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Description
We are a local initiative, that promotes conservation through practical education in our farm and forest. We are located in the Nature Reserve Cerro Apante in Matagalpa, we develop environmental education as an alternative way to promote participation of children, adolescents and adults; access to information, critical attitude and active engagement in the protection of the environment and the sustainable development of our community.
We have two groups that we are training as environmental leaders and they are getting skills in: English as ESL, organic agriculture, beekeeping, conservation, tour guiding, leadership, alternative construction, art and building a better self-steem for themselves. You can be part of their education too.
We educate a group of children through games and using the outdoors to educate them.
We aim to be the first environmental education centre of our municipality; and awaken interest in the conservation and scientific research of the forest through citizen science; as well as to establish as a place where to have hands-on experiences of contact with nature.
We have a land of 8.5 hectares, where we have built trails for environmental interpretation, we built a small playground with recycled materials; a dining area and resting spaces with hammocks for our visitors.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
We will exchange our experience working with citizen cience, sustainable agriculture, tourism and environmental education. We like a relaxed environment, which allow us to enjoy our work doing what we love to do. Instead of work colleagues or bosses, you will gain many nica friends for life.
Learn about our language, culture and ways of living.
Help
We are looking for volunteers committed to stay with us for a minimum of one month.
Their tasks would go fro
- Teaching English
- Teaching skills (art or professions depending on your abilities)
- Working in the farm with our organic production and harvesting.
- Marketing
- Beekeeping
- Vermiculture
- Applying city science
- Collecting data and writing reports about the farm, the forest, and fauna.
-Walking around the forest area fixing trails
- Helping us with our website
-To collaborate with the cleaning and maintenance of the infrastructure.
-Creating didactic material with information about animals, plants, and the environment in general;
- Receiving and attending visitors
-Planting and taking care of trees, and growing products such as vegetables, herbs, and fruits
-Participate in workshops with the locals
-To create articles and audiovisual material for our website and social networks.
- Paint or create murals
We are also looking forward to innovative volunteers, who want to create their own projects or research, always related to our main focus.
We prefer to have two volunteers at the same time, so they can divide their time and tasks with each other.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Spanish: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
We have a group of young and fun environmental leaders eager to learn English. Of course you can always practice your spanish with us.
Accommodation
The lodging is planned to be at the Biological Station. We have tents with mattresses. You will share a bathroom and kitchen. Please bring your own towel.
We will only cover your lodging, but you can always get products from our garden to cook.
What else ...
We are located in the forest, only 1.2 km from downtown Matagalpa (15 minutes walk).
We are a group of travel experts, we can also advice you wisely for your adventure in Nicaragua. Or you can join some extra activities that we do, like hiking, birdwatching, visiting waterfalls, communities or other cool areas around us.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.
Space for parking camper vans
We are in a farm and we have enough space for a campervan in different areas. Bathrooms and kitchen available
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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It's hard for us to have the… read more
Beside teaching two hours of English from Tuesday to Friday,… read more
I arrived at this project in January 2022 and stayed for 5 weeks. It was the perfect timing as their educational program for young adults of the area was ending shortly before I left. What can I say, I loved this place!!! My main task was to volunteer… read more
Mainly I did social media work, took photos and assisted English classes. At the time there was also an other volunteer from England who gave English classes tow days a week and painted a mural. There are more things you can choose to do as gardenting or activities… read more
