Farming and Beekeeping Support needed

location
4 - 12 weeks  ·  Alder 18 - 50+

rating  Great 4.4  · 
  Verificeret af Volunteer World
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Højdepunkter

  • Experience Colombian life in a traditional village
  • Gain Spanish skills by living with a host family and exchange culture with locals
  • Learn new skills and enhanced your curriculum vitae or career with International experience

Højdepunkter

  • Experience Colombian life in a traditional village
  • Gain Spanish skills by living with a host family and exchange culture with locals
  • Learn new skills and enhanced your curriculum vitae or career with International experience
  • Keep good memories of your experiences with your fellow participants
  • Visit Cartagena, Medellín,Bogotá,Boyaca,Santander, Villa de Leyva, San Antonio del Tequendama and more beautiful countryside places.


  • Særligt velegnet til

    Alder 18+
    Singler
    Par
    Familier
    Grupper
    50+

    Om programmet

    Volunteer with us and help the farmers to harvest their products and keep farming alive. Work on a Sugar Cane Farm/Coffee Farm/Beekeeping or General Farming/Horticulture

    Farmers in this area are struggling a lot with no human resources to help with the daily task to keep farming alive, farmers are losing their only income due to not being able to sow and harvest their crops or to process them on time, this is causing the farmers to stop farming and abandon their ...

    Om programmet

    Farmers in this area are struggling a lot with no human resources to help with the daily task to keep farming alive, farmers are losing their only income due to not being able to sow and harvest their crops or to process them on time, this is causing the farmers to stop farming and abandon their farms instead.

    The solution for this big issue is with the helping hand of a volunteer, who will help with all agricultural tasks involved in the  processing of products such as sugar cane (Panela) and coffee.

    Beekeepers are needed, some farmers are beekeepers but they still beekeeping in a very artisanal way with very old techniques learned from their ancestors, so there is not real thinking about the bees or the environment but honey.

    With the help of volunteers we aim to create consciousness about the bee safe keeping, increasing of beehives and colonies, supervision, new healthy spaces, and to teach about all products they can made from bees. And most important how their environment and crops will benefit from this.

    In a sugar cane farm or a Coffee Farm: a volunteer will help with the cleaning of the land, planting and crop growing, fertilization, harvesting, transporting in mules the cropsof sugar cane to the “Trapiche” or grinder to process the product into Panela in the same farm then packaging,  or taking the coffee beans to the “beneficiadero” to be washed, skinned, selected, dry, and packed to send them to the next process of coffee production. Although there is always something to do in the farm all year round the harvesting season are from Apr-May and Oct-Nov.

    Volunteers will also help with some research to create new products, increase the production and market them.  To help to educate local people into becoming self-sufficient and use ecological techniques to improve the quality of crops and farming living standards. 

    No previous experience is needed and a can do attitude and motivation will be really appreciated. Volunteers will have the opportunity to share experiences with farmers and their families and will play a big role to empower communities into stay together and keep farming alive.



    Typisk dag

    - Walking to the Coffee or Sugar Cane farm

    - Some days it will be an early start as it is very hot here. 

    - Volunteers in this project will be working 6 hours per day. 

    - Volunteers will be helping the farmers with their daily activities described above
    - Lunch will be at noon 
    - Afternoon for ...

    Typisk dag

    - Walking to the Coffee or Sugar Cane farm

    - Some days it will be an early start as it is very hot here. 

    - Volunteers in this project will be working 6 hours per day. 

    - Volunteers will be helping the farmers with their daily activities described above
    - Lunch will be at noon 
    - Afternoon for sightseeing- traveling or helping with other projects


    Fritidsaktiviteter

    The La Mesa town offer a variety of activities as it is surrounded by Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Waterfalls. Volunteers can visit the : The Orquid Sanctuary at the Tequendama region, The Waterfall La Monja, Hill Walking to the La Cruz Peak, Trekking by the River Apulo, Bird Watching, and small towns ...

