Pekalongan, a UNESCO World Creative City, not only has the cultural heritage of batik, but is also now pioneering solutions to address environmental issues in urban areas. Facing crisis management trash, the local community takes a transformative step through independent initiative management rubbish. Community locals take the initiative to manage organic waste, which has a much larger volume than inorganic rubbish. Maggot-based (Black Soldier Fly), community. This can manage rubbish in a friendly environment through a draft circular economy. This not only reduces waste volume but also produces products that can be used in the community. That alone is worth economy.
For one year, the local community has worked with the Bhumi Horta Foundation on a collaborative, strategic approach to managing rubbish in a friendly environment. Mentoring program. This covers three main pillars of activity: standardization, sorting rubbish into organic and inorganic components, optimizing processing of organic waste through maggot media, and post-production management through periodic harvesting. Approach technical. This ensures that every stage of processing rubbish is done in an effective, measurable, and impactful way for the ecosystem around.
Aims:
Reducing the volume of waste organic in society
Make center management sustainable waste management in society
Increase youth concern for managing rubbish in an independent way
Theme: Climate and sustainable lifestyle
Learn about Api Api Mangrove forest sites, Javanse Culture, and Local Workshops
Work description: Sorting rubbish, organic-unorganic in society
Management rubbish organic using maggots
Requirements: Highliy motivated in enviromental issues, or has enviromental movement background will be higly recomended to join Special documents required: Motivation Letter
Accommodation and food: The volunteers will stay at the host family. Male & female volunteers will stay in separate rooms within the host family’s neighborhood, with access to a shared toilet/ bathroom and kitchen. Bathroom with Indonesian basic standard (toilet, wet toilet, no shower or bath provided, and no toilet tissue). Volunteers need to prepare their own food. Sleeping bag might be needed.
Fees
Note: This is the amount you will pay upon arrival. It is separate from the sending fee.150 Euros
Visa & Insurance
Visa Information: The easiest option is Visa on Arrival. It is quick and easy. The cost is around 500,000 IDR and you can pay in AUD, IDR, or EURO. You could also apply online via: https://evisa.imigrasi.go.id To be certain please check your local authorities suggestion.
Insurance DetailsSCI insurance applies to this workcamp, but volunteers must still arrange their own health and travel insurance.
About the Organisation
Bhumi Horta Foundation is a legally registered non-profit oganization in Semarang, Indonesia, focused on environmental education, sustainable farming, and community growth; it began as a grassroots movement on 22 April 2014 in Mangkang (north Semarang seashore) by building a sustainable food garden with fisherman families, was formally planned in 2016, and obtained legal status as a foundation in 2017. Its guiding principles are implemented through four pillars: Ecological Education, Community Empowerment, Advocacy and Research on Environmental Issues, and Peace non-formal education. Legal identifiers: AHU-0016817.AH.01.04. tahun 2017 (Ministry Registry/AHU), 83.293.272.7-518.000 (NPWP), and 0711230109225 (NIB).
Participate in internal community activities
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Project name: Api Api Maggot Waste Management Camp