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Craft Person & Machinist

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The experience

We make one of a king upcycled art pieces, tools and even models of floating housing to address flooding and climate change. This means we need YOU if you have experience with machines: cutting, grinding, welding metal; woodwork, and more.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

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

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 5 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers

Description: Volunteers can contribute 5$/day to costs of food, or you can just go to the market to help with groceries :)

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.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, 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!

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

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

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

Beginner English or Beginner Hindi

Between 18 and 70 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

The Centre of Resilience is our 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 BUILD these new paths forward. You'll be working alongside our local students and craftspeople, turning scrap metal, wood and more into designs of art pieces and even the prototype for our Floating House Project, designed to address flooding that has been displacing millions of people across Bihar.

Activities & Shift

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 machining 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 the work happen.

Rules

Be culturally sensitive: dress appropriately for the culture of Bihar.
Respect yourself -- take care of your needs -- and respect others and the place around you.

Enjoy!