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Support the Biggest Recycling Village in the World

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1 - 26 weeks  ·  Alder 18 - 50+
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Højdepunkter

  • Gain knowledge about about traditional plants and medicine
  • Learn how to build houses with sustainable materials, look behind scenes at our Trashbank
  • Work hand-in-hand with experienced locals
  • Make memories you will never forget and see wild orangutans in their native habitat
  • Live close to the rainforest and be surrounded by nature everywhere you go

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Alder 18+
Singler
Par
Familier
Grupper
50+

Om programmet

Project Wings is building the biggest Recycling Village in the world out of plastic garbage, so-called Ecobricks.

The Recycling Village is the heart of the project.

What is the Recycling Village?

The uniqueness is that all buildings are built from 100% sustainable materials and a total of over 250 tons of plastic waste are being used to build the village.
Many issues are solved at the same time:
Plastic is removed ...

Om programmet

The Recycling Village is the heart of the project.

What is the Recycling Village?

The uniqueness is that all buildings are built from 100% sustainable materials and a total of over 250 tons of plastic waste are being used to build the village.
Many issues are solved at the same time:
Plastic is removed from nature, jobs are being created as well as significantly increasing environmental awareness locally across all generations.

The Recycling Village is a place right next to the rainforest, where on 3ha exclusively public buildings are built.
So far we have already built the Trashbank (place where garbage is stored, separated and cleaned), the Co-Working Office (place where we accompany local people into self-employment and provide everything it takes like laptops, WiFi, ...), the Green Education Center and Green Education Cafe (place where everyone from school classes to tourists can be educated by locals about environmental issues), the Compost House (organic 'waste' is composted and processed), the Ben&Anna Sanitary House and a small toilet house.

Currently in progress are the Recycling Marketplace (place to educate and sell recycled materials that are made into new products) and the construction of the most sustainable Share sports field in the world (e.g. there is no soccer field in the village). Other buildings, such as the Culture Kitchen and a Rainforest Museum will follow.

If you plan to support our tasks in the Recycling Village, you can expect a very varied time.

There are 4 different divisions:
- Recycling Village
- (Green) Education Center
- Waste Management
- Permaculture


The tasks change, depending on the current campaigns and where your help is needed at the moment. You can, for example, help with the construction of buildings. Ecobricks are worked into a bamboo structure and fixed with a kind of mortar made of clay, cow dung, which serves as glue, and rice husks. Then the visible building blocks are plastered with a similar mixture to protect the plastic bottles from UV radiation. The terrain is very extensive. It is a good idea to add some seating under trees or by the nearby pond. Of course, you can also take care of the design of the garden, through flowers and other plants.
Furthermore, you can learn a lot about permaculture, disadvantages and alternatives to palm-oil, how to establish a waste management system, teach English to children (and adults) and much more.

Volunteer Program:
- Working hours are from: Monday to Friday
- Working times are from roughly form 8:00 - 12:00 & 14:00 - 17:00
- Additionally, 3 times a week (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) beginning at 8 o clock in the morning there are daily activities where the whole Project Wings team helps where support is needed most, e.g. on Friday it is Clean Up where we collect garbage from/ around the village.

We want to give everyone the chance to look behind the scenes of an NGO without paying a lot of money and offering transparency in all divisions. 


!! IMPORTANT !!
If you stay longer than 4 weeks, it is mandatory by government to apply for a Social Visa.
But no worries, our Indonesian staff are experts in that and help you trough with everything. Just text us and we will forward you.
Costs are 3.000.000 Rupiah (around 179€) per person.

Typisk dag

Our morning activity usually starts around 8 o'clock and after everyone of the team goes to their division. You can help out 5 (or 6 days) a week for around 6-7 hours a day.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served for you at certain times in our volunteer village. In the evening you have free time and ...

Typisk dag

Our morning activity usually starts around 8 o'clock and after everyone of the team goes to their division. You can help out 5 (or 6 days) a week for around 6-7 hours a day.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served for you at certain times in our volunteer village. In the evening you have free time and can explore the area and/ or hang out with other volunteers, grab a cold beer and enjoy the sound of the jungle.

