Semoya Edu Eco-Farming Project

Semoya is a Javanese traditional village located in Brebah District, Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region. The society here still maintains its agricultural tradition. Their main commodity is rice which is being planted surrounding the area. As a tourist village destination, the Semoya community continues to preserve Javanese culture as one of their daily activities. There are many activities ranging from dance and performing arts such as ‘ketoprak’ and ‘wayang’ which are often held for local communities and tourists. The local community started to become an eco-friendly village. They start to reduce their dependence on manufactured chemical fertilizers for their agricultural land which can potentially damage the environment. The community cooperates with the Bhumi Horta Foundation this year to provide long-term assistance to support the transformation, from conventional agriculture to environmentally friendly agriculture. This mentoring program includes several activities, such as assisting with the production of organic agricultural production facilities, sustainable agricultural cultivation techniques, and permaculture principles and implementation practices.

Work Involved

Theme

Climate and sustainable lifestyle

Sustainable farming activities

Work description

Producing organic fertilizer in livestock areas, creating a permaculture garden in Semoya Village, participate in local community activities, organizing a farming workshop about permaculture principles implementation, supporting community and cultural arts activities.

Eligibility

Profile

Speak

English

Bahasa Indonesia

Age

International volunteers

18-99

Requirements

If you have any experinces working with kids and has a basic skill in farming such as seedling and composting will be preferable.

Special documents required

Motivational Letter

Provisions

Accommodation and food

The volunteers will stay at the host family house Mr Suwarjono. Males & Females will be in separate rooms and will stay in the neighborhood of the host family with the use of a shared toilet and kitchen. Sleeping bag needed. Volunteers need to cook their food by themselves.

Pocket money provided

None

Fees

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

220 Euros per month

Visa & Insurance

Visa Information

There are two kind of visa you can apply. For 1 – 2 Months stay we recommend you to apply Visa on Arrival OR if you apply the program for 3 – 12 months you can apply C6B Visa. It is a type of Indonesian visa for social-cultural purposes, often used for volunteering. It allows for a 60-day initial stay, which can be extended twice for another 60 days each, resulting in a maximum stay of 180 days. You can check further informations to enter Indonesia at https://evisa.imigrasi.go.id/

Insurance Details

SCI Insurance will applied for this workcamp but volunteers are requested to bear their own health and travel insurance.

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