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We are not simply looking for volunteers to complete tasks. We are looking for people who want to live, learn, create and share as part of a community.
İmece Initiative has been working since 2014 to create spaces based on solidarity, empowerment and sustainable living. Today, İmece Village is one of these spaces — a place where volunteers, local people, disadvatages women and children come together to learn from each other.
30 hours of help per week
Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.
Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
Amount: € 15 Per day
Description: You will stay at İmece Village, surrounded by nature and away from the noise of the city. Accommodation is provided in the village. Life here is communal and simple. Volunteers share the experience of village life, common spaces and meals while also having their own time and personal space. 🍲 Food We provide three meals a day. There is a €15 per day contribution for food, which goes towards the cost of the meals provided to Workawayers.
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.
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
Intermediate English
Between 18 and 50 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Volunteer Tasks
🔨 What might you help with?
We plan our activities together with volunteers every week.
There is no fixed list of identical tasks for everyone. Activities change according to the season, current projects, the needs of the village and — importantly — your own interests and skills.
You may help with:
🌳 Woodworking & Making
Sanding and preparing wooden materials
Helping in our woodworking workshop
Producing handcrafted educational and Montessori materials
Building or repairing useful items for the village
Sharing your own woodworking or craft skills
🌱 Gardening & Permaculture
Planting and caring for vegetables and plants
Supporting agricultural and permaculture activities
Working with soil
Developing and maintaining ecological spaces
Creating and maintaining compost areas
🏡 Building & Village Projects
Improving shared village spaces
Helping with small construction and maintenance projects
Developing children\'s and community spaces
Helping create ecological and shared areas
☀️ Sustainability & Renewable Energy
Learning about and supporting our solar energy activities
Sharing knowledge about renewable energy
Helping develop practical sustainable solutions
👧 Creative Activities with Children
When women and children visit the village, volunteers may help organize:
Creative workshops
Arts and crafts
Outdoor games
Sports activities
Educational activities
Play and group activities
🎨 Your Own Ideas
We are always open to new ideas.
If you are a photographer, filmmaker, artist, musician, designer, teacher, gardener, builder, cook, social media enthusiast — or simply someone with a good idea — tell us what you would like to create.
We don\'t expect you to arrive with all the answers. We are interested in what we can create together.
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
🤝 Community Life
Helping at İmece also means taking part in everyday communal life:
keeping shared spaces tidy
helping with common areas
joining community activities
sharing knowledge
communicating openly with other volunteers
being an active and respectful member of the village community
We plan, work and learn together.
