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Eco-conscious project in the magic mountains of Chiapas

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The experience

For our project we need help in bio-construction and farming. We appreciate very much people that are taking the initiative for getting things done. We are happy to meet people that have already skills in bioconstuction or permaculture.
We like to share our space with peolpe that have the same values in sharing a community lifesyle, sharing experiences and listening to each other, treating each other with respect and love.

What you offer

23 hours of help per week

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

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

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

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

What you get

2 days off per week

Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.

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

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

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

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Spanish

Over 25 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

At the moment we need mostly help in the construction and gardening. We are at the last steps to finish the house and dry toilet, the last steps are very detailed work. So we are looking for people with a good feeling for materials, aesthetic and patience. But there are also a lot of other things to do: working with wood, making new plantbeds and ponds to catch water and take care of the trees, vegetables and other plants, installing a watersystem, collecting firewood, carpentry, preparing nice camping spaces with platforms etc.
We also welcome artists that would like to be creative in our forest building sculptures, painting murals or other things out of natural materials.

We will provide a breakfast and a hot meal per working day and fruits. Sometimes we cook, sometimes you will have to cook or we cook together.
Our lifestyle is still rustic, we don't have electricity or a shower.

Activities & Shift

We would ask for 4-5hrs of help per day from the volunteers (cooking is not included to helping hours), you can choose when you want to make your shift. We are in the middle of nature, there is a little indigenous community up the hill, some other international neighbours (minimum walk to them is 10-15 minutes), the rest are trees and other plants. So this is not for people that need the city, nightlife, party, shopping options etc.

Rules

We care for nature and for water and we expect this from you as well. And we like to have a good and open communication about what ever might be important. We are respectful people and we expect the same of you.

We spend our weeksends in San Cristobal where we rent a house and during the week we sleep at the land, but sometimes we have to go back to San Cris. So you should be open to stay at the land alone if there's also no other volunteer. It's safe but we know that some people prefer not to be alone in the nature. Chiapas is a very beautiful place with a lot of wild nature, waterfalls, rivers, archeological places, jungle and much more. You could also go on trips the weekends during your stay. We will help you to find the good options.