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The experience

You will be able to contribute with keeping our International Retreat Centre clean and beautiful for others to enjoy, by helping out with tasks such as vaccumming, bathroom cleaning, ironing and preparing rooms for guests.

What you offer

30 hours of help per week

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

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.

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

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

Requirements

Intermediate English

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

Tara IKRC is an International Buddhist Retreat Centre, following the New Kadampa Tradition. Our community is a hamonious mix of both ordained (monks and nuns) and lay practitioners, striving to cultivate minds like patience, love, compassion and cherishing others, whilst engaging in daily activities such as cooking, gardening, cleaning and making coffee. What you will find here is the opportunity to help in making this retreat centre a beautiful place for others to enjoy and find inner peace, while meeting people from around the world!

Activities & Shift

There is a 9:00am meeting every morning, during which working areas are allocated to volunteers depending on the necessities of the centre for that particular day.

Shift times may vary, but they are always 6 hours per day, to fulfil the 30hrs weekly commitment.

Rules

Alcohol and drugs are not allowed on the premises.
Returning to the Centre intoxicated or disorderly is not permitted.
All meals provided are either vegetarian or vegan.
All applicants welcome