The image depicts a large house with a gable roof, featuring a prominent chimney and a spacious yard, surrounded by trees and bushes, with a serene and peaceful atmosphere.
The image depicts an aerial view of a garden with a circular design, featuring a central circle surrounded by rectangular plots, showcasing a diverse array of plants and trees.
The image depicts a cozy bedroom with a bed, bookshelf, and wooden wall, featuring a serene atmosphere and a sense of warmth and comfort.
The image shows three people, including a child, raking leaves into a trailer in a wooded area, with a car nearby.
Two men work on a construction site, surrounded by building materials, a wheelbarrow, and a table, with a house in the background under a clear blue sky.
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Join our community focused on ecological transition, social reintegration, and sustainable living in Gimel, Switzerland

Availability

  2025 

 Min stay requested: at least 2 weeks

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  • Description

    Description

    We are a community project which aims to experiment with new ways of living, based on respect for the living, for others, and for the earth. Located in Gimel (Switzerland) since November 2017, it is open to welcoming and exchanging with the outside world.

    Neither fixed nor dogmatic, our aims are:
    - to set up and experiment with ways of ecological transition, cultivating degrowth and allowing exchanges around these issues;
    - to serve as a place for social reintegration, using work on the land such as gardening, manual work such as renovation and artistic creation;
    - to allow access to information and training without financial discrimination.

    We have a big garden which constantly needs our attention and a cat. At the moment we are 7 adults and 4 children living full-time in the community, with others who are present on a regular basis.

    We look forward to meeting you!!

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Help with Eco Projects
    Gardening
    DIY and building projects
    Babysitting and creative play
    Creating/ Cooking family meals
    Help around the house
    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

    You will have the chance to experience life in a small community where we are experimenting alternative ways of living together and cultivating the earth. We are quite intercultural, aged 4 months to 45 years old.

  • Help

    Help

    Right now we are looking for help in the garden and around the house. According to the time period, there may also be some construction projects.

  • Languages spoken

    English: Fluent
    French: Fluent
    German: Intermediate

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Accommodation various depending on the weather and the number of rooms available in the house. Either you will have a little hut in the garden, or we will provide you with a tent.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    Gimel is located between Lausanne and Geneva and is easily accessible by public transport. We are also quite close to the lake, which is very welcome in the summer when we want to go for a refreshing swim and we are right next to the forest. One can easily go for hikes in the jura mountains or further afield.

    We do not ask for a fee, we offer accommodation and food in exchange for help.

  • 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

    This host can provide space for campervans.

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    Two

Host ref number: 943476657877

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The image depicts an aerial view of a garden with a circular design, featuring a central circle surrounded by rectangular plots, showcasing a diverse array of plants and trees.
The image depicts a cozy bedroom with a bed, bookshelf, and wooden wall, featuring a serene atmosphere and a sense of warmth and comfort.
The image shows three people, including a child, raking leaves into a trailer in a wooded area, with a car nearby.
Two men work on a construction site, surrounded by building materials, a wheelbarrow, and a table, with a house in the background under a clear blue sky.
The image depicts a large house with a gable roof, featuring a prominent chimney and a spacious yard, surrounded by trees and bushes, with a serene and peaceful atmosphere.

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