    Fritidsaktiviteter

    The La Mesa town offer a variety of activities as it is surrounded by Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, Waterfalls. Volunteers can visit the : The Orquid Sanctuary at the Tequendama region, The Waterfall La Monja, Hill Walking to the La Cruz Peak, Trekking by the River Apulo, Bird Watching, and small towns around La Mesa like Anapoima, San Antonio del Tequendama, Mesitas del Colegio and The Tequendama Waterfall. The cercanity to the Capital City of Bogota offer the opportunity to visit Museums, restaurants, bars and discos. For the weekends we offer organised tours to go caving or visiting other Colombian Counties like Santander or Boyaca which offer a lot more to do like visiting waterfalls, lakes, caves, extreme sports. Other volunteers have managed to visit the Tayrona Park in Santa Martha, Cartagena, The Caño Cristales in The Macarena, Palm Trees farms in Armenia, Coffee and Sugar Cane farms around. . There is plenty to do in here, also we are blessed with hot climate. So be prepared.


    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 Spansk (basic level)

    Nødvendige dokumenter

    CV, Insurance, vaccinations and photocopy of visa.

    Nationalitetsrestriktioner

    Ingen begrænsninger. Hjælpende hænder fra hele verden er velkomne.

    Andre færdigheder

    Any relevant experience related to farming and or Food engineering to create new products, best way to improve the quality of crops, Eco practices and how to become self-sufficient.Marketing. Exports and Beekeping definitely will help.

    Tidsforpligtelse

    Der er brug for din hjælpende hånd Mandag, Tirsdag, Onsdag, Torsdag og Fredag fra 08:00 - 12:00

    Hvad er inkluderet

    Hvad er inkluderet

    Tjenester af Volunteer in Colombia

    What the fees pay for: 

    Donations for the project site and 24/7 support from the coordinators. 

    Hosting:

    Accommodation in a single room if fewer than 6 volunteers or a twin bedroom only two per room if more than 6 at once. 

    Food: 2 meals M-F. 1 on Saturday, 0 Sunday. 

    1 local tour, Orientation, and first-day guide to the project site.

    Internet,

    Washing Machine, 

    Fresh fruits from the gardens.

    Pick up from Airport.

    All Administration costs are included

    Afhentning i lufthavnen i El Dorado International Airport

    We will provide pick-up at the El Dorado Bogota airport. Please try to book your arrival on an even day as we can not drive on an odd day in Bogotá.

    Indkvartering

    The living accommodation is located at VIC headquarters in the Paraiso Village, the bungalow is in a small country house and it is shared with the coordinator who lives in the annexed main house. It is surrounded by Mountains and a River and can hold up to 7 volunteers at the same time.

    We offer 3 single bedrooms. Single rooms only if requested or less than 6 volunteers at one time. 

    We also have a twin room for only two volunteers. And, a double bedroom for a couple or a single volunteer if needed. 

    Bed linen is provided, but volunteers will buy their own toiletries.

    Common areas with the coordinator are the Gardens, dining room, and kitchen. Although the volunteer's house has a small sitting area.

    The Bungalow rooms are well-decorated, with a desk, lamp, electricity, and hot and cold share shower in two share toilets.

    For the hot climate and the countryside, volunteers need to be prepared: with very light and long sleeves shirts and trousers at all times,
    repellent, sun creams, hat, and torch to walk in the evening to the accommodation site if the volunteers decide to come late, bring only dark clothe as we do the laundry with cold water, and be open-minded to see little country animals like crickets, spiders, mosquitos, many birds, dust...and more.

    Please bring videos and books for your entertainment the area is very quiet and tranquil.

    Mad og drikkevarer

    Meals provided are home cook food. Traditional dishes from Colombia.

    Breakfast: egg, hot chocolate or coffee, juice or cereal, toast.

    Dinner: a home-cooked meal that includes: vegetables, rice or pasta, salad, juice or water, soup, meat or chicken.

    Any extra food is not included in the price. 

    Sometimes volunteer decides to eat out at restaurants these meals are not included in the price.

    As we only provide 2 meals per day from Monday to Friday, volunteers can make use of the kitchen and BBQ facilities in the evening or at the weekends if preferred but will need to buy stuff to cook. 

    Internetadgang

    God adgang til projektområdet

    Hvad er IKKE inkluderet?

