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Description
Eco Farm Uganda is an eco-friendly farm located in western Uganda, its a site ideal for residential internships and offering unique escapades in homes away from Home on a Rural African Family Farm.
We have a number of 4 paid workers on the farm who help in doing different kinds of work
For Someone wishing to escape the ordinary and experience a life on an African Stallholder Family Farm, Eco Farms Uganda has got you covered.
Our Target audience includes:
Persons interested in cross cultural exchanges
Young Farmers In and Out of School wishing to build agro ecotourism facilities from scratch
Peer Farmer Families interested in smallholder Farming as a business
Farm-Stay Enthusiasts
Detox Staycation lovers
We offer experiences and services including:
Day guided on farm experience tours and community tours
On-Farm camp fire
Coffee Experience
Cultural dance
Healing Hotspring relaxation bath coupled with community cultural exchange
Inspirational Visit to a community transformed by tourism through medicine
Adoptable Best practices in smallholder Farming as a Business
Chicken egg collection
Hand milking cows
Honey gathering
Earth bag building
Homestay
Self catering kitchen
Camping Garden
Outdoor gaming space
Camping floral and pond-side gardens
Secure Parking
Satellite TV
Our Mission:
Promoting green tourism through Agro-eco-tourism, agribusiness activities in the communities and enhancing positive youth engagements in Agro-ecology.
Our Values: Team work (we work together), Spirituality (with godliness), Innovation (establishing simple, liveable and creative lifestyles)Types of help and learning opportunities
Language practiceHelp with Eco ProjectsGardeningDIY and building projectsAnimal CareFarmstay helpHospitality/TourismGeneral MaintenanceUN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
It's a heartwarming experience to meet the local family and bond for a lifelong family relationship with a new found Rural African Smallholder Farming Family.
Seeing and enjoying the new means of lifestyles be it family cultural foods, communication, friendliness etc is also an experiencial learning of a life lived in a different ways
Cultural immersion into a Rural African Smallholder Farmer Family lifestyles
On Farm Edutainment
Family and group bonding-you come as a stranger and leave as family
Detox staycation-fruit, tuber, fish, veggie diets all from nature harvested from our farm
Re-Investment for fundamental improvement of community livelihoodsProjects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
A volunteer can participate in painting, DIY garden project concepts, , deliver milk we supply in afternoons and many other activities on the farm.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
am interested in learning new languages and also sharing local languages here in UgandaAccommodation
Farm stay. Homestay - room - see pic
We offer 3 meal each dayWhat else ...
our location is central to most tourist attractions as below.
we are less than 100kms from Queen Elizabeth national park
we are close to Lake Bunyonyi Uganda's deepest fresh water lake
many hot-springs surround us
kisiizi waterfalls is less than 50kms from the farm
cultural and nature walks can be done around the villages around
we offer transport and guiding services with travel advisory services in Uganda.A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
we have an internet library and space for any internet users. convenient with proper network
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
Can possibly accept pets
This host has said they are willing to accept those travelling with a pet.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
Hours expected
Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week