NGO WAYANAD, India

5.0
(5 reviews)5

Coffee and Pepper Harvesting at TGG Farm (Jan & Feb)

Help a sustainable project
This host contributes to building a better and more sustainable future for all!
Make a real social impact
4 travelers really felt their social impact working with this host
Expand your environmental consciousness
4 travelers felt they returned from this experience with a greater environmental consciousness
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers
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What you offer

32h

Hours per week
Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
Building & Repairing
Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Animal Care
Help look after and take care of animals.
Farming
Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
Gardening
Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
Additional Fee
This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan.
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What you get

1

Days off per week
Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
Shared Dorm
You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Tent
You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.
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.
Support
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Availability

Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Stay at least
30 days
Stay up to
60 days

The Experience

The Green Gardens is a sustainable living farm spread over on 4.7 acres with tea, coffee, pepper, beetle nut, cardamom, fruit trees, hand made green tea processing, etc. January & February is considered to be harvesting season during which we harvest coffee, pepper and arecanut. Volunteering opportunities are allowed at the TGG Farm only during these two months. In the month of January we also conduct Holistic Experiential Learning Program.

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Requirements

  • Fluent English
  • Between 20 and 65 years old
  • Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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5 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

NGO

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

  • 4 Developing environmental awareness
  • 4 Creating true social impact
  • 4 Meeting locals
  • 4 Learning about sustainability
  • 4 Immersing in the local culture
  • 4 Get in touch with nature

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

  • 2 12. Responsible consumption and production
  • 2 17. Partnerships for the goals
  • 1 5. Gender equality

United Kingdom

5

Laiju and Namitha are wonderful people. They made us feel completely welcome. Laiju is a great communicator, and has an interest in all subjects, we talked for many hours on everything from sustainability to politics. Namitha's cooking was amazing, and I enjoyed all the traditional dishes she made! Laiju has a worldwide vision of a sustainability network, and also contributes locally within the rural community.

about 1 month ago

United Kingdom

5

My husband Dan, and I, stayed at the organization for 3 weeks, with Laiju and Namitha. They were both very welcoming, and Namitha cooked wonderful Keralan food. During our time at the organization we learned about their social responsibility and sustainability projects, and became involved in rewriting content for the website, decisions on renovation for a local Anganwadi (kindergarten), monitoring the infrastructure for the new Permanent RHM Centre, visiting the organization Farm, experimental cooking in the volunteers' kitchen (pot luck with Laiju and Namitha each evening), a yoga course, and exploring the local area.

about 1 month ago

Mexico

5

Volunteering at the organization has been one of the most significant experiences of my life so far, for several reasons: it took me out from my comfort zone in a very unique way (and this made me grow), I met grounded and wise human beings (and we had beautiful conversations), I got close to nature like never before, I started exploring new academic branches of interest, and I was given the space to be myself. Would definitely recommend. Thanks the organization!

9 months ago

India

5

Laiju and Namita were like family. From day one we connected like as if we started from where we left off. We always worked as a team to see what best could be done for future projects in mind. We cared, we laughed, we shared some beautiful moments, we comforted each other. They always took me along everywhere they went, and I so enjoyed being a part of their life for 17 days. More than anything, “We were one!”

about 1 year ago

United States

5

This is very much a place that gives you the space and freedom to decide what kind of experience you wish to have. Both the farm and center are quiet and beautiful and the food is really wonderful. Everyone is kind and there is no pressure to rush about at all. The vision of the foundation allows you to contribute through creative ways or simply learn from the surroundings there.

over 5 years ago

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Hosted by LAIJU

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