Api Api Maggot Waste Management Camp

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Api Api Maggot Waste Management Camp

June 10 - June 23

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:

  • Reducing the volume of waste organic in society
  • Make center management sustainable waste management in society
  • Increase youth concern for managing rubbish in an independent way

Work Involved

Theme

Climate and sustainable lifestyle

Learn about Api Api Mangrove forest sites, Javanse Culture, and Local Workshops

Work description

  • Sorting rubbish, organic-unorganic in society
  • Management rubbish organic using maggots
  • Participate in internal community activities

Eligibility

Profile

Speak

English

Bahasa Indonesia

Age

National volunteers
18-99
International volunteers
18-99

Requirements

Highliy motivated in enviromental issues, or has enviromental movement background will be higly recomended to join

Special documents required

Motivation Letter

Provisions

Accommodation and food

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.

Fees

Note: This is the amount you will pay upon arrival. It is separate from the sending fee.

150 Euros

Visa & Insurance

Visa Information

The easiest option is Visa on Arrival. It is quick and easy. The cost is around 500,000 IDR and you can pay in AUD, IDR, or EURO. You could also apply online via: https://evisa.imigrasi.go.id To be certain please check your local authorities suggestion.

Insurance Details

SCI insurance applies to this workcamp, but volunteers must still arrange their own health and travel insurance.

Details

Organizer

Venue

  • Api Api
  • Wonokerto
    Pekalongan, Jawa Tengah Indonesia
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