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We are a non-profit organisation based near by Madurai in a beautiful Ecopark, Tamil Nadu (India). Our main activities are microcredit for the women, Spirulina-based nutrition program and a capacity building center for children and women.
We are a little community here, the team is amazing and the atmosphere is ideal to work and learn about South India culture. We are on our way to build a little corner of paradise here, with a meditation center, a green park of fruit trees and medicinal plants, an organic garden, a green fitness trail, a plastic recycling unit, and a waste-free campus.
All these projects have started already, but need motivated hands and minds to contribute!
My name is Aurélie (French, English and Spanish speaking) and I have been working in different positions since last year. You can learn a lot here and there is soo much to do!
Actually we are (urgently) looking for:
(1) Waste management organizer
His/her mission will be to manage the collection point, work on education material based on WasteLessIndia (partnership with this Auroville project), contact local scrap dealer for each material, recycle on-site, and achieve a zero-waste campus.
(2) Community manager
She/he can understand all our projects, visit the field, meet the teams, do through all the work done and manage our social network.
But it could be something else of your interest, other things to do, so feel free to contact me.
We are a dynamic team, looking for dynamic people to help us grow this place to be greener, cleaner, healthier and be a holistic center for the women and children to learn and grow.
Looking forward to hearing from you, travelers!
Types of help and learning opportunities
Gardening
General Maintenance
Help with Eco Projects
Art Projects
Help with Computers/ Internet
Teaching
UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Here the air is fresh and healthy, you would have access to all the facilities of the Ecopark (meditation center, green fitness train, all the park, yoga space, local cantine, wifi) and would be an integrated part of our team.
In the morning you can work form 9 to 13h and then we have lunch all together at the cantine. In the afternoon you are free and if interested you can learn from all the other programs.
Though this place is ideal to live and stay, if you want to know around I am happy to go with you or you could also join the field staff to visit the villages. We are more than 20 people working here, all local people expect me.
Help
(1) Waste management organizer
His/her mission will be to manage the collection point, work on education material based on WasteLessIndia (partnership with this Auroville project), contact local scrap dealer for each material, recycle on-site, and achieve a zero-waste campus.
(2) Community manager
She/he can understand all our projects, visit the field, meet the teams, do through all the work done and manage our social network.
(3) Organic agriculture
We are planting trees and starting a kitchen garden with organic compost. So we would need people who have some knowledge of agriculture.
(4) Children activities organizer
We have around 10'000 children visiting Ecopark each year. We need people to plan activities for them.
(5) Video/photos
As a training center, we need a photographer and video maker to help us develop our didactic material. We also need to explain our work on social media.
(6) Fundraiser
This is always a critical point and is time consuming. We need someone to do the application and contact matching establishment for grant.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: Fluent
French: Fluent
Tamil: Fluent
Accommodation
It is a common space for volunteers with separate rooms, and mosquito net in the windows.There are 2 well-equipped bathrooms so each one has his/her "own".
There is a kitchen with all the necessary cooking material, shelfs and storing places.
The volunteers have made reforms so it is now very colorful confortable. It is basic but very cosy.
Lunch is included. We have a cantine that cooks amazing vegetarian South Indian food. We eat all together at 13:30.
We have tea time at 11:30 and 16:30, with small snacks depending on the day.
Breakfast and dinner is your own responsibility as there is not yet a cantine service in the Ecopark. You will have all the facilities and tools to make your own food (or have what other volunteers cook!)
What else ...
To come to the Ecopark, you can take an auto (tuktuk) from Madurai, should cost you around 200 roupies. You can also take the 44 bus to Kadachanendhal, then walk 10 min or call me and I'll arrange pick-up.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week
Feedback (7)
The whole team was very welcoming, open-hearted and made us part of the family as soon as we arrived.
During our stay we enjoyed a lot of freedom and trust in how we organized ourselves and the projects we developed. We were happy to receive help from the whole team whenever needed.… read more
Then they organized a treasure hunt for the children to learn about environment and global warming through games in the… read more
He stayed with us for 2 months, but it felt like 6 months because of his… read more
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The whole team was very welcoming, open-hearted and made us part of the family as soon as we arrived.
During our stay we enjoyed a lot of freedom and trust in how we organized ourselves and the projects we developed. We were happy to receive help from the whole team whenever needed.… read more
Then they organized a treasure hunt for the children to learn about environment and global warming through games in the… read more
He stayed with us for 2 months, but it felt like 6 months because of his… read more
I arrived beginning of September 2019 and stayed two months there. As I requested, I was working on the microcredit activities : the target was to create a Monitoring and Evaluation Plan about the program. Aurélie helped me giving advice and a lot… read more
Working with Aurelié and the Eco-Park team was… read more
He worked in the plastic recycling project and completed the first workshop for the children, as well as all the graphic… read more
First she was in charge of the photography for a children summer camp we organize each year. She made a small film soon after the completion of the camp. Interested in short documentaries making, she… read more