Fritidsaktiviteter

Since the jungle and the Landak River is in front of our doors there a many different outdoor activities:
- hiking & seeing wild orangutans
- explore the surrounding are on the weekend
- tubing
- bamboo rafting
- renting a motorbike or a bicycle and exploring the area
- visit the local market to buy fresh ...

Fritidsaktiviteter

Since the jungle and the Landak River is in front of our doors there a many different outdoor activities:
- hiking & seeing wild orangutans
- explore the surrounding are on the weekend
- tubing
- bamboo rafting
- renting a motorbike or a bicycle and exploring the area
- visit the local market to buy fresh delicious fruits & vegetables roadtrips to waterfalls
- going out and party, drinking cold Indonesian beer with locals in laid-bake bars and cafes. 


Workshops:
- Wood Carving
- Fruit Carving
- Ecoprint (T-Shirts)
- Soap Workshop (making your own sustainable soap)
- Indonesian Cooking Class


and much more...

Krav

Krav

Minimumsalder: 18 år

For at kunne deltage i programmet skal du være mindst 18 år gammel på programmets startdato. Der kan være undtagelser, hvis du kan give tilladelse fra din(e) værge(r), eller hvis du ledsages af dine forældre.

Sprogfærdigheder

Du skal kunne tale Engelsk (basic level) eller Tysk (basic level)

Nationalitetsrestriktioner

Ingen begrænsninger. Hjælpende hænder fra hele verden er velkomne.

Andre færdigheder

Enjoy working outside and have no problem to get dirty & sweaty once in a while. You should be physically fit, as volunteering overseas can be quite strenuous. If you have any medical/mental health conditions that may affect your participation overseas then these must be declared to us during your online application. Necessary flights & visas (we will provide the necessary sponsor letter for your visa)

Tidsforpligtelse

Der er brug for din hjælpende hånd Mandag, Tirsdag, Onsdag, Torsdag og Fredag fra 08:00 - 17:00

Hvad er inkluderet

Hvad er inkluderet

Tjenester af Project Wings


The price per night includes 3 meals (except Sunday) is 200.000 Rupiah (12€). This is paid on site on site in the beginning for the whole duration of the stay in Rupiah (200.000 x <days>). Please make sure you have withdraw enough money.

Now we have introduced a handling fee only just to cover the costs of project and further accompaniment introduced.
This now includes:
+ organization in the run-up from A-Z, arrival - time on site
+ permanent contact persons on site
+ On-site support
+ help with all kinds of (bureaucratic & planning) questions
+ support with the application for the social visa (for stays longer than 4 weeks)
+ ....

1-2 weeks: 69€
2-4 weeks: 89€
1-2 months: 129€
2-4 months: 179€
4-6 months: 249€

Project Wings gGmbH
IBAN: DE06570501200000282152
BIC: MALADE51KOB
Purpose of Payment: Project support


The amount is to be transferred BEFORE the start of the trip.

(If for unforeseen reasons you cannot start the trip with us, the amount will of course be refunded).





Indkvartering

In our minimalist bungalow right on the river you will have two single mattresses at your disposal. Toilet and shower are located a few meters away next to the bungalows on the premises. And also the in-house kitchen is located on the common area directly on the river. So you can also enjoy a beautiful view of the river from here.
Nonetheless, we have different room options. If you want to upgrade, you can easily do this on site.

Mad og drikkevarer

3 times a day we can cook fresh Indonesian, vegetarian food for you (except Sunday).

The price includes accommodation, 3 fresh meals + drinks per day (except Sunday) & the participation in our volunteer program.

Internetadgang

Begrænset adgang til projektområdet

Hvad er IKKE inkluderet?

Hvad er IKKE inkluderet?

Afhentning i lufthavnen i Kuala Namu International Airport

Afhentning i lufthavnen er heller ikke inkluderet i programgebyret.

Flybilletter

Den nærmeste lufthavn er Kuala Namu International Airport (KNO) i Kuala Namu. Vi hjælper dig med at finde billige flybilletter til Indonesien. FINDE BILLIGE FLYBILLETTER

Rejseforsikring

At rejse til udlandet er et eventyr, og det er altid bedst at være forberedt. Pludselig sygdom eller skade, aflysning eller tyveri - en rejseforsikring til Indonesien giver sikkerhed og er en fordel at have. FÅ ET TILBUD

Vacciner

Hvis du har til hensigt at blive frivillig i Indonesien, bør du søge lægehjælp, før du begynder din sociale rejse. Tjek dine krævede vaccinationer for Indonesien. VACCINE CHECKER

Oplysninger ved ankomst

The Volunteer Program is possible all year around.


