📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This workcamp has been organized with Green Volunteers for Green Future (GV4GF) since 2012 (since 2017 with this community). GV4GF is a NGO to promote voluntary service, environmental protection and improve rural life. Forests occupied 50% of the national land 20 years ago, but now only 30%. Sri Lanka is colonized by Portuguese, Dutch and British that left lots of social unrests and destroyed tradition. Strange plans were introduced incl. agricultural and educational systems called as development, but we are now suffered by these effects. We need human, sustainable and participative development to change the lives into positive and productive way. We are trying to do this with volunteers without destroying our tradition, culture and environment.
💼 What the programme involves
In the 1st week, we will establish a plant nursery by filling soil in to the bags, mixing composts and soil, planting seedlings and branches, etc. In the 2nd week, we will visit around and do 1. Cultural exchange with villagers and youth, 2. Activities with children and 3. Work and assist to the self-help group members' activities.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Village house at nice location, close to the main road. There is electricity, so we can charge our mobile and cameras, but internet is weak and let's enjoy simple life without internet in the indigenous community. Host family will cook different kinds of local foods with fruits and we should wash our dishes and clothes by hand.
📍 About the location
Subrub of Higurakgoda, located at 231km from Colombo, with a lot of legendary stories. It is a rural area with low facilities, but lot of kind and friendly people. Surrounding are lakes and paddy fields with fresh breeze, you can feel.
⚠️ Requirements
High motivation to work while experiencing different type of life style, accept challenges, adopt to local environment, respect and accept local life and culture. ]
255 USD to be paid on your arrivals. 7/10 days participants should pay 185/215 USD. 20 USD less for Repeaters of GV4GF workcamps and those from less expensive countries. There is optional service of 40 USD to pick up at the airport and one night stay in the guest house.
7/10 days participation is possible only in 05/31-06/06 and 05/31-06/09. Please write this period on the application form if you want to join only for 7/10 days.
ℹ️ Additional information
other activities:We can learn about environment, culture, livelihood, traditional agriculture and industries as well as history, old more than 2,500 years.
