Dejavato Indonesia Newsletter (4)

Dejavato Indonesia – IWO Korea Group Work Camp

DEJAVATO started in hosting group of Korean volunteers from IWO Korea in December 2006, with three group Korean volunteers in three different project sites : Klaten, Magelang and Banyumas Regency. The volunteers worked on education – renovation – social and culture fields such as renovating local school, teaching English or Korean language for local community, learning on traditional music and dance, and do some more environmental activities.


Korean – Indonesian Group Work Camp 2007
Seeing the good result of the previous project, again in 2007, DEJAVATO and IWO Korea organized the similar project started on 23rd July to 06th August held in Sokawera Village, District of Cilongok, Central Java – Indonesia.

There are 21 students of universities join in this work camp : 16 Korean and 5 Indonesian. The work camp is led by two leaders : Ms. Reena (Indonesian leader) and Ms. Kim Jiseon (Korean Leader). The work camp is become more fruitful with the present of American and Dutch volunteers who are doing MTV (Mid Term Volunteer) project in that village for about 1 month.

The Korean group arrived in Indonesian on 23rd July and spent one night in Jakarta before continuing the trip to the project site by train on 24th July from Jakarta Gambir Railway station. It took about 7 hours by Taksaka Train to Purwokerto city, and then the trip continued by bus around 30 minutes to the project site at Sokawera Village.

On the day of the arrival at Sokawera Village, the villagers welcomed the participants by playing “Calung” (traditional musical instruments made from bamboo) from the village border to the camp site. The participants were very enthusiastic with this welcoming event and they also join together with the music players walking along the way.


Activities
During the project, the participants stay at local villager houses, and it gives experience about Indonesian daily life. The main project of the work camp is construction work by helping the local villagers in building the local school and teaching English / Korean for local students and community. They also have very good opportunity in learning how to play traditional musical instruments called “Calung”, making handicrafts, discussion, traditional games and cultural exchange, and do some sport competition.

On 26th July, the group had football competition in the village with transsexual group. It was quite big event in the village with a lot of spectators and attended by the Vice Head of Regency. That sport competition was recorded and shoot by 5 national TV channels. They also had environmental activities by doing trekking at Cipendok forest and visited Cipendok Waterfall and lake with local youngsters.

Until we released this newsletter, the work camp is still in progress and so far the participants really enjoy the whole activities.