Elephant conservation in Sumatra
Lampung, Sumatra
June 15 - June 24, 2013
Lampung, Sumatra
December 7 - December 16, 2013
Lampung, Sumatra
February 15 - February 24, 2014
Volunteer project:
Currently, the conflict between elephants and humans is rising, because
there's less and less areas for the elephants to live in. People are
cutting the forest, both legally and illegally, to plant palm trees for
oil, and this has significant influence on the life of the elephants.
The local government and local organizations, concerned about the
wildlife, are working together to save the elephants.
The volunteers will help local mahouts daily to take care of the elephants, starting from bathing/showering, feeding, health checking and grassing the elephants. One local mahout will be accompanied by two volunteers in doing the daily job.
Leisure time: During the free time, the volunteers may have a forest safari with a local mahout with a camp fire, fishing, as well as swimming in the middle of the forest. The volunteers can enjoy the beauty of the landscape around the project site.
Language: English
Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in the Elephant Conservation Centre, dormitory style accommodation (basic conditions, sleeping bag and mat needed). Food will be provided with catering service.
Location: The project will take place in Lampung, on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra.
Terminal: Tanjung Karang, Lampung
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 230 € (3.000.000 IDR)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Sea Turtle conservation in East Java
Meru Betiri, East Java
June 15- June 24, 2013
Meru Betiri, East Java
December 14 - December 23, 2013
Volunteer project: Meru Betiri National Park is located in East Java Island and covers an area of 50.000 hectare. The park provides habitat for many protected animals, like the Banteng, Panther, Javan Tiger, Wild boar, Macaque, etc., and distinct flowers like the parasitic rafflesia. Sukamade beach, which is part of the Meru Betiri National Park, is nesting ground for Green Sea Turtles, Hawksbill Turtles, Olive Ridley Turtles and Leatherback Turtles. Every night, turtles come to Sukamade beach to lay their eggs. It is a globally important site, protected 24/7 by park rangers. The rangers monitor the activities of the turtles, check their health, collect some of the eggs to be incubated in the safety of the hatchery, release the newborn baby turtles. Besides, the rangers, together with local people, regularly plant trees in order to prevent coastal erosion.
The international volunteers will help the park rangers in the different turtle conservation activities, such as monitoring the egg laying process, releasing baby turtles and tree planting.
Study theme: The volunteers will be introduced to the Indonesian culture and customs in general, with a special focus on the local culture particularities. Some cultural visits are also foreseen.
Leisure time: During the free time, the volunteers can explore the national park. They can also visit Rajegwesi tourist village.
Language: English
Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in the Turtle Conservation Centre, dormitory style accommodation (basic conditions, sleeping bag and mat needed). Food will be provided with catering service. The volunteers can enjoy the beauty of the landscape around the project site.
Location: The project will take place in East Java
Terminal: Surabaya, East Java
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 205 € (2.650.000 IDR)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Encourage children to learn English and improve
educational facilities on Bali Island
Jembrana, Bali Island
July 13 - July 27, 2013
Volunteer project: Jembrana is one of the Regencies in Bali Island. It is located in the western part of the island. Jembarana can be reached in 2 hours by car or by bus from Denpasar. Unlike the capital city of Denpasar, Jembarana is a peaceful and quite place. There are a lot of rice field stretching along the regency. Moreover, the local community is very open and warm to visitors.
In this project, the volunteers will support Mendoyo state secondary school, located in Mendoyo Subdistrict, Jembrana Regency. The school was established in 1982. There are 3 grades all together, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade; each grade consists of 5 classes from A-E, where 25 students are accommodated in each class. There are 50 teachers who have dedicated their skills and knowledge to the children’s education. The students are between 12-14 years old and their English level is beginners. Therefore, we are inviting international volunteers to this project in order to encourage and motivate the students to enhance their English skills, and also build better education facilities for the school.
The volunteers will teach the students basic English and introduce some English kids songs. The volunteers will also do simple renovations in the school, such as making bookshelves for the library or painting classrooms. They will be also involved in cultural exchange activities and playing with the kids.
Study theme: The volunteers will be introduced to the Indonesian culture and customs in general, with a special focus on the local culture particularities. Some cultural visits are also foreseen.
Leisure time: During the free time, the volunteers will have the chance to visit diverse tourist attractions in Bali, which are popular all over the world. Volunteers may visit beaches, handicraft making centres, or traditional markets.
Language: English
Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in Indonesian host families (basic conditions, sleeping bag and mat needed).
