation and Food: Volunteers will stay at the Arirang Transmission Centre, which is located by the river in Jeongseon County, where Jeongseon Arirang originated. The Centre is equipped with a big hall for practising Arirang, as well as rooms and a kitchen. Volunteers will prepare their own meals by taking turns.

Number of volunteers: 18 (international 10 / local 8)

Requirements: Applicants must provide KNCU with a CV with photo and a separate motivation letter. Volunteers are required to do manual work and organize educational programmes for local children. Each volunteer is also required to bring materials, such as traditional costumes, to introduce their own country and its traditional songs.

What else important: The Arirang 1 and Arirang 2 workcamps will both take place at the Arirang Transmission Centre Foundation’s Arirang Transmission Centre at the same time. Volunteers will be divided into two groups consisting of 18 volunteers each. The two groups will stay in the same place but will, in general, work separately. However, they will also have opportunities meet and work together during the workcamps.

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Wind and stones of Jeju Island

KNCU-03

Jeju Island

11.07-23.07 CONS/ENVI/KIDS

20

19-30

Background: Jeju Island is a volcanic island, dominated by Halla-san (Halla Mountain), a volcano, 1,950 metres high that is the highest mountain in South Korea.

The island was created entirely as a result of volcanic eruptions that took place approximately 2 million years ago, from the Tertiary period to the beginning of the Quaternary period during the Cenozoic Era. The island consists chiefly of basalt and lava. It has a humid subtropical climate, warmer than that of the rest of Korea, with four distinct seasons.

The value of Jeju Island has been recognized though its designation as a Biosphere Reserve in 2002, as a World Natural Heritage site in 2007 and as a Global Geopark in 2010, making this sub-tropical island the only place on earth to receive all three UNESCO designations in natural sciences.

The Island’s temperate climate, natural scenery, and beaches make it a popular tourist destination for South Koreans as well as visitors from other parts of East Asia.

Because of the relatively isolated geographical state of the island, the people of Jeju have developed a culture and language that are distinct from those of mainland Korea. Jeju has a matriarchal family structure and a tradition of worshipping s female goddess which is quite rare in the other parts of Korea. The Jeju Chilmoeridang Youngdeung Gut (Shamanistic ritual) which is held in the second lunar month to pray to Grandmother Youngdeung for calm seas, an abundant harvest and a plentiful sea catch, was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2009.

Local Host Organization: ‘Oe-moeng-a-bang-jan-chi-ma-eul’ is a small seaside community in the foothills of Halla Mountain, which is a UNESCO World Natural Heritage site. Since this is a remote area away from the major tourist destinations, the village is still well preserved and maintains the traditional life style of Jeju Island. Hoever, the village faces issues relating to the decline in its number of residents.

In order to deal with the challenge it faces, this community has been developing education programmes for children from the cities, encouraging them to stay at the village and study with local children during the school semester. The village also runs a programme for people to stay in the village and experience the traditions and culture of Jeju Island. For more information please visit www.jeju.go2vil.org (Korean only)

This workcamp is financially supported by the Jeju local government.

Type of Work: Volunteers will construct stone walls traditional to Jeju, using the island’s basalt stone, to protect houses and trees against the strong winds from the sea. Basalt stone walls are one of the representative cultural

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icons of Jeju Island, though their popularity has declined in the area due to introduction of new modern construction materials. Volunteers will also do work for local residents such as repairing old houses and painting the common facilities of the community. Volunteers will also organize an afternoon school class for local children in which they will have time to present their countries and the World Natural Heritage sites found in their own country.

Culture programme: Volunteers will climb Halla Mountain, World Natural Heritage site and learn about the values and characteristics of Jeju Island. They will also have time to experience local culture.

Accommodation and Food: Volunteers will stay at the training centre for youth which is a renovated elementary school located in the middle of a small community in the foothills of Halla Mountain. Volunteers will share big rooms with other volunteers of their gender. The centre is equipped with conference rooms, a kitchen and a big courtyard. Volunteers will take turns to prepare the group’s meals.

Number of volunteers: 20 (international 10 / local 10) Requirements: Volunteers are required to do manual work and organize educational programmes for local children. Each volunteer is also required to bring materials, such as traditional costumes, to introduce their own country.

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Preserving Muan’s Muan tidal flat County
18.07- 30.07

KNCU-04

AGRI/ENVI/KIDS

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19-30

Background: Muan-gun is a region in the Southwest of the Korean Peninsula. Muan tidal flat was the first place to be listed as a national wetland protection area in Korea in 2001, and in 2008, was also registered on the site list of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.

The tidal flats on the southwest coast of Korea are unique macrotidal flats where typical embayed tidal flats turn into open-coast tidal flats during monsoons. During winter, strong waves create sand flats, while in summer, the mud flats expand as tidal currents overpower the waves.

