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Maintenance
Look after the volunteers and researchers,
and the researchers and volunteers will look after the rainforest...
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How does mending some furniture help to
save the rainforest? The link might not seem that clear
at first. Volunteer and researcher accommodation is maintained,
for the most part, by volunteers and researchers. As part
of the general upkeep of the house they carry out repairs
as and when necessary. The less time that researchers and
volunteers need to spend on this sort of work, the more
time volunteers and researchers can spend on their projects.
Having a volunteer who can work on this full-time means
that other volunteers and researchers are free to carry
on their own work.
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Volunteer houses and researcher cabins are maintained by volunteers.
We have four houses for volunteers - these are traditional farmhouses
in the same style as those found around the area. There are five
brand new purpose built cabins for researchers which have just
been completed. These all need to be looked after to ensure that
they are safe and comfortable as possible.
In addition to this we have a classroom, a laboratory,
a Nursery and lots of gardens which need to be looked after.
Ongoing work
- Maintaining volunteer and researcher houses with regular
interior/exterior painting as necessary.
- Ensuring that plumbing is kept in good working order in all
volunteer and researcher houses.
- Making sure that sources of electricity are well looked after.
- Keeping furniture in the volunteer and researcher accommodation
in good repair.
- Building of new furniture as required to replace or add to
old furniture.
- Basic gardening and garden maintenance in the Centre garden.
Current priorities
- Making some new furniture for the houses and repairing existing
furniture.
- Making a new patio at Casa Angola - one of the volunteer houses.
- Exterior painting of two volunteer houses.
Skills and expertise needed
- Carpentry
- Plumbing
- Gardening
- Electrics
- Painting
Time Frame
This is a project that can be worked on year round.
How to apply
If you are interested in applying to volunteer on this project,
you need to e-mail us on
iracambi@iracambi.com
with an up to date copy of your CV/Resume and give us the following
details:
- How do you feel you can benefit the project?
- What interests you about our project?
- What relevant experience and interests do you have?
- What other interests do you have?
- What expectations do you have from your time here?
- What language skills do you have?
- What date are you planning to come to Iracambi and how long
are you going to stay?
- How did you find out about Iracambi?
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
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