Volunteering in Mata House - Renovations, carpentry, gardening

Help a sustainable project: This host contributes to building a better and more sustainable future for all!
Expand your environmental consciousness: 2 travelers felt they returned from this experience with a greater environmental consciousness
Connect with nature: 2 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Needs help immediately
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

25h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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

Additional Fee: This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan.

Additional fee required

This host charges an additional fee to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan for the sustainability of the project and the quality of the experience for volunteers. Learn more.

Amount

€ 50

Per week

Fee pays for

Benefits for travelers

Donation to project

Description

35 shared food + 15 utilities

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

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

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

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.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

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

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

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

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

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

Verified Host: This host has been verified by our team before joining the community.

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Availability

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Stay at least: 2 weeks

The Experience

We have many tasks this summer, these are the main ones: - Gardening - clearing out weeds, trimming and clearing olive and fig trees, creating a vegetable garden - Renovating - adding roof insulation to our dance studio, opening a storage space, fixing pavements - Making stairs down into the land - Maintenance - cooking, cleaning the house the pool etc. Portugal gets hot in the summer, please make sure you're ok with working in the heat :) -

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Requirements

Intermediate English or Fluent Portuguese
Between 18 and 80 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Talk to those who have lived the experience

In our community, you can talk to worldpackers who have already collaborated with this host and get your questions answered directly.

You can ask things like:

a) How was your experience with this host?
b) How was your day-to-day routine?
c) How much did you spend on this trip?

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Join the host in pursuit of these goals and contribute to building a better and more sustainable future for all.

Good health and well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Life on land

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.

Peace, justice and strong institutions

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development.

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2 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Holistic Center

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

2 Developing environmental awareness
2 Get in touch with nature
2 Developing social awareness
2 Creating true social impact
2 Meeting international travelers
1 Learning about sustainability

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

1 3. Good health and well-being
1 15. Life on land
1 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions

Siobhan

Ireland

This experience, with Nimrod (Tom) as our host and leader, is easily the best experience I ever had as a volunteer. I am new to Worldpackers, but not new to volunteering. The way Nimrod holds the space is second to none. His dedication to the wellbeing of himself, and each of us there, is remarkable. From starting the day with meditation or a conscious movement practice, to the meditation break around 12noon, to the priority given to the fabulous meals, to the empowering work projects and clear schedules, the day flowed easily from work to rest in a wonderful setting. I loved everything.

5 months ago

Annalena

Austria

My experience at MataHouse was amazing, its a great space to meet great people and learn new things everyday. The day I arrived I instantly felt the calm energy of the place. Its also a place to grow personally/spiritually. This place will forever be a beautiful memory and a important part of my path🫶 defintely check this place out

9 months ago

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