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Volunteer in Auroville with goSTOPS

The experience

Turn strangers into travel buddies! 🌍🔥 As our Community Champion, you’ll spark conversations, host chill evening hangouts, and keep the hostel buzzing with games, music, and stories from around the world. Free stay, meals, and memories guaranteed ✨

What you offer

24 hours of help per week

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

Music: Perform to entertain guests, children or local communities.

Party Promoter: Help organise and promote parties and social activities.

What you get

1 day off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Beginner English

Over 18 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Duration: 15 days–2 months • Timings: 7–11 PM || goSTOPS Auroville

Auroville invites you to live consciously.
It’s a place built on ideas - of shared responsibility, mindful living, and community beyond borders. Life here moves with intention. Days are shaped by routine, contribution, and reflection, rather than urgency or noise.
Through goVOLUNTEER, goSTOPS’ community-led volunteer experience, you contribute a few hours each day in exchange for accommodation, meals, and the opportunity to live within a social hostel while engaging with Auroville’s unique rhythm.

You host. You contribute. You reflect.
We take care of the rest.

⭐ What You’ll Contribute

Welcoming travellers and helping the space feel warm and open

Hosting relaxed social moments - sunset conversations, board games, acoustic evenings, born-fire,artist nights & more

Capturing calm, beautiful moments for goSTOPS’ social platforms

Supporting a community that values ease over intensity

🔥 What You Receive

Complimentary accommodation and daily meals

Time and space to explore Auroville and nearby Pondicherry

A volunteer certificate under the goVOLUNTEER experience

A diverse, international traveller community

Exposure to alternative ways of living and working together

This Experience Works Well For
People who:

Appreciate intentional living and shared responsibility

Enjoy thoughtful conversations and structured routines

Are respectful, open-minded, and community-oriented

Can communicate comfortably in English


You’ll Feel at Home Here If
You’re drawn to places that invite reflection, participation, and conscious community - and you value contribution as much as experience.

Activities & Shift

You’ll host, support or participate in activities such as:

Wall Art Showdown, Artist Night, Gaming Night, Movie Night
Karaoke, Fun Tournaments, Storytelling Circle, Bonfire Sessions, Rise & Refresh mornings


Shift: 4 hours per day (7 PM – 11 PM).Volunteers may be assigned to a single hostel for a maximum of 15 days only.

Rules

Maintain a friendly, respectful, and welcoming attitude toward all guests
No alcohol consumption during volunteer hours
Keep common areas clean after events
Be punctual and consistent with your evening shifts
Follow community guidelines and coordinate activities with the team
No inviting outside visitors into volunteer accommodation