Rural Coastal Project Garden in Brufut Provincial area The Gambia

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  Description

  We offer you the opportunity of living in an authentic Gambian rural environment in exchange for a small help to spread awareness of tree planting with the proper reinforcement of the main agenda of the Project
  
  THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY RURAL URBAN TREE PLANTING INITIATIVE PROJECT. The project embarking on planting more than 1 million trees in both rural and urban Gambia .
  The project works on volunteerism impact in our livelihood.The iniatiative is committed to promoting sustainable eco-tourism pratices that minimize negative impacts on the environment and maximize economic benefits for the local communities .This includes initiatives such as waste management programs and the use of renewable energy sources and tree planting execise.
  Mass tourism is not our thing, so I like to offer my home to whomever wants to use it as an alternative, more conscious way of travelling.
  
  
  Yuna is a village near brufut and the city of Serrekunda, in the Gambia, . A wide, palm-dotted beach stretches along its Atlantic coastline. The Brufut Woods Community Project is a nature preserve home to birds like owls and cuckoos. Southwest of town, the Tanji Bird Reserve occupies the Tanji River estuary and its islands. The reserve shelters raptors and migratory birds, as well as rare monk seals and nesting sea turtles.

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Charity Work

  Art Projects

  Language practice

  Teaching

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Animal Care

  General Maintenance
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  Cultural Exchange and learning opportunities
  In exchange for the help, we can teach you Mandinga language and traditional Gambian cooking. I’ll also be willing to accompany you to different parts of the surrounding area (Bijilo park, Serrekunda, Brikama, etc).

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  Help

  There is not an scheduled help you should provide. However, there are tons of possibilities for you to improve the life of the community while you are staying here. Some of the options are:
  
  - Helping spreading the awareness of tree planting with proper reinforcement in our community. As climate change is affecting every country and every continent.
  We will be glad for the help.
  - Organizing games/other activities with the neighbourhood children.
  - Collection of Picking up garbages Reducing of plastic pollution, There are tons everywhere in the country.
  
  - Any other way of helping that you might think of. As a new settlement, every little help will be much appreciated.
  Any medical help or education you can provide would be a plus, however not a requirement.

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  Languages

  Languages spoken
  Afrikaans: Fluent
  German: Beginner

  This host offers a language exchange
  Cultural Exchange and learning opportunities In exchange for the help, we can teach you Mandinga language and traditional Gambian cooking. I’ll also be willing to accompany you to different parts of the surrounding area (Bijilo park, Serrekunda, Brikama, etc).
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  Accommodation

  Accommodation
  A lot of places in The Gambia do not have running water or electricity, and such is my case. I do have a well for water and, as we are a tight community, we can get anything you might need in the neighbouring houses.
  As for food requierements, just ask for it in advance.

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  What else ...

  Yuna Village is the town near Brufut Provincial area, The Gambia. It is a town located in the Western Division of the Gambia. The town of Brufut is situated a couple of kilometres inland from the coastal road, but the name Brufut is applied to an area extending from around the town, out to the coast. It has a main street with a market, and some government offices, it is reached via a 'red' sandy unmade road from the coastal road, from Brusabi on one side to Ghana Town on the other side. The area is a fast developing location because of its highly developed infra structure. It is easy to reach from the capital, Banjul, the economic centre, Serrekunda, and the tourist area of the Sennegambia Strip by the AU Coastal Highway from the turntable in Brusabi going towards Tanjii and situated on a slight hill giving direct views to the unspoiled sandy beaches and the Atlantic Ocean.
  
  To get here by public transport take a Tanji-bound bush taxi or gelli-gelli from Bakoteh Junction in Serekunda. Note that several hotels in the area are not convenient to public transport (being well off the main road), including Hibiscus House and Leo's.
  We can also pick up travelers from the airport (Banjul international airport) by car or public transport.

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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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  Space for parking camper vans

  There is much space available for volunteers with camping vans or cars in our volunteer home ,where our Volunteer coordinator Mr.Bakary Dembo Barrow live with his team .

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  Can possibly accept pets

  🐶 Dog

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  More than two

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  Hours expected

  Maximum 4-5 hours a day, 5 days a week

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