Nagenahiru Volunteers

Join Our Engaging Volunteer Programs for Authentic Interaction and Hands-On Support in Local Communities

Our Volunteer Programs

Nagenahiru Volunteer Placements address a wide range of issues, so you can support what you’re most passionate about. For example, you can care for children; protect the environment, living with wild life, transforming lives of needy people towards a better future and many more. Whatever you do, you’ll be contributing to achieve long-term, sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations while facilitate the socio Economic development of the under privilege segment of the Sri Lankan society.

 

Our creative and exciting volunteer programs give you the opportunities to have authentic interaction with local people and give something back in hands on way to local communities through a taste of volunteering.

 

All our programs are locally design by well-educated Sri Lankan dignitaries with long term experience in diversified fields and locally driven by rural community leaders in traditional Sri Lankan villages. Nagenahiru volunteers also designate experience coordinator for each and every volunteer placement who will assist and coordinate and always look after your safety. 

Language & Cultural immersion program.

  • During your volunteering  with  Nagenahiru  Volunteers in Sri Lanka  you are  schedule to  living in  host family and living crossly interact with  local communities who are speaking  a different  language , with different   cultures,  life styles etc.
  • To get a perfect start to your  volunteer  vacation  we  will  facilitate  you to  Gain, key language skills which will add something  to your daily interaction  with  local  people and Learn fascinating facts about your host culture ,  life  styles  and their  traditional livelihoods 
  • Nagenahiru Volunteers offers meaningful volunteer abroad programs that transform the lives of its volunteers, igniting new passions and inspiring incredible personal growth. Work hard, play hard alongside our host community members. Immerse yourself in extraordinary new worlds. Break down cultural barriers and build up lifelong relationships.
  • While receiving  best  experience  of your volunteering  with  Nagenahiru Volunteers provide you with  one week  cultural immersion program for all  our incoming volunteers  during  first week  of their  arrival to Sri Lanka.
  • This one  week  cultural immersion program will be held at the Nagenahiru Nature Center located at Godahena  A Rural Cinnamon growing  village  in  Sri Lanka   facing  Madapa Lake Wild Life sanctuary  at  South –  west coast of Sri Lanka.

How we differ in our cultural immersion program

As a great way to prepare for a true cultural immersion experience find our innovative activities we are offering you.    

Which is helping you to prepare for a real unforgettable adventure of a lifetime? 

 

Generally speaking, you will undergo seven days Language & Cultural Immersion program which includes six hours per day consist of class work as well as  daily visits to different  segments of the local community  including ,  Farmers,  Cinnamon  and Tea  growers,  Lake  Fisher  groups,  Women  handy craft workers,  youth groups  etc. Total period of 42 Hours including six hours per day.

  

 

It take classes for several hours each day visiting to interesting cultural  and nature heritage sites located close by such as Museums,  Nature Parks,  Boat  Tours,  Whales  &  Dolphin  watching and many more.

 

During these daily visits to different locations you will get opportunity to experience many elements of the Sri Lankan cultural traditions as well as practice the language in a natural setting with interaction of local communities.

Accommodation, Meals and Local Transport

Accommodation

Home stay accommodation for volunteers will be provided in carefully selected nearby house of a school teacher or a house of village traditional leader with a separate room with friendly family environment.

 

It’s very important feature that Host family will look after and care our volunteers as their own children. In other words Nagenahiru volunteers will provide all volunteers “A Home Away From Home”  They will accompany you when they participate their family functions, village festivals or visiting church or Buddhist temple, etc.

 

Thus the home stay promotes international understanding, friendship, and goodwill through cultural and volunteer exchanges. Nagenahiru    believe that the best way to develop friendship & understanding among nations is to experience directly the cultures, languages, and customs of the peoples by living with them.  Home stay promote international understanding, friendship, and goodwill through cultural and volunteer   exchanges. 

 

We ensure your safety & living happily during home stay with continuous co-ordination by   our   experience coordinator throughout the volunteering period. 

Your Meals

Nagenahiru volunteers will be responsible to provide three meals per day while you are in Sri Lanka. Your meals will be home cook and Host Family will provide with delicious meals for you. All ways you will take your meals together with the host family.

Local Transport

Airport pick up at the arrival and departure of your volunteer assignment will be the responsibility of  “ Nagenahiru “  Volunteers and Air condition  Private vehicles will be provide for this purpose. 

 

All project related transportation from your arrival to departure we will responsible to provide you private transport in Air condition modern vehicles. All project related transport also arrange by Nagenahiru Volunteers. 

Travel with Purpose

Nagenahiru Volunteers offers you meaningful Volunteer Programs that enriching  your Travel with Purpose, meeting different kind of people, different kind of travel experience creating positive transformation through sharing your time,  energy, creativity and soul for the benefit of communities in need. This   transformation takes place not just with in the communities whom we support, but also with in Volunteers themselves. 


As part of your fully hosted experience Nagenahiru Volunteers be responsible for all stressful stuff like Air Port pick up & Drop, your accommodation & meals and project related travel during your volunteering period.


Our award-winning trips will transform your life, igniting new passions and inspiring incredible personal growth. Work hard, play hard alongside local people on locally led projects, immerse yourself in new cultures, build up lifelong friendships, and become a global citizen with GIVE!

Our award-winning trips will transform your life, igniting new passions and inspiring incredible personal growth. Work hard, play hard alongside local people on locally led projects, immerse yourself in new cultures, build up lifelong friendships, and become a global citizen with GIVE!

A unique feature

  • In return to your volunteer contribution  to the  Sri Lanka, all our volunteer  programs  combines the best of Sri Lanka’s natural beauty, together with experiences that will enrich your understanding of this island’s amazing historical heritage and its vibrant people and their unique indigenous culture.
  • In achieving this task, during the last 4 to 5 days of your volunteer program.

We Take you to Sri Lanka’s most beautiful locations and also give you a glimpse into the country’s culture, history and lifestyle through interact with people, nature and to learn through your own experiences, taking away with you special memories and an appreciation of the rich beauty and culture of this Resplendent Island. (Refer Travel it naris

Unique feature of our Volunteer Programs

In return to your  volunteer contribution to the Sri Lanka, all our volunteer programs combines the best of Sri Lanka’s natural beauty, together with experiences that will enrich your understanding of this island’s amazing historical heritage and its vibrant people and their unique indigenous culture. In achieving this task, during the last few days of your volunteer program.

 

We Take you to Sri Lanka’s most beautiful locations and also give you a glimpse into the country’s culture, history and lifestyle through interact with people, nature and to learn through your own experiences, taking away with you special memories and an appreciation of the rich beauty and culture of this Resplendent Island.

 

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