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Join us if you are looking for being a part of a substainable farm and social project.
We are an agroecological farm, established in 2015, based in Niaguis, 12 km from Ziguinchor. The objective is to grow what we eat and to eat what we grow with the aim of making money in order to foster local development in such a way to create local employment especially for women and young people, to reduce poverty and illegal immigration, which are significant issues within our community. The project has already inspired other people in the village who have followed Bourama’s example and created their own farm to make a living.
Bourama created this project with his friends. Bourama has a master’s degree in international cooperation and local development. After his studies in Ziguinchor, he decided to come back to his village and start with the project.
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Rejoins-nous si tu souhaites t'engager au sein d'une ferme agroécologique associative !
La Ferme Agroécologique a été créée en 2015 avec pour mission de promouvoir la consommation locale de produits sains afin de réduire les importations et l’empreinte écologique des transports. La ferme pratique différentes activités de maraîchage, d’arboriculture et d’apiculture respectueuses de l’environnement en vue de créer des emplois stables pour améliorer les conditions de vie des populations locales et contribuer à la lutte contre l’immigration illégale. Ce projet a inspiré d’autres villageois, qui ont à leur tour créé une ferme pour subvenir à leurs besoins.
Bourama, le fondateur de la ferme, a lancé ce projet avec ses amis après être retourné au village à la fin de son master en coopération internationale et développement local.
Rejoignez-nous et vivez une expérience au cœur de la campagne Casamançaise, à Niaguis, à seulement 12 km de Ziguinchor !
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Art Projects
Help with Eco Projects
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Help with Computers/ Internet
Interests
Charity work
Farming
Plant care
Languages
Cooking & food
Carpentry
Architecture
Animals
Team sports
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Niaguis is a village of multicultural ethnic groups with different practices. People in the village as well as the guys working on the farm have been welcoming people from all around the world since 2011. We are used to share our culture. If you want to experience cultural exchange and be part of the community, you can go by yourself to the village during your free time. We live in the middle of the forest, 45 minutes by walk or 10 minutes by moto taxi (Jakarta) from Niaguis. Ina, the mother of Bourama, lives there. Dependings on the period, we go to visit friends or family, celebrate local events such as weddings, baptism, cultural and religious meetings, … Niaguis is a small village, you are easily integrated in the community.
Help
No experience is needed, only your motivation counts! Profiles with an interest in physical work or construction projects are particularly appreciated. Taking initiative and being able to come up with new ideas are valuable assets! The following are the tasks we can assign to volunteers: watering, harvesting, support in the breeding of chickens and participation in the construction or development of infrastructure on the farm.
Others missions welcome :
- Processing of local products (April to June): participating in the production of jams, juices and other products made from mangoes and cashew apples
-Administrative management: support for the organization and administrative follow-up of the farm.
-Communication and management of social networks: creation of content and animation of social networks, management of newsletters
-Search for funding: help to identify and solicit partners
-Video creation: making a video to present the farm and its activities
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Aucune expérience n’est nécessaire, seule votre motivation compte ! Les profils ayant un intérêt pour les travaux physiques ou les projets de construction sont particulièrement appréciés. La prise d’initiative et la capacité à proposer de nouvelles idées sont des atouts précieux ! Voici les missions que nous pouvons confier aux volontaires :
-Arrosage et entretien des cultures de maraîchage
-Récolter les fruits
-Soutien dans l’élevage de poulets
-Transformation des produits locaux (avril à juin) : participer à la production de confitures, jus et autres produits à base de mangues et de pommes d’anacardier
-Éco-construction : participation à la construction ou à l’aménagements d’infrastructures à la ferme.
-Gestion administrative : appui à l’organisation et au suivi administratif de la ferme.
-Communication et gestion des réseaux sociaux : création de contenus et animation des réseaux sociaux, gestion de la newsletters
-Recherche de financements : aide pour identifier et solliciter des partenaires
-Création de vidéos : réalisation d’une vidéo pour présenter la ferme et ses activités
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
French: Fluent
Wolof: FluentThis host offers a language exchange
Bourama studied foreign languages. We are very interested in languages and sharing. At the farm you can hear wolof, diola, manding, pular, english, french, spanish, portuguese !
