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Beschreibung
We are Mark and Tine, a couple in our early 40's with our 7 year old son Adam and have 70 year old parents. We traveled the world together and fell in love with slow travel and giving back to the communities we visited, and so we started our own backpackers that provides that opportunity to others.
Also with us is Pagels, who is in his late 40's and rides to work on his bicycle with his fishing rods from the nearby township. And Paida, who is in her late 20's, from Zimbabwe, and lives on the property too.
Together we've started a small family-run home-stay accommodation (Backpackers Hostel) on the riverfront in a small village on the edge of PE.
We support a community in the nearby Motherwell Township by connecting you to our friends who run projects such as: a soup kitchen, an art gallery, a restaurant, a recycling center and schools. If you have a heart for service, this is definitely a great place for you!
Couples really enjoy this opportunity.
Opportunities to help needed in the following:
Painting and Renovation
Gardening
Social Media
Website Development
Help create a sociable vibe for traveling guests
Reception
Shopping
At our Backpackers, we provide you with a place to stay in one of our dorms, a kitchen (you are in charge of your own meals), and comfortable common areas and a veranda overlooking the river with good Wifi. You can join in on tours to the nearby Addo Elephant Park, go surfing, go sailing, go fishing, and we have paddleboards to use free of charge at the property.
We are creating a sustainable riverfront travel accommodation and a platform for travelers to serve the Redhouse Village and the surrounding communities in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
The Redhouse village and surrounding communities are currently involved in various Music Therapy, Art, Permaculture, Conservancy, Education, Internships and Social projects which you can get involved in too.
Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten
Karitative Arbeit
Kunstprojekte
Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten
Unterrichten
Gartenarbeiten
Heimwerker- und Bauarbeiten
Betreuung von Tieren
Babysitten und Kinderbetreuung
Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie
Hausarbeiten
Tourismus / Gastgewerbe
Handwerkliche Arbeiten
Hilfe mit Computer /Internet
Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten
We are located in a quiet village, on the edge of Port Elizabeth, 10km from beach, 45km from Addo Park. We want to attract like-minded musicians, artists, permaculture gardeners, surfers, windsurfers, watersports people, rowers, meditators, music therapists, healers, and yogis. By staying with us, we hope you feel relaxed and revived, can volunteer to give back to the surrounding communities, and can see a bit of life in South Africa.
Projekte mit Kindern
Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.
Arbeit
We encourage responsible travelling and give travelers opportunities to actively support local communities as they travel through the Eastern Cape and South Africa. We mostly need help in our Permaculture Garden, with marketing and social media, and with reception and creating a great atmosphere for our guests.
Sprachen
Gesprochene Sprachen
Afrikaans: Fließend
Englisch: FließendDieser Gastgeber bietet Sprachaustausch an
I love language exchange
Unterkunft
Shared dorm for volunteers with common kitchen and bathrooms. Volunteers can use the backpackers facilities and spend time in the front veranda, watching the sunrise over the river.
Etwas mehr Information
Internet Zugang
Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang
Wir besitzen Tiere
Wir sind Raucher
Familien möglich
Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen
We have WiFi
Platz zum Abstellen von Camper Vans
We have a '92 VW Campervan
Hier sind Haustiere in der Regel willkommen
We have dogs and cats
Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal
mehr als zwei
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Since covid they don’t provide food anymore, so you must pay for your own groceries (you are however free to take vegetables from the garden) and we didn’t know this before we came. All in all… read more
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Korrekte Angaben im Profil:
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Kultureller Austausch:
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Kommunikation:
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Since covid they don’t provide food anymore, so you must pay for your own groceries (you are however free to take vegetables from the garden) and we didn’t know this before we came. All in all… read more
he is a very inspiring person, his family is lovely and I had the opportunity to help so much.
I was running the social media accounts during this time but I also could help him with the community projects in the township.
thanks so much for letting me help… read more
Mark and Tina are involved in some great projects and ventures to give back and uplift… read more
It was an incredible experience shared with Mark & Tine and the work team.
Volunteering over there was perfect. I felt like home.
I learned a lot about permaculture, about South Africa, about communication and working skills, about responsible travelling, about so many things...
Normally, I had planned to move… read more
And during this period everything went very well.
I did not learn about Agriculture and Music Therapy because I was not fluent in English, but I learned about many other administrative things, and of course I… read more
On the one hand the riverfront is beautiful and generally speaking this is a very peaceful place to be. Mark has developped a nice permaculture garden with some very interesting systems like the "greywater system" and the compost warming the water in one cottage. It's been for me a chance to… read more
Nice moments shared during lunch time and was so nice cook with some many herbs from the garden.
The… read more
