📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This program will be carried out in collaboration with a non-profit foundation in Santa Marta, which engages volunteers to serve both the community and the environment itself. They undertake impactful projects primarily focused on environmental and social aspects, contributing to making the world a better place for all.
💼 What the programme involves
In general, volunteers will plan and run various activities for kids and the community:
• Plan and carry out English lessons for kids.
• Participate in beach cleaning.
• Clean, organize and prepare an outdoor place, next to the local foundation where there will be community cinema for children.
• Spend time with children, playing, chatting, and being a role model for them.
• Organize environmental workshops for kids.
• Help out at a public kindergarten with manual work (painting, planting trees, etc.).
Our volunteers work around 4 or 5 days a week (5-6 hours daily), depending on the activities.
*Activities may change according to the total number of participants, weather conditions and other external factors.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Volunteers will stay in shared rooms in a house located just a 10-minute walk from the beach, with views to the sea and the mountain. The house has a spacious kitchen and different common areas like living room, terrace, and a garden. The accommodation has good WiFi connection and provides laundry service once a week.
The workcamp includes 3 meals a day. The camp leader is in charge of the shopping and volunteers cook together (vegetarian food option also available).
Please do not expect expensive/special ingredients (olive oil, nuts, etc), but the Colombian cuisine is rich in fruits, vegetables and 3x a week there will be meat in the menu.
There will be a cooking lesson during the workcamp where you can learn how to prepare a typical Colombian fish.
Transport to the activities is covered by the foundation.
📍 About the location
During the free time the volunteers can enjoy various exciting activities. You can visit the city's famous beaches like Bahía Concha or Rodadero to relax and enjoy the sun and the sea. Also explore Tayrona National Natural Park and take a hike to one of the beautiful beaches within the park.
More info here: https://colombia.travel/en/santa-marta
⚠️ Requirements
• All participants must have medical assistance insurance, which covers, among others, situations related to COVID-19. • The volunteer’s participation is confirmed after the extra fee is paid. The payment must be done at the latest 1 month prior to the project starting via bank transfer / Paypal. • Language: Intermediate English (Spanish is a plus. If no Spanish, we recommend start learning before you come). • Fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/ruCp9WtsJYA7qWuo6
ℹ️ Additional information
Extra fee: 390EUR (the extra fee can change a bit due to the exchange rates).
The extra fee includes pick up at the meeting point, food, accommodation, local insurance during the workcamp and certificate of participation..
To enter Colombia, you must have a return ticket or a ticket that shows you are leaving Colombia.