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Description
My husband and I are retirees; he is Zambian and I am Canadian. Our retirement project is an eco-lodge, situated half-way between the city-centre of Livingstone Zambia and the world-famous Victoria Falls.
We have had difficulty finding staff who have been adequately trained and had good experience, especially in the areas of (1) Marketing, and (2) Food and Beverage.
For guests we provide accommodation in our 5 spacious chalets and meals in our restaurant and bar ("boma" area). We grow some of our own produce at the lodge.
We would also like to be a desirable restaurant option for local residents of Livingstone who want to eat out, especially during the tourism low season. We want to focus on high-quality meals which reflect our "eco" philosophy. I would like to include vegetarian dishes among our unique offerings. For example, there is a lovely local dish made from pumpkin leaves and groundnuts (peanuts) which is enjoyed by many overseas visitors.
Addendum in Feb 2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic:
Occupancy is extremely low and there are no overseas visitors back yet. We had to cut our staff down to just 6 persons in 2020. We have no qualified management person there but have a "Caretaker"/Bookkeeper. He is very conscientious and hard working. What we need now, however, is someone to assist with marketing so as to bring up our occupancy.
We hope to have one more employee who could be further trained by our volunteer in marketing, and in provision of meals and drinks.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Enseignement
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Accueil / tourisme
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
Volunteers will learn much about Zambian customs and culture. They can also visit the many physical attractions in the Livingstone area. There is not an adequate organized public transit system in Livingstone and most people take local taxis. It takes 15 to 20 minutes to go to town, or to go the opposite direction to the Victoria Falls.
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Aide
We need a volunteer who is knowledgeable about F&B operations, i.e. who can help us implement a good cost control system, introduce a suitable menu and train our few kitchen and waiter staff in all needed areas, including cooking.
A "suitable menu" would be one that incorporates healthy, sustainable, local and economically affordable ingredients to produce a phenomenal result.
Feb 2022: See above summary for update.
Langues parlées
Anglais: Courant
Hébergement
A room in Chalet # 6. This chalet has 4 bedrooms. There are 2 shared bathrooms. Meals in restaurant or may prepare own meals.
Autres infos...
There are lots of activities in Livingstone. Sunset cruise on the Zambezi, White-water rafting, game park, helicopter or microlite flights over the Victoria Falls, walking safaris, museum, cultural visits to villages, etc.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Espace pour garer des vans
Cet hôte a de la place pour les vans.
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
Individual cases considered.
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Deux
Nombre d'heures attendues
About 4 per day 6 days a week
Feedback (4)
Joan and Sam are great hosts, very warm and interesting people. They always tried make our stay comfortable and pleasant, and they really need help from energetic and creative people. We made different types of work, what was really interesting for us and useful for them.
The lodge is awesome, very beautiful,… read more
I stayed here a little bit less than 2 weeks but really wanted to stay more. This is an amazing place and so much hard work has gone into it. There is plenty to do in the area and Livingstone itself has its own… read more
Feedback
Joan and Sam are great hosts, very warm and interesting people. They always tried make our stay comfortable and pleasant, and they really need help from energetic and creative people. We made different types of work, what was really interesting for us and useful for them.
The lodge is awesome, very beautiful,… read more
I stayed here a little bit less than 2 weeks but really wanted to stay more. This is an amazing place and so much hard work has gone into it. There is plenty to do in the area and Livingstone itself has its own… read more
