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Help us to create sustainable forms of living, in the heart of Bihar

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The experience

We are growing community skills training centre in the heart of Bihar, where we're working to create sustainable forms of living for Biharis facing climate chaos and poverty.

Join us to capture and share photos, videos and the stories of this grassroots community work as we prepare our biggest project yet: the Floating House Project, designed to address flooding that has been displacing millions of people across Bihar.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Content Writer: Write, edit and publish inspiring content.

Photography: Take, edit and provide amazing photos.

Video Making: Create, edit and publish digital videos.

Social Media: Maintain and update social media channels.

What you get

2 days 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.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Requirements

Intermediate English or Beginner Hindi

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are a team driven by shared passion. We work hard, share meals together, and share visions for how to build the strength of communities around the world. We usually start work at 9am and go till 4pm or so, stopping as needed to enjoy the surroundings, eat a mango from the tree, feed the cows or take rest.

You'll be able to get involved in more than documentation if you want: getting your hands into the earth and learning basics of natural building, organic farming and more, if you're keen!

Check out: www.centreofresilience.org to see much more of how we work!
Prashant will be your guide and host, along with Sasha, his wife.
You'll be in good hands.

You can expect great traditional Bihari food, culture, connections with local people in Arrah, Bihar, a place VERY off the usual travel-trail. You can contribute to meals and bring your own ideas of how to make documentation happen.

Activities & Shift

Up, stretch, once in a while head to the market to get fresh fruit and veg, then once work starts you'll be on documentation: both at the Centre and from time to time on field trips to villages, the Ganges River and other locales.

Rules

You've got to be open to new cultures. You're not in the West, here in Bihar! That means dressing appropriately, even if its hot, and recognising that you're here to learn from local folk as well, of course, of sharing your own world view.

Only real rule: bring your passion!