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Event information

HTC (Harvest Thanksgiving Celebration) HTC is held every year at ARI to give thanks to God for the bountiful harvest we gather from mother earth.  We have an Opening Ceremony at which Participants, Volunteers and guests wear their Traditional clothing and celebrate the harvest.   Food and drinks prepared according to traditional recipes can be purchased during the two-day Festival.  Watch this web page for some great pictures of this event. HTC volunteer recruiting We are recruiting volunteers who can help us from preparation until the HTC event. If you are interested in organizing HTC with participants from all over the world, volunteers and staff, come and join us! Please contact info@ari-edu.org

Work Camp in Negros Island

The work camp will last for 10 days. Work campers will work mainly at ARI's campus in Philippines (Santa Rita Training Center, Negros Occidental), and also they will visit NGOs and participate in a home-stay program in a rural area. This camp is scheduled to be held three times a year. It will cost about 160,000 yen. Date is to be anounced.

Programs organized by ARI

Work camp for high school students

(15 people max.) This 10-day program will take place at the beginning of August. Work campers will work with local high school students at farms in Santa Rita Training Center. Also, they will have a chance to enrich their experience through visiting places in the area.

Experiencing rural life program for university students and adults

(15 people max.) This is a week-long program in the middle of November or February. Participants will work mainly at Santa Rita Training Center and will visit places both inside and outside of the island. Work camps and seminars that are planned by participants. themselves.

Groups of students and adults

(no more than 20 people) who can travel to Bacolod airport and can organize the program by themselves may do so in consultation with the center staff. Work camps and seminars can be held anytime except during a period in which ARI has a program there.

Tropical agriculture

Please apply two months before your stay. Only a few men and, sorry, no women can take advantage of this opportunity.