Eco Program in Colombia: Volunteering in Mamorwa

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What you offer

Hours per day: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

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

Handyman: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Additional Fee: This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan.

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

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.

Holistic Therapies: You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

Join the host in pursuit of these goals and contribute to building a better and more sustainable future for all.

3. Good health and well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

13. Climate action

Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts by regulating emissions and promoting developments in renewable energy.

15. Life on land

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.

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The Experience

This volunteering is an educational project with an introspective focus, initiated by Mamos (elders) of the Arhuaco people. Some of the regular activities that the volunteers who visit us take part in: Traditional agriculture (maize, beans, cassava, coffee, cocoa...) Planting trees as part of a reforestation project Bringing in wood from the forest Collecting Coca leaves in the traditional arhuaca way Earthworks Traditional constructions...

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Additional Fee Required

Costs : 50 000 COP a day which includes food and accomodation in addition to the personal support from the Mamos (equivalent to more or less 10 to 12 euros)

Requirements

Accepts solo applications and also couples and pairs

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Availability

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Stay at least: 10 days

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Academy

How to become an outstanding Worldpacker

Understand how the volunteer experience works, what hosts value in exchange and what it's like to live collaborating with people from all over the world!

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Academy

How to be an eco volunteer: sustainable practices and permaculture

Expand your horizons to more sustainable practices for the prosperity of human life in harmony with the care of the planet. Also, have access to great teachings about community life.