GREEN VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT ASIAN JOURNEYS
January 4, 2010
Come, Join us as GREEN Volunteers in NEW YEAR 2010
…as we reach out to Youths in the Heartlands of Singapore and Asia!
Volunteers for Green Desert project
The Green Desert project is a platform for Youth Environmental Education in Asia.
1. Web designer and writers :
Come join a team of young people to help set up a website for young people of Asia to learn and discuss about the Environmental challenges facing Asia and the world… research and write about the issues ranging from global warming to climate change, river conservation and water treatment, desertification and forest conservation… and brainstorm on how we can live more creative and sustainable lifestyles in the 21st century.
2. Participants on Green Desert Youth Expedition Projects to Inner Mongolia, Northern China
Join teams of Green Desert YEP (supported by National Youth Council ) to journey to the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, China to learn to combat desertification, plant trees and build the Great Green Wall of China. A great way to explore the rugged terrain of the Mongolian steppes and catch a glimpse of the vast expanse blue skies merging with the green grassland.
Scheduled trips in 2009: Jun 6-20; Sep 10-23. (estd Cost: $900 per person after 50% subsidies from NYC YEP)
Current partners: Beyond Social Services and ITE College East.
3. Youth Leaders, Organisers and Mobilisers of Green Desert Club to plan and organise projects locally.
Lead as strategic coordinators of youth teams or support the teams by designing and organising exhibition panels, compile images and develop powerpoint slides and videos for presentations at youth forums and environmental events.
Join us as volunteer trainers and Green organisers and be trained to organise Green Desert Kids Club programmes which we organised in Mar and Sep school breaks for primary school children. Help the kids learn about conservation and appreciation of nature through creative learning programmes.
Join in UNISIM environmental field trip to China along the Yangtze River conservation study and visit the Three Gorges Dam, on a Master of Environmental Science project facilitated by Asian Journeys in August 2010. Email lawrence@asianjourneys.org for more details on this project.
4. Participate in Green Desert Ubin Beach project.
This is a local environmental stewardship programme coordinated by Asian Journeys in partnership with National Parks Board from Jun 2009- Jun 2010. Scope of project includes introduction to Asia’s enviornmental challenges, study of beach erosion and marine litter and mangrove trees planting. Suitable for groups of volunteers in teams of 10, 20 or 30 for youth groups, school CIP or family groups.
5. Support us as a Partner / Member of Green Desert Club
Purchase a specially designed green desert t-shirt for $20 and enable the Club to continue in the aims of creating awareness, appreciation and action programmes in youth enviornmental education in Singapore and Asia.
CONTACT ASIAN JOURNEYS NOW!
Join us in this journey of
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP for Creation.
For more information, or to volunteer, please email Timothy at timothy@asianjourneys.org or info@asianjourneys.org.