Going from the airport we can organize you our taxi for 650.000 Rupiah (~45€). You pay the taxi driver directly. Because the costs are per drive you can share the taxi as a group and split the costs. The drive is about 4 hours. 

Usually you will be picked up by our driver Tiar (nickname).  He is really nice, reliable and will bring you safely to Bukit Lawang.

There’s also a local bus from Medan to Bukit Lawang. The bus station is on the right when exiting the airport - please ask locals if you are unsure.  The bus from the airport to Bukit Lawang for tourists costs 50.000-100.000 Rupiah (about 3-6€) and takes about 4-5 hours.

If you want to stay one night in Medan, prepare a hotel accommodation. There are some close to the the airport, e.g. RedDoorz.

Important: In the late afternoon/ evening (from around 3-4pm) there are no more public buses from Medan, but cabs leave at any time.

Tilgængelighed
Jan. Febr. Marts April Maj Jun Jul Aug. Sept. Okt. Nov. Dec.

Programgebyrer

1 uge (min. ophold) 100€
2 uger 200€
4 uger 400€
8 uger 800€
16 uger 1.600€
26 uger (max. ophold) 2.600€
Gennemsnitligt gebyr 100€/uge

Programgebyrer

100€ pr. uge 1 - 26 weeks Alder 18 - 50+

Betalingsmetoder

Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

INGEN KREDITKORTGEBYRER

Duration

1 - 26 weeks

Deposit

Depositummet er blot for at reservere din plads som frivillig. Betalinger håndteres af PayPal, vores betroede globale betalingsudbyder. Hvis du ikke har en PayPal-konto, kan du også betale med et kreditkort.

Final Payment

Din endelige betaling vil blive aftalt med Project Wings under ansøgningsprocessen. Almindelige løsninger er enten via bankoverførsel eller kontant betaling på projektstedet.

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Project Wings

Brilliant 4.7 rating (15 feltrapporter)

Non-profit - grundlagt i 2019

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Vært er

Simon

Spoken languages: Engelsk, Tysk

Om projektet

Project Wings is building the biggest Recycling Village in the world made out of over 250 tonnes of plastic garbage, so-called Ecobricks.

Mød din vært

"Find a way, not an excuse."
Project Wings is one of the fastest-growing NGOs in Germany and is currently building the world´s biggest recycling village from 250 tons of plastic waste in Indonesia. We are taking action against three of the world's biggest problems: species extinction, tropical deforestation and the continuing flood of plastic. 
Through our approach, we are creating a self-sustaining system, run by locals, which combines environmental protection, nature conservation and animal welfare. Together with our civil engineers and the University of Münster as well as the Koblenz University of Applied Sciences, a sustainable and tailor-made construction concept was developed for the recycling village.

How?
Nature is being cleaned up and sustainable awareness is being created.People collect, clean and dry plastic waste and stuff it into plastic bottles with the help of a stick until they are stable. These so-called "Ecobricks" can be exchanged for 5,500 IDR = approx. 0,30€ = 1 hot meal each. These Ecobricks are installed in the walls protected from light and thus isolate the plastic waste from the environment. Plastic abrasion is prevented and the waste is put to good use.
With our deposit system, we have created a holistic concept that makes it possible to construct buildings from affordable materials in a very short time. 

Thanks to our supporters, we were able to employ three local refuse collections who daily collect garbage from surrounding villages. Thus, the garbage can be properly separated and finally recycled in our Trash Bank. Because in many parts of Indonesia, there is a lack of a functioning recycling system. Sadly, this is why garbage is either (without recycling systems) burned or thrown into nature or.

