Bhumi Horta Learning Center

CODE: BHF-ID L11.5

Work

Volunteers will support activities at the Bhumi Horta Learning Center. This location is also known as our base camp. The three activity centers are Bhumi Horta Base Camp in Pedurungan sub-district, Konco Tani Garden in Sendangguwo village, Tembalang sub-district, and Kebun Qita in Central Semarang sub-district. At the Bhumi Horta Learning Center, volunteers will help the children learning process, especially in English class, and carry out urban farming activities with neighbours and local youth. Volunteers will run a community farming program to support local residents in providing their own food. Volunteers will work along with local youth to do some activities such as seedling, plant maintenance, making farming installations, making organic fertilizer, planting to harvesting. Volunteers will also have the opportunity to train children and youth in English language and cultural exchange activities.

Volunteers should be ready to adapt to the Indonesian, local way of life, and willing to create relationships with volunteer friends, hosts, and local people.

You could also read our volunteers experiences on our 2025 project in here:
https://temanberkebun.com/blog/2025/10/01/voice-of-volunteer-anna-elena-hiebinger-germany/

Accommodation and food

Volunteers will live with the host family who are the founder couple of the Bhumi Horta Foundation (Sany & Ifa). The house has facilities such as a shared kitchen, and a bathroom with Indonesian basic standard (toilet, wet toilet, no shower or bath provided, and simple kitchen). Local food is prepared from food grown in the garden or is available at traditional markets located not far from where the volunteers live

Location and leisure

Location: Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia. The three activity centers are Bhumi Horta Base Camp in Pedurungan sub-district, Konco Tani Garden in Sendangguwo village, Tembalang sub-district, and Kebun Qita in Central Semarang sub-district. At the Bhumi Horta Learning Center G-Maps link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/gSXD3kaMfypTWMQEA

Leisure Time: Spending time at Semarang Old Town, learning about the richness of Semarang history, and enjoy nature at Semarang mountanious areas

Requirements

• No specific skills required. Basic gardening skill like making seedling or composting would be preferable.
• Special documents required: Motivation Letter

Participant fee: 220 Euro per month

It will cover living expenses (gas, water, electricity, food) and project materials. It shall cover the project sustainability program with the Bhumi Horta Foundation.

Additional information
Volunteers will hear the azan (Praying Call) five times a day for Muslim residents. Azan’s voice will be heard quite loudly at the volunteer’s house because there are several mosques at that location. The azan times are as follows: early morning/ dawn (4:30 am), middle of the day (11:30 am), afternoon (15:00), early evening (18:00), and evening (19:00).

Visa Information

There are two kind of visa you can apply. For 1 - 2 Months stay we recommend you to apply Visa on Arrival OR if you apply the program for 3 - 12 months you can apply C6B Visa. It is a type of Indonesian visa for social-cultural purposes, often used for volunteering. It allows for a 60-day initial stay, which can be extended twice for another 60 days each, resulting in a maximum stay of 180 days. You can check further informations to enter Indonesia and apply your visa at https://evisa.imigrasi.go.id/
SCI Insurance will applied for this workcamp but volunteers are requested to bear 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).