2023 at Educational Coordinator
Conservation and Education Volunteer
Highlights
- Getting to know the local children and them getting to know you!
- Become part of the community in a beautiful and remote part of North Sumatra.
- Explore the pristine wild rainforests, mountains and rivers.
- Create an environmentally friendly example site for sustainable farming.
- Trek to see some of the fantastic wildlife of the area such as orangutans, gibbons, thomas leaf monkeys and more.
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About the program
Assist with reforestation, sustainable farming, eco-tourism activities and education of local children.
Background:
Hutan Subur is an Eco Tourism guest house on the Border of the Gunung Leseur National Park in Sumatra. The site borders an undisturbed wildlife corridor which allows free movement of Orangutan and other animals from the National Park. Until recently, this site has been a rubber ...
Typical day
Typical day
A typical days volunteering activities (times are indicative):
8.00 am Breakfast
9.00 – 10.00 am working in the garden, maintaining vegetables, fruits or other tree planting.
11.00 – 1.00 – Sort waste from activities, work with coordinator to create social media posts, or use ...
Free-time activities
Batu Kapal is a beautiful rural village in mountains adjacent to Gunung Leasur National Park - prime Sumatran orangutan country.
In your spare time on the weekends you will have the opportunity to visiting some nice places around Bukit Lawang and Batu Kapal with our team. Or stay on afterwards to ...
Requirements
What's Included
What's NOT included?
Details on arrival
This project can be started at any time of the year. November to April is often a more rainy time of the year, with the rest of the year having slightly less rain, however as the project site is in the Rainforest, rain often cannot be avoided. During Ramadan, some of our programs also have reduced participation and are sometimes closed.
Program fees
Meet your organization
Care Sumatra
Non-profit - founded in 9
Verified by Volunteer World
Coordinated by
Jaka
About the project
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