Eco Farm Volunteer

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8 - 8 uker  ·  Alder 18 - 50+

rating  Utmerket 4.8  · 
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Høydepunkter

  • Learn about planting an growing a wide variety of fruits, vegetable and flowers.
  • Learn about eco farming techniques and how we work on the land without chemicals and with sustainability in mind at all times.
  • Help to teach the kids we work with, getting them excited about farming and growing their own food.
  • Spending time everyday at our beautiful farm working along side out brilliant team.
  • Supporting the Trust in its goal to spread knowledge about sustainable living amongst the communities we work in.


Spesielt egnet for

Alder 18+
Singler
Par
Familier
Grupper
50+

Om programmet

Support staff at our Eco Farm where we educate and spread knowledge about eco farming and importantly excite our kids about growing their own food.

The Bukit Lawang Trust is a NGO based in Bukit Lawang, North Sumatra. We are an education centre providing free education to all people within our local community and surrounding areas. We're based in a rural area where many of the local communities have limited access to education. We exist because ...

Om programmet

The Bukit Lawang Trust is a NGO based in Bukit Lawang, North Sumatra. We are an education centre providing free education to all people within our local community and surrounding areas. We're based in a rural area where many of the local communities have limited access to education. We exist because we believe education is the best way for people to be empowered and in turn for sustainable development to occur, ensuring our precious natural habitats of Sumatra remain protected. 

Our Eco Farming Programme (EFP) provides free education about sustainable farming techniques to our local community. As with all our programmes, sustainable development, long term conservation and empowering local people are our core aims. We want to provide people with more options so that they can engage in further education, travel more easily and find work in more sustainable industries that those that have traditionally dominated such as palm oil or logging. 

We are partnered with a local NGO who own an Eco Farm in the community. The Trust operates it's own area of land at the farm where we grow our own fruit and vegetables. The day-to-day operations for the EFP are run by our local farmer and overseen by our Eco Farm Manager. Our volunteers support our farmer at the farm and help to lead and teach lessons. Your typical responsibilities are covered in the next section. 

We have two main aims for the EFP. The first is to educate the kids we work with at the Trust and to get them excited about being at the farm and growing their own food. We hope that they will take this enjoyment with them into later life and continue to grow their own produce. The second is to spread knowledge about eco and sustainable farming throughout the community and encourage local people to use land they own to start growing food and even to start growing food in their homes.

As a volunteer you will live in the Trust building, along with most of our team, and you’ll be immersed into local life. We’re based in the heart of a dynamic and fun filled community. 

Aside from working at the farm you will have the chance to work on various projects around the Trust, our EFP volunteers take an active lead maintaining our roof garden. But perhaps you also have a creative flare and want to help design a mural or create an arts project with the kids? The opportunities are endless!  

When you are not working you can explore our breathtakingly beautiful area, you can relax at one of the many river spots, find some live music in Bukit Lawang, go trekking in the jungle or take a local craft workshop. You’ll have no shortage of things to do in your free time!


Typisk dag

Our working days at the Trust start at 08:00 when our kindergarten students arrive and finish at 17:00.  However the typical day for our EFP volunteers and staff starts a little earlier than the rest of the team and that's because we like to beat the heat and get an early start at the farm. You'll ...

Typisk dag

Our working days at the Trust start at 08:00 when our kindergarten students arrive and finish at 17:00.  However the typical day for our EFP volunteers and staff starts a little earlier than the rest of the team and that's because we like to beat the heat and get an early start at the farm. You'll be waking up at about 06:30 to head to the farm for a 07:00 start and work until 10:00. This will be every day Monday to Friday. The middle of the day is very hot and we avoid working outside, especially with international volunteers. 

Lunch for the whole team is between 12:00 - 14:00 every day.  

We often return to the farm at the end of the day between 15:00 - 17:00.  

If you started at 07:00, you can take an additional one hours break either before or after lunch. 

The afternoon is when we teach our lessons at the farm. You will work with out permanent staff to help create lesson plans for these and help support and teach the lessons at the farm. Don't worry we will always give you plenty of support and training to do this and make sure you feel comfortable. 

