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We are a three generational family living in two locations in the Himalayas. After traveling the world, we returned to the hills and in our enthusiasm we built cottages in two little villages with land around them.
One location is our original family village home about 6 km from Almora with a 150 year old house and fields. The other is a couple of cottages near Ranikhet.
We need help with the following:
1. Regular maintenance jobs: painting, cleaning and repair of the buildings and gardens.
2. Creating and conducting educational workshops for children aged 6 to 16.
We had a little village school here which closed after COVID. But the children from the villages around us still need help in their studies. We need help with designing workshops and modules to teach them, especially English, Math and Science which are neglected in the local schools.
3. Working in our little organic vegetable garden. The beans, chillies and cucumbers we grew last month were the best. Now it's time for carrots, pumpkins, greens...come and grow it all with us.
4. Helping to start a homestay in our ancestral village. We have a little wooden cottage next to our old stone house- which we want to offer as a getaway with a difference- a village immersion holiday - a peaceful retreat.
We need help in setting up, cleaning and gardening here.
5. Any new projects with renewable energy, sustainable farming etc. Our spaces are yours if you have the energy, ideas and wherewithal to start something beautiful here.
We have clean air, gorgeous views and lovely weather- we just need your help and energy to maintain our beautiful surroundings and your new ideas to do something even more fantastic here.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Elderly Companionship
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Interests
Technology
Sustainability
Pets
LGBTQ
Farming
Culture
Charity work
Writing
Plant care
Photography
Performing arts
Music
Languages
Gardening
Books
Astronomy
Art & design
Animals
Yoga / Wellness
Team sports
Outdoor activities
Nature
Mountain
Hiking
Fitness
Dancing
Camping
Adventure sports
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Volunteers will get a chance to experience life in the Himalayas.
We are a local family but have had the advantages of education and travel, so between us we speak German, English, Hindi, Spanish and Pahari.
We enjoy spending time together playing soccer, volleyball, board games, the guitar, hiking, running, singing or dancing. But we also love time alone and really enjoy peaceful solitude.
We feel super lucky to have a home in the Himalayas and would love to have you help us make something even more beautiful here.
Projects involving children
This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.
Help
With several buildings and a fair amount of land we need people good at cleaning, gardening, repair and maintenance or those willing to learn.
We would also love to have people interested in teaching the village kids that are here daily and/or organizing music, art or yoga events.
Our organic vegetable garden could definitely use enthusiastic farmers.
Now that we have also started a homestay we would love volunteers with experience or enthusiasm for this work.
Renewable energy and sustainable farming are also of interest to us.
We are actually just looking for energetic people to help maintain and hopefully build something new in our beautiful little village.
Languages
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
English: Fluent
Hindi: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Telugu: BeginnerThis host offers a language exchange
Two of us are keen on improving our Spanish and can offer Hindi or English in exchange.
Accommodation
Separate rooms and shared bathrooms at both locations.
Volunteers are provided with simple vegetarian food for lunch and dinner.
Both our locations are close enough to towns so that you can go out for breakfast or other food and purchase snacks etc if you feel like it.
What else ...
This is the place for those who like hiking, bird watching and being in nature. We are a couple of hours away by road from many tourist destinations also if you get too lonely or bored with us :)
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
The mobile internet on our phones is good enough for us to take zoom meetings and watch films, so 99% of the time the net is good enough to work remotely.
Space for parking camper vans
We have a gated parking lot on one location and space by the road where other vehicles are also parked at the other location.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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No job was too big and no job was too small for her. Watching her work in the garden was like watching someone meditate....she calmly and peacefully brought beauty and order to our yard.
And watching her with the children was like watching someone dance :)… read more
I had the opportunity to learn a lot of their culture and having fun with the kids!
Nina prepared every food with love and you… read more
One of the highlights of my stay was spending time with the kids. Playing… read more
From sweeping and gardening to measuring and painting road bollards, they did all the jobs that needed doing.
We will miss their competence, but we will miss their warmth and… read more
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No job was too big and no job was too small for her. Watching her work in the garden was like watching someone meditate....she calmly and peacefully brought beauty and order to our yard.
And watching her with the children was like watching someone dance :)… read more
I had the opportunity to learn a lot of their culture and having fun with the kids!
Nina prepared every food with love and you… read more
One of the highlights of my stay was spending time with the kids. Playing… read more
From sweeping and gardening to measuring and painting road bollards, they did all the jobs that needed doing.
We will miss their competence, but we will miss their warmth and… read more
He fit in as if he was always a part of our lives and days here. We miss him all the time. Thank you Akshay Sir and come back soon.
I spent a week helping out on their beautiful home, doing odds and ends and tutoring the kids. As… read more
Although she said it was her first time painting walls, she did it with precision and neatness.
She is open, friendly and easygoing. Her stories about her travels left us astounded - she has already experienced so much of the world.
We hope to see her again some day,… read more
