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🌿 Welcome to Our Permaculture Eco-Farm on Mfangano Island, Kenya!
A Mission-Driven Experience in Sustainability & Community Empowerment
Join Florence and Gabriel on Mfangano Island for an unforgettable Workaway rooted in permaculture, eco-construction, and meaningful community connection.
🌍 Who We Are
We’re Florence (Luo) and Gabriel (Suba) — partners in life and vision. With over 30 years of combined experience in eco-tourism, permaculture, and sustainable building, we’ve created a living classroom where culture, community, and nature thrive together.
🌱 Our Mission
We’re building more than just a farm — it’s a hub for learning, regeneration, and empowerment. Our vision is to inspire local and global volunteers to live intentionally, work sustainably, and cultivate lasting change from the ground up.
💪 What We're Working On
1. Empowering Women Through Regenerative Farming
We train local women in sustainable agriculture, helping them grow food, launch eco-businesses, and become community leaders. Our goal: to form women-led cooperatives with access to broader markets.
2. Building Sustainable Infrastructure
Join us in creating essential eco-structures like:
A chicken house made from local, natural materials
An aquaponics system inspired by traditional Suba boat design
3. Growing Our Permaculture Vision
Help us design and plant:
Banana circles & keyhole gardens
Compost systems, water catchments, and food forests
4. Strengthening Our Digital Presence
We need help to:
Create content (photos, videos, blogs)
Manage social media
Launch fundraising campaigns
Share our story with the world
🤝 What We’re Looking For
Ideal Volunteers Are:
Passionate about sustainability and service
Open to cultural exchange and simple living
Creative, flexible, and hands-on
Ready to work hard and contribute in diverse ways
Whether you're skilled in farming, storytelling, building — or simply bring an open heart — your presence here makes a difference.
Come plant a seed of change with us.
Together, let’s give and grow something beautiful on Mfangano Island.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Elderly Companionship
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Hospitality/Tourism
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Sustainability
Culture
Farming
Events & social
Charity work
Languages
Plant care
Gardening
Carpentry
Cooking & food
DIY & crafts
Animals
Dancing
Sailing / Boating
Outdoor activities
Nature
Mountain
Hiking
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Cultural Exchange
At the heart of this experience is cultural exchange — the richer the mix of cultures, the stronger our community becomes. You’ll learn at the natural pace of life on Mfangano Island, guided by local project leaders who understand both the traditions of Mfangano and the wider Kenyan context. They are committed to mutual respect and deep cultural understanding. As a volunteer, you’ll have the chance to learn local cooking, pick up the language, and live in an international group while being immersed in the rhythms and beauty of island life. From shared meals to lakeside sunsets, it’s a true exchange of knowledge, customs, and connection.
Registered charity
This host is a registered charity in their country and is looking for volunteers to help with their project(s).
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
At the moment we would want to join hands and focus on finishing our permaculture poultry house in the food forest . This involves working on our Aquaponic fish pond in the same food forest. Working on our banana circle and key hole garden .
Also we ask help with proposal (grants) and computer technician work.
We kindly ask volunteers to participate and help us fulfilling this mission.
DECEMBER - VIDEOGRAPHER: We are looking for a videographer to support in the filming and creation of a video displaying our local Mfangano Cultural festival which will be taking place in December.
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
Luo: Fluent
Swahili (Kiswahili): Fluent
Accommodation
Volunteers will stay in a separate house, which is equipped with a living room, a kitchen, a shower, and a latrine. We also have a place for solo volunteers in the food forest.
Phone network and free WIFI is available.
The house is surrounded by trees that provide shade, and it has direct access to the lake with a beautiful view.
We can accommodate more than two volunteers. Volunteers will receive three meals a day: we prepare two of the meals, and the evening meal is prepared in collaboration with the volunteers.
Weekend Schedule:
Saturday and Sunday are free days, with no work required. On these days, volunteers are encouraged to explore, relax, or enjoy activities on the island. However, on Sundays, we have a Food Exchange Program. This means that volunteers will work together to cook the evening meal for everyone. This includes organizing themselves to shop for the ingredients at the market and preparing the dinner together.
We hope you enjoy staying with us and feel like part of the family. Come and create unforgettable memories with us in Kenya!
What else ...
Mfangano Island is a nature-lovers paradise with plenty of birdlife, hikes and peaks with stunning panoramic views. We are on the east south side of the island and exposed to sun rise, but there is much to see and experience on the other parts of the island as well as the other nearby islands on your days off.
We either walk or take boat and motorcycles around (no more cars on the island !) and there are motor boats to transport people to different points on the island. It is possible to walk the whole ring road around the island in one day (if you start very early in the morning !).
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
We have a big space and flat for more cars to pack.
Can possibly accept pets
We have dogs and cats
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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I loved how the workaway functioned. You live in a separate house and when I was there there were loads of volunteers so we would have a great time together in our breaks and weekends. You are just by the lake so you can pop in for a swim or bath when you need!
They have set times to come over for breakfast,… read more
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Accommodation is not on-site but about 200… read more
Another highlight was sharing… read more
As you dost pen the feedback, let the words be a reflection of kindness and truth. For even in the smallest… read more
I loved how the workaway functioned. You live in a separate house and when I was there there were loads of volunteers so we would have a great time together in our breaks and weekends. You are just by the lake so you can pop in for a swim or bath when you need!
They have set times to come over for breakfast,… read more
We would like to express our deepest gratitude for the guidance and support you… read more
A sense of belonging settles very… read more
They are really welcoming and try to fit you in the community and want you to get to know the historical parts of the island.
It is interesting to see the cultural differences. And it is definitely an… read more
Cultural exchange and learning how to play Oluko very first at our meusium.
With a mixture of luo and Suba cultures, the better off we are.
Màtheus was able to learn at the rhythm of olusuba and luo life.… read more
I was introduced to what they eat (Florence can’t live without her Ugali), but also had the opportunity to… read more
Cultural exchange and learning how to play Oluko
Here, the more there is a mixture of 8cultures, the better off we are.
Martin was able to learn at the rhythm of olusuba life. The on-site project which is… read more
Florence, Gabriel, Christine, Dennis, Happy, and Sesmel—thank you so much for… read more
Love you Florence and… read more
Florence and girls cooked so great food every day so our bellies were happily full.
Gabriel organised a tour around the island by boat and a trip to the top of the mountains and the UNESCO heritage… read more
They had a number of projects they were working on, including their permaculture projects, grant writing and application, house building as well as working with the local school.
We mainly focused on the house building,… read more
Thank you for everything, we will not forget this experience.
Florence and Gabriel… read more
We visited a school one of the days and the main focus when I was there were to spread the word of the project and to make the fundraising going for building the fence… read more
My main task was to open the nursery space at the side of garden
They have many interesting project.like involving the community especially some of neighbor schools. And expanding the farm is also one of nice work.
They… read more
At that time nothing had been started… read more
I travelled solo and it was my first time on Mfangano island so there was plenty to see and discover on the island, especially on days off with the other volunteer I joined, Morgane. The work was simple enough - I arrived at the very beginning of… read more
The oven is doing great. The kids House is also good and prevented from rain . The are very hard work. Sandra your fundraising is good still online. Thank you guys for your help.
We helped to create an oven in the separate kitchen and… read more
See you my dear
Be blessed you my daughter.