 Volunteer responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

  • Planting - either seeds directly into the ground or you will need to germinate seeds in bags first before transferring to the ground.
  • Maintaining the land - This includes weeding, clearing the land of debris, keeping the drainage trenches clear, tending the soil
  • Building bamboo planting frames 
  • Making organic natural fertilisers 
  • Harvesting crops
  • Creating lesson plans and supporting/delivering lessons

Working on the EFP will take priority, but you’ll also have time to work on other ‘projects’ around the Trust. This could be anything from developing our roof garden, decorating the Trust building, community walk arounds, DIY jobs or anything else you can think of that would be of benefit! We welcome new ideas and creativity.

Our days finish at 17:00. Maybe you want to go for a swim in a nearby river?  Or you can chill in our roof garden? Play cards with the team? Go into town and hangout?  It’s your free time and the choice is yours. We have a very social team and a real family vibe at the Trust and so we often all hang out together and regularly there are optional evening activities arranged like team cooking night, karaoke parties, a writing group, painting nights, things like that. 

Your weekends are always free time, apart from one weekend in the middle of the cycle where we have a ‘team building away weekend’, but this is super fun and usually a highlight.


Fritidsaktiviteter

The Bukit Lawang Trust is located in an exceptionally beautiful area, from our roof garden you can look out across at the jungle covered mountains of the Gunung Leuser National Park. Exploring the incredible nature the area has to offer is definitely worth prioritising in your free time. From jungle ...

Fritidsaktiviteter

The Bukit Lawang Trust is located in an exceptionally beautiful area, from our roof garden you can look out across at the jungle covered mountains of the Gunung Leuser National Park. Exploring the incredible nature the area has to offer is definitely worth prioritising in your free time. From jungle trekking to see the famous Sumatran Orangutan (you get a free two day trek included in the volunteer package), to visiting the gorgeous rivers, to finding waterfalls and hot springs, to going on snake tours, to exploring caves, you'll be spoilt for choice with what to do!

There are many rivers in the local area, the biggest, Bohorok River runs through the middle of Bukit Lawang and it's a popular spot to hang out, people often bring a picnic and drinks and relax and swim. But there are some smaller less visited hidden gems that we'll be happy to show you.

We have a very social team and a real family vibe at the Trust and so we often all hang out together and regularly there are optional evening activities arranged like team cooking nights, karaoke parties, a group or arts and crafts nights. In Bukit Lawang there are multiple bars and guest houses too with extremely friendly locals and live music on most nights and we often go into town together. 

We have a library at the Trust and volunteers are welcome to borrow books from there. The roof is a nice and peaceful place to do some reading.

We will also arrange optional weekend excursions for our volunteers like camping, canyoning, cave exploring and jungle treks.

Simply put, you will not be bored during your stay! 


Krav

Krav

Minimumsalder: 18 år

For å bli med i programmet må du være minst 18 år gammel på programmets startdato. Det kan være unntak hvis du kan gi tillatelse fra dine foresatte eller hvis du er i følge med foreldrene dine.

Språkferdigheter

Du må snakke Engelsk (middels nivå)

Påkrevde dokumenter

CV/Resume and Cover Letter

Nasjonalitetsbegrensninger

Ingen restriksjoner. Hjelpende hender fra hele verden er velkomne.

Andre ferdigheter

The essential things we look for are a passion to help others, a flexible and adaptable approach, a ability to work alone, an ability to use your own initiative and a desire to work within and support our team and community. Non-Essential but desirable things would be: Experience working with children, experiencing farming or growing fruit and veg to some extent, teaching or instructing (any age), relevant qualifications or professional experience and experience living abroad for a short time.

Tidsforpliktelse

Din hjelpende hånd vil bli påkrevd Mandag, Tirsdag, Onsdag, Torsdag og Fredag fra 08:00 - 17:00

Hva inngår

Hva inngår

Tjenester fra Bukit Lawang Trust

We ask all of our volunteers to fundraise before coming out to Sumatra a minimum of £1000 GBP for the 8 weeks. Alternatively, some people choose to just pay this fee if they have no time to fundraise beforehand. We ask for a non-refundable deposit of £150 on booking your place in order to reserve your space and to cover registration costs.    In addition to this, you will need to pay for the cost of your volunteer visa, which is £280 and lasts 60 days.  

