Help on our farm near Waterberg Plateau National Park in north east Namibia

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  Description

  We are a young, energetic couple, living on the family farm. Enjoy all the great aspects and help is improve our land! We have two boys, Liam born in April 2016 and Emil, born in December 2019. Our farm is a 22,000 acre (11,000 hectare) cattle ranch, situated in the north east of Namibia in close proximity of the Waterberg Plateau National Park. Apart from our cattle, it is also home to an abundance of wildlife. Our homestead has a citrus orchard and a veggie garden to supplement our dietary needs. It is our goal to live environmentally-friendly by applying regenerative farming methods.
  
  1. We could use help with growing our garden and orchard, since we try to be self-sufficient throughout the year. Duties will include cultivating the garden, harvesting, canning and anything else related. We also produce game meat products when available, where you could assist in this process.
  
  2. Help with animal care would include tending to sick animals, vaccinating cattle, feeding chickens and pigeons as well as our 5 little dogs and cat.
  
  3. We do most of our repair work ourselves, and would love someone who has technical skills. Such tasks include fixing machinery, welding structures, driving a tractor to harvest hay, fencing and similar farm duties.
  We have a rustic lapa house, with a toilet and shower, an outdoor kitchen below, next to a pool table and dart board and the swimming pool a few meters away. It has a double bed and closet upstairs.
  We also have a guest house, needing to keep all the rooms, bathrooms and living room clean and available for guests.
  
  Volunteers will have a room in the guest house. You have electricity, slow internet, and hot water (donkey) for showers. We try our best to live off the land, eat from what we have available. Volunteers will be able to work shoulder to shoulder with our friendly staff, being exposed to some cultural interaction.
  
  We also prefer that volunteers contribute to grocery shopping. If you have any special dietary requirements or preferences then it would be your responsibility to provide it.
  
  We prefer couples as they can easily entertain each other. We might consider single people.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Pratique d’une langue

  Enseignement

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Aide à la maison

  Entretien général
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  Objectifs de développement durable de l’ONU que cet hôte essaie d'atteindre

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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  We speak German, English, and Afrikaans and we also have staff who speak a variety of indigenous languages including Herero, Damara, and Oshivambo. They enjoy sharing their culture and customs and are very knowledgeable about local plants and animals. They also enjoy learning new things from visitors.`

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  Projets impliquant des enfants

  Ce projet peut impliquer des enfants. Pour en savoir plus, consultez nos directives et conseils ici.

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  Aide

  It is a big farm with lots of possibilities. Apart from the help we need described above, we are also into new ideas and input from volunteers. We appreciate people who take initiative with a project and run with the idea. We only ask that it fits with our sustainable approach to farming.
  
  We also would appreciate help with setting up for dinner, cooking, and enjoying new foods/dishes.

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  Langues

  Langues parlées
  Afrikaans: Courant
  Allemand: Courant
  Anglais: Courant

  Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
  We can speak German, English and Afrikaans.. eager to learn anything else!
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  Hébergement

  We have a guest room with a bath and shower, closet and dresser.
  Coffee/tea is available in the main house.
  A washing machine is available for clothes with a line to hang dry. We have electricity that is runs on[;\ +solar, so it is limited, and we ask volunteers to be mindful of using lights and electronics.

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  Autres infos...

  We are 45 minutes from the nearest town, so volunteers should be prepared to entertain themselves in the bush. It is possible to visit the nearby Waterberg Plateau National Park or Cheetah Conservation Fund. Other activities could be hiking,
  
  We ask visitors to our home to be respectful. By this we mean, we are happy to share what we have, but we ask that tools, equipment, books, etc. be used properly and returned to where they came from. We enjoy meeting new people and learning about their lives, but also need time to ourselves and cannot be responsible to entertain volunteers all the time. We ask that our private areas remain for us and that volunteers respect quiet hours. We are fine with drinking alcohol or smoking, but also ask that it be done respectfully.
  
  It is better if volunteers have their own transportation since we are off the beaten track and are not easy to get to with public transportation. In certain cases, we can arrange pick-ups/drop-offs, but we are far from town and 3+ hours from Windhoek.

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Espace pour garer des vans

  Let us know the details of your van so we can make a plan to park it somewhere in the shade.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Nombre d'heures attendues

  Maximum 5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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