VOLUNTEERING
Here you can learn more about volunteering with Project Wings. You will also find a PDF with all the important details.
Experiencing the breath-taking scenery of the jungle. Taking action yourself on site, educating and planting your own tree? Then you’re at the right address! With us you will have a diverse and exciting time where you can put forward your own ideas, expand your strengths and learn a great amount of new things.
Task Areas
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As a volunteer you can try out different areas and pitch in.
There’s always a lot to do in our three main areas – Waste Management, Conservation and Education. The tasks change, depend on the current campaigns and where your help is needed at the moment.
You can plan your time at the village and with our local partners to be as various as you’d like! Helping should be fun so you’re free to choose.
Waste Management
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Help us shrink the giant pile of waste, jump with us into Bukit Lawang’s rivers and collect things that don’t belong in nature – a metal box from 19??, multiple clothing pieces and of course: tons of plastic. Explore the heavenly nature with us and pitch in at the clean ups. Start education campaigns with us and find new ways to raise attention to environmental issues and adequate solutions. Come to our Ecobrick “Wonderland”, help sorting and receiving the Ecobricks and stuff your first, very own Ecobrick!
Conservation
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Learn more about Sumatra’s fauna and help us with its reforestation and conservation. Sit under one of the palm trees at our Nursery, relish in the shade and raise new seedlings.
Help us take care of the Permaculture Garden and the Medical Plant Center, support Erna at her Ecofarm and get to know Sumatra’s diversity of fruits and vegetables.
You always wanted to learn about herbal medicine?
Experience Sumatra’s amazing biodiversity, learn to identify plants and use them as treatment for physical problems.
Roam with us through Sumatra’s nature, plant trees and help us make the world a bit greener.
Education
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You want to bring environmental education and the importance of taking action closer to children? Then come to the Green Education Center, participate in class and give the children an understanding of environmental issues. Learn how Team Project Wings Indonesia sensitises the children and strengthens their activism.
Share your experience and ideas for the design of the lessons.
But we do not only take care of environmental education! To increase the children’s job opportunities we offer English classes for all ages.
One thing is certain: You can expect a lot of fun and the most beautiful and sincere laughs in the world.
Become a part of the project, try out the different departments and get involved. The remits are various and important.
You want to know more about our cooperation partners?
Then follow this link https://www.project-wings.de/en/projekte.
Project Region Bukit Lawang
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Our project region is Bukit Lawang. A small town alongside the Bahorok in the North of Sumatra. At the foot of the Gunung Leuser National Park the town is surrounded by beautiful nature. The region is traditionally Muslim and the natives are very sincere. You could even catch one or the other of them at one of the jungle parties.
How do you get there?
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The closest airport is called Kuala Namu and is located in Medan. We can organise a taxi for you or you can take one of the public busses to Bukit Lawang.
Further information here.
When do you get there?
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You can participate in our volunteering program all year long. You can freely decide on the duration of your stay but you have to consider the local visa requirements.
More information on this can be found here.
Accomodation
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In our volunteer camp beautifully situated by the river you can stay for only 100.000 IDR.
In the video you can see what it looks like.
You can also stay at our cooperation partners for 200.000 IDR.
In both cases 3 meals a day are already included in the price.
As WiFi is rather rare you can easily buy a SIM card with mobile data for a fair price.
Join us
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You are interested and want to share your knowledge and engagement to help us build the world’s biggest recycling village and improve our planet’s health?
Then send us an email or come visit our project in case you are in the area.
You can find help at one of our cooperation partners, Masno.
Of course, we cannot guarantee you that there is a free place left but we can always find a place to stay at and work to do for you.
Masnos Cafe: https://goo.gl/maps/9mQ9Qro2mZEN3Z6u7
Contact Person Germany: Sebastian Keilholz, volunteer@project-wings.de
Contact Person Sumatra: Anto Cebol, +6281274011441
If you want to know more, please read our PDF. There we give you more detailed information and answer the most frequently asked questions.
Dear volunteers, because of the pandemic we do not know when the borders will be open for travellers again. Therefore, we cannot make firm commitments at the moment and assume no liability for anyone who wants to try going on their own.
Contact
Project Wings gGmbH Löhrstr. 87a/b 56068 Koblenz, Germany
info@project-wings.de
Donation account
IBAN DE06570501200000282152
BIC MALADE51KOB