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Mangrove to Stop Climate Change

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Indonesia Education Environment Children Education Environment +1 Fixed dates

About the project

Mangrove to Stop Climate Change

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Mangrove for Java is a project targeting endangers villages or area located in coastal cities and regencies in Java Island. This project is a sustainable project organized by GREAT in cooperation with local fisher and farmer communities since 2015 to answer the needs of preserving the coastal side of Java Island. Java coastal area is one of the directed affected by global climate change among many islands in the world. The project is preserving natural diversity and seashore from the erosion because of significantly mangrove cutting in the 70’s-80s along with strong waves from the ocean. At least 40.000 mangroves have been planted. Previous workcamps Mangrove for Java Pekalongan can be viewed here.

💼 What the programme involves

Planting mangrove and other trees in the beach, sharing about environment education to local people and children, conducting school visits and universities for environment education, running a green campaign in the city center and learning to process the mangrove fruits to be snacks or foods and promoting it.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will stay in GREAT of Pekalongan Volunteer house. Volunteers will share together sleeping space separately between females and males. Sharing bathroom. Self cooking by the volunteers. Volunteers will make common rules, daily cooking team, cleaning team and washing team and any additional needs together for their collective living group.

📍 About the location

Pekalongan City, Central Java, Indonesia. Batik City rich of culture.

ℹ️ Additional information

COVID 19 Information in Indonesia "We ask the volunteers to make sure that their travel is compatible with the most recent recommendations of health authorities with regards to the spread of the Coronavirus. In case you are travelling from or recently travelled through a higher risk area, please check the health recommendations of the country where the project takes place, as restrictions may apply (e.g. ban, quarantine, isolation). We will take the necessary health precautions for our projects, but please contact your sending organisation to get more information in case you have any concerns." Please always check this government link for update information of Covid 19 in Indonesia National https://www.covid19.go.id Ministry of Health http://covid-monitoring.kemkes.go.id Central Java https://corona.jatengprov.go.id Weather can be up to 40 degree Celsius with 80% humidity. Less hygiene condition Nearest Airport: • Ahmad Yani International Airport Semarang, IATA Code SRG. ( 30 minutes from Semarang Poncol Train Station). • Soekarno Hatta International Airport Jakarta, IATA Code CGK (4 hours from Jakarta Gambir or Jakarta Pasar Senen Train Station) for volunteer come from a country with GDP under 10.000 USD please contact GREAT incoming staff

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📷 Project photos

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📅 Available sessions

GREAT-STV1914

20/06/2019 → 27/06/2019

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 10
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STV02

09/06/2020 → 22/06/2020

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

GREAT-BWC05

11/09/2018 → 24/09/2018

Closed
Volunteers registered 0 / 6
♂ 0/3 ♀ 0/3

STV02

01/07/2020 → 14/07/2020

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

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

20–99 years old

Solidarity donation

3700000.00 IDR ≈ 182 EUR

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

📍 Location

Pekalongan, Pekalongan City, Central Java, Indonesia

Indonesia

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Indonesia Rupiah (IDR / Rp)

Exchange rate

1 IDR = 0.000049 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Western Indonesia Time

Local time: 21:08 (12/11/2026)

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Indonesian