School of life with nature. Nature Reserve and Community
The experience
Kilampá is a Community and Natural and Cultural Reserve. We seek to develop a way of life in harmony with nature, promoting self-sustainability, food sovereignty, and a culture based on care, cooperation, and respect for all living beings.
This volunteering opportunity is an invitation to share this experience of community life, learning from daily practice and direct contact with the territory.
What you offer
5 hours of help per day
Kitchen Hand:
Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
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.
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.
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.
Requirements
Intermediate Spanish or Intermediate English
Between 18 and 50 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
What activities do we carry out?
Tasks vary according to the season and natural cycles. Among them are:
Permaculture and sowing.
Garden, nurseries and farmstead.
Forest activities and care of the forest.
Repair and maintenance of fences and infrastructure.
Food preparation and upkeep of the shared spaces.
Support of community life and of the spaces for children.
Artistic activities and ancestral crafts linked to sustainable living.
The community workdays last approximately 5 hours per day and are always organized according to the needs of the moment and the abilities of each participant.
What do we propose?
We are looking for people willing to learn, collaborate and live respectfully, open to sharing a simple, conscious and committed experience with the care of nature and the planet.
The suggested length of stay is a minimum of 15 days and a maximum of one month, actively participating in the tasks and group activities, respecting the agreements of convivencia.
What do we offer?
Shared accommodation in a cabin or space for camping among forests.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner, with vegan and organic food.
One and a half days weekly of rest (adaptable according to activities).
Walks along natural trails.
Connection exercises to start the day, movement practices, yoga and energetic harmonization.
Weekly spaces for integration and synthesis of the group experience.
A permanent learning space about permaculture, community life and territory regeneration.
A project in construction
Kilampá continues to grow thanks to the commitment of those who are part of this experience. Therefore, if it is within your means, we appreciate any voluntary contribution that helps sustain the project, whether in food, tools, materials, utensils or financial collaboration.
More than a work-for-accommodation-and-food exchange, this volunteering proposes a transformative experience, where learning, service, cooperation and the encounter with nature become a concrete way to build a more conscious and sustainable future.
If you feel called to live this experience, it will be a joy to receive you and share this path together.
What do you take away from this experience?
Those who come to Kilampá not only collaborate with a conservation and community life project; they also embark on a path of personal learning.
During the experience you acquire practical knowledge about permaculture, agroecological garden, forest regeneration, food production, sustainable living and community organization. You learn by doing, sharing daily work and understanding the rhythms of nature.
But above all, you take away a human experience. Coexistence, teamwork, exchange of knowledge, contact with silence, landscapes and natural cycles invite developing a more conscious view of life, consumption, relationships and our relationship with the Earth.
We intend in this volunteering that participants can discover new skills, strengthen their autonomy, regain confidence in collective work and find a space to stop, breathe and reconnect with themselves.
Activities & Shift
What tasks vary according to the season and natural cycles. Among them are:
Permaculture and sowing.
Garden, nurseries and farmstead.
Forest activities and care of the forest.
Repair and maintenance of fences and infrastructure.
Food preparation and upkeep of the shared spaces.
Support of community life and of the spaces for children.
Artistic activities and ancestral crafts linked to sustainable living.
The community workdays have an approximate duration of 5 hours daily and are always organized according to the needs of the moment and the abilities of each participant.
Rules
Vegan meals.
Consumption of animal-origin foods is not allowed inside the reserve.
Smoking, alcohol, or other substances are not allowed inside the reserve.