Help with pruning, painting and creative projects at our eco village near Asilah, Morocco

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  • Last activity: 25 Mar 2023

Availability

  2023 

 Min stay requested: at least 3 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    Hi, thanks for your interest in my project :)

    I am a 65 year-old English woman, settled in Morocco for over seven years and haveing built a small eco village with the help of volunteers and local workers.
    The village is made up of 6 very different buildings made principly of natural and recycled materials. I live with 2 dogs,3 cats, 5 chucks and a very messy ducks!
    I am not an expert in natural building, self-sufficiency or eco living, but I enjoy working cooperatively, as part of an enthusiastic team, planning, creating, experimenting, and learning together.

    Now, I am looking for one or two semi skilled hard working volunteers to help out and share this unique and tranquil place

    Sadly I am very short of resources due to covid , like a lot of others, so for the first time I am asking volunteers for a small donation to cover costs.(min 50dhm day) to cover costs. Workaway have sanctioned this temporary adjustment to my offer.

    We enjoy a rural lifestyle andts work hard, but we are rewarded every day with tranquility ,lovely weather⁶ and amazing views . We enjoy excellent, mainly vegetarian food, but sorry we cannot cater for vegans or poeple with food allergies. We provide three wholesome meals a day, tea breaks and cake of course. Please feel free to bring extra food for snacks, as we do not live close to shops.

    Work is physically hard, fun, and creative. In the next few months we will be doing building maintainance, including plastering with cob, and painting, we will also be making paths, gardening, and generally beautifying the Village!
    Volunteers must be willing to work cooperatively, to cook, clean, feed the animals and all other aspects of communal living.
    Volunteers stay for a minimum of 3 weeks but preferably a month, longer if they are amazing! We enjoy working and tend to work long hours to learn together and have fun.

    You will need to bring 2 photocopies of your passport for the local bureaucracy and cheese! (Morocco is not a cheese nation!) We have a minimum stay of three weeks but in the unlikely event, either party is unhappy after the first week we will part company amicably!

    If you are not put off by this description and hard work then my project may be the place for you

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Art Projects
    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Animal Care
    Farmstay help
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainablity goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN goals
    No poverty
    Zero hunger
    Good health and well-being
    Quality education
    Gender equality
    Clean water and sanitation
    Affordable and clean energy
    Decent work and economic growth
    Industries, innovation and infrastructure
    Reduce inequality
    Sustainable cities and communities
    Responsible consumption and production
    Climate action
    Life below water
    Life on land
    Peace, justice and strong institutions
    Partnerships for the goals
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Volunteers will experience Northern Moroccan culture first hand, especially at the Suq (Local Market) every Monday. You will learn a lot, eat delicious food, and live with incredible views. Women volunteers can also accompany me to the local Hammam for a weekly wash!

    In your free time, you can explore a wealth of local attractions as we enjoy good transport links into Asilah and other nearby towns. It is truly beautiful here and you can hike/explore the amazing local countryside possibly walking to our local stone circle Mzoura. We also live 40 mins away from nearby clean Atlantic beaches.

    Hopefully, you can also learn to speak a smattering of Derija (Moroccan Arabic) and spend time in the local village Tnine Sidi Al Yamani, watching football with the locals, or visiting the Hammam (communal bathing house)

  • Help

    Help

    All volunteers help with day to day tasks; cooking, cleaning, animal care, shopping, maintenance etc. We live together as a family, all mucking in together!

    We welcome volunteer input and ideas and are open to volunteer led projects on site. We will be a small team of 2-4 who enjoy sharing the lifestyle and work and play

    I can arrange private hire pick up from Tanger airport - 350 dirham (30 Euros)

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    The volunteer house is spacious, comfy and has amazing views. Sorry we do not have hot showers!

    Food is top quality, locally sourced, international, with lots of cake - well I am English!

    We are located in the countryside with limited transport, volunteers will need to get to our local village Sidi Al Yamini when they arrive.

    Wi Fi is not available and volunteers will need to purchase a Moroccan sim card (30 dirham) + data, it is very cheap!

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Our project is based one mile from our local village where there is regular transport into Assilah and Larache. We are situated ten kilometres from beautiful beaches, an awesome stone circle, a Roman settlement and other places of high cultural and historic interest. There are interesting bird and wildlife, and amazing flora and fauna, we actually have wild tortoises on the land.

    We enjoy a relaxed lifestyle, love cooking and sharing food with guests. At weekends we sometimes arrange trips and chill out together, however, i do need a day a week off hosting, volunteers are asked to give me space one day week and spend that day off-site.:)

    All accepted volunteers must bring 2 photocopies of their passport, suitable work clothes, and house shoes for inside wear.

  • 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

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    I can offer off road parking but access is up fairly steep, narrow incline not suitable for big vans sorry

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    Just discuss before you arrive please

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

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    Hours expected

    5 Days a week (Mon-Fri), Weekends off -

Host ref number: 621617137756

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