📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Organized together with Green Volunteers for Green Future (GV4GF) since 2012 (since 2014 in this place). GV4GF is a NGO to promote voluntary service, environmental protection and improve rural life. Galaha is located 134km from Colombo and closed to Kandy, capital city of hill country as we as a world heritage site. Elevation is 954 m a.s.l. This was a tea plantation area established by British people. Some of the tea plantations and tea factories are still operating. This area consists of mix culture, Sinhala, south Indian Tamils as well as moors also living there. The camp place called Gami Seva Sevana, mean is shelter to villegers, was a former training center and three years ago funds are totally stopped. We are going to establish a plant nursery to replanting.
💼 What the programme involves
We will help to do some planting work with experiencing chemical free/ organic farming. Collecting seeds and plants from forest, potting, making composts. We will also help cultural activities and do activities with women’s group, youths and children. We will cook our countries’ food in the last dinner.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Training center, cooking by host family, we provide pillow with a case, coverlet. You can wash your cloths by washing machine.
📍 About the location
Galaha 18km away from Kandy, Sri Lanka’s last kingdom, and 135 km from Colombo. Colombo - You need to arrive at Katunayake Bandaranayake International Airport by the end of the day before the first day and can leave there after the midnight of the last day. 7 hours by bus to the site. Other activities: Visit to the ancient city, monuments, meditation center, temples and tea plantations, etc. Study theme: We can learn about history of agriculture and hydro civilization existed more than 2,000 years ago. And culture and ancient kingdom as well as history.
⚠️ Requirements
High motivation to work and respect to the local culture and way of the local organization!
ℹ️ Additional information
245 USD to be paid on your arrivals. One week participants should pay 175 USD. 225 USD for Repeaters of GV4GF workcamps or is from less expensive countries. Language: English (Sri Lankan is also welcomed!) Other remark: One week participantion is possible only in 07/15-07/21. Please write this period on the application form if you want to join only for one week.