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Join Our Culture & Conservation Expedition!

The experience

Make a real impact in Indonesia by teaching village kids language, sports, and music while helping protect marine life through turtle conservation, coral restoration, and mangrove reforestation. Live close to nature, connect with locals, and explore wild beauty. Perfect for adventurers, changemakers, and curious souls. Travel with purpose — join us and be part of something unforgettable!

What you offer

18 hours of help per week

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

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

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.

Additional fee required

Amount: € 250 Per week

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

Description: This will cover your stay, food, and free merchandise (shirt or tumbler). and 10% of it will go to the Project

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 35 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Our project 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 of how conservation and community education can work together. The project is making significant progress towards a sustainable future by safeguarding the turtle population and coral reefs and educating the local residents about the importance of these ecosystems. It acts as a guide of optimism, illustrating that by being committed and actively participating in the community, we can protect our valuable marine ecosystems for future generations.

In our project, we are also establishing a Youth Development Centre that includes education in art, sports, the environment, technology, science, and music. It is an admirable initiative that has the ability to make a positive difference in the lives of young people and children. The project aims to empower young individuals by offering a wide variety of programs and resources, enabling them to succeed academically, explore their creativity, adopt healthy lifestyles, advocate for the environment, and develop their musical talents. In the end, this initiative could act as a trigger for self-improvement, involvement in the community, and beneficial transformation for young individuals.

The project is situated in Nagari Sungai Pinang, a small fishing village in the southern part of Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is a small, simple, traditional fishing village, yet vibrant and bustling with

Activities & Shift


Monday to Friday
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.

Saturday to Sunday (Free)

Rules

- Attire: Shorts, tight clothing, and swimwear are permitted at Ricky’s Beach House; in the village, wear long pants and cover your shoulders.
- Teaching Tools: Utilize Cambridge word lists available online for Educamp and Kids Center sessions (Pre A1 starter, Pre A1 mover, A2 flyers, A2 key for schools).
Use the "My Next Words" method for elementary school lessons. We are also working on the Teaching Guidelines, that will be beneficial for volunteers and the kids to run the Educational Poject.
- Laundry: Submit laundry at the bar for village service, take note that drying your clothes might take some days, so hand it in in time.
Laundry Cost: IDR 20.000,- per kilo.
- Evenings: Enjoy live music and weekly parties at Ricky’s Beach House! Those not interested can relax in their rooms.
- Communication: Try to speak as much English as you can with the kids! But you can download the google translate app with English-Indonesian. When you don’t have service or want to make yourself clear to the kids while teaching, it can be a great help.
- Emergency school phrases: Learn basic Indonesian phrases for classroom management:
Be quiet – diam
Sit down – duduk
Repeat after me – ulangi setelah saya
Write in your book – tulis di bukumu
Close your book – tutup buku Anda