Volunteer in Palestine

  Palestine

Bethlehem

Term: Academic Year, Fall, Spring, Summer, Throughout the year, Trimester, Winter 
Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: Ongoing

Description: Volunteers are always welcome at the farm, and can contribute as much or as little time as they want.

No particular experience is necessary as there are many projects going on that require a multitude of skills. However people with specific experiance will be encouraged to use their knowledge and expertise to further the aims of the project.

Recent volunteers have helped in many ways. They have dug swales and beds, helped develop a greywater system, harvested olives, built a cistern, and worked with us and our partners to implement permaculture initiatives in the community.

Highlights: Opportunities range from helping out with current tasks and projects to designing and developing an initiative of your own.

Qualifications: No particular qualifications are needed. There are many flexible and continually developing projects that allow people to make most of their individual enthusiasms, skills and expertise.

Cost in US$: Standard rates are 80 NIS per night for volunteers, including all meals. These rates decrease if you stay for 1 week to 500 NIS for the whole week, and right down to 1500 NIS per month if you stay that long.

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Volunteers come in all shapes and sizes, from people who want to stay for a few days, understand what is going on and give some of their time, to those who have huge experiance with permaculture who intiate and develop whole projects.

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Palestine Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Other

Bustan Qaraaqa's Mission Statement: Bustan Qaraaqa (the Tortoise Garden) is a brand new initiative in the Palestinian West Bank, promoting the use of permaculture design to protect and restore the degrading environment, and restore dignity and self reliance to people living under the daily grind of ongoing military occupation. Working closely with our neighbours, we are creating a model permaculture farm in the town of Beit Sahour (Shepherd's Fields) close to the world famous city of Bethlehem. Bustan Qaraaqa is seeking to propagate a grassroots permaculture movement in the West Bank, working primarily with farmers and with youth. We believe passionately that permaculture can help to address some of the urgent challenges currently facing the Palestinian people.

Year Founded: 2008