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Help at our farm on the island of Yakushima, Japan

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Das Erlebnis

We operate a farm and a correspondence-based high school on Yakushima Island, in Kagoshima Prefecture, south of Japan.
We also have a small cafe where we sometimes hold events for people that live on the island to connect with nature, and with each other.
Many students from across Japan come to our correspondence-based high school in Yakushima, to find themselves and reconnect with nature and each other.


Was Sie anbieten

20 Stunden Hilfe pro Woche

Sozialarbeit: Hilfe bei Freiwilligenarbeit in lokalen Projekten und Gemeinschaften.

Sprachunterricht: Unterrichte eine Sprache für den Host, Gäste oder lokale Gemeinschaften.

Was Sie bekommen

2 freie Tage pro Woche

Gemeinschaftszimmer: Du bekommst ein Bett in einem Gemeinschaftszimmer, was bedeutet, dass du dir den Raum mit anderen Reisenden teilst.

Frühstück: Du hast Anspruch auf ein kostenloses Frühstück an jedem Tag deines Aufenthalts.

Mittagessen: Du hast Anspruch auf ein kostenloses Mittagessen an jedem Tag deines Aufenthalts.

Abendessen: Du hast Anspruch auf ein kostenloses Abendessen an jedem Tag deines Aufenthalts.

Kostenlose Wäsche: Du kannst unseren Waschraum frei nutzen.

Sprachunterricht: Nimm an kostenlosen Sprachkursen bei uns teil.

Grundlegender Internetzugang: Internet mit Grundgeschwindigkeit, damit du remote arbeiten kannst

Anforderungen

Anfänger Japanisch oder Mittelstufe Englisch

Zwischen 18 und 80 Jahre alt

Empfängt Einzelreisende, Paare und Partner von Freiwilligen

Was nicht inbegriffen ist

Flüge, Reiseversicherung, interne Transportmittel und Visum

Programmdetails

* We will be on holidays from December 25th to January 5th. We will resume our activities from January 6th, but according to the workload our replies might get delayed. Thank you for your understanding. *

In our farm we grow fruits, herbs, vegetables, rice, tea and derived products. We also have a small cafe where we sometimes hold events for people that live on the island to connect with nature, and with each other. We hope that the people that visit our farm can experience nature with their five senses.

Our farm also serves as a school farm, so students regularly come to participate in agricultural activities and learn more about the importance of the food and the work behind it.

Our farm is quite extensive, so we need a lot of help with daily tasks for its maintenance and to keep it a safe place for the students and visitors to experience nature.

Yakushima was registered as a World Natural Heritage Site in 1993, and its forest is also famous for being the model for the setting in the anime “Princess Mononoke”.

Aktivitäten & Schichten

The main help required is at the farm, but there might be some chances to visit the school, or talk with the students when they visit the farm.
We would like you to help with the daily work on the farm such as weeding, pruning, watering and cleaning. Depending on the season when you come, we may ask you to help us with planting and harvesting crops as well. Since it is usually easy tasks, you don’t need any previous experience.

If there are any events at the farm, we will also ask you to help us with the preparations, and to have fun spending time with the participants, and maybe practicing English together if they are interested.

If there is a chance to visit the school, you will probably participate in ice breaking games or outdoor classes. The students also visit our organic farm, so you might have chances to participate with them in farming activities.

Regeln

◆Shifts
4-5 days a week, 4-5 hours a day. It may vary depending on the day, but will be adjusted to 20 hours per week. We will consider any days you want to take off.

◆Meals
Meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner) are provided on the days you volunteer, but not on holidays. We can’t make different preparations in case of allergies or any other food restrictions, so in that case we would ask you to make your own preparations.

◆Accommodation
We provide accommodation with a shared bathroom, washing machine, refrigerator and a shared area to spend time with other volunteers.