Information for hosts
Workaway.info has been set up to promote and encourage exchange.
From you, the hosts point of view, you will need to be able to provide work (Around 5 hours a day) accommodation and food for your visitors.
In exchange you can expect to receive around 5 hours work per day 5 days a week. Work can be anything which is within reach of a willing visitor.
Some typical examples of exchanges have been; House painting, weeding, tree planting, baby sitting, doing the school run, cooking, shopping, general maintenance, fencing, office work, help with building, language tuition etc.
Remember travellers come for a different experience to what they are used to in their own country, some are skilled professionals on a break, many are students on a year out and many come to practice a language. This means that they should be made to feel part of the family. Hosts should interact with visitors as much as they can. Workaway.info is NOT set up to provide cheap labour. It is an exchange in which both parties should benefit.
When you register as a host working travellers, students and language learners, who have shown interest in the areas that you have specified are able to contact you through the website It is then up to the workawayer to contact you and entirely up to you whether you decide to offer some kind of exchange or not. Remember we only provide interested parties with a way to contact you( Your email is not given out or visable on the site) and the general area in which you live. After the first contact has been made, you can then provide more specific details should you wish to.
You are also able to view details of Workawayers who have contacted you ,including their photo and any other information they have provided upon sign up.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long do my visitors stay for?
This is entirely up to you. We recommend that you arrange, at first, a short period of time (5 days to a week) as a trial period with the view of extending should both parties wish to (some volunteers end up staying for up to a year and become life long friends!) This gives both parties an "opt out clause" in case of unforeseeable circumstances, or you simply just don´t get on!
What type of accommodation am I expected to provide?
Again this depends entirely up to you. From providing a tent in the garden, a caravan ,the guest room of your house. The important thing to stress is that volunteerss know of the type of accommodation to expect before their arrival.
What about food?
Food is normally included in the exchange, and in most exchanges the tasks of cooking and clearing up are also SHARED. This means that you are not expected to prepare three meals a day for your volunteersers and likewise you can not expect them to cook for you everyday on top of the work you provide (Unless part of the exchange is cooking!) Again the best thing is to make your wishes clear from the start to eliminate problems in the future. Remember it is a cultural exchange, so you should just carry on your normal eating times and cook with or provide the necessary without any special change. Should you wish to eat in the style of your visitors then again this is entirely up to you.
How do I register with workaway.info?
Click on to the link below, where you will be asked to provide some information about yourself and/or your organization, information about the type of work you are wanting to be done, information about the type of accommodation you can offer and some general information about the type of helper you are looking for (smoker/non smoker etc.).
