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I am married to a medical Doctor and both of us are citizens of Uganda. Uganda is situated in the Eastern part of Africa. Our home is in Lunyo village, a suburb of Entebbe town. Entebbe is 36 kilometres from the Capital City Kampala. Am a Development economist by profession. My wife Dr Josephine and l own a tours and travel business. Those interested in nature contact us through our website,the email is there. We take tourists to visit nature; gorilla trekking is one of them, cultural sites etc. We stay in a three bedroom house, with a compound of green grass and beautiful flowers. We have gardens where we grow food. So there is work to be done at home and in the gardens. Our country is really beautiful worth visiting. It's all green with fresh fruits, beef, food to mention but a few. Near our home there is a big Lake called Victoria with many beaches. There is a wildlife centre. Indeed our country is a touristic attraction. We get fresh fish from fresh waters of our lakes. We have many types of local foods and they are really tasty. Better come and testify yourself. My wife and I founded a start up business in 2013 and have successfully progressed within the last 9 years. Our business engages gorilla trekking, cultural sites visits and other activities as spelt out in our website. We have been able to employ a number of specialized tour guides, thus improving their economic status and instilling confidence in them to handle people from all walks of life. As the business grows we realize that it has not been marketed well locally, regionally and globally.
Unfortunately we cannot find the right people with the required skills locally. We therefore need to work with volunteers, well equipped with marketing skills and with passion for the East African gorillas, chimpanzees, wildlife and Savannah parks, to help us build a marketing strategy which will boost our tourism business and the tourism sector in the region.
With our three bedroom house we can accommodate 2 volunteers at ago. If it's a family only one at a time. We have the capacity and are ready to provide our volunteers with free food all the time they spend with us.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Language practice
Gardening
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
It's a real entertainment. Learn how we prepare our local dishes. How to make sitting facilities like mats, traditional chairs. Learn about our poetry and many local practices including learning our language.
Projects involving children
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Help
In our house we need to wash clothes, utensils (cups, plates etc), clean the house, cook food, go shopping, slash the compound, trim the fence etc. We need to dig in the gardens where we grow food. We need experienced volunteers to help us build sound marketing strategies for our tourism business and the tourism sector as a whole.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Luganda, Ganda: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
I know 2 languages my local language (Luganda) and English, but I would also like to learn another language and also teach my local language or English.
Accommodation
Our home is big enough to accommodate volunteers. It's a three bedroom house with the necessary facilities. Accommodation and food are free for the volunteers.
What else ...
During our free time we can go jogging or take a walk. We have a car which can take our volunteers for local sights. There is attractive nature around for visitors to enjoy.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
I now work from home and I have an internet connection in the house. Workawayers who want to work online in their spare time on their own projects are welcome.
Space for parking camper vans
I have a parking space for any size of the vehicle.
How many Workawayers can stay?
Two
Hours expected
10-25 hours/week @ 5 days
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the work I did was mainly doing dishes. although after talking about building and fixing… read more
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the work I did was mainly doing dishes. although after talking about building and fixing… read more
Josephine and John host you like you are one of the family. They grow food in the backyard and prepare traditional food which was delicious. I hope that the business plans for the travel and tour… read more
I helped with their small tour… read more