This seasonal change is very clear along the coastlines, and during the year, the southwest coast’s tidal flats, including in the Muan area, shifts from mud flats to mixed flats to sand flats. The tidal flats were created when sediment began to accumulate along the coastline, from 7,000 years ago, when the Yellow Sea (called the West Sea in Korea) began to level out, ending the rapid rise of the sea level that had begun 20,000 years ago. These tidal flats also serve as a stopover for migratory birds flying to Siberia on the East Asia Flyway. The birds feed in the tidal flats and stockpile the energy needed to fly great distances. Annually, about 1 million birds of 300 species stop by this site. In addition, a variety of life forms of up to 150 species are found.

The tidal flats are vital to the livelihoods of the local community, which using them for the production of sea-salt and to gather shellfish, and catch crabs and fish. Recently, Muan’s tidal flats have been slowly threatened by the construction of infrastructure for tourism and industrial development. The local community has responded by exploring ways to harmonize the protection of tidal flats and the local development with assistance from specialized NGOs and local government.

Local Host Organization: The local organizer for the KNCU-04 Muan workcamp is the Eco-Horizon Institute, which is one of the most prominent non-governmental organizations working in the environmental field, particularly wetlands. The Institute researches and suggests alternative policies for the preservation of the environment and the sustainable development of the local community. The Muan workcamp is supported by KIA Motors.

Type of Work: Volunteers will work on preserving the tidal flats, such as by cleaning up the seashore, monitoring of the state of conservation of the tidal flats and discussing each country’s policy on the preservation of seas or in-land waters. Volunteers will also work for the local community such as by helping with farm work and making promotional materials to raise people’s awareness of the importance of the tidal flats. Volunteers will organize a junior camp for local children and will make a presentation on culture and nature in their own countries.

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Culture programme: Volunteers will experience the traditional fishing of the local community. They will also visit cultural sites nearby the area and experience traditional Korean tea culture. Volunteers will also visit the nearby car factory of KIA Motors.

Accommodation and food: Volunteers will be living in a nearby residential house. It is equipped with two rooms, a kitchen and a bathroom. However, please be aware that the accommodation will meet the very minimum standards (no air-conditioner, for example) and you should be able to adapt to the hot weather as the temperature rises significantly during the summer season in the coastal area. The volunteers will need to take turns in cooking, showcasing their own culture’s food. On the arrival day for the workcamp, volunteers will gather at KNCU’s office at UNESCO House located in Seoul and will travel to the workcamp site all together.

Number of volunteers: 19 (international 12 / local 7)

Special Requirements: Volunteers are required to do manual work and organize educational programmes for local children. Each volunteer is also required to bring materials, such as traditional costumes, to introduce their own country.

What else important: This camp is not yet confirmed.

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The DMZ, from
KNCU-05 place of war to home of life

Inje County 18.07-30.07 AGRI/ENVI/KIDS

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19-30

Background: It has been more than 50 years since the Korean Peninsula was torn apart by the Korean War, ending in a ceasefire in 1953. The Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) was constructed as a buffer zone between South and North Korea, about halfway up the Korean Peninsula. It is a land strip with an average width of 4km of 2 km heading northbound and 2 km heading southbound from the military demarcation line (the division line) and runs 248 km from the west to east of the Korean Peninsula.

By physically splitting the Korean Peninsula into two, the DMZ is a powerful symbol of the division of Korea and its painful modern history. Even now, it is a reminder of attendant risk to the peace of East Asia and the world.

Nevertheless, the whole area of the DMZ also provides the setting for an incredible ecological revival, bustling with nature and life. The complete isolation of the area from human beings, which came about as a result of war, conflict and killings, has transformed the place into a peaceful habitat for wildlife, without any threat from humans for more than 60 years.

Now the DMZ plays the role of precious place where nature thrives, speaking to the importance of peace and life. As a result, many Korean civil organizations, as well as the Korean government make efforts to preserve this place and its history.

Local Host Organization: The Korea DMZ Peace & Life Valley, the host of the KNCU-03 workcamp, was established as an education and learning centre to explore better ways to implement peace education and to preserve the DMZ area in cooperation with civil society and the Korean government. For more information, please visit www.dmzecopeace.com (Korean and English)

Type of Work: The DMZ workcamp will be largely divided into two parts. First, the volunteers will be carrying out agricultural work on an organic farm within the DMZ Peace & Life Valley for 6 hours a day from early morning, in principle. These activities will assist the work of the local host organization, which explores way to develop the quality of local people’s lives through the introduction of organic farming and advanced agricultural techniques. The organization also works to protect the indigenous seeds of local harvests from alien plants, which are widespread this area due to imported crops.