📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Host Organisation called Gami Seva Sevana (GSS) literally mean Shelter to offer services for community, provided training facilities to villages and organic farmers. But during the last few years during the lack of funds, now they are developing their activities in various ways and they are working with some rural and hash areas, youths, children and women.
💼 What the programme involves
a. Working at the vegetable plots.
b. Planting seeds and plants
c. Making compost pits and piles
d. Harvest the vegetable crops e. Sharing knowledge and experiences among local farmers
f. Keeping records about work and harvest
You have to work five days per week. At least one week end day (Saturday or Sunday) you have to work.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Farm Training Center
📍 About the location
Located at 130km from Colombo. This is a mountainous area and elevation is 1100m above sea level. Environment is cool, windy and low humid. Used for tea plantation by the British people until early 18th century. After that, abandon the area because all the planters move back to UK. Still some plantations can be seen and still as a majority, south Indian Tamil people are living here. Agriculture, dairy farming and working at the tea plantation are the main income of the community. It’s very close to famous Nillambe Meditation Center. Nearest town is Galaha and it is 9km away from the center.
⚠️ Requirements
A). Above 20 years of age,
B) working ability with minimum supervision
C), Moderate knowledge in English speaking, reading and writing
D), Good health condition
E) Ability to adopt and respect local conditions, environment and culture,
F) Strictly no alcohol, no smoking and no drugs during the period of volunteer program.
* Vol. should arrive at Colombo by the end of August 19. On the 20, they will move to Galaha from Colombo and stay there till November 04 morning.
Then, s/he will come back to Kandy on November 04 and proceed to air port (or s/he can follow hi/her agenda).
Participation fee: 640US$ that will cover;
* Meals and accommodations from August 20 Lunch to November 04 Break fast
* Transportation between Colombo and Galaha and return way to Kandy from project site
* Personal expenditures, free day expenses, cost of air port picking and arrival night stay at guest are not included