Caring for our Communities for our Future
Whether you are a budding conservationist or someone new to conservation, we would love to hear from you. Students on their gap year, traveling couples and families, and experienced conservationists – all are welcome!
Our volunteers are a diverse group of people from different corners of the world, all sharing the same enthusiasm for helping others and protecting this unique place on Earth.
CareSumatra is involved with a number of locally run volunteering programs, where you can teach English to the local children at the Selang Pangeran and Batu Katak Volunteer English Schools.
You can also help protect the environment in the Batu Kapal Conservation Program, by participating in environmental mapping and animal surveying or planting trees as part of our Trees for Life project.
You can volunteer in a number of ways. Short-term volunteering can be included in your tour or trek to Sumatra with our Sumatra Adventure Holidays or you can stay and volunteer for an extended time to make a more lasting impact.
Please contact us at caresumatra@gmail.com to learn more and apply for one of our programs. Check out our programs below.
Batu Kapal Conservation Program
The Batu Kapal Conservation Sanctuary is located in North Sumatra, in a critical wildlife buffer zone adjacent to the UNESCO World Heritage Listed Gunung Leuser National Park.
Join us on a 1 to 8 week jungle adventure to help protect the endangered wild Sumatran orangutan and other animals occurring in this biodiversity hotspot, in one of the oldest and most beautiful rainforests in the world.
Our Ranger Program
We are a community based conservation ranger program, run by a group of dedicated local people who passionately care about keeping the forest and its nature safe.
Join a monthly ranger patrol and make a real difference to protect the last place on earth where tiger, rhino, elephant an orangutan coexist.
Please note places are limited to a maximum of 2 volunteer rangers per patrol each month and patrols will start on certain dates each month.
Education and Community Projects
Come to support our Education programs by volunteering to teach English to the local children at our jungle school.
You can also volunteer in a number of community programs. From assisting with our recycling and upcycling initiative ROAR to helping us devise and implement the new women’s training program, the opportunities are many.
If you would like to participate in any of our volunteering initiatives please contact us at caresumatra@gmail.com
We’ve had many talented and creative volunteers come and participate in our programs.
Check out what they have to say about their experiences.
Watch the video by our volunteer Cindy, who shares her recent experience of volunteering with Batu Kapal Conservation.
Batu Kapal
Bohorok, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia