JORDANIE 2008

ICH    +20 ans

Frais complémentaires à régler à l'arrivée : 200 €

Jordan is a small country situated in Middle East , has a population  of 5000.000 people. Arabic is the official language of Jordan .

Jordan is a democratic country and generally considered one of the safest countries to visit in middle east.

 www.see-jordan.com

INTERNATIONAL CULTURE HOUSE

Who are we?

International Cultural House is a registered non-profit, non Governmental organization in Jordan , .

Aim and activities

We organize International voluntary workcamps  in  summer.

Vacation since 2001 for young people from different cultural to Live,  learn Converse ,celebrate, enjoy and work together as an International Family in Jordan. They  also  will  gain  new  experiences  and  make International Relations and friendships. ICH  is not commercial organization,   all  income is used to run our programs. ICH is a voluntary organization, only with the help and work of our volunteers it’s possible to run the programs we offer; Through voluntary  work  we believe  we can do something  for understanding and peace in the world. The International workcamps are organized in co-operation with National cultural club.

The work

The volunteers will share some agriculture, environment,societal work for 5 hours a day ,five days per week. Each camp includes 8-10 volunteers,  run for 12 days during the summer.

Accomodation
ICH and  the  local partner  offer accommodation  and  food Volunteers  are hosted in a house.

Language
Camp language is English.

Insurance
We provide small insurance only for accidents during workcamp

Free time  
Camp leaders organize free time activities in co-operation   with the volunteers. Many land marks about Jordan will be seen  and numbers of places will be visited  such  as;  Dead Sea , Red Sea , Jordan river , old sacred Christian places, old Roman Castles, in addition to these places there will be Jordan picnics.

 When we chose for a suitable location to organize such voluntary workcamps we kept bourgeois places a way, rather we chose the local places, where the volunteers ought   to live with the public to be familiar with their life style where both sides can exchange their view points to get some experiences round nations existing. The participants in these projects will gain many experiences about Jordan and its history (the land of Peace )  .

                                       PROGRAMME LIST 2008               

Work: volunteers are  going  to  work  for  4hours daily, 5 days per week to help in some business such as painting arrangement inside Omar bin khatab orphans Society, And bin Rashid schools,  organizing some social   and  cultural  activities, and meeting some Jordanian  families, visit some Jordanian Cultural Clubs to Exchange Ideas about Peace in the world. One of the most important aims is to merge the Volunteers within the Jordanian society, in order to give a close picture to Jordan . 

Location: Jabal Tareq  / Zarqa Lying some 14 miles (23 km) northeast of Jordan's capital, Amman, al-Zarqa is Jordan's second-largest city (pop. 421,000 in 2002). The village witnessed tremendous growth beginning in the 1950s through the presence of a major military base, the development of industry and a free trade zone, and the in-flux of Palestinian refugees (who constitute some 60 to 70 percent of the population).

Accommodation: in a house (sleeping bag needed)

Language: English

Fee camp: 200 Euro will cover the costs of the accommodation and transportation During the camps period.

Please note : the entry fees to the historical places is not included the fee camp.

On 1^st day: meeting day in Amman  

On 2^nd day: visiting down town of Amman , its Markets and Roman theater, which was built in the mid 2^nd century AD. And watching the traditional Museum and the Folk One. After that the participants are going to run up to the Mount of Roman castle where is the Jordan Archaeological Museum .

On 3rd day: going to Jerash (columns city) in the north of Jordan , which includes numerous old Roman Theaters and Churches.

On 4th day: making some social activities.

On 5th day: visiting   the lowest place on Earth (the Dead Sea )

On 6th day: Social activities.

On 7th day: going to Madaba City and visiting its markets and its museums that are Rich with famous fantastic mosaics. Then visiting Nebo mount where Moses was buried. There is also an old church was built 393.

On 8th day: visiting Ajlon Castle , which built 1184

On 9th day: Social activities.

On 10th day: visiting (Um Qays) most beautiful Roman City in Jordan , which locates Next to Lake Tiberias .

On 11th day: getting back to Amman to visit its modern and old markets .

On 12^th day: Social activities.

We depend in financing our International voluntary in Jordan on the fees of the Volunteers, where there is no any financial support from any authority to support our   International voluntary activity. More over, we did our best in order to cover the fees including: volunteers residence as well as the most important part in the program which leisure time

When we chose for a suitable location to organize such voluntary workcamps we kept Bourgeois places a way, rather we chose the local places, where the volunteers ought To live with the public to be familiar with their life style where both sides can Exchange their view points to get some experiences round nations existing. The Participants in these projects will gain many experiences about Jordan and its history (the land of Peace ).