Volunteer

Volunteers are highly appreciated in La Florida. As a volunteer, you can get your hands dirty helping out in the fields and in the everyday work in the community, working from 8am -1pm. Help is needed in the collective plantations as well as in the various projects run in the community. The Community is also very grateful for any special skill, idea or project initiative you may wish to share with them. All volunteer work is coordinated by the Coordinator of Work in the Ecotourism Committee.

Examples of volunteer work by projects:

Agriculture

Harvesting coffee (Sep-Dec)
Processing coffee (Sep-Dec)
Maintenance of the coffee plantations (Jan-Feb, June-Aug)
Maintenance of the mastic trees (March-April)

Planting coffee (May-July)
Fertilizing the coffee (June-July)
Collecting and shelling macadamia (all year)

Planting banana (Jan-April)
Harvesting banana (monthly)
Maintenance of the banana plantations (all year)
Maintenance of the chocolate plantations (March-April)
Collecting chocolate (March-April)

Ecotourism

Maintenance of the trails
Painting signs and murals
Maintenance of the Casa Grande
Reparation of the Casa Grande
Assessment and support in marketing and administration

Teaching English to the Ecotourism Committee members

Health

Dental workshops
First Aid workshops
Nutritional education
Maternity workshops 
Reparations and maintenance of the Health Post
Assisting in the elaboration of natural medicine

Education

Teaching English in the primary school
Training the local teacher to continue the process
Teaching English to the youth/adults
Teaching mathematics to the youth/adults
Helping in acquiring funds for the building of the primary school

Youth

Organizing activities to involve the youth in the community
Workshops in youth leadership
Workshops in environmental protection
Workshops in gender education
Support the youth in developing their own project

Women

Workshops on gender equality

Workshops on domestic violence

Support the women in their personal development

Support the women in their project

Please note that the volunteer work is likely to change according to the season and the needs of the Community.