    Hvad er IKKE inkluderet?

    Flybilletter

    Den nærmeste lufthavn er El Dorado International Airport (BOG) i Bogota. Vi hjælper dig med at finde billige flybilletter til Colombia. 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 Colombia giver sikkerhed og er en fordel at have. FÅ ET TILBUD

    Vacciner

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

    Oplysninger ved ankomst

    Arrivals will be every Sat/Sunday to Start on Monday. Please try to book the arrival on an even day as we can not drive on an odd day in Bogotá.

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

    Programgebyrer

    4 uger (min. ophold) 1.149€
    6 uger 1.724€
    8 uger 2.298€
    12 uger (max. ophold) 3.447€
    Gennemsnitligt gebyr 287€/uge

    Programgebyrer

    287€ pr. uge 4 - 12 weeks Alder 18 - 50+

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    Duration

    4 - 12 weeks

    Deposit

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    Final Payment

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


    Mød din vært

    Volunteer in Colombia

    Great 4.4 rating (9 feltrapporter)

    Non-profit - grundlagt i 2014

    Verificeret af Volunteer World

      Excellent Svarrate

    Vært er

    Blanca

    Spoken languages: Engelsk, Spansk

    Om projektet

    By reinforcing the workforce we are working to help our community. Supporting their own projects to achieve their goals and aims, to broad their chances and opportunities

    Mød din vært

    Volunteer In Colombia social projects have been created to support the communities to stay together, to empower them,  to keep their youngster into the villages and families and to keep alive the production of sugar cane and coffee beans, and to protect the environment through increasing the beehives . Our commitment is to help and support  the community with their own social projects, to achieve their goals in order to improve their financial and socio-economic situation, their quality of life and their main income support, as well as to protect the bees and the environment.  

    There is a big shortage of staff and qualified workers to carry on maintaining small communities. Big families have found themselves behind technology losing the aim for farming, looking after the elderly or educating children.  Now day’s the youth are attracted to live and work in a big city where they feel they can become more successful, leaving behind their parents, small children and farms, but most of them cannot achieve it for the lack of education putting themselves into gangs, drug addiction, prostitution, and child trafficking among other social problems. 

    Volunteers will be able to choose the project that want to support like to help the youth at the youth center to broaden their views, by teaching them new ways of living in their own community, new skills to carry on farming, English language skills and tourism as well as support the learning disabilities, the elderly day centers, school,  farmers and bees. Please refer to each project description for more information.

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    9 feltrapporter · rating4.4

    Sinead Brereton rating4.2

    2024 at Farming and Beekeeping Support needed

    We are staying with Blanca who runs an NGO which helps the local community with farming, bees, speaking English with children in the local schools and the elderly projects. Blanca lives in a rural village about 2 hours from Bogata called, San Javier. The roads to get there are dirt tracks and Blanca ...
    The experience of doing manual labor along side the campesinos was great and I received much satisfaction from this. Upon arrival we did have some free time and I was given a great tour of the region. The time working with the campesinos was barely 3 hours per day so more free time for this reason. ..
    Volunteering in Colombia is a special experience. The country is incredibly beautiful, the people are friendly and the food is delicious. San Javier is a rural village outside of La Mesa, Cundinamarca. There are opportunities to support local schools such as teaching English from 1st Grade to the ...
    Viviana Colagrossi rating4.8

    2023 at Support the Youths near Bogotá, Colombia

    I embarked on this experience with enthusiasm and passion, since I've always had a desire to help others. Living in a rural area, I had to walk through Colombia's spectacular natural landscape to reach the village of ""La Mesa"" and catch a small bus. The village is safe, and people are ...
    Volunteering in Colombia was amazing for me. I could make a lot of experience in doing creativity with elderly people as well as support children in their leisure activities in a youth center. Furthermore I could teach science in a local school in La Mesa, including experiments. The children were ...
    During my time in La Mesa I combined teaching English at the school with working at the your center. Both Programs were a great experience that I have learned a lot from. Blanca from the organisation immediately made us feel welcome and guided us through the program. I would definitely recommend ...

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