Location: The project will take place in a rural area of Mendoyo Subdistrict, Jembrana Regency, Bali Island. It is located in the western part of Bali Island.
Bali Island is a densely populated island, with more than 3 million inhabitants all together. The population is almost entirely Indonesian; 95% are of Balinese Hindu descent and could be described as ethnic Balinese. Bali is also a tiny, extremely fertile and dramatically mountainous island which measures 140 km by 80 km. The tourism boom, which started in 1970s, has brought many changes and has helped pay for improvement in roads, telecommunication, education and health. Though tourism has had some marked effects, Bali’s unique culture and customs has proven to be remarkably defined.
Terminal: Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 185 € (2.400.000 IDR)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Making a garden
Making a sign
Support
for disabled children on Bali Island
Jimbaran, Bali Island
July 20 - August 3, 2013
Jimbaran, Bali Island
February 15 - March 1, 2014
Volunteer project: Bali Disabled School was founded to cater to the needs of disabled children and youth in Bali and the surrounding areas. The school encourages and motivates disabled children and youth to continue the struggle for a bright future. The foreign volunteers’ presence and interaction will be of great benefit to the children, who have little or no other chance to meet and live with people from other cultures. The educational classes, vocational training, and other therapeutic activities executed by the volunteers will provide these kids with direction. The intercultural dimension generated by foreign volunteers is welcomed and valued by the local staff, especially the English teachers, who will gain invaluable support in their teaching practices.
The role of the volunteers will be to assist local teachers in classes by teaching basic conversational English and helping out in the physical activity training of the disabled students. This could involve handicraft-making, playing games, or performing simple sports, among others. Through the influence that this help will identifiably have on the students, it can be expected that the volunteers themselves will gain a deeper knowledge of the completely different reality of the disabled kids and will develop an overall sense of the local culture. Additionally, the project will educate the volunteers about the treatment that families of these disabled children should provide, and may even improve a volunteer’s own perception of themselves and what they can achieve.
Study theme: The volunteers will be introduced to the education activities of the disabled students. The project also relates to Indonesian culture and customs in general.
Leisure time: During free time, the volunteers will have the chance to visit the diverse tourist attractions in Bali, which are popular all over the world. Volunteers may visit beaches, handicraft making centres, or traditional markets.
Language: English
Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in the school (basic conditions, sleeping bag and mat needed).
Location: This project will be held in Bali disabled school.
Bali Island is a densely populated island, with more than 3 million inhabitants all together. The population is almost entirely Indonesian; 95% are of Balinese Hindu descent and could be described as ethnic Balinese. Bali is also a tiny, extremely fertile and dramatically mountainous island which measures 140 km by 80 km. The tourism boom, which started in 1970s, has brought many changes and has helped pay for improvement in roads, telecommunication, education and health. Though tourism has had some marked effects, Bali’s unique culture and customs has proven to be remarkably defined.
Terminal: Ngurah Rai International Airport, Bali
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 185 € (2.400.000 IDR)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Restoration and preservation of Prambanan World
Heritage site
Kemudo, Klaten regency
August 24 - September 6, 2013
Volunteer project: This project follows the important, global initiative to preserve World Heritage sites since 2006. Arriving from all across the world, the volunteers will discuss issues relating to world heritage and cultural diversity while actively engaging in the preservation of World Heritage sites. The project will be focusing on Bubrah Temple as part of the Prambanan Temple compound. The volunteers will be introduced to the World Heritage Centre’s activities and campaign, as well as the history and dynamics of World Heritage sites worldwide. Guided visits to Prambanan will be organized in cooperation with the site’s management. The Heritage Centre renders a symbolic dimension to heritage through debates and reflections, contributes to the restoration and preservation of cultural heritage, and improves accessibility and availability of information. The Centre also raises the awareness of the local population, by creating a sense of ownership and identification. It also promotes cultural heritage between international volunteers and organizations.
The volunteers will work on restoration projects in the Prambanan temples under the supervision and guidance of the Archaeological Department. Before the restoration work begins, the volunteers will have a one day orientation. This orientation will teach participants how to perform restoration work and will provide information about the history of the temple. This is a truly educational process, which will enrich the volunteers with cultural understanding.
Since the volunteers will be living in the local community of Kemudo village, they will also engage in activities at the local school with the local students. Volunteers will help promote preservation of the temples and do some activities like student competitions, culture exchange, etc. The volunteers will also campaign about world heritage preservation and preservation of Prambanan Temple in particular among the local community and visitors to the world heritage site.