 

This fee covers:

  • Accommodation - shared dorm room

  • Lunchtime meals cooked by our hub chef Mon-Fri

  • Transport to and from Medan airport to the Trust.

  • Free Jungle FIIT exercise classes three times per week at the Trust Hub.

  • Our staff will provide all of the training you need to teach our programs, and support you throughout your volunteering journey. 

  • An overnight, 2 day jungle trekking experience with experienced local guides

  • Orientation challenges

  • A workshop with a local business- e.g basket weaving, carving, fabric printing, soap making, cookery

  • A phase review team building weekend

  • Indonesian language lessons by our Indonesian Programme Coordinators

  • Transport to and from the Eco farm for every session (20 mins by motorbike).

Henting fra flyplassen på Kuala Namu International Airport

We provide pick up from Kuala Namu International Airport in Medan to our Hub in Gotong Royong where you will be staying. This is approximately a four hour drive in good weather, from the City Centre to the edge of the Gunung Leuser National Park where we work! Our Volunteer recruitment team also provide support in arranging your flights and making sure you are in the right place at the right time to meet our pick up! 

Overnatting

Our volunteers on the Ecological Farming Program stay in one of our dorm rooms within the Trust and many volunteers choose to enjoy their weekends in one of the outstanding guesthouses here in Bukit Lawang. Each volunteer is given a key to their dorm, and the front door to the Trust. We have 4 bathrooms: 2 Western style and 2 Indonesian style. We also have a shared kitchen with cooking facilities. 

Mat og drikke

Lunch is included in your volunteer fees, and in the evenings we either eat out or we hold cooking nights at the Trust. At the weekends, most volunteers prefer to eat in the village or along the river at one of the guesthouses for dinner.

Internettilgang

Begrenset tilgang på prosjektstedet

Hva er IKKE inkludert?

Hva er IKKE inkludert?

Flybilletter

Den nærmeste flyplassen er Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO) i Kuala Namu. Vi hjelper deg med å finne billige flyreiser til Indonesia. FINN BILLIGE FLYREISER

Reiseforsikring

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Vaksiner

Hvis du har tenkt å jobbe frivillig i Indonesia bør du søke medisinsk råd før du starter din sosiale reise. Sjekk de nødvendige vaksinasjonene dine for Indonesia. VAKSINESJEKKER

Detaljer ved ankomst

WE NEED ESL VOLUNTEERS NOW!  Please check our other listings if you could be interested in this.

Dates for our volunteer placements in 2024 are:

  • Elephant Cycle - 21st June - 16th August 2024
  • Leopard Cycle - 23rd August - 18th October 
  • Rhino Cycle - 25th October - 13th December 
We can sometimes be flexible with the dates, so if you cannot commit to a fixed cycle, please do still apply but mention when you would prefer to come and we can discuss it further. 
2025 dates are not yet finalised, but if you are interested in volunteering next year, please get in contact. 

Tilgjengelighet
Jan. Febr. Mars Apr. Mai Jun. Jul. Aug. Sep. Okt. Nov. Des.

Programgebyrer

8 uker 1,259€
Gjennomsnittlig gebyr 157€/uke

Programgebyrer

157€ per uke 8 - 8 uker Alder 18 - 50+

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Varighet

8 - 8 uker

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Endelig Betaling

Din sluttbetaling vil bli avtalt med Bukit Lawang Trust under søknadsprosessen. Vanlige løsninger er enten via bankoverføring eller kontant betaling på prosjektstedet.


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Bukit Lawang Trust

Utmerket 4.8 rating (5 gjennomganger)

Non-profit - grunnlagt i 2004

Verifisert av Volunteer World

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Snakkede språk: Engelsk, Indonesisk

Om prosjektet

An NGO based in rural North Sumatra, providing free education for all people in the community. Our goals focus on supporting conservation and sustainable development.

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The BUKIT LAWANG TRUST was founded after a devastating flood wiped out the village of Bukit Lawang in November 2003.

The flood tragically killed hundreds of people and was described by witnesses as a tidal wave, the water was over 10 metres high, as it came crashing down from the hills it wiped out everything in its path.  

