Mulyo Asri Mangrove Project

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Indonesia Culture Education Environment Languages Farming Culture Education +4 Permanent

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Pekalongan Mangrove is a project targeting endangered villages or areas located on coastal lines in Pekalongan. This project is a sustainable project organized by GREAT in cooperation with localà communities called Banawa Sekar to answer the need to preserve the coastal side of Pekalongan. Pekalongan City is one of the most directly affected by global climate change among many of islands in the world. The project is preserving natural diversity and the shore from erosion because of significant mangrove cutting in the 70's-80s along with strong waves from the ocean.

💼 What the programme involves

ï¼Planting mangroves, harvesting mangroves seeds, seedling mangroves. ï¼Sharing environmental education with local people and children ï¼Conducting school visits and universities for environmental education ï¼Supporting local events in Mulyorejo Village ï¼Supporting Banawa Sekar activities ï¼English class with Banawa Sekar member ï¼Exchange culture between local people and volunteers ï¼Learning about Batik (Indonesian Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity) ï¼Learning how to make mangrove syrups, sweets, and batik coloring.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will stay in the local people's houses. Private room, shared bathroom, kitchen, and toilet.

🍲 Food

Volunteers should manage their own food. They can have the meals together with the host family or buy the food in the food stall.

📍 About the location

The project is located in the coastal area of Pekalongan, the village itself is the northernmost village. Pekalongan city is 5km away from the village, it famous of the Indonesian traditional clothes called Batik.