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The Ecovila Sustentar is a space for connection with nature, with the territory, and with community life. Collaboration involves agroecological care including maintenance and improvements to the spaces.
Desirable skills:
* Gardening and plant management;
* Use of tools;
* Maintenance and minor repairs;
* Care of green areas;
* Interest in agroecology and rural life;
* Willingness to do manual work and live in a community.
20 hours of help per week
Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.
Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
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.
Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.
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.
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
Intermediate Spanish or Fluent Portuguese
Between 21 and 55 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Academy Course Eco Certificate for Volunteers: Basic Concepts
Mandatory volunteer introduction video
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
🏡 Welcome to Ecovila Sustentar @ecovilasustentar, an agroecological territory with sustainable practices and the preservation of the Mata Atlântica, 46 km from SP.
We are a living laboratory that promotes ecopedagogical and permacultural experiences.
In this volunteering opportunity you will be able to learn and collaborate with agroecological practices by experiencing agroforestry management and different types of garden beds, in addition to the collective work and the daily life of a developing community in the Mata Atlântica.
We want to share moments of collective learning with nature-based experiences. We hope that volunteers will have openness to live harmoniously with other inhabitants of the ecovila, with daily care of animals and plants and permacultural management of the space.
🍀On weekdays we request a dedication of at least 5 hours per day of volunteer work, with supervision by one of our community members. During these hours, you may be asked to contribute to day-to-day tasks such as cleaning, cooking, organizing and maintenance of spaces, using the necessary tools for the tasks, which may include sharp or electric tools.
Meals are prepared collectively with ingredients provided by the community, including the volunteer participants.
We are open to welcoming you in the best possible way so that you integrate into our community and our sustainable and regenerative way of life.
After the stay is approved, check-in time can be between 9:00 and 19:00, with prior notice.
Volunteering in camping, free of charge.
What to bring:
- Tent, tarp, thermal mat, sleeping mat and other camping gear.
- Blanket/sleeping bag, pillow, pillowcase and sheets.
- Bath towel/face towel.
- Sarong or yoga mat (for body practices).
- Personal hygiene products (biodegradable preferred).
- Comfortable clothes (for work in nature).
- Rain cover and warm clothes/jackets (cold nights).
- Closed shoes or boots (for walks in the woods).
- Sunscreen and insect repellent.
- Hat and work gloves (protection).
- Flashlight or portable charger (energy autonomy).
- Food to share at meals.
Not allowed:
- Smoking inside enclosed spaces.
- Bringing people to the Ecovila without authorization.
- Behaving disrespectfully toward any member.
- Engaging in illicit activities.
Depending on the length of stay, the volunteer’s dedication and participation in experiences and events, a financial contribution may be requested to cover meals, transport or other needs; we will always discuss it.
