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We are Wim and Punam and we are living our dream, creating a magical place together with other people.
A better world, which we know in our hearts is possible.
We bought 27 hectares of land in the southwest of Portugal between Aljezur and Odexice, with a lot of pristine nature and with the ocean nearby.
We started this living community in April 2023 because we feel we want to live in a different way, off-grid, where we work playfully and co-sufficient.
In this little start-up village we like to celebrate this dance of life and we see personal growth as wealth.
To live in full bloom, share qualities and shape dreams.
Do you long to co-create this magical place? Off-grid and co-sufficient?
Then feel welcome.
in this start-up phase, we are especially in need of adventurous pioneers who enjoy being at the grassroots with us.
Long-term volunteering possible.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help with Computers/ Internet
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Our mission is to be an inspiring and joyful village community.
To share in it with an open heart.
An invitation to grow in all areas, with each other and the environment. Towards a new reality.
We use the advisory process for making decisions. We love that we and other people share our gifts, passions and sociability.
When you are here you will be automatic be a part of the community.
Sharing and learning from each other qualities.
Wim has been an eco-builder for 35 years and has a huge knowledge that he loves to share and work with you.
Punam is an artist and enjoys sharing this love.
We also have various sports opportunities. For instance, there is a Aerial silk and Aerial hammock on our own beach. And we made a real beach volleyball court. There is table tennis table, slackline, tjoekbal and spikebal. And we have big gymnastic mats, so you can do acro yoga or other tricks.
You are invited to also bring in your own things you would like to share. We love live music!
We can give place to five volunteers.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
Working, playing, eating, enjoying together is so much more fun so we welcome you with open arms. Everyone who feels a 'yes' to our mission is welcome, no matter what age or nationality, each with their unique story and talent.
Practically it means, that as a volunteer, you commit to help five days a week, 5 hours a day in this community. (We work in the mornings)
In the morning after breakfast we start together to connect and then you choose where you want to put your skills or perhaps something you want to learn. There is en lot of variety of work but now specially a lot carpentry and gardenwork.
Veggiegarden: making new beds, composting them, weeding, builing walls from stones, making stairs in de gardens, planting, planting trees.
Cutting trees, chopping firewood
Buiding a organic toilet house and a beautiful outdoor shower.
Making a wooden floor in the big tipi and in the ToolTempel (the workshed)
Cutting eucalyptus trees and peeling the bark, become poles for the other tipi's
Working on oure own little beach, weeding, making stone walls.
Cooking is always great!!
Help to set up social media platforms.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Dutch: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
We love to inprove oure English and Portugees. And we can share our Dutch with you.
Accommodation
We have large tents containing slatted beds, mattresses, blankets, pillows and bedsheets.
We are a start-up project. This means that many facilities still need to be built.
We now have an temporary outdoor compost toilet.
And a cold water bucket shower in the rivierstream. Because of did you can only use biological and biodegradable soap!
We have (on the mountain) acess to internet but no wifi.
We provide (all together) three times a day a vegetarian meal.
And please note, our living community celebrates healthy and mindful lifestyles, and we wish to remain a safe space for everybody, so we ask not to smoke, drinking, and using drugs (incl marijuana) during your stay here.
What else ...
We have created a great beach on the rivier side with hammocks which is great for chilling out.
The shared car "Bassie" can be used for trips on days off. There are beautiful beaches close by and great walking trails.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
There is plenty of room to come with an campervan and sleep in it.
Can possibly accept pets
We have a cat so a dog is only possible if he or she is cat friendly.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Feedback (13)
The valley where they live is pure magic, surrounded by nature, birdsong, and a deep sense of calm. I loved being… read more
Pieter knows a lot, is very handy on construction projects but also on technical issues. That was very nice, especially for Wim because it allowed him to delegate some tasks. Pieter did a lot of different jobs. Sometimes alone,… read more
From the moment we met, a couple of weeks before we started work, we felt that this is a place we want to be and help out!
And this feeling proved right for the whole period we were there.
We, as 60+ workawayers, found it to be very special to work with a group of younger people. In… read more
Very nice spontaneous active woman, inspiring, full of fun enthusiasm and ideas. After a few weeks, she asked to stay longer and we were very happy with that.
Anne is eager to learn and loves to be active. Can cook wonderfully and is very sociable. She immediately gave everyone who came a nice, warm… read more
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The valley where they live is pure magic, surrounded by nature, birdsong, and a deep sense of calm. I loved being… read more
Pieter knows a lot, is very handy on construction projects but also on technical issues. That was very nice, especially for Wim because it allowed him to delegate some tasks. Pieter did a lot of different jobs. Sometimes alone,… read more
From the moment we met, a couple of weeks before we started work, we felt that this is a place we want to be and help out!
And this feeling proved right for the whole period we were there.
We, as 60+ workawayers, found it to be very special to work with a group of younger people. In… read more
Very nice spontaneous active woman, inspiring, full of fun enthusiasm and ideas. After a few weeks, she asked to stay longer and we were very happy with that.
Anne is eager to learn and loves to be active. Can cook wonderfully and is very sociable. She immediately gave everyone who came a nice, warm… read more
Lottie arrived here as a sprouting flower, carefully taking everything in at first. Gradually the flower opened, firmly grounded and began to shine in its splendour.
Together with others, it became a beautiful bouquet. Always in to learn something new.
We enjoyed her delicious cooking, her curiosity and… read more
Juliette is an incredibly sweet girl who really loves people, sociability, group moments. There she shines and is totally in her element. She could be a great hostess, she knows how to generate energy in groups which is wonderful. She loves inventing and organizing group activities. And she… read more
Wim and Punam are… read more
Both Wim and Punam are exceptional and inspiring people. They have depth and breadth of community living experiences and are now creating their own… read more
She came in full of enthusiasm, questions and desire. And that lasted all the five weeks she stayed.
Wonderful to work with but also to talk with or do something else.
She makes contact with everyone very easily and quickly and is also compassionate to everyone, she is sensitive and… read more
Suzanne is very beautiful and honest in her talk,… read more
Unfortunately she couldn't stay longer but we love to see here back.
Thanks Sabine for… read more
Brieuc is an incredibly hard worker, never makes a problem, tackles everything and does the things with a great smile and humor. It was so wonderful to work alongside him, everything felt lighter.
Thea is only 20 but has incredible wisdom in her, a very sweet gentle young woman. We could also ask… read more
From day one, she brought an enthusiasm that we fully enjoyed. She was willing to do and learn everything. Didn't care to get dirty. She did many different jobs and all with a smile on her face.
Her emotional side is also very beautiful, nice conversations about life. Her openness also made it… read more
There is no doubt why the valley carries that name: JOY. Every day was a perfect combination of responsability, co creation, caring for each other, helping, learning, having beautiful and sometimes dificult… read more
Both are conscious, grounded, kind people with a good sense of humour. You can learn a lot from both of them. Punam is a great artist and expert in felting, Wim has so much knowledge in eco-building. Both are passionate in what they do and so it was fun to learn from them.… read more
