Volunteering in Lombok: Content Advocate

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The experience

✍️📸🎥Help us amplify the voices of local changemakers in rural Lombok! As an SDG Impact Storyteller, you'll document inspiring stories from grassroots projects—ranging from mangrove restoration and beekeeping, to women-led businesses and nature school education. Use your photography, video, and writing skills to create content for blogs, reels, and short documentaries that promote sustainable development and community resilience.

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What you offer

20 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$ 50 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project

Description: The $50 daily fee covers your accommodation and meals. A scooter is also available for rent at the location. You'll be staying with a host family.

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What you get

3 days off per week

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

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.

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

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

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

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Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate French

Between 18 and 45 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

Be from outside Indonesia

European Union Passport

United States visa or citizenship

Travel insurance

Mandatory volunteer introduction video

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What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Program Details

✍️🎥 The Volunteer Content Advocate Program at Bale Nara Lombok invites creatives to produce visual and written content highlighting community-driven development across Lombok. Volunteers will collaborate with local partners and project leaders to tell real-life stories tied to goals like gender equality, climate action, and sustainable livelihoods.

🌍🎤 Tasks include filming and editing interviews, photographing daily activities, writing blog posts, and sharing stories through Bale Nara's social channels. You’ll support ongoing campaigns and leave behind a portfolio of impact-driven media that fuels future volunteer interest and global awareness.

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Activities & Shift

🌍 Volunteer Content Advocate Daily Schedule

🌅 Morning (8:00–12:00)
📍 Visit project sites (nature school, farms, beekeeping, tourism villages, etc)
🎤 Interview community members, take photos/videos

☀️ Midday (12:00–2:00)
🍽️ Break and lunch
💾 Data backup and writing draft

🌇 Afternoon (3:00–5:00)
✂️ Edit content
📝 Publish drafts to blog and social media
🤝 Team discussion

🌟 Additional Weekend Programs
🏖️ Join our weekend donation-based (pay as you wish) activities—both on-site and off-site! These include scuba diving, surfing, cooking classes, digital literacy sessions, and trips to waterfalls, Gili islands, and other tourism villages across Lombok.
🏍️ If you ride a scooter, feel free to join and meet us at the designated meeting point!

📝 Additional Notes
🌿 The schedule is flexible and may change based on field conditions.
🗣️ Most locals don’t speak English, so use Google Translate to communicate.
🕌 As a Muslim-majority area, food and prayer ceremonies are common. If invited, it’s a meaningful cultural experience—just follow the ✅ DOs and ❌ DON’Ts.

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Rules

Lombok is a culturally rich, predominantly Muslim island. Respecting local customs is essential for your safety and a positive experience. Follow these key DOs and DON’Ts:

✅ DOs
Dress modestly: Cover shoulders/knees; loose-fitting clothes are best.
Respect attire rules in homes, schools, mosques; women should avoid revealing outfits.
Cover tattoos and limit visible piercings.
Remove shoes before entering homes or prayer areas.
Mind prayer times; avoid loud noise near mosques.
Use your right hand for eating, giving, or receiving.
Ask permission before taking photos.
Engage respectfully with locals, use basic greetings, and eat local food.
Disclose your background truthfully. No criminal record is allowed.
Note: The program follows a “LGBTQ-Free” policy to align with local norms—public expressions are not accepted.

❌ DON’Ts
No short, tight, transparent, or revealing clothes.
Avoid offensive symbols or slogans.
No alcohol, drugs, or public affection in villages.
Don’t mock or criticize local customs.
No pork in Muslim homes.
Don’t interrupt religious practices or enter mosques without proper dress.
No bikinis on non-touristy beaches.
Don’t misrepresent your identity or background.
No smoking near children or families.

🌙 During Ramadan
Don’t eat, drink, or smoke in public during the day.
Avoid loud music or parties.
Dress modestly and be respectful if invited to iftar (breaking the fast).