What other areas of responsibility are there?
We protect the rainforest with the help of the local groups Generation Co and Ernas Ecofarm. Generation Co does important education and persuasion work by informing plantation owners about the consequences and disadvantages of monocultures. Their goal is to encourage plantation owners to switch to permaculture or less harmful farming methods. Furthermore, they carry out reforestation on former plantations, thus reclaiming important habitats. At Erna's Ecofarm, cuttings and compost for reforestation are produced in a sustainable and traditional way.

We are involved in animal protection with the organization Care Sumatra. With our financial support, they were able to train a ranger patrol in 2019 to protect endangered animals such as the orangutan from poachers and the rainforest from illegal deforestation. Furthermore, we promote alternatives to plastic for local people and secure fair local jobs with the help of the recycling system. 
In order to make a lasting difference, it is particularly important to start with the youngest people of our society. Therefore, we focus on educational work in Germany as well as in Indonesia. Various contents concerning environmental protection, animal welfare and humanitarian aid are conveyed interactively in the context of project days/weeks and workshops. We cooperate with different educational institutions in Germany. The goal is to expand this program in the future and to reach as many young people as possible. 

At the same time, we are enabling the so-called Green Education Center in Indonesia, a voluntary green classroom, where classes from the surrounding area can visit free of charge. There, the children and young people learn how to deal responsibly with problems such as the current plastic pollution, as well as various recycling techniques.

What else is planned?
The next step is to build a sustainable marketplace, the world's most sustainable sports ground and an organic restaurant. Our goal is to promote sustainable, vegan and plastic-free products, as well as techniques and innovations. We also want to contribute to the increase of well-being and health in our village.
The recycling marketplace is an excellent place to sell sustainably produced and plastic-free products. Likewise, we would like to support people with disabilities in particular in the manufacturing process and give them the opportunity to develop and market products. Since there is no soccer field in the entire region and hardly any other sports fields, we would like to use the world's most sustainable sports field to especially promote the region's sports talents. In the future, we would also like to facilitate official tournaments with spectators.
By promoting permaculture agriculture, we have already been able to convince many farmers to abandon monoculture. To further develop this process, we would like to buy the farmers' products and process them in a sustainable organic restaurant and/or resell them on the market. In addition, the planned restaurant is also suitable for cooking classes and can provide a stage for musicians and artists.
For the construction of new buildings, as well as the operation of already planned buildings, we are continuously recruiting new cooperation partners, who support us in the implementation of the village. The recycling marketplace, the organic restaurant and the sustainable sports field are therefore designed for the realization of various events, such as tournaments, competitions, performances, cooking events as well as exhibitions. Also in the future we would like to further develop the village and are always looking for of new suitable cooperations cooperations! 

Project Wings also has various cooperation partners and supporters outside of educational institutions. These include larger companies such as LUSH, Nutri-Plus and natural cosmetics BEN&ANNA. 
As patrons and ambassadors for the public, we are supported by Culcha Candela (music band) and René Adler (former German national player), among many others.

15 feltrapporter · rating4.7

平日可以跟著當地人一起工作、聊天，下午四點半過後屬於自己的時間，可以選擇和其他志工夥伴去河邊或者去採買，平常大家會一起回到住宿的地方吃午餐和晚餐，非常美味！而且可以客製化點餐，是一個溫馨的地方就像回到家
I had an amazing experience with Project Wings and Telaga Cinta. It was nice to see how from the project they try to educate children and people in the town to change their mindset towards waste and, it was very interesting to work on their different projects. I especially enjoyed the opportunity to ...
Lilly Maria Averbeck rating4.8

2023 at Support the Biggest Recycling Village in the World

My experience at project wings was really good. The accommondation is located in the nature and the family is nice. I really liked the fact that you can do a lot of different things as a ...
I volunteered for 3 weeks and it was very interesting. Overall, the program is fantastic and the local people are wonderful. The local people are really hard-working and they do a wonderful job. The food is also cooked by local people and it is amazing. The living space accommodations are also ...
I was supposed to help to find a structure for future volunteers. The Project has many divisions. After my arrival I was able to visit all of them step by step. In this process I learned a lot about the project, about our current situation and about our possibilities. After this process I was trying ...
I had a great time with Project Wings, really enjoyed the stay with a local family, loved the food und the nature. Everybody was really supportive of my plans and cared a lot about me. I have learned a lot by volunteering. Recommend it a lot! ...

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