LMTV HandbookFor Organizations First editionNVDA (Networking for Voluntary Development in Asia)CONTENTSA) General Information1: Introduction.52: Definition of LMTV.6 (LTV, MTV, Middle-term workcamp) 3: The merit and weakness of LMTV.74: The history of LMTV.10 5: The number of LMTV in Asia.11 6: The fields of LMTV in Asia .12 (Education, Environment, Children, Agriculture, etc) B) To organize qualified program HOSTING SIDE 1: Criteria for Projects and Local partner 14 2: How to find the Local partner.16 3: The role of each position in a program.17 4: Training for Local partner.19 5: Program (Work, Study, other activities).20 6: Life (Food, Accommodation, Language,etc)23 7: Orientation for Volunteer.24 8: Care for volunteers during the program25 9: Evaluation 27 SENDING SIDE 10: Recruiting volunteers.2811: Orientation .29 12: Care for volunteers during the program.30 13: Evaluation and involvement .31C) About Volunteers 1: Criteria for volunteers.32 2: Selection of volunteers.33 3: Rights of volunteers.35 4: Duties of volunteers.36 5: Case study.36 * when they want to give up * when they want to change the program * when they want to extend their staying D) Communication among organizations 1: Project information .38 2: Application process.39 3: Acceptance letter.40 4: Information sheet.41 5: Documents for visa.42 6: Confirmation form and Flight schedule.43 7: Vacancy Announcement.448: Recent state of volunteers.449: Emergency reaction .4410: Evaluation exchange.45 E) Other issues 1: Relationship between LMTV and Workcamp .462: Middle term Workcamp .463: Fund raising .474: Management (board members).47 F) Future CooperationFuture cooperation .47A) General InformationA-1. IntroductionThe world has been changing rapidly and so many serious problems are happening in the world.We believe that one of the ways to make a better world is LMTV program. However, the program has not enough been developed yet for solving these problems and to make bigger movement in both of quality and quantity. So, we need to work together beyond the organization and country.This handbook is a guidebook for organizations, which organize LMTV programs. We have made this first edition of the LMTV handbook through the first LMTV seminar in Asia, 1st to 10th November 2004, held in Tokyo JAPAN organized by NVDA and ALLIANCE in cooperation with NICE (Japan), IIWC (Indonesia), NIFC (Nepal), MCE (Mongolia), IWO (Korea), Greenway (Thailand), YES-Philippines (Philippines), SJ (France), FIYE (Poland), ESTYES(Estonia).In this book, we put forward good and failure experiences, lessons, fruits and outcomes to share and improve our programs. Also we put a lot of ideas for future development. We hope this handbook will help somehow to organize better LMTV program in your organization.This handbook will never be completed since we are always looking for better program and our goal is still very far. Let us keep on working together.NICE President Shinichiro KAIZAWA NICE LMTV Staff Tatsuya TSUKAMOTONICE staffs and all LAMP Team membersPujiarti Alim NVDA SecretariatAll members of LM Seminar 2004 A-2 Definition of Long Term Voluntary Work What is LMTVLMTV stands for Long and Middle Term Volunteer and we organize it as an international volunteer program. Volunteer is staying in a place for a long time and working for society, community, and public, to make solution and better situation of the society. Voluntary work is divers, from Environment to Social works.As a volunteer working on a long term project, you will be either a: Middle Term Volunteer (MTV), who works in a project for a period of 1 to 6 months. Long Term Volunteer (LTV), who works in a project for a period of 6months or longer. These LMTV programs are usually an individual or small number of volunteers program.LMTV includesMiddle Term Workcamp (MTW), which working as a group of 3 or more peoplefor 1 month to 6 months.Long Term Workcamp (MTW), which working as a group of 3 or more people for 6 monthsor longer.A-3. The merits and weakn