📝 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. Over 80% people here depend on farming and are living under the poverty line. Their education level is also low. Child marriages are latterly high even though it is illegal. devotion rate is also very high. Lots of kids and children are jailed to orphanage until complete their age, year 18. Most of children have no parents, friends, relations, some siblings are living in two different orphanage. Volunteers join with them to play with them, singing and dancing and teaching some little games and make them happy. It’ll change their monotonous and life and giving them to hope of life.
💼 What the programme involves
We are going to stay with children while helping their daily life. Playing, teaching, dancing, drawings and paintings with kids, sometimes help to prepare kid’s foods are among our activities. And also some activities with women’s group, youths and children club members.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Village house, cooking by host family, we provide pillow with a case, coverlet. Volunteers have to bring another sheet.
📍 About the location
Paniyankadawala, 18km away from Sri Lanka’s first kingdom Anuradhapura, established 2,600 years ago. Paniyankadawala is located at North central province, about 300km from the capital city Colombo. This is the second largest district with low population density. 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, while visiting some of those places.
⚠️ 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 12/21-12/27. Please write this period on the application form if you want to join only for one week.