Area: Gers

From late mid-April 2013 onwards we need help in maintaining our very large garden . This involves planting trees and shrubs, preparing and maintaining the potager (vegetable garden), weeding, cleaning out the lake and will involve digging and other heavy work. So able-bodied people are needed. Experienced gardeners particularly welcome. Incidentally, we ARE NOT a farm. In addition we need help in renovating several rooms in our house and smartening up our gites (holiday homes) so people good at home decorating would be very welcome. We are Madeleine and Tony who, with our 9-year old Black Labrador Ulla, live in South West France at the edge of a small medieval village called Tillac. We have 1.3 hectares (about 4 acres) of gardens, including a gite building (holiday homes) with swimming pool in 2,500 m2 of their own gardens. We are increasingly suffering from osteoarthritis and are now very limited in the amount and type of work that we can do. Can you help ? If you can, you get to live in a beautifully appointed, very well equipped holiday home (gite) off season ! We are an English-speaking household so if you want to brush up your French, we can recommend other Hosts in the area. People with their own transport would be particularly well suited as we are out in the country and we can not always promise to take you on exploration trips. There are usually other Workawayers here or in the immediate vicinity.

Area: South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice

We, Henk and Janny, from the Netherlands, in 2004 bought a rundown farm in the Czech Republic. The farm is about 400 years old and built in South Bohemian Baroque style. Since 2004 we have restored the farmhouse and built to our campsite. The farm with the surrounding plots are located in the beautiful hilly landscape of South Bohemia. There are beautiful views over the fields and forests. Since 2005 we welcome our guests on our historic farm. Most guests were Dutch, but there are also guests from England, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, Spain, France and also from the Czech Republic itself. In the years between 2004 and now the building has become very beautiful but still there are many things to refurbish and maintain.

Area: Eastern

My name is Petra, I am from Austria/Europe. In October 2011 I travelled to Uganda to make my dream come true – to volunteer at St. Kizitos babies home, an orphanage in Mbale. During my stay I met Michael. He told me a lot about the country, the people and the situation about children and youth in Uganda. We visited some orphanages in Mbale, Soroti and Katakwi, the situation was a polling since then, i realized the need to build the capacity of the youth Orphans and other vulnerable children through skills training, as to enable them to cope up with life situations. In February 2012 I went back to Austria I told my friends about the situation in Uganda the vulnerable children like child headed families, children who lost their parents because HIV/AIDs, Or killed by rebels of Joseph Kony and Karimonjong worriors. One year later it was possible to sponsor children through the donation from friends of Austria and to send them to different vocational institutions in Soroti and Katakwi. The aim of the organisation is to equip children and young people aged between 12 and 18 years with a good education or vocational training with knowledge and skills to open their future prospects so that they can stand on their own feet when they are adults and have self-confidence for their daily challenges and tasks. VISION: Vulnerable children, youth and communities empowered for holistic sustainable development. MISSION: The mission of the organisation is to provide the children, youth and the entire community with knowledge and skills to overcome their daily challenges in order to be successful in life.

Area: Fethiye

We have a boutique hotel in a Paradise at Fethiye region (Mugla - Turkey). We need volunteers to help us. It is very peacefull place and you gonna meet very friendly workers and volunteers. Shambala people believe in spirituality.. We are open from April to November. Hope to see you soon :) Best wishes...

Area: Sicily - Palermo

Hi, we're a family of four: Raffaella, 36, who works for a cultural services company, Franco, 35, engineer and two kids: Stefano, 3 years old, and Giulio, 3 months old. The Sicily is an island and we'd love our children could learn others languages and others way of life. We're absolutely sure that meeting people coming form other countries is the best way to learn.