Explore waterfalls enjoy yoga and sustainable living in Deniyaya, Sri Lanka

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  Description

  Hi,
  I am looking for people to help me start a permaculture garden and organic farm in the beautiful southern hill country in Deniyaya Sri Lanka.i am in to yoga and meditaion . last 4 yearrs i was traveling around india and nepal newzeland and europ to learn more abut yoga and meditation diffrent cultures.
  
  Deniyaya
  It's a place for different workshops to be run, we have a bakery included in the resort where many local people shop and are just about to start a small organic farm in the backyard. we have 6 local workers working with us.
  We are looking forward to meeting interesting people and to learning a variety of things such as organic farming, sustainable building, forest conservation, butterfly farming, water conservation, bakery, eco-resort, advertising the place through the internet etc.
  We are looking for people who are willing to take ownership of the tasks to fulfill and having a lot of freedom to organise themselves accordingly.
  
  Your help needed
  type of help :
  building :
  - woodwork, carpenter and joiner, make furnitures, wood floor
  - fixing pipes and water solar system
  - builder outside walls
  - tiler, ceramic
  - painting
  - plasterer clay walls, earth floor
  - mass clay heater or rocket stove
  
  gardening :
  - weeding,
  - system of watering
  - vegetable garden
  - planting trees
  - land art
  
  art :
  -landart in the garden
  - mosaic
  - sewing
  - painting
  
  clearing house and garage :
  - cleaning, organising, tiding
  
  We welcome those that would like to discover, to share their knowledge and skills, to meet people...
  
  cleaning, the house, clearing the place and gardening, is always welcome
  The rainforest in Sri Lanka is threatened.
  This is a World Heritage Site, although protected by Unesco. Still it is getting smaller every year and in 20 years many animal species will get extinct if the cutting of trees for tea will continue in this pace.Sinharaja is being exploited by a leading Hotel chain, Major tea plantations and Poachers, hunting the protected animals of the area i need people who can help me with social media and document making to campain to save the rainforest.
  
  If you want to stay one week,1 month,3 months,or more,You are More than welcome and your help will be greatly.appreciated!!

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Bénévolat

  Projets artistiques

  Pratique d’une langue

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Enseignement

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Accueil / tourisme

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique/internet
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  farming.local culture. cooking.local area.
  
  Apart from that, there will be plenty of time to explore the surroundings by bike or on foot. There are plenty of waterfalls nearby to swim in, nature, rice paddies and tea plantations to hike through and of course the Rainforest National Park - a paradise for nature lovers!

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  Aide

  We need help for a tourist resort. gardening, internet. helping in the a guest house. helping on internet campaigning about the rainforest. painting. cleaning.teaching children.
  Please note that at the moment we are looking for people who can help us for a minimum of 2 weeks, the longer the better.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Anglais: Courant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  Cet hôte a indiqué qu’il souhaitait faire partager sa propre langue ou en apprendre une nouvelle.
  Contactez-le pour en savoir plus.
  
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  Hébergement

  Own room or possibly sharing with one other volunteer.

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  Autres infos...

  Sinharaja Forest Reserve is a nearby national park and a biodiversity hotspot in Sri Lanka. It is of international significance and has been designated a Biosphere Reserve and World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
  
  The hilly virgin rainforest, part of the Sri Lanka lowland rain forests ecoregion, was saved from the worst of commercial logging by its inaccessibility, and was designated a World Biosphere Reserve in 1978 and a World Heritage Site in 1988. The reserve's name translates as Kingdom of the Lion.
  
  The reserve is only 21 km (13 mi) from east to west, and a maximum of 7 km (4.3 mi) from north to south, but it is a treasure trove of endemic species, including trees, insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
  Because of the dense vegetation, wildlife is not as easily seen as at dry-zone national parks such as Yala. There are about 3 elephants and the 15 or so leopards are rarely seen. The most common larger mammal is the endemic Purple-faced Langur.
  
  An interesting phenomenon is that birds tend to move in mixed feeding flocks, invariably led by the fearless Greater Racket-tailed Drongo and the noisy Orange-billed Babbler. Of Sri Lanka's 26 endemic birds, the 20 rainforest species all occur here, including the elusive Red-faced Malkoha, Green-billed Coucal and Sri Lanka Blue Magpie.
  Reptiles include the endemic Green pit viper and Hump-nosed vipers, and there are a large variety of amphibians, especially tree frogs. Invertebrates include the endemic Common Birdwing butterfly and the inevitable leeches.
  his is a World Heritage Site, although protected by Unesco. Still it is getting smaller every year and in 20 years many animal species will get extinct if the cutting of trees for tea will continue in this pace.Sinharaja is being exploited by a leading Hotel chain, Major tea plantations and Poachers, hunting the protected animals of the area i need people who can help me with social media and document making to campain to save the rainforest.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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