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Volunteer in India at Farm and Conservation Project which Includes Reforestation
Location: India
Program Duration: 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months (includes high school academic semester abroad), 7-12 months (includes high school academic year abroad), 1-2 years, over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: All year
Call Us
Phone: 01752 426285
Description
We are a vegan home-schooling family establishing a sustainable community. Our main project is the reforestation of 70 acres of severely eroded land. We are working to re-create the Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest indigenous to our area. We practice an eco-friendly way of life including veganism, organic gardening, alternative construction, solar energy, and composting toilets. Throughout the year, we welcome volunteers of all ages and physical abilities, and warmly invite families with children. Accommodation is free in exchange for 4 hours of work per day, 5 days a week. Free facilities include: bungalows, bicycles, a small book collection, a small swimming pool, a vegan community kitchen, and a children's playground. We offer an environment for personal development, yoga and meditation. Auroville offers a wealth of courses, workshops and treatments in areas, including yoga, meditation, tai-chi, shiatsu, water shiatsu, etc.
You will have the opportunity to work closely with the director. This will enable you to be actively involved in the planning and implementation of our projects. We welcome and encourage new ideas and input. We can also assist in research and independent studies.
Unfortunately we cannot yet afford to provide free food for our volunteers. We have communal vegan meals and use organic ingredients whenever possible. We all equally share the cost of the food ingredients we purchase. The total cost of food per person (including 3 meals a day) is 100 Indian Rupees per day (approx. 3 USD). In the future, when we grow our own food, we hope to pay less.
We are particularly keen to have volunteers staying for three months or more and those who do will have their food costs reimbursed.
Cost: Free accommodation in return for 4 hours work a day, five days a week. Food costs are equally shared but we are particularly keen to have volunteers staying for three months or more and those who do will have their food costs reimbursed.
This project is part of Ecoteer - the solution to travel and volunteering on a shoestring.
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Highlights
We are offering both short and long term work exchange volunteer/internship/study abroad opportunities in the fields of ecology, sustainable living and conservation. The main objective is the reforestation of 70 Acres of severely eroded land in Tamil Nadu, India. We re-create the indigenous forest of our area, the Tropical Dry Evergreen Forest. This forest type is found only in South India and Sri Lanka and provides a rare biological richness due to its very high species abundance but it is now close to extinction as only 0.01% survives. We practice an eco-friendly way of life including veganism, alternative construction, solar energy, water resource management and composting toilets.
We are happy to welcome volunteers here any time of the year and always have plenty of space for them. We are fully committed to accept everyone that wishes to volunteer here and help recreate the forest.
The types of work you will be involved in includes: Tree planting, indigenous plant nursery, contour bunding, organic gardening, fence building and installing, compost and soil management with Effective Microorganisms (EM).
We are particularly keen to hear from volunteers interested in the following long term positions:
Administration Assistant (minimum 3 months) - To assist the director with the daily administration and correspondence . Basic computer skills necessary (email,word processing, internet use) Fundraising Coordinator(minimum 3 months) To assist with writing grant applications and contact potential funders. Previous experience is an advantage but not essential.
Head Gardener (minimum 1 year or more) - To coordinate and manage the development and planting of the herb, fruit and vegetable gardens and coordinate volunteers maintaining these. Some previous gardening experience would be beneficial.
Volunteer Recruitment Organizer (minimum 3 months) - To assist with the development of opportunities to recruit long term volunteers and to keep our entries on volunteer websites updated. No previous experience necessary. Basic computer skills needed.
Work Coordinator(minimum 3 months) - To coordinate the team of volunteers working in the forest. On the job training will be provided. No previous experience needed.
Development Worker (minimum 3 months) - To organize and facilitate weekly community meetings and assist with the development of the community in general. No previous experience needed.
Training for all these positions will be given. Previous experience would be an advantage but is not essential. For these positions a minimum of three months commitment applies. There is no maximum time limit for any of the positions.
Qualifications
None
Languages
- English
Cost in US$:
Free
Cost Include Description:
* Food is free for volunteers staying 3 months or more.
* If you stay less than 3 months then 3 meals a day roughly USD 3.
Credit Available
no
Volunteer Types
- Adult Education
- Agriculture
- Animal Welfare
- Anthropology
- Biological Research
- Building Maintenance
- Community Centers
- Community Development
- Community Organizing
- Consciousness-raising
- Conservation
- Cutting Wood
- Digging
- Eco-tourism
- Education
- Energy
- English Teaching
- Food
- Gardening
- Grassroots Organization
- Indigenous Issues
- Organic Farming
- Pastoral Work
- Primary Education
- Reforestation
- Self Help
- Small Business Development
- Social Services, Social Work
- Solar & Hydro Projects
- Tourism
- Trail Building
- Volunteer Management
- Volunteering
- Wildlife Surveying
Age Range
Please visit our website for details.This Program is open to
Worldwide Participant. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangements
- Dormitory
- Home-stays
Participants Travel to India
Independently
Application Process Involves
- Online Application plus Application Assessment
- Resume
- Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time is
3 weeksPost Services Include
- Job and Internship Network
Ecoteer's Mission Statement
To help locally run grass root organisations to achieve their aims via attracting paying volunteers and tourists. Plus we personally help develop and improve the projects we work with to help them to achieve their objectives.
Year Founded
2005
