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Children's home farm planting

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:
MN-MCE 11.6
Country:
Mongolia
Start Date:
May 25, 2025
End Date:
Jun 07, 2025
Topic:
11: Climate and sustainable lifestyle
Work Types:
Agriculture / Environment / Work with children
Number of volunteers:
10
Number of places still available:
3
Free places last update:
Apr 24, 2025
International age:
16 - 99
National age:
16 - 99
Extra fee to be paid in the hosting country:
250.00 US Dollar
Breakdown:
  1. Accommodation and food: 110.00 US Dollar
  2. Transportation: 20.00 US Dollar
  3. Activities: 30.00 US Dollar
  4. Hosting organisation support: 90 US Dollar
Purpose of extra costs:
Finance Camp activity and Local workcamp organization.
Required Language:
English
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Description: Since 2000, volunteers from all over the world have participated in summer programs designed to help improve the vegetable farm at the Childcare Center of Mongolia (Children's Home). However, between 2014-2018 they decided to discontinue their farming activities due to a lack of human resources and the unavailability of farming land. In 2017, our organization managed to rent farming land for the Children's Home, and they resumed their farming activities on this new land. As a result, our cooperation with their farm restarted in 2018. One of the main roles of international volunteers will be assisting with the farming work at the Children's Home.

Type of Work: The main works are planting vegetables such as potatoes, carrots, radishes, etc at the eco-farming camp and organize leisure time activity with kids from Children’s home. Also, volunteers may work on making fences to protect the farm, etc. Quite tiring but let's enjoy it.

Study Theme: Some activity idea for kids and eco farming methods/know how of other countries. The future plan of international workcamps etc.

Accommodation: Summer house or Mongolian traditional tents which is GER (traditional tent). SB! Cook by Volunteers with a local staff.

Language: Main language at the camp will be English

Requirements: To like farming/physical works and be flexible/ adaptable

Approximate Location: 45 km from Ulaanbaatar. Place name is “BUHUUGIIN HURAL”. The sight is just unbelievably beautiful, typical Mongolian plain.

Notes: The additional fee of 250 USD for full term of participation and 180 USD for 1 week participation (or equivalent amount of MNT or Euro by current rate of Mongolian bank) should be paid on your arrival directly.

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