Help restore coral reefs and teach ocean awareness in beautiful Lewoleba, Indonesia

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  Description

  🌊 About Our Project
  This is a community-based conservation project we have been doing for over 6 years. It began out of deep concern for the destruction of coral reefs caused by harmful fishing practices such as blast fishing, chemical use, and non-sustainable nets.
  
  With a strong desire to make a change, we started learning from online sources—Google and YouTube—about how to restore coral reefs. We began the project with our own savings, time, and energy, despite having very limited diving equipment. Through hard work and daily efforts, we’re proud to see the coral growing well and marine life returning to the areas we rehabilitated.
  
  Currently, we manage four coral reef conservation sites on Lembata Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. We have also started environmental education programs in two coastal villages, where children learn about marine life and the importance of coral reefs.
  
  Classes are held three times a week, combining theory sessions on the beach and practical coral planting activities with the children and volunteers.
  
  🤝 Cultural Exchange & Learning Experience
  As a Workawayer, you’ll be fully immersed in local life. You will:
  
  Live among and interact with the local community
  
  Explore our island’s culture, nature, and daily village activities
  
  Join coral planting, beach clean-ups, and educational classes with children
  
  Share stories and experiences with our friendly local team
  
  Learn about reef restoration and community-based environmental work
  
  We also love learning from our guests—whether it’s your language, cooking styles, teaching methods, or new ideas to improve our project.
  
  👥 Local Team & Volunteer Roles
  We currently work with 6 dedicated local volunteers who help run the daily activities. They are kind, open-minded, and always excited to learn and support others. We also receive help from a few local staff in daily operations and maintenance.
  
  We are always in need of more helping hands, especially in:
  
  Teaching children
  
  Assisting coral planting and monitoring
  
  Sharing new skills and knowledge with the local team
  
  🛌 Accommodation
  We provide private bedrooms for volunteers with clean beds and access to a shared bathroom.
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  ⚠️ Challenges & Future Dreams
  Some of the challenges we face:
  
  Limited swimming and diving equipment (goggles, fins, etc.)
  
  Not enough teaching staff for our environmental classes
  
  We need more hands to help with coral restoration
  
  Our big dream is to expand the coral conservation area, and one day establish a marine learning center and gallery for children and the wider community here in Lembata.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Help with Eco Projects

  Teaching
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  Interests

  

  Adventure sports

  

  Sailing / Boating

  

  Water sports

  

  Languages

  

  Performing arts

  

  Videography

  

  Vegetarian or vegan

  

  Self development

  

  Pets

  

  Events & social

  

  Culture

  

  Charity work

  

  Writing

  

  Plant care

  

  Photography

  

  Music

  

  Drawing & painting

  

  Art & design

  

  Animals

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Nature

  

  Hiking

  

  Mountain

  

  Dancing

  

  Cycling

  

  Camping

  

  Beach
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Volunteers will mingle with local communities, see how people protect nature through traditions and culture and various patterns and ways of life of local communities. Volunteers will mingle with local communities, see how people protect nature through traditions and culture and various patterns and ways of life of local communities. Living in high solidarity with local people, Good cooperation, and everyone is a family in one good community. When eating, all volunteers / workAwayers eat together, discuss and wash plates and glasses together according to the schedule that is shared. Cooking also takes turns. Sometimes the host cooks and there is a schedule 3 times a week, the volunteers cook themselves according to their wishes. Dirty clothes are washed by themselves and must clean their own rooms. We hope that everyone can get the Value of Solidarity and Independence and live in a local, environmentally friendly way.
  
  Para volunteer akan berbaur dengan masyarakat lokal, melihat cara masyarakat menjaga alam lewat tradisi dan budaya dan berbagai pola dan cara hidup masyarakat lokal.
  
  Hidup dalam solidaritas yang tinggi bersama orang-orang lokal, Kerja sama yang baik, dan setiap orang adalah keluarga dalam satu komunitas yang baik.
  
  Saat makan, semua volunteer/ workAwayer makan bersama, berdiskusi dan cuci piring dan gelas bersama sesuai jadwal yang dibagikan.
  
  MasakPun bergiliran.
  Terkadang tuan rumah yang masak dan ada jadwal 3 kali seminggu, para relawan masak sendiri sesuai keinginan mereka.
  
  Pakaian kotor dicuci sendiri serta wajib bersihkan kamar sendiri.
  
  Kami berharap semua orang dapat mendapatkan Nilai solidaritas dan Kemandirian dan hidup dalam cara lokal yang ramah lingkungan.

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  Projects involving children

  This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

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  Help

  Volunteers to guard the sea, plant coral reefs, care for coral reefs and teach coastal children about the marine environment or marine ecosystems that focus on education about coral reefs.
  
  Tenaga sukarela atau volunteer untuk menjaga laut , menanam trumbu karang, merawat trumbu karang dan mengajar anak-anak pesisir tentang alam laut atau ekosistem laut yang berfokus pada edukasi tentang trumbu karang.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Indonesian: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  Kami akan mengajarkan volunteer bahasa Indonesia dan bahasa lokal
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  Accommodation

  Private bedroom (bungalow), wifi, explore several destinations, eat and drink 3 times a day, and transportation while volunteering,
  
  Kamar tidur ( bungalow ) pribadi, wifi, explore beberapa destinasi,
  Makan minum 3 kali sehari, dan transportasi selama manjadi volunteer,

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  What else ...

  Experience Coral Reef Restoration and Island Life with Local Communities
  
  Join us in our coral reef restoration project on a beautiful island in Indonesia. As a volunteer, you’ll take part in meaningful environmental work and also connect with local communities in a unique and rewarding way.
  
  🌊 Coral Planting Activities
  Volunteers help with coral reef planting up to 4 times a week. Each planting session lasts a maximum of 4 hours per day and depends on weather and sea conditions. The schedule is flexible and adjusted to nature.
  
  📚 Community Engagement
  Before reef activities, you can also join informal learning sessions with local beach children — helping them with basic English, games, or storytelling. It’s a wonderful cultural exchange opportunity.
  
  🏖️ Free Time and Exploration
  Volunteers have free time on Saturdays and Sundays. You’re welcome to explore the island — hike to active volcanoes, dive in crystal-clear waters, watch whales, or visit nearby villages. Local volunteers can guide or accompany you, or you can explore on your own.
  
  🛏️ Accommodation
  We provide two accommodation options: one in the middle of a local village, and one by the beach. Each volunteer has a private bedroom and private bathroom (with shower and Western toilet). You can choose the setting that best suits your comfort.
  
  🍽️ Meals and Lifestyle
  We do our best to share local meals and island life with volunteers. We welcome those who are independent, open-minded, and ready to live simply in harmony with nature.
  
  🤝 Our Philosophy
  This is a non-profit, community-based initiative. We don’t expect payment — just your time, effort, and positive energy to help protect our environment and support our local communities.

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  Anda dapat bekerja dari kamar anda . Karena anda memiliki cukup waktu free setiap hari. Anda juga bisa berkomunikasi dengan kami tentang kesesuaian jadwal kerja pribadi Anda dan proyek sosial kita.

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  Space for parking camper vans

  Kami memiliki tempat parkir yang aman dan luas untuk mobil dan motor jadi anda tidak perlu ragu untuk membawa kendaraan anda sendiri. Tempat parkiran gratis.

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  Can possibly accept pets

  Kami menerima semua jenis hawan. Anda juga bisa membawa mereka ke Kamar tidur anda

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  My animals / pets

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