Founder and Trustee Rebecca Coley had been visiting the village a couple of months before and was contacted and asked to help. Rebecca set about raising funds in the UK and returned to Bukit Lawang to help provide simple things like rice and other basic staple foods, water carriers, purifying tablets, sleeping mats and educational materials. 

The charity was officially set up and registered in 2004, and a small temporary health clinic was started from a rented house, employing a local doctor, nurse, and a midwife. The clinic was run from this small house for two years, seeing more than thirty patients a day, for free. At that time the health clinic offered free health care to any families affected by the flood.

The Trust then partnered with Jersey Overseas Aid and they agreed to match fund the building of a community centre. Sixteen volunteers worked hard raising funds and came from Jersey to Indonesia to build the new community building with the locals in March 2007. The new community centre is still the permanent home for the Trust.

The clinic moved into the downstairs of the new building in December 2007 and continued to serve the community until December 2011. By now the area had been positively rehabilitated, and the need for the clinic diminished. Other clinics had opened in the area and the decision was made for the Trust to focus on Education instead, opening its doors as a dedicated Education Centre in January 2012. 

Since that time the Education Centre has seen countless numbers of children and adults come through its doors for free English lessons and extra lessons such as arts and crafts, maths, computer lessons and traditional dance. In recent years we have also launched our Youth Ranger Programme (conservation for kids), the Sustainable Business Programme and the Eco Farming Programme.

There is also a free kindergarten at the Trust (Monday to Friday) which has helped hundreds of children to learn to read and write. 

The main ethos of the Trust is that education is the best route out of poverty and the best route to sustainable development. We offer the opportunity for all people to come and learn at the Trust and increase their knowledge of the world and their environment through our lessons.

The Trust is also very focused on conservation and wishes to empower and enable the local community to protect and look after their local environment. The Gunung Leuser National Park is right on our doorstep and the rare endangered Sumatran orangutans are under serious threat from plans for further deforestation, new roads and more palm oil plantations. We hope through providing education, locals will find alternative sources of income to palm oil and work together to protect the National Park.

The ethos of the Trust is to empower people, so that the community is involved in every aspect of our projects. We don’t want to inform the community what is best, but rather work collaboratively with local people and offer support.

Currently in 2024 the Trust has a team of 14 permanent staff and six volunteers at a time supporting the team. We have five main educational programmes, Kindergarten, English Language, Youth Ranger, Eco Farming and Sustainable business. Plus several other supporting projects such as exercise classes, a women's group, kids play sessions and a playgroup for mums and babies.

We are looking for people to join us who share our passion for social projects, who wish to give back and help communities, who care about education as a means for sustainable development, people who'd love to work in and support our team and people who are looking for a challenge and a once in a lifetime adventure! You’ve also got to love children, we work with adults too, but the kids are always around. You should love and care about the environment, love to have new experiences and want to build relationships with the local community!

5 gjennomganger · rating4.8

Luka Quade rating5

2019 at Eco Farm Volunteer

Thanks Bukit Lawang Trust (BLT) for this amazing time! I was volunteering at Ernas Ecofarm (there's the choice to volunteer at the BLT, working with kids, or at Ernas Ecofarm, gardening) and I don't regret my choice. She taught me many interesting things about gardening and she gave us (some other ...
alexandre lesbaches rating4.6

2018 at Eco Farm Volunteer

Great time and experience achieved in bukit lawang. Erna and her family are very welcoming and always look after you. I had an amazing 3 weeks stay with her and the other volunteer from the English ...
Emily Marushko rating4.4

2018 at Eco Farm Volunteer

Erna is a hard working local woman who doesn't subscribe to convention, and it's an inspiration to work alongside her. Erna founded and continues to run the EcoFarm. She envisions an environmentally sustainable farm that feeds and educates the community. Our role as volunteers is to help achieve ...
I’ve been a volunteer at the trust for the last three months and I can honestly say it was the best time of my life! To be fair I’m only eighteen, therefore still young and got called „the baby“ many times here at the trust! But thats what shows how loving and caring everyone here is. The ...
Mateusz Sidoruk rating5

2018 at Conservation Teacher : Youth Rangers

I had so much fun at Stay Wild, from doing the work itself like teaching English, treating local dogs and trekking which I think was the most fun and challenging but also the project was offering different activities like camping out in the cast forest overnight which was also an awesome experience. ..

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