Construction & renovation, school rebuilding, cyclone rebuilding. Work along side local tradesman and help to refurbish worn down community structures or build new structures. No specialist skills are required, however tradespeople of all types (carpentry, plumbing, building, laborers, electricians etc) are in high demand!
Many of the schools in the area simply do not have funds for renovation work and as a result, classrooms, libraries and community areas are worn down and uninviting. Through the help from international volunteers, we help re-build and beautify community structures providing positive energy and vibrancy for the locals. In many areas of Fiji, thousands of families live in inadequate accommodation and children attend school in crumbling buildings. Our construction project allows them to move to new, better quality homes and for the children to receive an education in secure, new classrooms.
Developing infrastructure for the local community is an amazing way to give back to the Fiji locals directly benefiting them and improving their quality of life. Volunteers will mainly assist in renovating parks, playgrounds, classrooms, kindergartens and other community centers with some supervision and assistance of local tradesmen.
Location
Coral Coast is noted as the ‘adventure capital of Fiji’ and is located about 1 hour from Suva and 1 hour from Nadi. It is known for it’s incredibly beautiful coast line, tourist beaches and resorts and heaps of activities from 4 wheel drive tours, shark feeding, surfing, rivers & waterfalls, golf etc and is home to the famous Bega lagoon and bega fire walkers. Sigatoka is the gateway to the Coral coast and home to several of our projects.
Project Tasks
Plan out daily projects with the local team
Work on building and renovation projects with local skilled workers
Paint, deorate and make nicer living environments for the community
We’d like to inform you
that Fijian Immigration has recently updated its guidelines for volunteers.
It’s important that we follow these new procedures closely to ensure a smooth
arrival process and avoid any issues at immigration.
Here’s what our participants need to know:
1. Arrival Card
All volunteers should write “volunteering” as their purpose of visit on
the arrival card they fill out at the airport.
2. Short-Term Volunteers (up to 10 weeks)
Volunteers will be granted a 14-day business visa on arrival.
After that, they'll need to extend their stay for an additional 2 months.
Fee for extension: FJD 95.10 (around USD 43)
3. Long-Term Volunteers (more than 10 weeks)
Those staying for more than 10 weeks must apply for a short-term work
permit online before arrival.
Permit cost: FJD 664.50 (around USD 290)
According to the updated explanation, this applies not only to individual
volunteers but also to groups and teams supporting local communities.
Activities such as volunteering are officially considered “work” and therefore
do not fall under standard tourism. Only travelers visiting purely for holidays
and staying in hotels are eligible to enter on a visitor visa.
With a new enforcement team now in place, immigration officers are strictly
applying these rules.
