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Architecture & Design Track

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The experience

Architecture & Design Track:
• Collaborate on low cost sustainable building projects
• Help design schools, clinics, and community centers
• Gain exposure to local architecture methods and techniques

What Makes Us Different?
• Strong professional partnerships with vetted organizations
• Real-world experience that looks amazing on your resume
• Warm, welcoming community you will become family

What you offer

18 hours of help per week

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

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

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

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 17 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers and Materials for volunteer activities

Description: volunteers are encouraged to contribute 17$ per day which goes towards accommodation, three meals per day as well as security and utilities

What you get

2 days off per week

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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!

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

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

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

Pub Crawls: Be a part of our pub crawls at local bars!

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

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

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

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.

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.

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

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Between 18 and 80 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

What You Get:
✅ Accommodation in shared housing
✅ Local meals (vegan/vegetarian options available)
✅ Hands-on mentorship & field exposure
✅ Certificate of completion & letters of recommendation
✅ Cultural exchange activities: hiking, lake trips, local cuisine
✅ Airport pickup & local transport support

Activities & Shift

🛠 Core Activities:

1. Site Assessment & Community Mapping
• Visit villages and urban areas with local partners
• Conduct needs assessments with community leaders
• Map available resources, existing structures, and terrain

2. Design & Planning Workshops
• Sketch conceptual designs for schools, clinics, or shelters
• Co create with local builders using culturally appropriate styles
• Use digital tools (SketchUp, AutoCAD, or hand-drawing)

3. Hands-On Construction Support
• Work with local masons, carpenters, and youth groups
• Help mix eco-friendly materials (e.g. earth bricks, bamboo)
• Support basic construction: measuring, leveling, layout prep

4. Sustainable & Low-Cost Design Projects
• Explore upcycling: bottle bricks, rammed earth, thatching
• Research and test affordable green solutions
• Contribute to long-term sustainability documentation

5. Educational Outreach & Youth Engagement
• Teach basic design thinking to students or youth clubs
• Host community presentations or “design demos”
• Help decorate or paint community spaces with murals/art

🔧 Skills You’ll Gain or Use:
• Sustainable architecture principles
• Intercultural communication
• Collaborative design thinking
• Field research and mapping
• Teamwork in low resource settings
• Basic hands on construction

Rules

Who We’re Looking For:
• Students or design
• Gap year travelers or career-breakers seeking purpose
• Creatives, changemakers, and those hungry to learn
• Open minded, compassionate, and curious people