Permaculture and Traditional Organic Farming in Zanzibar
Type d’activité: Agriculture, Communautés alternatives
Description du projet et du rôle des volontaires
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If you are interested in agriculture and sustainable farming, a placement in Zanzibar offers you the opportunity to experience tropical agriculture from different perspectives. You can choose between two projects.
Project 1: Permaculture and Sustainable Development
In this project, you will volunteer with a local NGO that is technically supported by a German permaculture expert. The aim is to promote sustainable methods in agriculture, landscape design, and eco-friendly construction in Zanzibar while building local expertise in permaculture. You will help cultivate organic fruits, vegetables, and herbs, maintain hotel gardens designed according to permaculture principles, and assist with training local farmers in sustainable farming and resource management. If you wish, you can also take an internationally recognized Permaculture Design Course (PDC) and obtain a certificate for an additional fee.
Project 2: Traditional Organic Farm
This placement takes place on a traditionally managed organic farm where a wide variety of tropical fruits, including mangoes, guavas, citrus fruits, and bananas, as well as vegetables such as cucumbers, tomatoes, and avocados, are grown. The farm practices mixed cropping, where different plant species are cultivated together to naturally reduce pests. Synthetic pesticides are generally not used; instead, natural methods such as neem oil are employed. The farm also cultivates mushrooms and features a demonstration and educational area.
You will gain practical insight into everyday farm life. Depending on your interests, you can also visit other farms specializing in rice cultivation or greenhouse production. In addition, visits to the Kizimbani Tree Nursery, the Kizimbani Agricultural Training Institute (KATI), the Zanzibar Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI), and other agricultural institutions can usually be arranged. Mr. Foum designs an individual program based on your interests and also supervises research projects and academic theses in agricultural fields.
It is also possible to combine the two projects by participating in them consecutively.
L’organisation de volontariat se présente
Nous avons nos propres équipes et divers programmes de volontariat, de stages, de vacances-travail et de langues en Tanzanie, à Zanzibar, en Afrique du Sud, au Maroc, en Israël/Palestine, en Irlande, en Allemagne, au Nicaragua, en Bolivie, en Inde, au Japon et en Corée du Sud.
Nous gérons nos propres camps de protection de l'environnement à plusieurs endroits, où nous menons des activités de protection de l'environnement et d'immersion culturelle sous la direction d'experts.
Pour chaque participant à nos programmes mondiaux, nous plantons 10 arbres indigènes sur le Kilimandjaro pour compenser les émissions de CO2 des vols. Nous gérons également des forêts de bambous à Zanzibar et au Kilimandjaro. Le bambou est un matériau polyvalent à croissance rapide qui n'est pas seulement un excellent puits de carbone, mais peut également remplacer le plastique et le bois dur dans de nombreuses applications.
En savoir plus sur nos critères de sélection pour choisir nos organisations partenaires.
Fiche technique de la mission
Maximum: 3 mois
2 semaines : 780 €
4 semaines/1 mois : 1000 €
8 semaines/2 mois : 1440 €
3 mois : 1880 €
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