Semarang, Central Java, INDONESIA

Pekalongan, a UNESCO World Creative City, not only has the cultural heritage of batik, but is also now pioneering solutions to address environmental issues in urban areas. Facing crisis management trash, the local community takes a transformative step through independent initiative management rubbish. Community locals take the initiative to manage organic waste, which has a much larger volume than inorganic rubbish. Maggot-based (Black Soldier Fly), community. This can manage rubbish in a friendly environment through a draft circular economy. This not only reduces waste volume but also produces products that can be used in the community. That alone is worth economy.
For one year, the local community has worked with the Bhumi Horta Foundation on a collaborative, strategic approach to managing rubbish in a friendly environment. Mentoring program. This covers three main pillars of activity: standardization, sorting rubbish into organic and inorganic components, optimizing processing of organic waste through maggot media, and post-production management through periodic harvesting. Approach technical. This ensures that every stage of processing rubbish is done in an effective, measurable, and impactful way for the ecosystem around.
Aims:
Work Involved
Learn about Api Api Mangrove forest sites, Javanse Culture, and Local Workshops
English
Bahasa Indonesia
Highliy motivated in enviromental issues, or has enviromental movement background will be higly recomended to join
Motivation Letter
The volunteers will stay at the host family. Male & female volunteers will stay in separate rooms within the host family’s neighborhood, with access to a shared toilet/ bathroom and kitchen. Bathroom with Indonesian basic standard (toilet, wet toilet, no shower or bath provided, and no toilet tissue). Volunteers need to prepare their own food. Sleeping bag might be needed.
Note: This is the amount you will pay upon arrival. It is separate from the sending fee.
150 Euros