A. Background: Mangunan village has a big tourism potential at Agro-tourism (Mangunan Orchard), Elephant Caves, Pine Forests, and Bengkung water source, and community product for economic development such as tiwul ayu Mangunan, handicrafts from bamboo, and clay products. However, only few visitors coming and Mangunan is very less well-known as tourism spot. Low awareness of the local people to develop their village as a tourist site. This workcamp will be a workcamp carried out by IIWC and its volunteer in Jogja in supporting the local people/institution to bring Mangunan as attractive tourism spot in order to bring wealth for its society.
B. Project: The project will be dealing with the efforts of revitalizing of the potential attractions in Mangunan by doing some promotions to attract visitors as well as motivating local people about their potential source, supporting local activity and make mangunan looks more attractive for visitors.
C. Aims: To invite the community to actively involved and tap the potential of the region. Thus, the local potential expected to rise up the local economic development.
D. Work: Doing promotions by making leaflet, learning local tradition. Visiting some school and household to promote their local touristic potential, activity with children and youth for I I W C B o o k Y e a r 2 0 1 5 : S T V & V S T V Page 14 English, and home stay standard for visitor and cleaning some tourism spot with local people. There also chance for you to work physically such as making sign board, and planting the trees.
E. Special remarks: It is located in mountainous area of Yogyakarta, and has very beautiful scenery especially in the morning you can enjoy beautiful sunrise with the cloud under your feet called “the area above cloud”. Be ready with lots of ideas. Bring some ideas for exhibition, and English education for small children aged from 6-12 and adult.
F. Location: Mangunan one of village located in Yogyakarta, precisely in the Dlingo District, Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta Province. Click here to see the map.
G. Accommodation: Host family, sleeping bag is needed, self cooking and self management. H. Fee : IDR 2,970,000
I. Airport : Adi Sucipto International Airport, Yogyakarta Province (JOG)