In a nutshell
- Start date: anytime
- Duration: 9-12 months
- Position: non paid internship – flexible hours if you have an online job.
- For thai nationals and foreigners
Project Description
Pai Seedlings Foundation is a growing ecosystem of passionate people with a strong desire to increase their local outreach and impact.
Our Permaculture Education Farm is looking for an enthousiast intern to help us host more regular visits and workshops for visitors and local school children. This a great one year opportunity to learn with our team about everything it takes to operate a permaculture farm, and to raise children’s awareness to environmental stewardship.
The Internship
- Work with our Thai staff on daily management of the farm: you will learn about market gardening, biocomposting, cooking, soil regeneration strategies, and natural construction (bamboo, clay, and straw);
- Organize and host weekly visits & workshops with local school children: we will help you organize the workshops until you are fully comfortable on your own, and you will be assisted by the school teachers;
Benefits & Contribution
Your Benefits
- Help children develop the life skills they will need to become environmental stewards of the Earth,
- Discover Thai culture from within
- Train in all aspects of running a permaculture project with a 1 year immersion;
- Organic and seasonal food from the farm.
- 1 year volunteer visa and work permit
- Flexible work hours to accommodate with your online work.
Your contribution
- Participate in ecosystem regeneration and environmental education
- Direct support to local farmers: For more information on this, please check out the Regenerative Farmers Cooperative.
- Financial contribution:
- 5000thb/month in support of local organic farmers;
- Accommodation at the farm (optional): 5000thb/month
- Admin and government fees (visa and work permit) are to your charge but we will provide all the documents and support: about 5000thb/year.
Profile
Experience is either:
- Permaculture and natural land management
- Children Education
- Workshops organization
Qualities
- Open and sociable
- Reliable and autonomous
- Service minded