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All camps have duration of 2 weeks and cost 1.250 Rmb (about 150 Euro/US $). All camps should be paid upon arrival in local currency.
All camps start on a Monday (the first day of the camp and are finished on Sunday 14 days later).
The camps with the code 04 YYFC are camps from the Yunan Youth Federation (YYFC) and are organised in Mille.
The camps with code 04 HXVC are organised by Hainan Xinjing Volunteer Centre (HXVC) and are organised in Wencheng.

G04-YYFC 28 Mille 5/7-18/7 SOC 20
G04-YYFC 32 Mille 2/8-15/8 SOC 20
G04-YYFC 36 Mille 30/8-12/9 SOC 20
G04-YYFC 40 Mille 27/9-10/10 SOC 20
Ask your organisation for more details

G04-HXVC 30 Wencheng 19/7-1/8 SOC 20
G04-HXVX 34 Wencheng 16/8-29/8 SOC 20
G04-HXVC 38 Wencheng 13/9-26/9 SOC 20
G04-HXVC 42 Wencheng 11/10-24/10 SOC 20
Project: The project will consist of two weeks stay in the workcamp, which is situated in the midst of the Xinjing village. Xinjing village is about 90 km away from the main city of Hainan Island, Haikou city.
Xinjing village consist of 90 households, a closely related community, very rich in culture.
The main activities of the camp will be:
- Developing friendship among the international volunteers and with the local people.
- Cultural exchange and interaction sessions will be planned according to the need and interest of the participants. You will have the opportunity to learn the rich Chinese
- Culture and history too.
- Teaching the local children and students to speak English in a creative way. Use your own way and your own idea to communicate with them. But teaching English is only a mean to let the local people have direct contact with foreigners.
- Community service work at the camp will consist of light construction work or some environmental and health education project or helping in the farms depending on the interest of the group.
You will experience the farmer's life in this rural China village, as there will be farm stay activities scheduled during the camp. You may expect ample visits from the local villagers at all time at the campsite, but none of them will stay overnight.
Be reminded that the work and other activities at the camp is a tool to work together for the development of your communication skill and to build up friendship. There is no pressure to finish anything quick. Just take part in the activities at your own pace.
During the holidays you are free to relax at the center or go to interesting places in the neighbourhood. There is a beach about 4 km away from the center. Also the kitchen chores, cooking and cleaning up, will be arranged fairly among the participating volunteers and the local volunteers.
Aim of the workcamp: During the work camp you will work together with other volunteers and local students and villagers of different ages. The aims are:
- To develop friendship between the participants and the local students, teachers and villagers.
- To teach some local students English, and more important, let them meet friends from other parts of the world so that their mental horizon expands.
- To help the villagers with community service projects for the betterment of their living environment.

Daily schedule from Monday to Friday at HAINAN XINJING Camp site
06:30 Get up and take a bath
07:15 Breakfast
08:00-10:30 Prepare ideas and discussion/Work on Community service project
10:30-12:00 Free time
12:00 Lunch
12:00-14:00 Free time
14:00-17:00 Teaching at the school
17:00-18:30 Chores such as cooking, cleaning, etc.
18:30 Dinner and daily meeting right after
Weekend schedule
06:30 Get up and take a bath
07:15 Breakfast
08:00-18:30 Free time
The above weekend schedule does not mean to indicate that no lunch will be served nor that everyone has to be back for dinner. Lunchtime will depend on those present and dinner will be served for those present.

As the beach is just 4 km away from the campsite, it is a good idea to bring your swimming suits. There will be at least two larger parties organized upon arrival and before departure.

Free time: There will be a lot of free time during the mornings and especially the evenings and weekend. These times can be used for your personal activities like washing clothes, writing letters or just resting. But it also can be used to build up a strong relation with the other participating volunteers and certainly also with the local students and teachers.
In the evenings, there will be ample time for discussions, campfire with music and interactions with the local community. If you are interested, you may learn more about the local culture, history and their way of life.
Of course there will not be any alcohol drinking during the working hours and it should be understood that alcohol use should be limited at all times. During parties, alcohol drinking may be exceptional, especially if the initiative comes from the villagers joining in.
Behave at all times as a guest and be a good example for the youth you are working with.
Accommodation: The place where you will stay is a traditional Chinese style house. Conditions are simple and the sleeping place will be dormitory style.
The water supply is from a well nearby.
Hand washing your own clothes will be a necessity.
The income of the people in the Xinjing area is basically from farming activities. They grow rice, vegetables, fruit trees, chicken, pigs, frogs, etc. You may be invited to their homes and farms.
Thinks at all times as environmental friendly subjects, use resources with care and modestly.
Food and health: There are very little health problems to be expected. Hainan has hygienic conditions and we will prepare the food at the camp.
A clinic with good doctor is about 1.5 km away from the camp and there are modern hospitals in Wencheng City, which is about 30 km away.
The food at the camp will be mostly vegetarian and fishes (maybe sometimes with very little chicken or pork, depending on who is cooking). On trips outside the camp, one may eat as one wishes where there is food available.