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🌱🤝 Support Community Development in Sri Lanka


The experience

Join our community project in Hikkaduwa! We’re looking for open-minded, friendly volunteers to support local education, sustainable development, environmental initiatives, and women’s empowerment. Work alongside local communities, share your skills, and contribute to meaningful social projects while experiencing Sri Lankan culture and making a positive impact.


What you offer

15 hours of help per week

Teaching Sports: Teaching or assisting the host, guests, or local communities in practicing sports or physical activities.

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

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.


What you get

2 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.

Discounts on Parties: Get discounts at nearby parties and clubs.

Discounts on Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.

Discounts on Pubs: Get discounts at nearby pubs.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

Surfboards: You can use our surfboards as much as you want.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Surf lessons: Take free surf classes at the local beaches.

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

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.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely


Requirements

Beginner English or Beginner German

Between 18 and 70 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers


What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa


Program Details

The Hikkaduwa May Volunteer Project is a community-based programme designed to create positive and sustainable change in local communities in Sri Lanka. Volunteers will work alongside local people and community organisations in education and teaching, environmental protection, sustainable community development and women’s empowerment. Activities may include supporting children’s learning, community awareness programmes, environmental clean-ups, skills development and social support. We welcome volunteers from different backgrounds who are open-minded, respectful and willing to share their skills while learning from Sri Lankan culture and communities. Together, we aim to build stronger communities, protect the environment and create meaningful opportunities for local people.


Activities & Shift

Volunteers can contribute around 3 hours each day, working with our staff or independently on agreed project activities. Tasks may include teaching, community development, social media content, photography and image uploading, writing blogs, and helping promote our projects and local community activities. We welcome creative, motivated and open-minded volunteers who want to share their skills, learn new experiences and help our project grow.


Rules

We invite passionate volunteers to join us in supporting education, teaching, environmental protection and sustainable community development. We expect you to be respectful, responsible, open-minded and willing to work together with local communities to create positive change.