Lend a hand with my building projects in Bissalanca, Guinea-Bissau

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least 3 weeks

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Details

  • Description

    Description

    Thank you for giving me this great opportunity to express about the project I have. I built a house 🏠 in Bissalanca and I don't have means to finish it and I want you to help me finishing it and also to build a school for the community.
    My name is Paulo from Guinea Bissau I am couchsurfing member since 2013, I host people from different countries, I am an English teacher graduated in 2010. I have been introduced workaway by one of your member and I love the idea.
    Thank you so much
    Waiting for your answer soon

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    DIY and building projects
    General Maintenance
  • UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve

    UN sustainability 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

    They will learn the culture, exchanging knowledge with the citizens visiting our beautiful islands (bubaque Island)

  • Help

    Help

    I built a house 🏠 in Bissalanca and I don't have means to finish it and I want you to help me finishing it and also to build a school for the community.

  • Languages

    Languages spoken
    Portuguese: Fluent
    English: Intermediate

    This host offers a language exchange
    This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
    You can contact them directly for more information.

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Normal African house, living together with the citizens.
    In can provide accommodation, food, swimming in a nearby river, eating traditional Guinean food, fruits, vegetables, drinking national juice, like, baobab juice, orange, lemonade, etc.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Local sights public transport available
    Helpers can visit our city and get to know other people and our way of living.
    I would like to live my normal life and other people around me living there lives the same.

  • 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

  • Can host digital nomads

    Can host digital nomads

    This host has indicated that they love having digital nomads stay.

  • Space for parking camper vans

    Space for parking camper vans

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • Can possibly accept pets

    Can possibly accept pets

    Dogs

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

Host ref number: 768918646936

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