Accommodation
We live in a small Senegalese house built in 2021 on the farm. The farm is in the middle of the forest and surrounded by fields and nature. No neighbour, just peace and silence. Day after day we are building new infrastructures to make it more and more comfortable. Our electricity comes from our solar panel system.
There are 2 rooms for welcoming our volunteers. Each room has 2 mattresses and mosquito nets. You will share the room and you will live as we do. Currently, we have 2 showers and a squat toilets.
We usually share breakfast, lunch and dinner all together. We eat mostly rice and fish, sometime veggies from our garden. However, we are not used to cook great variety of meals so you're welcome to cook a special dish from your country ! Also, feel free to buy extra-food as you can / want. For example fruits, more vegetable, butter, local honey or pasta. There's a small market in Niaguis, you can go by yourself or just ask the guys to buy what you need. Also, Ziguinchor with bigger supermarkets is not far away.
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Nous vivons et travaillons sur place, une petite case sénégalaise construite en 2021, située en pleine forêt, entourée de champs et de nature. Pas de voisin, juste la paix et le silence. Chaque jour, nous améliorons les infrastructures pour plus de confort. Notre électricité provient de notre système de panneaux solaires.
Il y a 2 chambres pour les bénévoles, chacune équipée de 2 matelas avec moustiquaires. Les chambres sont partagées, et vous vivrez dans les mêmes conditions que nous. Actuellement, nous avons 2 douches et un squat toilettes.
Nous partageons les 3 repas de la journée ensemble. Nous mangeons principalement du riz, du poisson et quelques légumes. Cependant, notre cuisine reste simple et vous êtes invités à préparer des plats spéciaux de votre pays si vous le souhaitez. Vous pouvez acheter des aliments supplémentaires si vous en ressentez le besoin, comme des fruits, des légumes, du café, du miel local ou des pâtes. A Niaguis, un petit marché local est accessible à vélo. A Ziguinchor, un grand marché et un supermarché sont là pour plus de choix.
What else ...
The Casamance river is not far. You can easily go there from Niaguis to swim. You can also take a 7 places or moto taxi (Jakarta) to go to Ziguinchor where you can discover the local markets (marché Boucotte et marché artisanal). We are happy to advice you for travelling around Casamance! Or even organize tours for you (one of the guys also works as a tourist guide).
If you want to get involved with children at the school (during your free time), we can discuss about it. However, this is only possible if you stay for a longer period of time.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
The main building is powered by solar energy, allowing you to charge your phone. A 4G connection can be accessed through smartphone sharing, and we have already welcomed digital nomads here. ///////français///// La case principale vous donne accès à de l'électricité solaire pour charger vos téléphones la journée et accès à de la lumière le soir. Vous pouvez acheter de la connexion internet. Nous avons déjà hébergé des digitales nomades.
Space for parking camper vans
You can park here.
Can possibly accept pets
We have dogs at the farm.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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Jia brings a wealth of expertise in areas such as… read more
Preston IS very good girl hé help a lot in our project when hé was here. Iam happy to me him.
His someone you may meet on your project . He very sympathic.
Bro you have thé salut of membrers.
I Hope to see again.
Good Luck of thé future project.
Bourama
Bab's as we called her was welcoming in our farm.
It was à great expérience with rich échange.
She an open minded girl
I Hope to see again Bab's
Thank you for all.
Leggui leggui
Spending time here, in the midst of nature and enjoying the nature sounds, is lovely in itself. But what made this experience really unforgettable, was being able to meet Bourama's friends and family, who live in the village or at the farm. Everyone is… read more
It's Laura and Aina. We stayed here for 2 weeks and we cannot have a bad word for it. This is a beautiful place with lots of things to do, not only helping with the farm but also spending time with everyone here. They are willing to help you with everything and also try to make you feel like home.
They're open minded… read more
Here you can enjoy the beautiful nature of Casamance, the joy of living of Senegalese and of course work in the farm (it was pretty chill when I was there but I really enjoyed my stay).
