Project List for Teams: ASIA / PACIFIC
United Methodist Volunteers In Mission
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For assistance with any project listed,
contact your Jurisdictional and / or Annual Conference UMVIM Coordinator
CAMBODIA
#00230A - Cambodia Mission Initiative
• Teams sought to teach guides at Siem Reap, near Angkor Wat, as well as to hold Vacation Church Schools.
#12917A - Siem Reap Methodist Church And Community Center - Siem Reap, Cambodia - Establishment of Methodist churches and communities and formation of a Methodist annual conference for Cambodia.
#14925N - Siem Reap Methodist Church and Community Center, Capital - An effort to transform hopelessness into hope through Christian education and combating hunger, illiteracy, poverty and lack of vocational education.
• Teams sought to teach teachers of English in Phnom Penh as well as 24 students at the Methodist Bible School.
#14917A - Cambodian Methodist Bible School, Students' Support - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - Education for more than 50 students preparing to become pastors and Christian workers for the Methodist Church in Cambodia.
FIJI
• Methodist Davuilevu Theological College - renovate old dorm into new in-service training center (requires complete rebuilding. Local contractor on-site).
• Methodist Davuilevu Theological College - Remodel current housing for students with families. (new roofing, floors, paint)
• Dilkusha Girls Orphanage - volunteers to help girls with homework, read to the girls, and play with them
• Dilkusha Girls Orphanage - renovate upstairs dorm of 1906 building (needs new flooring, ceiling and wall boards, electricity, plumbing, paint)
• Dilkusha Girls Orphanage - team to clean and repair exisiting solar panels to provide orphanage with hot water.
• Navusa Institution - renovate exisiting buildings for classrooms and dorms for this remote boarding school for boys from far-away villages. (needs flooring, ceiling panels, paint, windows, doors). Wood-working course on-site needs tools, but the students can work alongside teams.
• Veilomani Boys Home - This home for orphaned boys has a workshop skills training. Volunteers are needed to assist with training in light automotive, cabinet making, woodworking, and welding.
INDIA
• Clara Swain Hospital Bareilly - physical therapists.
#01075A - Clara Swain Hospital , Charity And Outreach - Coverage of medical expenses for hospital patient care.
• Crawford Memorial Hospital The Methodist Church of India - plastic surgeons, orthopedic surgeons, OBGYN, nurses, public health nurses for 27 locations.
• The Christian Medical College in Vellore India Vellore, India - receives new & used equipment; the Vellore Board pays shipping costs. Medical volunteers may serve at Vellore Hospital; particular needs for anesthesiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons, opthalmologists, and clergy who can serve as CPE trainers. Long-term volunteer terms of 6 months to a year are especially needed.
#09952B - Vellore Christian Medical College/Hospital, Scholarships - Nursing and health professional scholarships for women and scholarships for medical students.
#12435A - Vellore Christian Medical College Board, Programs - A program to enable the latest techniques in medicine, management strategies and clinical pastoral education.
• The Shadman Methodist Home in Delhi , India is accepting teams for up to a week. Medical teams are needed, as are teams to assist with mentoring the girls. Shadman Methodist Home was founded by the Women's Division of the Methodist Church in India to house girls who need a home, regardless religion, caste, creed, color, or race. Many of these girls are runaways, children of commercial sex workers, and street children.
INDONESIA
• English teaching Medan - Teams for teaching English classes at the Methodist University of Indonesia, Medan and at the Biblical Seminary outside Medan.
• English teaching Jakarta - Team needed for teaching English in Jakarta at the Wesley Seminary as well as teaching teachers of English.
• Methodist University of Indonesia in Medan - Lecturers in medicine invited to teach at the Methodist University of Indonesia in Medan.
KAZAKHSTAN
#14939A - Central Asia Mission Initiative - A program to develop newcongregations, cultivate clergy and lay leadership, and initiatecommunity ministries.
• Kurchatov UMC Kurchatov - Reconstruction needed for a one story building (a former kindergarten) used by the small United Methodist congregation. No teams have ever served here and the need is great.
