CERES GLOBAL invite you to travel on unique participatory, cross cultural, educational and skill sharing programs. Each year we visit, learn from and work with our international partner organisations doing exceptional work in sustainability, the environment, community development, social equity and education. The trips are open to people of any age or background wanting to travel with meaning and purpose and willing to open their hearts and minds to another culture and way of life. Read more…
13 – 23 Jan 2019
Join us in incredible India on a 10 day journey re-imagining the dialogue around community development and education through an Asset Based Community Development Approach (ABCD).
March 2019
Join us on a local Victoria/NSW journey connecting to land, community, and a sustainable future. We’ll visit alternative communities, indigenous sites, forests, and beaches; sharing stories and learning from locals.
18 – 28 April 2019
Building relationships with oceanic and marine protection organisations, to understand the impact of plastic waste on marine life in the Indonesian archipelago, and what we can do about it. This trip has a particular focus on supporting communities to transition away from plastic use.
March 2019
After recently completing the first phase in our sustainable housing project, we return to work alongside local communities broadening our skill set and providing appropriate, quality sustainable technologies in the remote village of Jamnya in India.
16 – 20 May 2019
We invite you on a very special 5 day journey along the breathtaking coastline of the Bay of Fires in Tasmania. The trip themes are rewilding, spiritual ecology and conversations and stories in nature.
June 2019
Learn about permaculture and how developing countries use it to make social and environmental change. Work alongside world renowned local, Ego Lemos on a hands on school garden project.
June & August 2019
We are privileged to run trips to the remote Homeland Community of Mäpuru in East Arnhem Land. A unique opportunity to learn about Yolngu culture from Indigenous leaders passing on their traditional skills and knowledge in basket weaving and bush survival.
Sept 2019
We are returning to this enchanting community to build on our friendships and learn from the rich Samoan way of life. Travelling to the Islands of Upolo and Savai’i we will visit village communities and key environmental & social organisations.
June 2019
In China we visit community, government, and private organisations exploring nutrition, organics, pollution, permaculture, climate change and alternative lifestyles. The theme is environment and sustainability issues, with a population and urban development focus.
No planned trips
Cuba captures the imagination perhaps like no other country with its music, rich lived heritage and Caribbean lifestyle. Join us on an trip focused on Urban Agriculture and sustainability to learn from its locals about its past and potential for the future.
CERES Global is the international outreach program of the not-for-profit CERES Community Environment Park. We are a Social enterprise with a passion for designing and facilitating group journeys into new cultural settings with the intent of creating a space of mutual learning and the exchange of ideas. Each year we organise trips to over 9 destinations and we welcome anyone to join us.
All trips run at cost price. Fees include meals, accommodation, transport, community contributions, facilitator support, carbon offsets, pre trip preparations and administration. It does not include flights, visas and items of a personal nature.
For further details:
Email
global@ceres.org.au
Phone
(03) 9389 0183
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