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🌟 Live a unique experience in the heart of the jungle! 🌟

The experience

In the heart of the Amazon rainforest, you'll share daily life with the Huni Kuin people, an Indigenous community living in the state of Acre, Brazil. This volunteer experience gives you the unique opportunity to learn about an ancient culture deeply connected to nature, actively participating in their customs, rituals, and ways of life.

What you offer

15 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.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 20 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers and Donation to project

Description: The money will be use mainly for food for the volunteern and to cover some of the expenses

What you get

3 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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

Requirements

Beginner Portuguese or Beginner English

Between 18 and 50 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details



Volunteer with the Huni Kuin People in the Amazon Rainforest

Live a transformative experience in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, sharing daily life with the Huni Kuin people, an indigenous community living in the state of Acre, Brazil. This volunteer experience gives you the unique opportunity to learn about an ancestral culture deeply connected to nature, actively participating in their customs, rituals, and ways of life.

Volunteer Activities:

Support for community projects: sustainable agriculture, construction using traditional techniques, maintenance of community spaces.

Cultural exchange: Huni Kuin language classes (Hatxa Kuin), learning traditional songs, dances, and crafts.

Environmental education: collaboration in conservation and reforestation programs.

Guidance in sacred rituals (optional and respectful), such as the nixi pae (ayahuasca) ceremony, always with a spiritual focus and guided by the community's wise men.

What you will receive:

Accommodation in traditional homes within the village.

Food based on local products.

In-depth teachings about the Huni Kuin worldview, its ancestral medicine, and its connection to the jungle.

Requirements:

Open-mindedness, respect for other cultures, and a willingness to adapt to a simple lifestyle.

Basic level of Portuguese or Spanish (although nonverbal communication and constant learning are part of the process).

Good physical and mental health to navigate a jungle environment.

This volunteer program is not tourism: it is a call to live with ancestral wisdom, to listen to the jungle, and to return transformed.

Activities & Shift

They will be organized in the village

Rules

Rules of the Huni Kuin Volunteer Program

1. Absolute Respect for Huni Kuin Culture
Each volunteer is expected to deeply respect the community's customs, beliefs, rituals, and social norms. No photos or recordings of rituals should be taken without explicit permission.

2. Active and Responsible Participation
The volunteer must collaborate willingly and committedly in the daily activities assigned by community leaders or program coordinators.

3. Use of External Substances Prohibited
The consumption of alcohol, drugs, or non-prescription medications is not permitted within the village. Traditional medicines will be offered only by pajés (shamans), within the appropriate context.

4. Care for the Natural Environment
The forest is sacred to the Huni Kuin people. Leaving trash, harming plants or animals, or altering the ecosystem in any way is prohibited.

5. Appropriate and Respectful Dress
Modest and functional clothing should be worn for the jungle environment, avoiding flashy or inappropriate attire according to local standards.

6. Consent and Privacy
Interpersonal relationships must be respectful. Community members' personal space should not be invaded. Any intimate contact must be based on mutual respect and clear consent.

7. Silence and Attention in Rituals
During spiritual ceremonies or community meetings, please maintain silence, mindfulness, and follow the instructions of local guides.

8. Communication with the Coordinator
If you have any questions, please contact the coordinator.