NEPAL
#00468A - Nepal Mission Initiative - To assist in the total program of the church in nepal such as schools, hospitals, and missionary equipment.
• Health Services Department - United Mission to Nepal - general practitioners/family physicians, pediatricians, internists, hospital director, psychiatrist, internist, surgeons, tutor/nurse educators, dentists, biomedical maintenance personnel; anesthetist.
#229532 - Integrated Health Project - Okhaldhunga , Nepal - Community health projects in nonformal education, improvement of sanitation, dissemination of nutritional information and reduction of maternal mortality.
#13421A - Tansen United Mission Hospital - Tansen , Nepal - An effort to promote health, prevent illness and treat disease.
#12415O - Tansen United Mission Hospital , Equipment - Tansen , Nepal - Oxygen contractors, an ultrasound scanner, and surgical and anesthetic equipment.
#13423A - Patan Hospital - A hospital-based health service, including referrals from health posts in Lalitpur District.
#12414O - Patan Hospital , Capital - Hospital renovation, beds and medical equipment.
PHILIPPINES
• Union Theological Seminary- Women's Dorm Repairs.Minimum of 12 per team.Youth Accepted.Team will need to bring funds for construction.Meals provided.Team will pay for housing and transportation.Contact Dr. Romeo Del Rosaro or George Buenaventura at geobuenav@utsem.net.
• UTS, Dasmarinas - World Center Restoration. Minimum of 12 per team.Youth Accepted. Team will need to bring funds for construction.Meals provided.Team will pay for housing and transportation.Contact Dr. Romeo Del Rosaro or George Buenaventura at geobuenav@utsem.net.
• Union Theological Seminary- Guest House Repairs.Minimum of 12 per team.Youth Accepted.Team will need to bring funds for construction.Meals provided.Team will pay for housing and transportation. Contact Dr. Romeo Del Rosaro or George Buenaventura at geobuenav@utsem.net.
• Union Theological Seminary- McLennan Cottage Repairs.Minimum of 12 per team.Youth Accepted.Team will need to bring funds for construction.Meals provided.Team will pay for housing and transportation. Contact Dr. Romeo Del Rosaro or George Buenaventura at geobuenav@utsem.net.
• Union Theological Seminary- Men's Dorm Repairs.Minimum of 12 per team.Youth Accepted.Team will need to bring funds for construction.Meals provided.Team will pay for housing and transportation.Contact Dr. Romeo Del Rosaro or George Buenaventura at geobuenav@utsem.net.
• Union Theological Seminary - Chapel Restoration.Minimum of 12 per team.Youth Accepted.Team will need to bring funds for construction.Meals provided.Team will pay for housing and transportation. Contact Dr. Romeo Del Rosaro or George Buenaventura at geobuenav@utsem.net.
#13464B - Union Theological Seminary, Scholarships - Baguio City , Philippines - Union Theological Seminary is a joint venture between the United Methodist Church and the United Church of Christ in the Philippines . Established in 1907, it is the alma mater of past and present leaders of the church, including all three active bishops in the Philippine Central Conference. It is still one of the best theological schools in the country, and it affords the students the opportunity of being prepared for the ministry in an ecumencial atmosphere.
THAILAND
Thailand Mission - Provide English Tutoring outreach in UMC churches in Thailand. This is an effective outreach program for evangelism. Medical teams also accepted.
#00403A - Thailand Mission Initiative - To assist in the total program of the church in Thailand .
TONGA
• Tupou High School Tupou High School - Renovation of classroom wing at Tupou High School (repair concrete floor, ceiling, door, windows, paint, replace blackboards, etc).
• Library - Changing 2 classrooms into a much-needed library.
• School renovation - Renovation of small (50 studen school (wiring, repair desks, add shelves, seal roof, paint).
• Desks for Schools - Build desks for all schools.
• Several teams are needed in 2007 and 2008 in Tonga. No specific skills are required.
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