Advertising, organic gardening and other projects in beautiful Il'Bisil, Kenya

Infos

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  Description

  Hello! My name is Skye and I live in a beautiful area of the Kadjiado County in Kenya with my parents Stewart and Sandie. I have spent a few years traveling and doing WorkAways myself and now I am home helping with our family business, I think it is a great time to switch up and become a host!
  
  We live on a large area of natural bush land that is just less than two hours from Nairobi. My parents have built two beautiful bush homes that we rent out to people who want to be close to nature and enjoy peace and quiet. We spend most of our time maintaining our land and the houses and creating unforgettable experiences for our guests with our fantastic team of staff.
  
  We live in a very rural area and are lucky enough to see lots of wildlife every day! (The bird life is superb, bring your binoculars). We feel so lucky to be in such a beautiful place and we do our best to protect it.
  
  Over the last year we have started to try and be as self sufficient as possible, we are off grid and use solar power, we have chickens, ducks, goats, three naughty donkeys and three cows. We have been trying to grow a lot of our own food and would really love some help with this as we are still learning about growing organic vegetables.
  
  Someone who is down to earth, polite, a hard worker and up for new experiences and challenges will be best for this job.

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  Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

  Aide avec des éco-projets

  Enseignement

  Jardinage

  Bricolage et construction

  S’occuper des animaux

  Aide dans une ferme

  Cuisine/repas pour la famille

  Accueil / tourisme

  Entretien général

  Aide informatique/internet
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  Centres d’intérêt

  

  Culture

  

  Ferme

  

  Dev. personnel

  

  Dev. durable

  

  Animaux de compagnie

  

  Films et télé

  

  Musique

  

  Bricolage / artisanat

  

  Livres

  

  Art et design

  

  Jardinage

  

  Cuisine et alimentation

  

  Architecture

  

  Écriture

  

  Dessin et peinture

  

  Animaux

  

  Yoga / bien-être

  

  Nature

  

  Camping

  

  Activités en plein air

  

  Randonnée
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  Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

  This exchange would work well for someone who would love to be surrounded by nature and experience the remote atmosphere of rural Kenya. It would be best to have your own car to give you more freedom but if this is not possible I am sure we can work around it.
  
  There are lots of great walks and hikes to do in the area.
  The bird life and wild life is wonderful here.
  When there are no guests staying at the houses you are welcome to use the pools.
  There are plenty of opportunities to learn Swahili from Stewart or our lovely staff.
  We set up a weekly cinema night with our projector which is great fun!
  Amboseli National Park (Meshanani Gate), is 1 and 3/4 hrs. drive via Namanga.
  There is Wifi in the houses we rent out and we have Starlink at our house so if you have work to do online you can relax by the pool or on our verandah by the water hole.
  
  Please keep in mind the area is quite remote and there are not always a lot of things to do.
  
  We are very passionate about leading a healthy lifestyle. I (Skye) make a lot of fermented foods, kefir, gluten free bread and herbal tinctures. I also make natural skin care products like tallow balm, deodorant and soap. We are doing our best to use natural products. I am always happy to teach people how to do any of these things and I am also interested to learn from you.

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  Aide

  Advertising/Photography/drone etc
  
  This year we are really focusing on advertising and increasing our bookings. We have a facebook and Instagram page for our houses. I do my best to advertise the beauty of the houses and the activities for guests to do. However, I am often told that the photos do not do the place justice! It would be great to host someone who could take lots of photos and videos that we could use to advertise this wonderful place.
  We have a website that we have been having some issues with so, someone with experience in this area would be really great.
  If you know about advertising and have some suggestions for us to try we would really appreciate it. We are thinking of starting a news letter, reaching out to more agents etc.
  
  Vegetable garden
  
  We have made some progress in our gardens this year however specialist help would still be greatly appreciated! We would love to host someone or a couple who have experience with organic gardening, permiculture etc.
  We have a great collection of organic heritage seeds, a good supply of water and lots of people to help.
  Someone who could design a vegetable garden, make a year plan, prepare the soil, plant some seeds, work with our staff, make organic fertilizer and pest repellents! We are looking for someone with experience and knowledge in this area, not manual labor.
  
  Maintenance
  
  A professional carpenter would be very useful here as we often need someone to make cupboards, tables etc. We have all the equipment.
  Someone who can sew and upholster well would also be great as we always have curtains, cushions, nets, sofa covers that need fixing. We have a sewing machine and all the equipment.
  
  Odd jobs
  
  We always have a very long list of jobs to do around the property which we may need your help with such as updating inventories, stock checks, sign painting, general maintenance. This would go hand in hand with one of the jobs above as we do not have enough work in this area.

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  Langues parlées

  Anglais: Courant
  Swahili (Kiswahili): Courant

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  Hébergement

  A beautiful safari tent with en-suite bathroom and a little kitchen. Bedding and towels are provided.
  
  Regarding food:
  
  You will have your own kitchen and we will provide you with basic foods like rice, pasta, flour, sugar, tinned chickpeas etc. and we can get some fresh produce for you from our little local village, things like, spinach, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, mangoes , bananas etc. (when in season). If you are coming from Nairobi I would recommend getting specialty things like - cheese, cream, meat, wine etc.

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  Autres infos...

  Please make sure you have your own medical/travel insurance and the correct visa's etc.
  
  We really look forward to welcoming you :)

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  Informations complémentaires

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    Accès Internet

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    Accès Internet limité

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    Nous avons des animaux

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    Nous sommes fumeurs

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    Familles bienvenues

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  Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads

  We have wifi and starlink at our house but sometimes it is not that fast. Most of the time it is fine.

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  Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

  Deux

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  Mes animaux

  Nugget

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