from 540€
Outstanding 4.9
(26)
Agricultural Entrepreneurship in rural communities
2 - 50 weeks
·
Age 18 - 50+
Outstanding 4.9
·
Verified by Volunteer World
Excellent response rate
Outstanding 4.9 ·
·
Verified by Volunteer World
·
2 - 50 weeks
·
Age 18 - 50+
·
Excellent response rate
Highlights
- Make a real, lasting difference in people's lives through your participation in our socio-economic development projects.
- Work side by side with local agri-entreprenerus to develop new products.
- Gain hands-on experience in small to medium size enterprise development
- Visit Kruger National Park and get the chance to see an elusive leopard or experience the gentleness of an elephant.
- Enjoy an authentic South African experience in food, culture and wildlife together with staff, locals and other volunteers from around the globe!
Especially good for
Age 18+
Singles
Couples
Families
Groups
50+
About the program
Our Agricultural Entrepreneurship program provide training in basic business and entrepreneur skills, agri processing, sustainable and contemporary farming techniques
Agriculture is still very active in the rural areas but mostly consists of subsistence farming with very little successful income or businesses being created.
The Eco village is our classroom and showroom.
We believe that conservation and communities cannot exist in isolation of each other - hence ...
Typical day
As your focus will be on agricultural entrepreneurship you will spend a lot of time at our training farm, working with the product development team, and visiting and assisting local small agri-businesses. From 8am to 4pm.
Spending time on our training farm:
- Agro-Ecology training, very similar to ...
Free-time activities
During the weekend volunteers can choose to chill and enjoy the pool with a cold drink as we do have a bar on site or exploring the area!
We can organize activities (at extra cost), from:
- A Safari in the Kruger National Park
- Bush Walk in a big 5 area
- Panorama Route (Exploring the first largest ...
Requirements
What's Included
What's NOT included?
Details on arrival
We welcome volunteers all year around.
We ask volunteers to arriveduring the weekend, where we can pick them up in Hoedspruit, in town or at Eastgate Airport.
Volunteers can start directly the next Monday with an introduction, then they will be shown around the property of Nourish Eco Village before starting directly from one of our programs.
Our programs run from Monday to Friday, from 8am to 4pm with 1h lunch break, volunteers will follow the same schedule.
Availability
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Program fees
2 weeks (min. stay)
540€
4 weeks
1,020€
6 weeks
1,500€
12 weeks
2,940€
50 weeks (max. stay)
8,880€
Average fees
223€/week
Meet your organization
Nourish Eco Village
Outstanding 4.9
(26 reviews)
Non-profit - founded in 2011
Verified by Volunteer World
Excellent response rate
Coordinated by
Loren
About the project
We engage with our communities through an Eco Village model with a variety of programming initiatives that fall under benefaction, education, enterprise and tourism.
26 reviews · 4.9
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