Food Waste Management Volunteer Program

As a volunteer for this program, your main roles would include:

• Contribute to fighting food waste and hunger in a structured system that feeds over 3000 people every day
• Collecting, organizing and distributing the food excess from restaurants and cafés to fight food waste in the city of Porto
• Cleaning used containers, assisting with sorting and storage of any food left for the next day, distributing it to the families and clean up at the end of the shift

Weekdays: After the initial orientation of the first project day, you will volunteer around 3 to 5 hours per weekday. 

Morning - Free time to explore the city
6 pm to 10 pm - Volunteer at the placement 

As the volunteers are in charge of the preparation of their meals, the schedule in Porto is quite free.
Weekends are mostly free to set out for short trips & exploring the gorgeous country!

Airport Transfer

You will be picked up on arrival at Porto airport and transferred to the volunteer accommodation. For those participants who will already in Porto beforehand just let us know and we will arrange your pick up from any location in Porto.

Orientation

On the first day of the program, all participants are given an introductory presentation with the group giving further details of the program along with a walking tour of Porto city center for approximately two hours.

Accommodation

Volunteers in Porto will be accommodated in a guest house that offers a comfortable stay. Located in Vila Nova de Gaia, just one kilometer from Porto city center, you will have a mixed-gender dorm with 7 beds with basic furniture and natural light. All rooms have shared bathrooms, and there is a fully equipped kitchen for use of all the guests where you can store and prepare food as you wish. There is free wifi in all the rooms. If you want, you may upgrade to a private room upon request and subject to availability (for an extra cost). There is free Wi-fi in all the rooms and a big balcony with a river view. There are small shops and restaurants in the area. In the restaurants, you can enjoy the magnificent view of the river banks and enjoy some Portuguese tapas and traditional local delicacies such as the well-known Francesinha. 

Meals

Meals are not included in the program however you are welcome to use the fully equipped kitchen at the accommodation to cook your own meals. 

During your Free Time

The weekends are free for you to get to know Portugal in a better way. We can help you to book the trips that you want to go to any point in the country. Besides that, we have one or two day programs, where you will have unique experiences on your own or in a group.

Some of the tours and experiences that you can enjoy during the freetime include :-

Douro, Port and Moscatel Tour –  You will visit these wines Estates, taste them and have a typical lunch with amazing views.

Minho and Vinho Verde Alvarinho Tour – You will visit the beautiful Viana do Castelo, Melgaço, and Monção, taste the Vinho Verde and some of the best Portuguese cuisine

Aveiro and Bairrada Sparkling Wine Tour –  Visit the beautiful city of Aveiro and get to know its wonders and traditions. The Lunch is going to be Roasted Suckling Pig accompanied by wine from the region of Mealhada.  

Dão and Coimbra Tour - Visit Coimbra, a magic place with the most ancient University of Portugal and full of history. Taste the Dão region wines and the typical food and bakery.