Introduction
Short Term Volunteering / Work Camp

Short Term Volunteering (STV) also known as work camp is community service that take 2-3 weeks undertaken by volunteers from various countries.  Each work camp has specific theme such as environment, agriculture, children, heritage, literacy, etc. 

Aims 
  • Exchange experience and culture, to provide opportunities for volunteers to connect with and learn from the community through enjoyment of local life and exchange. 
  • Provide a lasting change with specialized and sustainable voluntary works that improve the community. 
  • Give mutual benefit between the stakeholder, to empower not only the hosts, but also the local communities especially in depopulated areas. 
Types of STV Projects 
  • International Work Camp: the participants come from more than 2 countries and/or nationalities.
  • Bilateral Work Camp: the participants come from 2 countries and/or nationalities.
  • Group Work Camp: bilateral the participants come from 2 countries and/or nationalities with special project and similar background.
General Requirements
  • >18 years old 
  • Interested in the topic of the work camp (please check the project list)
  • High motivation for volunteering activity 
  • Ready for manual work (in some work camps) 
  • Interested to explore Indonesian culture 
How To Join
Non Indonesian who lives abroad

1. Find a sending organization of your country via our global network members directory, enlisted below:

(a) Coordinating Committee for International Voluntary Service (CCIVS) or
(b) Alliance of European Voluntary Service Organisations, or
(c) Service Civil International (SCI), or
(d) Network for Voluntary Development in Asia (NVDA) – only for Asia Pacific countries

2. Choose a sending organization that accommodates your work camp preferences.

3. Start an application process with the organization according to your nationality or resident country. Our partner will be your sending organization.

Non Indonesian who lives in Indonesia (with resident status/KITAS/KITAP holders)

1. Contact GREAT project staff email for workcamps: project@greatindonesia.org
2. Send email of interest along with scan of your valid KITAS/KITAP.

GREAT LMTV who is currently volunteering in GREAT project in Indonesia

⇒ Send email of interest to GREAT staff here: project@greatindonesia.org.

Indonesian ID/KTP holder (Indonesian Participants) 

1. Fill out online application form here.
2. Attention: application for Indonesians is opened only after we announce a call for Indonesian volunteers. All calls will be shared in our social media.

More inquiries 

⇒ Contact Ismi Novia (Incoming Staff) by email: project@greatindonesia.org

International Work Camp List 2025

International work camp is work camp that participants from all nationalities can join. However, we try to balance the number of Indonesian and international volunteers to have a balanced exchange opportunities for all participants. Please check “How to Join” in this page to see each category of participants based on the nationality status and procedure of application.

No 
Code 
Project Name
(Click project name for project description)
Location 
Theme 
Start Date 
End date 
Vols 
1  GREAT-STV01
 Bening Saguling Citarum River Conservation Project Bandung, West Java ENVI 10 Feb
 23 Feb
 10/10
2  GREAT-STV02
 Star Paws Stray Cat Project Semarang, Central Java ANIMAL, CULT 13 Feb
 26 Feb
 8/10
3  GREAT-STV03
  Mulyo Asri Mangrove Project     Pekalongan, Central Java ENVI 26 Feb
 11 Mar
 10/10