Eco-project: Creating Media around Sustainable Living in Lusaka, Zambia

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  Description

  We are a nature-loving couple who are enjoying creating our own little Eden by building the biodiversity on our garden.
  
  We live on a small plot in peri-urban Lusaka, where we raise goats and grow our own food using regenerative and agroforestry principles.
  
  We also have a plant nursery where we grow exotic plants for sale to supplement our income.
  
  The main project we need help for is creating educational content around sustainable gardening.
  
  We would also greatly appreciate other practical skills which could help us catch up on some of the projects we just don't have time to complete around the house, such as building and carpentry skills to help complete our animal enclosure where we want to keep livestock. Experiencing with home renovation/decorating would be great as there are odd jobs such as organising spaces, putting up shelves or pictures that would be great to get done!

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  Types of help and learning opportunities

  Help with Eco Projects

  Gardening

  DIY and building projects

  Farmstay help

  Creating/ Cooking family meals

  Help around the house

  General Maintenance

  Help with Computers/ Internet
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  UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

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  Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

  The media project we are developing will allow you to meet different groups of people and gain insights into how they practice sustainability and trying to create contextualised content there is a huge scope for learning more about language and attitudes.

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  Help

  We have a vision to educate people on how to live sustainably within the Zambian context, and so our focus is to use digital media to do this. We have a website, Youtube, and social media where we want to create content that promotes sustainably living in Zambia and need the help of creatives to be able to create engaging educational content.
  
  
  Specifically, the skills we would love is website development, digital marketing, video filming and editing.

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  Languages spoken

  English: Fluent
  French: Beginner

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  Accommodation

  Room with two single beds, own bathroom, courtyard. We are very informal so guests are free to use the kitchen as they require. Food is provided and we will have shared dinners.

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  What else ...

  We are walking distance from several shopping centres with decent restaurants and are about 500m from the main road, where one can catch the local minibuses to larger shopping centres and city centers. Lusaka also has decent taxis that you can hail through the Yango app, which are also quite reasonably priced. Within a 5-kilometer radius, you can visit Munda Wanga, a nature park, Sandy's Creations resort, Lilayi Lodge, Twangale Water Park, Gladiator Gym, Cosmo Mall, and Makeni Mall. We also have community markets, such as the Lilayi Green Market, which is held monthly in our neighbourhood.
  
  We would include our guests in some of our excursions which may be of interest.

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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 a wi-fi speed of 10 Mbs which is reasonably stable for Lusaka, which is fine for working online depending on the type of work you are doing. Video uploads would take considerable time. In addition Most Zambian internet service providers have mobile options where you can carry your own connection as you travel.

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  How many Workawayers can stay?

  Two

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  Hours expected

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

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