Bourama's project is one of those projects that are so… read more
C'était une très belle expérience elle nous a beaucoup dans les travails agricole mais aussi dans les réseaux sociaux. Ysa comme nous avons l habitude de l'appeler et très sociale et aime communiquer avec tout le monde. Tout te dit merci et nous souhaitons te revoir.
On y découvre et y vit tellement de choses différentes en si peu de temps ! C'était pour moi mon premier voyage seule et sur le continent africain, et je n'ai pas été déçue.
À et à Niaguis, on vit comme les locaux, on mange comme eux, on dort comme eux, on partage des fêtes, leur… read more
Merci pour tout.
Bourama et… read more
On a passé un très bon moment avec vous, ravis d'avoir pu découvrir cette belle ferme, ce beau projet, et d'avoir pu échanger avec vous. on s'est considérablement amélioré au défrichage à la machette, même si on est encore loin du niveau des "concouranes"… read more
Fede was here in our project for two months it very interesting moment . She is very interested in agriculture. Iam so lucky to meet and share experiences with Federica. I suggest you to meet her you will never regret..
i hope to see again sister.
Burok !!!
Bro I hoppe to meet you again. Good luck for the future.
I’m very thankful for not only the growth that I’ve experience through this amazing stay but also all the beautiful… read more
They were so nice and helped me a lot in gardening and the house staff .
I wish you meet this couple .
Foti came one more time again on his way back from Guinea Bissau.
Thank you Foti and you are always welcome here.
Ces quelques semaines passées sont d'une Importances capitale.
Paul nous a aidé dans plein d'activités allant de préparions du sol au repicage. C'était vraiment très cool de t avoir au près de nous.
Bonne… read more
It is a nice project in a special location in the middle of the forest in Niaguis surrounded by Cashew and mango trees.
The village of Niaguis is 45 minutes walking and we enjoyed a lot our walkings there or in the surroundings.
This is probably one of the best projects in Casamance leaded by great young people, that… read more
Bourama, Tamba and Alpha… read more
We had nice moments at the farm growing , watering and taking care of the plans.
Nils is a chef in cooking just trust Jim and you will wish hé cook averyday. Nils you are Always welcome.
Thank you For comming.
The farm is beautiful and the work is great, but experiencing the Djola culture with Bouramas family and attending traditional dances and ceremonies were definitely the highlight of my stay.
Besides that I met a lot of great people volunteering with me and we… read more
N hésitez jamais de la accueillir chez Vous.
Eva you're Always welcome
I wish to see again Tanja.
I was planning to start my two-month travel in Senegal there, but I stayed two month.
Because this project is beautiful, intelligent, meaningful so that you quickly want to be part of it. Because here you have the opportunity to really discover the local culture… read more
they help a lot in cleaning the farm and In construction.
they also help in our inglish club and at primary school where they gave some important matériels.
thank guys, your are always welcome.
i didn't our yoga sessions.
Bourama is a very shiny, smart and humble person. He is involved in lots of activities to help his community and he is always full… read more
We are a couple. We had our own room and bathroom. We shared all the meals with the family. All the family is welcoming, very open minded and communicating. We worked at the farm (5 km… read more
je vous recommande vraiment de les recevoir chez vous elles sont très ouvert et très sympathique.
à… read more
Le projet de Bourama est très noble, il travail à l'amélioration des conditions des habitants tout en les impliquant dans le but de lutter contre l'exode rurale. Son… read more
à bientôt
bourama
With him I discovered the village where he lives and also the surounding nature, where his project is based.
Bourama is very welcoming, friendly and he takes his time to explain you things you want to know, or just to have a nice talk… read more
Elle s'entend bien bien avec ma famille et tout le monde l'apprécie bien.
Je suis très content de t accueillir chez moi et je serai très honoré de te revoir.
Bonne chance pour tes projets
Bourama
Bourama est un gars intéressant, avec beaucoup de projets et d'idées pour le village. On espère pouvoir revenir pour voir l'avancement du jardin.
Venez à Niaguis pour… read more
Je suis vraiment content de vous les gars pour votre aide.
Nous avons eu l'occasion d'assister au camp des scouts organisé dans mon village niaguis. La visite de l'école élémentaire et… read more
