Off grid small farm, home and community projects on the Nile, Uganda

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  Description

  We live off-grid on the banks of the Nile, developing our small farm and working on a number of community projects to create positive environmental impact. We are research scientists, white water kayakers, and parents to our new baby boy.

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  Type of help

  Gardening
  Farming
  Help with Eco project
  Charity work
  Other
  Teaching

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  Help

  We are developing a number of projects both on and off our farm. We are creating a demonstration farm for sustainable agricultural management to serve as a practical demonstration to others in our community. Within the community we are developing a riverbank restoration project with tree planting and beekeeping, addressing issues of unsustainable firewood use and working to improve child and adult literacy for improved livelihood options thtough our village library. We are looking for volunteers to help us on some or all of our projects, through hands-on involvement, sharing of ideas and research.

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  Languages spoken

  English

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  Accommodation

  Sleeping in a canvas tent with bed, in the garden. We have a very open, outdoor style of living! There is cold running water in the outdoor shower, a long-drop outdoor toilet, a shaded outdoor living room, a storeroom and a small outdoor kitchen.

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  What else ...

  Time off can be spent doing white water kayaking/rafting/SUP on the river, safaris further afield. Public transport is local motorbikes or minibuses. We work from home so need to spend part of our day on our laptops. The rest of the time we're working on our community projects and home farm, and enjoying the river and our environment!

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  A little more information

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    Internet access

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    Limited internet access

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    We have pets

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    We are smokers

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Living in rural Uganda- there is so much culture to experience! Our work involves community interaction and a lot of learning about local lifestyles. It also encourages creative thought around how to improve these for sustainable environmental and social outcomes. The farm is a creative garden for all of us to develop and learn from, and enjoy! There is also the river Nile in our front garden, so plenty of opportunity for some time on the water too.

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  Volunteering hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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for Eleanor & Jamie

[24/02/2017]

Ellie and Jamie were amazing! They worked so hard and were so much fun to have around. They got involved in many different aspects of our lives- from our community projects, to our farm, to helping us out in our home. They were always happy to get involved in anything we suggested, and also had lots of initiative and ideas of things we could do to… read more make our home better. They became part of our family! I would highly recommend them to any host (in fact they were so brilliant I connected them with my sister and she hosted them for a week after they visited us!).
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(Excellent)

[10/02/2017]

We couldn't recommend this workaway enough! Jenny and Charlie are brilliant hosts and went to great effort to make us feel right at home. The location is stunning, overlooking the Nile and within walking distance of Itanda Falls. The work is varied and very interesting - while there we helped teaching in the reading room, developing a curriculum… read more for the women's literacy group, finding stores in Jinja to sell crafts on behalf of the local women's groups, working on the farm, researching indigenous trees and harvesting seeds as part of Jenny and Charlie's local conservation trust's work, as well as countless other fun and challenging jobs. In short - great people, great location and great experience. Thank you both again for such a fantastic stay!
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