📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The community garden arises from the need to recover the knowledge on the self-production of food, to achieve food security and be oriented towards the objectives of sustainable development of the UN.
💼 What the programme involves
-Help with the community garden, cleaning, harvesting, sowing, watering, and helping with general garden tasks.-Visit 2 to 3 times a week the families that are part of the garden, to help them maintain their family garden (located in their homes).-Weekly talks on a topic related to caring for the environment, the importance of harvesting our food, food production trends in other cities, etc. (The topic can be free according to the area of interest and experience of the volunteer).
🏠 Accommodation on site
The lodging will be in the community center, in cots or hammocks, has internet service, electricity, water, common bathrooms. Each volunteer must take care of the cleanliness of their area and maintain order in the common area s cleanliness. They will help to take care of the community garden.Leisure:-Waterhole Ollaga -Waterhole Tlacotepec -Tour of murals in Ixtaltepec, coexistence with artisans and traditional trades that keep alive.-Bakery class, cooking, pottery, tamales, hammocks and traditional weaving (depending on the interest of the volunteer)-Tianguis and local markets.
📍 About the location
It is located 12 hours from Mexico City by bus and 1.30 hours on Aeromar flights from CDMX to Cd Ixtepec.Leisure:-Waterhole Ollaga -Waterhole Tlacotepec -Tour of murals in Ixtaltepec, coexistence with artisans and traditional trades that keep alive.-Bakery class, cooking, pottery, tamales, hammocks and traditional weaving (depending on the interest of the volunteer)-Tianguis and local markets.
⚠️ Requirements
A willingness to work in a team, dedication, ease of speech, kindness, responsibility, and willingness to work with children and adolescents. Ability to develop didactic material and educational activities. Have their own life insurance and doctor. Bring clothes according to the activities.