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Backpack & Teach: The Speaking Guide Project 🌍

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The experience

📝 Program Description:
This exciting volunteer opportunity blends language education with tourism development! You will support students in practicing English by helping them become local guides on real tours to cultural and natural destinations around Kediri, Pare, and even nearby iconic spots like Mount Kelud.

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Teaching Sports: Teaching or assisting the host, guests, or local communities in practicing sports or physical activities.

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

Tour Guide: Organize and lead tours around the city.

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.

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 Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

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

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

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

Requirements

Intermediate English

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Be from outside Indonesia

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Our tourism program provides:
🚶‍♂️ Free walking tours guided by students
📸 Educational excursions to nearby attractions
🎤 Volunteer involvement as “guest tourists” to help students practice real conversations
💼 Option to join paid private tours with VIP service for local and international guests

Activities & Shift

🌟 What You’ll Do as a Volunteer:
Join and support English-speaking practice during tour
Encourage students to confidently introduce places, history, and local culture
Give feedback on pronunciation, fluency, and vocabulary
Represent international guests in practice scenarios
Occasionally support our private paid tours with cultural storytelling or small talks

🗺 Sample Tour Destinations:
🏞 Simpang Lima Gumul Monument
🌋 Mount Kelud
🕌 Traditional Markets & Religious Sites
🌿 Eco-villages and Cultural Heritage Centers

Rules

🚫 Volunteer Rules – Cultural Consideration for Unmarried Couples

Due to cultural and religious norms in Indonesia, especially in more traditional areas like Kampung Inggris, we kindly ask that unmarried couples do not stay together in the same room or housing 🕌🙏.

This rule is not intended to discriminate but rather to respect the local values and expectations of the community. As volunteers, your presence represents global openness, and showing sensitivity to the host culture helps build stronger, more respectful connections 🌏❤️.

We appreciate your understanding and cooperation 🌿.