Internships & Volunteering at Sacred Groves

Sacred Groves is no ordinary construction site. You don’t need previous construction experience to work here. We are a vibrant and international group of Architects, volunteers, Architecture interns and laborers, all working together as a team and and learning from each other in the process. Our own personal growth is an important element of the project.

Sacred Groves is a self-build project which attempts to attain ecological living, on a budget!
The work environment at Sacred Groves teaches one to build as well as to live together, with one’s mind, body, heart and soul. This implies that the volunteers  and Interns have to be open to various micro-projects that would work intuitively to develop the whole being not just the rational mind. We are also a constantly evolving community of persons driven by the ideals which inspired the founding of Auroville.

As a Volunteer, You Will:

• Learn construction skills on-the-job
• Learn about sustainable construction and Eco technologies
• Be encouraged to take initiative and responsibility
• Have the freedom and flexibility to express your skills, ideas and creativity through our programme of ‘micro projects’
• Have fun meeting and working with people from all around the world

What We Stand for:

• Minimal Use Of Resources : Meaning that (as far as possible) we recycle and reuse the materials we have on site, and we buy only when it’s not possible otherwise.
• Open-Mindedness : We believe in lending a sympathetic ear to everyone’s views, so no idea remains unheard of.
• Conscious Living : We stand for living in harmony with nature and being conscious of our surroundings, and
• Teamwork : All projects undertaken by the team are completed by the team.

Work Ethics:

Our work timings are-6 days a week (Monday – Saturday) from 07:30 a.m. to 04:30 p.m.

We value our time and we expect all Interns & Volunteers to participate wholeheartedly by being on site by 07:15 a.m.

Please be aware that Auroville and Sacred Groves have a strict Zero Tolerance policy on use of Tobacco, Alcohol,Marijuana,Drugs & illegal Activities and you will need to abstain from using any of these on the premises as long as you have comitted to the project. If found,you would be terminated immediately without warning.

Volunteers must know that site work involves physical work that they must be mentally prepared for.

Mandatory Volunteer Food Contribution:

Sacred Groves is an experimental project in sustainable construction. We are happy to give students and volunteers the opportunity to work with us and learn about natural building practices.

We shall be providing food on-site and we require that the interns & Volunteers take care of their daily food expenses and pay a mandatory food contribution of ₹ 7500 / month and this amount includes his/her daily food expenses-Breakfast, Lunch & Refreshments and GST.

We would require the contributions to be paid in advance.

Minimum Commitment:

For Interns:
The Minimum commitment is 4 months

For Volunteers:

Minimum of one month

Accomodation:

We currently donot have any accomodation provisions on-site.However, we can suggest you economic options nearby.

If you are interested in Academic Internships/ volunteering, Write to us at:
sacredgroves@auroville.org.in  and We’ll get back to you!