Volunteers Needed | Help village teens face first choice in life

Teenagers aged 14 to 16 are at a pivotal stage in life, full of potential for the future. However, due to unpredicted circumstances such as the illness of a parent or other difficulties, families of village teenagers are often struggling to provide opportunities to their children.

As these teens approach their first major life choice after graduating from middle school, they face many complicated questions: What are my life goals? How can I find my strengths if I attend a technical school? If I enter the workforce early, how can I continue to improve myself?

To support youth at critical crossroads from Pujiang, a county in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, and teach them how to make well-informed life plans, the "Daddy-Long-Legs" project is launching the second season of its volunteer events.

The "Daddy-Long-Legs" project is named after an epistolary novel by the American writer Jean Webster. The novel tells the story of a girl living in an orphanage who is sponsored for her education by a mysterious benefactor she calls "Daddy-Long-Legs".
In hope of broadening Hangzhou expats' understanding and experience of local volunteering activities, Hangzhoufeel is inviting 5 international volunteers to assist with the project's launch on August 10-11, 2024.

This two-day project launch event will allow you to gain experience working in local volunteer events, engage with teenagers in villages, understand the challenges they face, and share your own experiences to motivate and inspire them toward a brighter future.
After the event, volunteers wishing to continue communication with the teenagers will have a chance to participate in the further activities of the project.

About the event

Event Name: Daddy-Long-Legs·Village Teenagers Development Program
Initiating Organizations: City Express, Alibaba Charity

Volunteering Time and Responsibilities

Time: August 10-11, 2024 (Saturday-Sunday)
Location: Fengzhigu, Lin'an, Hangzhou (transportation and accommodation provided)
Responsibilities: provide ideas for ice-breaking games with 5 teenagers and accompany them for a two-day camp event.
Event Schedule
Saturday, August 10 
14:00 - Gather at Hangzhoufeel, depart by bus 
16:00 PM - Activity preparation 
18:00 - Dinner  
19:00 - 21:00 - Ice-breaking activities with village teens
Sunday, August 11 
06:30 - 5 km morning run (optional) 
07:30 - Breakfast
09:00 - Growth workshop (Volunteers share their teenage experience) 
11:00 - Project launch ceremony 
12:30 - Lunch, then return by bus 

Volunteer Requirements

1. Volunteers should have prior volunteer experience;
2. Possess good Mandarin speaking skills;
3. Be willing to share his/her life experiences with the teens;
4. If a volunteer is particularly skilled in their work or studies and has certain achievements, it would be even better.
Recruitment Process
August 3: Recruitment information released, volunteers self-register.
August 6: Staff will notify selected volunteers by phone.
August 7: Online meeting to discuss ice-breaking activities.
August 10-11: Accompanying the teenagers

Registration Method

Scan the QR code below or open the link below in a web browser to fill out a short registration form.

Regestration link: https://lxi.me/1Xmdb1 

Journalist：Wang Jin, Jiang Zhongdi

Editor: Daria Fominykh
Senior editor: Zhou Ji
Source: Hangzhoufeel