Global Vision International, 3 High St., St Albans, Herts, AL3 4ED, UK (+44 1727 250 250; www.giv.co.uk). A multinational network of volunteering and internship placements, GVI has a broad array of volunteering opportunities in Indonesia, including primate conservation in Sumatra and primate rehabilitation in Java. Programs start at £725 for 2 weeks, with incremental increases per additional weeks. Room and board is included, but travel and other arrangements are the responsibility of the volunteer.
Ecovolunteer, 158 Fort St., Winnipeg, Manitoba R3C 1C9, Canada (+1-800-661-3830 or 204-949-0199; www.ecovolunteer.org). Connects volunteers with a 2-week program to save orangutans. You’ll live among local villagers in northern Sumatra and make overnight excursions into the forest collecting data on these elusive primates. Accommodation—in a simple bamboo cabin with a mosquito net is included, but airfare is not. The program costs US$1300. Ages 18-50 only.
Orangutan Tropical Peatland Research Project, c/o CIMTROP, Kampus UNPAR Tunjung Nyaho, Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan 73112 (www.orangutantrop.com). On the island of Borneo, “Orangutantrop” recruits volunteers who are “interested in conservation, physically fit, enthusiastic and hard-working” to preserve the rainforest ecosystem, especially orangutans. Popular among college undergraduates and recent grads. During your 7-week volunteer experience, you will stay in “comfortable” accommodations (included). Volunteer tasks vary widely, but they usually involve going into the forest and observing stuff (gibbon calls, anyone?). The program costs £1500.
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