Become a volunteer at our site in Serra de Macaé, RJ
The experience
The site is located in an Atlantic Forest area, with three waterfalls and hiking trails. It is a space reserved for retreats and therapeutic and spiritual immersions.
We want to create an organic garden to generate food autonomy. We also need general gardening, maintenance, painting, and cleaning services. We also have the project to bioconstruct a hall for practices.
You will have a deep immersion in nature and may receive energetic and shamanic therapies.
What you offer
5 hours of help per day
Cleaning:
Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Building & Repairing:
Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Farming:
Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
Gardening:
Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
Additional fee required
Amount:
US$ 10
Per day
Fee pays for:
Benefits for travelers
Description:
Contribuição destinada a ajuda de custo com alimentação, gás e luz.
What you get
3 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.
Free Hiking Tours:
We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
Pick Up:
We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
Holistic Therapies:
You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.
Use our equipped kitchen:
Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Basic Internet Access:
Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Requirements
Beginner Portuguese or Beginner English
Over 21 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Travel insurance
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
Our space is dedicated to the comprehensive care of nature and the person. We hope that your collaboration will contribute to the project with respect and responsibility. We seek a human, sincere, and deep exchange.
Our philosophy of well-being sustains our hospitality. You can count on us to care for your stay in a loving way.
We hope you comply with the local rules as well as your duties. In return, we will provide a safe and comfortable space. You will have free time to enjoy moments of connection with the local nature.
This is a project that is born, and every bit of help is welcome.
Activities & Shift
Examples: preparing beds, cleaning the ground, planting saplings, watering and fertilizing the garden, tending the vegetable garden, harvesting fruits, taking care of composting, cleaning trails and the area around the waterfall, painting some rooms, taking care of cleaning.
Important to note that you may be alone at the space or with only other volunteers at certain times and may have to prepare your own meals, as the infrastructure has professional activities in Rio de Janeiro.
Rules
- Meat consumption is not allowed.
- Alcoholic beverages in moderation.
- Mandatory composting of organic waste and separation of recyclable waste.
- No loud noise.
- No smoking in enclosed spaces.
- Do not enter the trails at night.
- Be mindful of the local fauna and flora.
- No campfires in the forest.