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Ocean to Village: A Turtle Conservation & Education Mission

The experience

Join our mission to protect endangered sea turtles and empower local communities through education and environmental action. Volunteers help with beach patrols, nest monitoring, school visits, and eco-awareness activities. You’ll make a real impact while living simply, connecting with locals, and supporting both nature and people, from ocean to village.

What you offer

15 hours of help per week

Music: Perform to entertain guests, children or local communities.

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

Additional fee required

Amount: € 250 Per week

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers

Description: This will cover your stay in a Beach House (Dormitory room 4 - 6pax), 3 times meals & A merchandise (T-shirt or Tumbler) If you want to upgrade your room, you just need to pay an extra 50 euros.

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.

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 Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Surfboards: You can use our surfboards as much as you want.

Surf lessons: Take free surf classes at the local beaches.

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

Requirements

Intermediate English

Between 18 and 30 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

The pioneering Sumatra Projects are focused on protecting the turtle population, coral reefs, and emphasizing the importance of maintaining a clean ocean in the fishing village of Nagari Sungai Pinang. This initiative aims to educate local residents on ecological matters, in addition to focusing on conservation efforts. This projects founded in 2016.

This endeavour is a thorough plan that intertwines preservation work with educating the local community. The project is centred on safeguarding the turtle population, the coral reefs surrounding Nagari Sungai Pinang, and clearing the ocean of plastic in the fishing village, which depends greatly on the well-being of its nearby marine ecosystem. The project uses different methods to safeguard turtles, such as monitoring their breeding grounds, safeguarding hatchlings, and rehabilitating wounded turtles. Efforts like coral planting and cleaning up reefs and oceans are implemented to protect coral reefs and ensure the well-being of these important ecosystems.

Turtles and coral reefs are crucial parts of the marine ecosystem. Turtles are essential for keeping seagrass beds and coral reefs healthy, which in turn support a variety of marine species. Nevertheless, human activities pose a threat to these species, highlighting the importance of conservation efforts such as this project.

Our project stands out because it emphasizes community participation and education. The project's goal is to raise awareness about environmental issues among the residents of Nagari Sungai Pinang. This is accomplished through a variety of educational programs and workshops that educate community members on the significance of turtles and coral reefs, the dangers they encounter, and ways to protect them.
This serves as a great demonstration

Activities & Shift

08:00 – 08:45 : Wake up and breakfast.
09:00 – 10:00 : English class at the school in the village.
10:30 – 11:30 : Assisting in the conservation centre to feed the turtle and cleaning the pool.
11:30 – 13:45 : Lunch break.
14:00 – 15:30 : English Class at the kids centre and Edu camp.
16:00 – 17:00 :Coral replanting, monitoring and ocean cleans up with the boat.
17 : 00. : Small briefing to plan the project agenda and end of today ‘s activity.

Rules

- Minimum age 17 years old.
- Time commitment.
- No criminal record.
- No physically and mental health issue.
- English required.