Help with some painting and maintenance and be part of the family in Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: 1 week or less

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  • Description

    Description

    I am Samathasiri Silva from Ambalangoda, which is on the South-West coast of Sri Lanka. I work in Colombo Port as a boatman and my wife name Nayana runs our household. We have 2 daughters and 1 son, the eldest daughter is In Australia studying medicine and my son and youngest daughter are both students in Sri Lanka. We have a beach cabana that we rent out and would love some help doing maintenance and some building on the property. While volunteers are helping at the cabana they can also stay there (it has a large double bed, indoor and outdoor shower, kitchen and anything else you might need)

    Hi,I need volunteers who can do carpentry work and helpers for my cabanas.As I am going to make some beach huts soon I would like to invite workawayers come and help me my cabana for maintainance ,help tourists,and help for day to day work there.I would like to offer accommodation,food,accompany to show you around my area to show interesting places as sea turtle farm,moonstone mine,Mask museum , lake with 64 island,longest Buddha statue in south Asia,by staying you can visit Bentota,Hikkaduwa,Galle,Unawatuna.if you like for music you can enjoy with our oriantel music and beach activities.if you are a beach lover you have a nice sandy beach with my cabana.I am a aroma therophiest you can have lession from me.hope to see you.thanks.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Charity Work
    Art Projects
    Language practice
    Teaching
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    Hospitality/Tourism
    General Maintenance
    Help with Computers/ Internet
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    We love hosting international travelers and have had many people come and stay with us at our home over the last 15 years. We can help travelers to go and see many sights in the area and help to arrange day trips to other parts of Sri Lanka if they are interested. When we have travelers stay with us, we think of them as part of the family.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    We are looking for volunteers that can help us make our beach property better with general maintenance, some small construction/gardening projects and painting. We would love input from volunteers as well about what would make the property more appealing.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    Sinhalese: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Either a private beach cabana or a room with a bed, bathroom and fan at our house

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    There are many sights too see in the area: beautiful beaches, boat tours through mangroves and to different islands in the area, a turtle rehabilitation center and hatchery, moonstone mine etc. We can help arrange any tours or outings our volunteers would like to go on.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

Host ref number: 545556294571

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