Study theme: The volunteers will be introduced to the Indonesian heritage site of Prambanan Temple. They will learn why and how this temple was built long time ago. Volunteers will also be introduced to the Indonesian culture and customs in general, with a special focus on the Javanese particularities. Some cultural visits are also foreseen.
Leisure time: Visiting the nearby World Heritage site, the temples of Prambanan and/or Yogyakarta City.
Language: English
Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in local host families. The conditions are basic (sleeping bag and mat needed).
Location: Kemudo Village is located in Klaten regency, 25 km east of Yogyakarta City and 95 km south east of Semarang.
Terminal: Jogjakarta airport, railway station and bus terminal.
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 185 € (2.400.000 IDR)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Educational and agricultural activities in rural
Central Java
Kopeng, Semarang regency
September 7 - September 21, 2013
Volunteer project: Getasan is a sub-district of Semarang regency, located in the valley of Merbabu Mountain, which is an old passive volcano in Java, Indonesia. The location of the village provides fresh and quiet cool weather, with nice green and mountainous views around it. Most of the people in the area work in agriculture. Kopeng is called "The Vegetable Garden of Central Java".
Here, a group of international volunteers will cooperate with the local
people and a local school, Getasan elementary school. There are hundreds
of students divided into 6 classes, 30 students per class. 15 teachers
teach in the school. This school is located near the only road to Kopeng
from Salatiga.
In the morning, the volunteers will teach the kids in Getasan elementary
school. In the afternoon, they will help the local people with planting
and harvesting chili, tomato, cabbage, etc. in the local garden nearby.
Telling a story
Hooray
Study theme: The volunteers will be introduced to the Indonesian culture and customs in general, with a special focus on the Javanese particularities. Some cultural visits are also foreseen.
Leisure time: In the free time, you will have the chance to visit the Kalipancur waterfall. You can also do some sport activities with the local youths or try to milk a cow.
Language: English
Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in Indonesian host families (basic conditions, sleeping bag and mat needed).
Location: The volunteer project will be held in Kopeng village, Getasan, Salatiga, Semarang regency, 65 km away from Semarang city.
Terminal: Semarang airport, railway station and bus terminal.
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 185 € (2.400.000 IDR)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
Look at the kids!
Donation recipients
Construction and educational activities with
students on Kemujan island
Kemujan, Karimunjawa Islands
September 13 - September 23, 2013
Volunteer project: Karimunjawa Islands is a national park with beautiful beaches and coral reefs. Kemujan is one of the islands of Karimunjawa. Kemujan village’s population is around 4.250 inhabitants. Most of the people live as fishermen and grow sea weed. Since most of the island is not fertile, only the cultivation of rice and vegetables is possible. There are many coconut farms. Most of the islands are hilly and surrounded by coral reefs. The biggest mountain is called Mt. Karimunjawa. Different tribes live on the islands, like Javanese, Maduranese, Mandarnese, Butonese, Makasar and Bajo. You can also still find the traditional houses of the local people made of wood.
The international volunteers will work with the students of Kemujan Safinatul Huda Senior High School. The school has around 100 students, mostly coming from the nearby islands. It has 3 levels of classes: VII, VIII and IX. Usually each class consists of around 20 to 25 students. The school has 17 teachers and administrative workers. The education system managed by the school is very open and responsive to new ideas and knowledge.
The volunteers will help build a permanent rubbish dump for the village and also make some garbage bins for the school. The volunteers can also join the education process in the school by teaching basic English to the kids, introducing some English kids songs, organising cultural exchange activities and games.
Study theme: The volunteers will be introduced to the Indonesian culture and customs in general, with a special focus on the Javanese particularities. Some cultural visits are also foreseen.
Leisure time: During the free time, the volunteers may experience the real attraction of Karimunjawa Islands by visiting Menjangan Island which has white sand beaches, good snorkeling and is within easy reach of Karimun town. Moreover, Karimunjawa Island is very well known for its white sand and beautiful beaches.
Language: English
Accommodation: The volunteers will be accommodated in Indonesian host families (basic conditions, sleeping bag and mat needed).
Location: Kemujan Safinatul Huda Senior High School is located in Kemujan island as part of Karimunjawa Group of Islands. The islands are located in the Java Sea on the north of Java Island, about 100 km from Semarang City and around 80 km from Jepara City.
Terminal: Semarang airport, railway station and bus terminal.
Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 185 € (2.400.000 IDR)
The extra fee is intended to support the hosting organization who does not have sufficient funds. It is due upon arrival on the project.
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