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Area: Nolfolk Island South Pacific

Volunteering with our Foundation is a unique opportunity to be a part of an exciting new eco village, the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow showcase project based right here on Norfolk Island. The project is in its initial stages, and we are offering a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be involved in this pivotal project. The EPCOT showcase is one of the most exciting projects in the South Pacific and is also becoming known as of one of the most important research centres in the region, and we want you to be involved! Our volunteers will be based usually at this project, but soon will have the opportunity to be based elsewhere on the Island as well.

Area: Ribatejo

We run a historic estate in a beautiful setting that hosts weddings, summer camps, hunting groups, and seminars, as well as runs as bed and breakfast. In the past, Previously it was used as agricultural and hunting land for the nobility of Portugal. There is a main house, a lodge, dormitories, and small houses, as well as a pool, pond, and large wooded area to explore. Offering a glimpse at historic and contemporary Portuguese culture and living, from the agricultural antiques you may be cleaning and organizing to a glimpse of hunting and wedding culture in this country. In addition, the spring through winter of 2010, there will be a Portuguese soap-opera filmed here twice a week. While the cast and crew are separate from us, it is quite fun to witness this! We need assistance with grounds maintenance and development. Grounds keeping often includes tasks such as raking, weeding, decorating and painting, recovering antiques, trail building, cleaning and organizing objects, and planting, as well as helping with events (i.e. catering or dish washing). We appreciate especially if people share with us their interests and skills, as we have projects that need doing for just about everything! We intend to plant a garden as demonstration for guests who will come here for seminars on cooking and gardening. We need volunteers to plant the garden (we provide the plans and general instruction), as well as to do weeding, mulching, and other tending that it will need. Thus there is both room and need for those who are creative and self-motivated. With the multitude of projects, there is something available for a variety of interests. We hope to have several volunteers (maximum 8) here at a time, however, this is also often a quiet, rural place. Volunteers live together dormitory style, with mostly single, bunk beds but also a few private rooms. The beds can be pushed together to make a larger bed for couples, however, if you anticipate this to be an issue, please speak to us about this in advance so we can try to see about a double bed. In the summer, we have many large summer camps and will need kitchen help. We are experiencing a revival of sorts, as we develop new aspects – trails, a bed and breakfast, a shop that holds antiques and sells local goods. We are excited about the variety of projects at here, and are developing new ideas for ways that we can use the land and space. Because we live part of our time in Lisboa, we tend to give a list of tasks and you organize yourself, or we call with instruction. Volunteers who are self-motivated, creative, and flexible do well in this setting. There are a few employees who work the grounds, and the kitchen is shared between volunteers and employees. We provide you with groceries to cook for yourself, and often there is catered food left from hunting groups and weddings available, providing you with a taste of authentic Portuguese cuisine! We have a great bread oven that volunteers are welcome to use, and of course there is the pool. We expect 5 hours a day, 6 days a week, and you are independent to arrange your time according to your interests. Because Lisboa and towns in the Ribantejo (Tomar and Santarem, for example) are easily accessible from here, this is a great place to work and go explore from, or to work and have a quiet, relaxing time in a beautiful area. Coruche is 6 km away, easily accessible by bus. The bus to Santarem goes by at the end of the street as well. Because we are often in Lisboa, it is good to make sure to establish in advance the time you intend to arrive so we can make sure you get a ride!

Area: Pupukea Sanctuary

I have a large house on the North Shore of Oahu, overlooking Waimea Bay. Beautiful house, with large mature grounds, that create a very quiet, and private atmosphere. Pets are ok, and we have many. We live quietly and very close to earth. We eat naturally and surf daily. See you soon Aloha

Area: Shropshire

We enjoy meeting new people from all countries and are widely travelled ourselves.We are friendly,outgoing ,very active and willing to help people to enjoy themselves whilst working. We run a small B+B for walkers usually along the Offa's Dyke Path between Wales and England which is our driveway!! We have 3 daughters and 2 cats which are not allowed through the house-the cats of course! We enjoy badminton,guitar playing,tennis,entertaining,all types of music,cinema and food.We are non smokers.

Area: Enontekio

We run a husky farm and a centre for Arctic and Polar exploration. Our husky farm has, at present, 79 adult dogs and 5 pups. Throughout the year, there are standard tasks that volunteers can help with on the farm and then there are additional daily duties that change with the seasons: from lead-dog / puppy training / construction & maintenance work in the Summer, through dog-conditioning and safari preparation work in the Autumn, to actually running safaris and entertaining guests in the Winter and Spring. Our farm is located c. 4km from the main village of Hetta in the region of Enontekio, in Finnish Lapland. There is a small downhill ski centre locally, 120km of XC ski tracks and many opportunities for hiking and kayaking in the summer through one of the most beautiful national parks in Scandinavia. The farm owners are ex professional athletes / explorers - one of whom was the first finn to complete an unsupported expedition to the South Pole, so this is a good place to visit for those who really want to expand their outdoor skills. Having said that, working days here and long and the conditions can be pretty tough, so if you choose to come here, please expect a challenging adventure as opposed to a relaxing holiday. To that end, we have a comprehensive guide manual that we send out to prospective volunteers that pretty much covers everything about life and work on our Arctic farm.