Help a charity with farming in West Coast Region, Gambia

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  Description

  Hello, my name is Bubacarr and I work alongside my colleague Julia, we run a charitable organization in the west coast region of Gambia that's empowering smallholder farmers in semi arid region of Africa to thrive in challenging climates through sustainable agriculture practices including Climate resilient farming, afforestation, bee keeping and Agro-processing.
  Our family is the most predominant and oldest settlers tribe from Ndemban Jola in Foni Berefet district, West Coast Region in the Gambia.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Help with Eco Projects

  Teaching

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Farmstay help

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  Interests

  

  Books

  

  Languages

  

  Outdoor activities

  

  Nature

  

  Beach

  

  Animals

  

  DIY & crafts

  

  Gardening

  

  Plant care

  

  Technology

  

  Sustainability

  

  Self development

  

  Culture

  

  Farming

  

  Charity work
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  What's this?
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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Workawayers will be able to integrate themselves in everyday living like indigenous people do. They will get to enjoy direct interaction with different communities that has diverse and rich cultural values. These consists of different tribes, languages like Jola, Mandinka, Wolof, Fula, and Manjako, all living in coexistence with each others for centuries.
  Travelers can learn and experience cultivation of locally grown crops such as Rice, groundnuts, Findi, maize and vegetables etc. and enjoy food such as "Domoda" Bennikin and other native foods and drink.

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  Help

  We welcome volunteers with backgrounds in various areas such as:
  - Technical personnel in software development
  - Agronomics
  - Environmental conservation
  - Agriculture (Horticulture, Afforestation)
  - Agro food processing, and
  - Beekeeping
  
  The volunteers helped us with teaching and creating awareness in farmers' communities and also working together with the team to achieve our targeted goals and skill-sharing during their stay with us.
  
  Generous donation is required from Workawayers, to contribute to the sustainability of our charitable organization.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  English: Fluent
  Wolof: Fluent

  This host offers a language exchange
  We have people who can teach travelers language like Jola and Mandinka.
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  Accommodation

  A big room self contain in the main building with access to sitting room and kitchen. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are served everyday, and travelers are free if they want to cook something themselves.

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  What else ...

  For free time? Workawayers will be glad to know that from our accommodating building, you are less than five (5) minute walk to the west coast region beaches, less than two (2) minute walk to catch a bus to anywhere around town, and less than thirty (30) minute to Banjul airport.
  Often, volunteers are welcome to go on trip to villages, our local farmers communities and visit to friends places of establishment.

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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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    Can host families

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  Can host digital nomads

  We have an attic office and open roof-top terrain to work for digital nomads

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  Space for parking camper vans

  This host can provide space for campervans.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  4-5 hours per day from Monday to Friday