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Non-profit eco-community by Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico

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  • Last activity: 30 May 2024

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  2024 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    Let's #BETHECHANGE we want to see; Live, learn, build & share in community in this new Eco-village in construction, focusing on social & ecological levels (protection+regenaration+sustainability). An old coffee plantation regenerated into a natural reserve, integrating community & sustainable living.

    Most of our projects (with learning sustainable living, holistic management/permaculture)
    + pizza/bread weekends for public and us
    + maintain a balance in the land, clearing from fast growing species (coffee season from October to March)
    + reproduce plants and harvest
    + build/maintain infrastructures & furnitures for the public & us
    + Harvest 20m long bamboo (on new quarter moon)

    Welcome everyone with our small team of people from Mexico & others from around the world like you, in this lower part of the mountain (altitude +350m),15min North of Tapachula. I am Florian, from Belgium, developing this non-profit project for humanity, I am in the area of Tapachula since 2018 and since 2019 serving in this wild area. Such an amazing human experience surrounded by nature and her elements, in this old coffee farm, with tropical fruits, river, animals & most importantly more freedom & peace 🙏🌱❤

    As a non-profit organization, our main volunteer program is not 25 but a minimum of 15h/week (example : 5 days of +-3h & 2 days enjoy) to support our projects in exchange of a jungle rooftop dorm. Community food, partly organic & partly from market is available with a small cooperation, cooking & community tasks are managed together by shifts. Full (25h) volunteer program is available for people of low ressources, ask for it.

    We live, develop & share our experiences with
    > #vegan/vegetarian cooking
    > #freeganism
    > #zerowaste life
    > #minimalism
    > #upcycling
    > #agroforestry (sintropic)
    > #ecoconstruction & #ecodesign with different elements from nature : stones, earth, bambu & wood (traditional & almost fully natural)
    > full electric solar off-grid (AC-DC) & low tech systems like solar cooking
    > dry toilets (seated and non seated versions) & water/soap to properly wash
    > community living
    > barefoot experience
    > & MUCHHH more...

    **SPECIAL CALL to people looking to join us for a long time (6-12months) or even stay living with us and develop projects for humankind (non-profit). People with deep love in those topics & leaders for projects :
    > In ECO-buildings (we have 5 big plants of bambu)
    > In Agriculture, there is +-7Ha of land to manage as a food forest, a small area for garden beds & herbal medicines for the community
    > In well-being, such a large topic around therapies methods (yoga, meditations, breathwork, "ceremonies", healing with plants, water, sound, ...)
    > Education with natural technics to develop a multi-level school for all

    Located in the south border of Mexico with Guatemala and the pacific coast, a wonderful authentic area. The actual stay is in the main house, private rooms & bamboo cabins are available by cooperation/exchange, also you are welcome to camp around (more immersive). There are fruits trees pretty much everywhere with about 40% of coffee that we slowly convert to a more diverse food forest (sintropic agro-forestal system).
    Everybody is also welcome as visitor in our ecohostal, as volunteer we prefer a minimum of 4 weeks to fully live & share the experience with nature & us. We can also share different kinds of adventures, to waterfalls, rivers, beach, mangroves, volcano, staying with local families, yoga, meditation, ... Also, we are connected to different local people & organizations around the area working with kids, migrants or simply languages classes (for few months stays).

    You are also welcome to propose your own workshops or projects with our relations and us.
    If everything is going well after several months, we are open for new members/residents.

    Love from our team!!!

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Art Projects
    Help with Eco Projects
    Teaching
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    Hospitality/Tourism
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Share with us our conscious, rooted & community living, protecting this forest, making this land free for humanity, you can share with locals of the area, learn from them & their customs. Be free to go to te beach (1h), or to the mountain, river, waterfalls, volcano, thermals ..., learn with us a everyday life in an old cofee farm, try to build in a different way, some natural cabins, trying to farm in a diferent way, agro-forestery and agro-ecology, try to make community differentely, go over barriers, try to live differently, as free as possible from the matrix...

  • Help

    Help

    A bit of everything depending on the projects on... as detailled in the profile, we are starting from almost nothing so there is a bunch of stuff to do, especially if you are independant, i will be here to guide...
    Share with us a everyday life, help to build in a different way with bamboo, earth, wood, some natural cabins, trying to farm in a diferent way, agro-forestery and agro-ecology, build and inspire for a better lifestyle, ...

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent
    French: Fluent

    This host offers a language exchange
    We prefer to focus on spanish to respect the main language of this region but you are welcome to come and improve your spanish with us

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    dorms of double beds on rooftop, separated by curtains with sheets, private spaces available by coop/exchange

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We can share different kinds of adventures, to waterfalls, rivers, beach, mangroves, volcano, staying with local families, yoga, meditation, ...

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    We have 2 private bedrooms, jungle bamboo cabins or dorm, internet & food services available by cooperation or trade services.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    Safe parking 50m away from our community house

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    any pets are welcome :) as far as you can manage them well to avoid problems with ours ;)

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    3 hours/day, 5 days/week

Host ref number: 365767862167

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