Workcamp Details - SCI International Voluntary Projects

Bening Saguling Citarum River Conservation Project

This project is part of the SCI North South Programmes. Volunteers should be 20 years old, have previous volunteering experience and take part in the Preparation Workshops organised by their sending branch. More details from your sending branch.

Camp code:

ID-GRT 10.1

Country:

Indonesia

Start Date:

Feb 10, 2025

End Date:

Feb 23, 2025

Topic:

10: Environment protection

Work Types:

Environment / Work with children

Number of volunteers:

Number of places still available:

International age:

18 - 99

National age:

16 - 99

Extra fee to be paid in the hosting country:

3800000.00 Indonesian Rupiah [234 US Dollar]
Breakdown:

Accommodation and food: 0.00 Indonesian Rupiah
Transportation: 0.00 Indonesian Rupiah
Activities: 0.00 Indonesian Rupiah
Hosting organisation support: 3800000 Indonesian Rupiah

Purpose of extra costs:

14 days project : 3,800,000 IDR or approximately 225 EUR This Fee covers : Project Material during Workcamp Accommodation during Workcamp Transportation from MEETING POINT to PROJECT SITE and VICE VERSA (NOT from your international arrival location to the meeting point. GREAT will provide TRANSPORTATION/pick up ONLY from MEETING POINT to PROJECT SITE and VICE VERSA at the scheduled time by our campleaders) Transportation during Workcamp related to the project Meals 3x per day during workcamp (EXCLUDE during Free Day/Excursion) GREAT T-Shirt Hospitality for Local Partner/People Management fee for GREAT (for the work camp preparation, project sustainability & development, Camp Leaders’ Transportation and Communication, Local Members Training and Workshop, Staff Salary)

Required Language:

English

Description: Citarum is the longest river in West Java runs over 300 kilometres from the Wayang Mountain to the Java Sea. There are 30 million people who rely on the water source for agriculture, water supply, fishery, industry, sewerage, electricity, etc. However, unregulated factory growth since the area’s rapid industrialisation in the 1980s has choked the Citarum with both human and industrial waste. The 5 million people who live in the river basin are directly affected. Over 200 textile factories line the river banks and contaminate the river with lead, mercury, arsenic and other toxins, changing its colour and lending the area an acrid odour. Moreover, the river is also polluted and filled with trash such as plastic, styrofoam, and even dead animals.

Type of Work: There are two activities: Physical Work (Picking up garbage from the Citarum river and saguling basin, doing garbage management, planting trees, making organic fertilizer, gardening, and making handy crafts) and Non-physical Work (Conducting language classes, mentoring green school projects, taking part in culture class, doing school visits, organizing an environment educational workshop or socialization, creating art activities and promoting mini-library)

Study Theme: Volunteers will have a chance to learn the waste management, organic farming, and local culture.

Accommodation: Sundanese traditional bamboo house. Volunteers will share together sleeping space separately between females and males. A sleeping bag and traveling pillow are needed. Self-cooking by the volunteers. Volunteers will make common rules & daily teams for their collective living group. Shared Bathroom with Indonesian-style toilet (squatting toilet) & sitting toilet. No shower, use the bucket and dipper. Wet toilet, using water instead of toilet paper

Language: Indonesian

Approximate Location: Located at Bening Saguling Foundation in Cihampelas, Bandung Barat Regency, West Java Province, Indonesia.

Notes: Participation fee for 2 weeks (14 days) project is 3,800,000 IDR

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