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The goal of our project is to create new opportunities for the villagers and the children and therefore help to develop the island. We mainly focus on education but also on employment, the environment and promoting our traditional lifestyle.
The project takes place in Don Nangloy, which is an island located in 4000 islands region, Champasak, Laos. On the island there are 2000 people living in 350 families. We focus on improving the life on the island, where we built bungalows for volunteers and guests.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Help around the house
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Life at Don Nangloy gives you an authentic insight into Lao Lifestyle. It will be the opportunity to learn the language and discover how Lao people from the countryside are like.
Especially the time you spend with the children helps you to understand how it is like to grow up on this island and shows you the value of the small things in life.
You will learn the different traditional techniques, how to cook sticky rice and lao food, make lao lao white whiskey or fish in the Mekong river.
Moreover, your host who was a monk before can introduce you to Buddhism teachings and to the practice of meditation
Help
October - May : As a volunteer you will teach English to the local children in the afternoon for about two hours. Around that you will have to prepare for the lessons through communication with the other volunteers. As the project is reasonably new and still in build-up you can help on so many different things. There is still a lot of place for new ideas on how to improve the project.
Aside from teaching tasks, other help may be needed like promoting the project and the homestay online and general organisation. Additionally, babysitting duties, small cleaning duties after meals, and general construction work where necessary. I'm looking for people who can take the initiative, who are self motivated and can carry a task from start to finish.
June - September: We need volunteers to help my family predominantly with farmwork around the rice paddies as there's no school. At the moment we're also looking for a professional photographer or videographer to help improve our social media presence.
Please note that the homestay takes about 1 hour to travel on the bus from Pakse or also from Don Det, and since it is on an island, you will then need to take a short boat ride. I will send you the details shortly before your arrival.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Lao: Fluent
Accommodation
The newly handmade built bungalows at Don Nangloy Island are right next to the precious Mekong. You have the opportunity to experience the authentic Lao lifestyle on the island. The lodge before the bungalow allows you to have perfect view at the beautiful sunsets with a big space to do yoga. The rooms consist of a double bed, fan, table and electricity. They are simple but clean. Right next to the bungalow is a small hut with a kitchen.
I currently have one locally employed staff, my wife Pouk. She freshly prepares 3 meals a day, changes the beds for the guests and cleans the bathroom. We have a small variety of meals you can choose from, vegetarian option included. We have a shared bathroom with a toilet and shower.
Internet connection is working through my hotspot, ask me if you need it. You can also get sim cards for quite cheap. There is not ATM on the island. Please note that we are asking for a minimum stay of 1 week, which is the time needed for kids to know and trust you. If you stay less 1 week you need to pay for 7 days.
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You are expected to work a minimum of 5 days, Monday to Friday.
3 hours x 5 days= no food// 5 hours x 5 days= all food for free
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The hours of volunteer help is only 1.5 hours a day. A host would offer you a room for free, Volunteers are able to bring their own food or buy food from the mainland to bring here if they wish. Otherwise, there is an optional donation if you choose to eat the food freshly prepared by my wife. It would be nice to have you
I just want to make you aware before you accept this workaway that if you choose to eat 3 times a day with us, we expect a donation 7$ per day. Since there are no markets or restaurants on the island, only a small shop, it is very difficult to source your own food, and so eating food here will solve your problems
Unfortunately, from your work we are not getting any income as families are not paying for english classes.
With this your contribution we can manage to provide you with 3 meals,breakfast, lunch and dinner.
I hope you can understand :)
If this is not a problem for you, please let us know your arrival date so we can manage the date correctly.
We're looking forward to meeting you, hope to see you soon.
Thank you for your understanding.
What else ...
During your free time you can do anything you want: we have a big space to do a yoga , swim in the river, relax at the beach, go picnic and enjoy the local festivals around.
At the homestay we offer a range of activities and tours. We also have motorbikes that you can rent to discover 4000 island area. We have a boat to collect you and bring you to see handicrafts island, if you like we can show you how to grow rice and how to cook lao food . We're trying to introduce the volunteers into the traditional lao lao culture. Some of the group activities are: > Lao food cooking class > visit the local lao lao factory (local whisky) > boat trip to Sunset > boat trip to the markets > visit local festivals > fishing in the the Mekong river > learn how to make sticky rice > learning about basic Buddhism >making baskets out of bamboos >build bamboo huts Please note that we are asking for a min. stay of 1 week, which is the time needed for kids to know and trust you. Thank you for your understanding. * We are also in need of school materials, books and activities in English. Feel free to bring these. * You will see, our island is a very warm and friendly place and local villagers will welcome you with their smile!
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Feedback (15)
Each morning began with caring for the wonderful Vera,… read more
Great project with a lot of scope to grow bigger in the next few years.
Phonephet and his young family are a joy to be with, Phonephet has done a good job at balancing work and rest on this laid back island.
Our daily duties varied from picking… read more
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Each morning began with caring for the wonderful Vera,… read more
Great project with a lot of scope to grow bigger in the next few years.
Phonephet and his young family are a joy to be with, Phonephet has done a good job at balancing work and rest on this laid back island.
Our daily duties varied from picking… read more
Thanks to PhonPhet and his family for these great memories 🫶🏻
The accommodation is great, simple and with a good bed, with an amazing view on the sunset.
I came in the period of peanut harvesting, and it's been an interesting experience. I loved teaching English to Phuk and Kuh, the wife and the handyman of Phonephet (the… read more
The kids from the village who are coming to the homestay are super nice and it was a lot of fun to play and spend time with them.
Phonphet told me a lot about the life of the local people… read more
Very enriching, very interesting and above all very fun.
I would come back a thousand times.
100% recommended :)
We really had the feeling we are not welcomed. Phonpeth never had a meal with us. He always put the food on the table and off he went. I didn’t even have one conversation with him. He was not interested in us at all. Not even in the kids or school.
Apart from this we didn’t do any… read more
The kids looked up to me as a role model, eager to learn without any obligation. Playing with them under the rain was an unbelievable experience.
I loved exploring the local food and learning to cook traditional Lao dishes. Plus, being away from… read more
