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We are a small community living in the southern part of Azerbaijan, in the Talish Mountains. For
the past 5 years, we have been living in a house we built in the forest, with our growing team.
Our land, which is almost 4 hectares in size, is located within the area of Hirkan National Park, surrounded by mountains. The purpose of moving to this land is to live a healthy life close
to nature and the land, while also creating a sustainable eco-living model in our region.
We have core team who stays in the village permanently (6 people), we have team members who visit us once in a while but work with us on distance (2 people) .
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
Hospitality/Tourism
Interests
Van life
Vegetarian or vegan
Sustainability
Self development
Pets
LGBTQ
Farming
Events & social
Culture
UN sustainability goals this host is trying to achieve
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
Rather than doing tasks together, we also have fun and chill together. We are 20 minutes away from sea, where we go often during summer. Also we have ceramic studio in the closest city, where we organize masterclasses, symposiums and other events, practice making thing from clay. We have sewing machine and we love making our own fabric things.
We also have horse, dog and cats which are very happy to go for a forest walk with us.
We also host guests both individually and in groups. So most of the weekends are being busy and fun.
Through the Volunteering Program, we welcome nature friends from all over the
world, to join us. Volunteers stay with us for 15 or more days, benefiting from our educational program and gaining knowledge in various fields, as well as getting to know local culture, cuisine and traditions, also bringing in theirs. The experience of living and working with the community turns the volunteers' time with us into unforgettable memories and valuable exchange.
Help
Our community is diverse, and so are the things we want to do: more organic farming, health, ecology, culture, and eco-tourism that combines all of these elements. Our social-oriented project is mainly carried out with the support of like-minded team members who join our community and the volunteers who join us throughout the season. Together, we live, work, and continue to organically build our ecovillage, learning from various experiences.
Languages spoken
Azerbaijani: Fluent
English: Fluent
Dutch: Fluent
Russian: Fluent
Turkish: Fluent
Accommodation
We are living in a one big community house, which we have built together in the forest, in total isolation. Volunteers and team members stay by 2 people in rooms, and share all other living spaces in the house and around. We also have camping zone, where everyone is free to put their tent and have some privacy. We have toilet and bathroom in the house as well as outside. We always have food both fresh from the garden, and from our local market available to cook, if someone wants to eat something different, or in other cases.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We are eager to make our website and mobile app which will help guests to book their stay and do payments through our own application. So, we are open for this kind of exchange.
Space for parking camper vans
Campers are welcome, but last 2 kilometers of the road is a little hard for sedan cars.
Can possibly accept pets
We are dog and cat friendly, but we keep all pets out of the house and in total freedom. there is a fence around our land, but still our pets have their own holes out to the forest, where they go and hunt, or just walk.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
My animals / pets
Asp (6 years)
Tofig
king of our jungle, husband of Leyli :)
Leyli (8 years)
Mango (5 years)
Mango is very friendly, happy dog. and lives with us from its very early days.
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