Volunteer then Relax - Borneo

Living Waters Village

Childrens Home

For the intrepid traveller!

Spend a week volunteering at the inspiring Living Waters Village* childrens home in West Kalimantan. Located deep in the Indonesian jungle in south Borneo, your hosts will be Ronny and Kay Heyboer plus approximately 300 of their extended young family members! Be energised as you learn about this couple's vision for the home for the local tribal youth - this will be a truly memorable and fulfilling experience. Due to the extreme remoteness and conditions of roads to access Living Waters Village, the 4x4 trip from the airport to the childrens home take a full day. This volunteering opportunity is best suited to the intrepid traveller.

*Living Waters Village is a Christian ministry and visitors will be expected to take part in all Christian activities.

New Hope Boarding Home

Boarding home for needy children

New Hope* is a caring and dedicated ministry to the poor, especially in the Dayak tribes. Establishing work in Kalimantan in 1992 in Indonesian south Borneo, the first stage of the boarding home was built in 1996, to assist the children from the villages to have an education. Schooling is very expensive and a long distance from villages, sometimes up to a two hour walk for many students. Children stay at the boarding home, and now over time, with the high rate of mortality in local tribes, some orphaned or single-parent children now live at New Hope. Here children are taken in with love and care, and receive good quality education to further their opportunities in the future.

*New Hope Ministries is a christian ministry and visitors will be expected to take part in all Christian activities.

Mount Hope Childrens Home

Childrens home with kindergarten, primary school and junior high school and on-going building project

Mount Hope is a Foundation established in 1998 to help the poor amongst the Dayak Tribal People, both practically and spiritually. The focus is training young people in a holistic manner, and includes a children’s home, kindergarten, primary school, junior and senior high schools, library, computer suite, medical clinic, hospital and university. Along side these, the project aims to become as self sufficient as possible and has vegetable and fruit gardens, a fish farm and a bakery. Currently there are approximately 130 children at the home. It is said that if you come to Mount Hope for a few days, you will want to stay longer!

*Mount Hope is a christian ministry and visitors will be expected to respect all Christian activities and standards.

Relaxing Sabah … Your second week will be spent relaxing in exotic Sabah, in Borneo's north. Exotic, cultural and unspoilt Malaysian Sabah has something for everyone, from lazing on trackless white beaches to exploring the jungles in search of some of the world's most rare and exotic plants and animals. Don't miss the orang-utans, proboscis monkeys and the fireflies!

Sabah highlights include:

• Nature lover's paradise
• Meet the wildmen of Borneo: the orang-utans, plus Borneo's unique Proboscis monkeys
• Historical WWII Australian POW camps at Sandakan, Kundasang and Labuan
• Majestic Mount Kinabalu - rich in biodiversity
• Riverside Markets in Kota Kinabalu
• Unspoilt beaches
• Island hopping / diving / snorkelling

^Budget accommodation is also available for your second week. Holiday can be tailored to suit your requirements, with additional touring options available such as Sandakan, overnight jungle lodge experience and historical Labuan