Mulya Asri Mangrove Project | MTV 01 | 2026-04-30 - 2026-05-31 | ENVI,CULT,EDU | Age: 18 - 99

Pekalongan Mangrove is a project targeting endangered villages or areas located on coastal lines in Pekalongan. This project is a sustainable project organized by GREAT in cooperation with local communities called Banawa Sekar to answer the needs of preserving the coastal side of Pekalongan. Pekalongan City is one of the directed affected by global climate change among many of islands in the world. The project is preserving natural diversity and sea shore from erosion because of significantly mangrove cutting in the 70’s-80s along with strong waves from the ocean

Work:  Planting mangroves, harvesting mangroves seeds, seedling mangroves.  Sharing environmental education with local people and children  Conducting school visits and universities for environmental education  Running a green campaign in the city center, managing the mangrove fruits to be drinks or foods, and promoting it.  Exchange culture between local people and volunteers  Learning about Mangroves  Learning how to make mangrove syrups

Accomodation and food:  House of local people, located near the mangrove park.  Shared living room with other participants.  A sleeping bag is needed, mosquito lotion should be applied before you sleep.  No WiFi  No fridge, Self-cooking by the volunteers with Indonesian ingredients

Location: Pekalongan

Location and Leisure: Pekalongan is a cultural city in Indonesia. As a central of the Batik industry, Pekalongan has a lot of Batik factories both traditional and modern industry.

Airport: CGK

Train/Bus station: Pekalongan Train Station

Requirements: Good physical endurance

From Jakarta Soekarno Hatta Airport take a DAMRI bus to Gambir Train Station. From Gambir Train Station you can choose any suitable train to Pekalongan Train Station. The journey takes about 5 hours.

Language: eng

Extra Fee: 3150000 IDR