Ecotourism, Permaculture, and Community Life - Paraty Mirim
The experience
We are a beachfront eco-camp in Paraty Mirim. We live in a community and we seek volunteers to contribute to daily life, the organization, and the care of shared spaces, supporting the project's development and the visitors' experience.
In your spare time, you can explore the region, use our kayaks, and participate free of charge in experiences such as boat trips and Hawaiian canoeing.
What you offer
24 hours of help per week
Building & Repairing:
Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Painting & Decorating:
Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.
Additional fee required
Amount:
R$ 245
Per week
Fee pays for:
Materials for volunteer activities
Description:
We are located in a region with limited access to markets and food options outside the community. This contribution is a weekly share of the collective purchase for meals. Food is one of the pillars of our way of life, and for this reason we seek to have all meals together, strengthening togetherness and the exchange among everyone.
Grocery items are bought weekly.
What you get
2 days off per week
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.
Free Tours:
We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!
Free Hiking Tours:
We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. 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
Between 21 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
Our work is organized around four main pillars:\n🌱 Community center – food preparation, organization and care for the shared kitchen\n🛖 Structure – bioconstruction, maintenance and improvements of the spaces\n🌿 Agroforestry – land management, planting and care for nature\n🌊 Ecotourism – support in the activities and experiences offered to visitors\n\nWe seek people open to learning, to community life, and to collaborative work, who have an interest in sustainability, exchange of knowledge, and a more conscious and nature-connected living.
Activities & Shift
Our service pace is focused on the morning, with some exceptions depending on daily demands.\n\n7:00 Yoga and meditation\n8:00 a.m. Preparation of breakfast and harmonization of the common areas\n9:00 a.m. Breakfast\n9:45 a.m. Morning circle, check-in and direction of the activities\n10:00 a.m. Support activity, volunteer work (this shift may shift to the afternoon depending on the demands and needs of both sides)\n2:00 p.m. Lunch\n3:00 p.m. Kitchen harmonization, general cleaning of the kitchen after lunch, carried out by rotations\n7:00 p.m. Dinner on your own\n8:00 p.m. Circle of conversation and dynamics (occasionally)\n\nAll volunteers and residents, regardless of the pillar to which their service is directed, contribute to the tasks of harmonization and daily sustenance of the community, as well as the preparation of breakfast and harmonization of shared spaces such as the bathroom and kitchen.