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We are a family run NGO. Our vision is that all people should have access to healthy food and housing, and the knowledge of how to grow and build them, in harmony with nature. Our mission is to build small cooperative living, homeschooling and food growing communities, and research and run educational programs on the best systems and skills to empower people to build their own sustainable communities.
We offer a volunteer program that runs in 3 week sessions. We can only accept volunteers who will be here for a whole session. Upcoming session dates are:
Winter Session 1 FULL
Winter Session 2 - FULL
Winter Session 3 - 12 Feb-2 Mar
Spring Session 1 - 5-23 Mar
Spring Session 2 - FULL
Spring Session 3 - 16 Apr-4 May
Spring Session 4 - 7-25 May
Spring Session 5 - 28 May-15 Jun
If you are interested in volunteering with us, we would like to meet you on a short video call to get to know each other better and see if its a good match. We schedule video calls Monday-Friday at 19:30 and 20:00 Turkish Time (UTC+3). Please message us with two possible dates that are good for you, and we will get back to you to confirm, and send a link for the call. We look forward to meeting you.Types of help and learning opportunities
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our program offers volunteers the chance to be a short term participant in a small cooperative community.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
No experience needed, we train volunteers in everything they need to contribute. Daily tasks are a mixture of garden work (planting, harvesting, compost maintenance, wood processing, etc) creative play with children (garden games, nature walks, basic reading and counting games, etc), building (painting, plastering, cutting boards and beams, screwing down flooring, etc), and house and kitchen help (sewing, food processing, cleaning, etc).
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Turkish: FluentAccommodation
We provide volunteers with a bed and bedding, in a clean, comfortable dormitory shared with 1 or 2 other people. Volunteers can also bring their own caravans.
What else ...
We sometimes organize group outings like swimming in the river, hiking trips, soaking in natural hot springs, snack potluck or game night. On days off, volunteers have visited the nearby turtle beach, seaside cities Marmaris and Fethiye, and the natural mineral formations of Pamukkale.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
Our wifi is quite fast and reliable. Many volunteers have done online work while here including tutoring, teaching, and taking classes.
Space for parking camper vans
We can accommodate cars, buses and caravans,
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
5 hours/day, 5 days/week
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On the day off, we did many activities around the city, as it is a tourist city and… read more
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On the day off, we did many activities around the city, as it is a tourist city and… read more
Also, the variety and well explained tasks given to you that arranged by sebastian make your volunteering… read more
I met so many amazing people there and formed many… read more
There is definitely a lot to learn from this place, unfortunately we did not have the experience we were… read more
plombing welding building a fence gardening fiding the annimals thank you Sebastian ,Ceren
and i had the pleasure to meet Luna rose and civan their wonderful kids and to join the community haha
i also meet the amazing volunteers Braian Max naji Nienka Bades Ibtihaland agath… read more
There was a good vibes between volunteers which add more joy :) Osama Braian Max Nienka Bades and Ibtihal thank you all:)
the way Sebastian communicated with everyone reflected how much he cared to give or receive clear… read more
The eco-village is easily reachable and located in an area we could call paradise : river,hot springs, lively village, beach, moutains and historic breathtaking sites.
You'll be able to enjoy all those activities during your free time but the time to build the… read more
I learned so many things and Ceren and Sebastian were always happy to help our needs.
I got to meet with so many beautiful people and volunteers that I can't ever forget this experience.
The place is in an amazing location too, it felt like a dream to cross the river with a… read more