Volunteering in Bali, Indonesia

Are you a people person? Our social welfare programs in Bali offer a wide range of opportunities working to help improve the lives of others. One of our most popular areas for volunteering is with children. Our children are another great treasure that needs our care. As a care-volunteer you can help in different orphanages in various regions. If you are looking for the ultimate cultural experience, then volunteering in the orphanage in Karangasem is the perfect place for you.

Your responsibilities as a volunteer will be as follows:

• working closely with the children

• caring for the children

• teaching

• playing

• doing arts and crafts

• singing with them

Furthermore, you can volunteer in the community center in Ketewel. It is a daycare type of institution for the children from the slums of Ketewel.

Some sea turtle’s natural hatching grounds have been wiped out due to booming tourism and devastating waste management issues. On top of that, turtle products are still popular goods among the black markets. To raise awareness and protect the sea turtles, Balinese activists opened the Center for Turtle Conservation back in 2006. As a volunteer you will have the following opportunities:

• cleaning the fresh water pools

• feeding the turtles,

• medical treatment of the turtles,

• guiding tourist through the center

• and educate foreigners about the turtle's natural behavior and the threats they face.

Similar activities will await you in the bird conservation project in Ubud. The population of the Bali starling has faced a tremendous decrease in the past years due to expanding infrastructure leading to near extinction.

Contribute to the education of Balinese students while gaining international teaching experience. If what you seek is work in the education field, we have a variety of school projects to suit you. You can teach

• in Pre-Schools,

• in different Primary Schools,

• in a High School,

• and in a Hotel Management School.

Although the demand for English teachers is the highest, there are other areas where your help is needed. Mathematics, art and sports are just a few. The choice is yours!

Make a difference by contributing your time and knowledge to a volunteer program. In return you will gain an invaluable experience in Bali.

The future of our planet depends greatly on how we care for our environment. We rely on it, and it relies on us! Indonesia, a country comprising of over 13,000 islands, suffers from major environmental issues. In this field volunteers support the education of nature conservation topics.

All organizations you will be working with have realized that educating the local people is key to the conservation of Bali's beautiful nature. Work as a volunteer in the eco park of the biggest nature conservation organizations and educate ambassadors, who will then share this knowledge with their community.

If you would like to teach, you can support the second mission of this non-profit organization. They offer free literacy and English classes to less fortunate Balinese women. Furthermore, they run a micro-financing project where women are encouraged to create and build up their own small businesses.

Has working with children always made you smile? If so, you are welcome to create your own outdoor class in a pre-school, primary or high school, creating a small eco garden for the school and teaching the students how to maintain it.