Many residents have become so disengaged from society that their awareness of the world around them is extremely limited. Willowdene Farm recognises the importance of understanding the issues facing the wider world population in creating rounded, socially engaged individuals. Strong links have therefore been established with a charity working with indigenous overseas people groups.

During their programme, some residents may be offered the opportunity to visit Aranaputa in Guyana for a period of up to four weeks. Deep in the South American jungle, they will work alongside a local Amerindian community, experiencing first-hand the poverty and hardship facing much of the world’s under-developed populations.

While in the jungle, residents will be actively involved in village life, and will work on the charity’s ongoing agro-forestry project, which is aimed at establishing a sustainable economy within the community.

Every resident who has visited Aranaputa has been deeply impacted by what they have seen and experienced, and all of them have gained a greater appreciation for the opportunities before them, and an active awareness of the issues facing the world’s poor.