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HIGURAKGODA 3

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Sri Lanka Manual work Social work Manual work Social work Fixed dates

About the project

HIGURAKGODA 3

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

This project is actively working for SDG 1 (No poverty) and SDGs 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities), organized together with Green Volunteers for Green Future (GV4GF) since 2012 (since 2020 in this place). Project area is a based on paddy farming. There are two paddy farming seasons in here and when there are no paddy fields works, most of farmers are working as unskilled labors. Project area is belonging to dry zone so they experienced the harshness of the life. Very few people were moving to outside of the village and others are stay around the village. Partner organization has been working since 2002 in various sector. Working with volunteers will make positive changes on their lives and way of their thinking, we expected. After covid pandemic community are trying to reestablish their agricultural work and other livelihoods. Not only pandemic, but also economic crisis impacted every sector in Sri Lanka. These sectors are trying to reestablish their own work but they need external assistances to continue their work. We are going to help domestic level livelihoods running by villagers. While visiting community, volunteers can experience real life of Sri Lanka and experience the nature of the local life. Community can get awareness about lifestyle of developed countries that they cannot experienced in their local lives.

💼 What the programme involves

First four days we are working at the one place that is our main work, helping to livelihood activities. We are going to help making bags run by local family. Second four days, we are moving around the village to meet community to do our next part of the projects. During this week you can meet a family, youth/children society members and watch their activities, womens/farmers groups, visit village school etc. In short, 1. Help family to make bags 2. Cultural exchange programs with villagers including youths. 3. Activities with children 4. Work and assist to self-help group members activities

🏠 Accommodation on site

Village house with a host family, located close to nice paddy fields. There is electricity and mobile phones are working. But no internet or WiFi. You cant use toilet papers here. Because of toilet papers will block the drainage lines. You have to wash your cloths by hand and have to hang outside for drying. At the night you can see lots of bright stars at the sky.

📍 About the location

Higurakgoda. 256km from Colombo, suburb of Polonnaruwa, the second ancient kingdom in Sri Lanka and declared as a world heritage site. Many people depend on paddy farming and it is low population density area for Sri Lanka (122 people/ km2).

ℹ️ Additional information

- Study themeLocal SDGs (2030 goals) of the family, Higu and Sri Lanka- Other activitiesOrganizing cultural exchange events, Excursion, Environmental Education, Expeditions, Farewell party, etc.- Participation fee225/ 185 USD for 10/ 6 days to be paid on your arrivals. 20 USD less for repeaters of GV4GF workcamps and vols. from less expensive countries. There is optional service of 45 USD to pick up at the airport and one night stay in the guest house.

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📅 Available sessions

NICE-23S-0516A

16/05/2023 → 25/05/2023

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 10
♂ 0/5 ♀ 0/5

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

225.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

3X2J+75P Sri Lanka Air Force Base Hingurakgoda, Hingurakgoda, Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Sri Lanka Rupee (LKR / ₨)

Exchange rate

1 LKR = 0.002693 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

India Standard Time

Local time: 21:21 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Sinhala Tamil