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We are Mark and Tine, a couple in our early 40's with our 7 year old son Adam and have 70 year old parents. We traveled the world together and fell in love with slow travel and giving back to the communities we visited, and so we started our own backpackers that provides that opportunity to others.
Also with us is Pagels, who is in his late 40's and rides to work on his bicycle with his fishing rods from the nearby township. And Paida, who is in her late 20's, from Zimbabwe, and lives on the property too.
Together we've started a small family-run home-stay accommodation (Backpackers Hostel) on the riverfront in a small village on the edge of PE.
We support a community in the nearby Motherwell Township by connecting you to our friends who run projects such as: a soup kitchen, an art gallery, a restaurant, a recycling center and schools. If you have a heart for service, this is definitely a great place for you!
Couples really enjoy this opportunity.
Opportunities to help needed in the following:
Painting and Renovation
Gardening
Social Media
Website Development
Help create a sociable vibe for traveling guests
Reception
Shopping
At our Backpackers, we provide you with a place to stay in one of our dorms, a kitchen (you are in charge of your own meals), and comfortable common areas and a veranda overlooking the river with good Wifi. You can join in on tours to the nearby Addo Elephant Park, go surfing, go sailing, go fishing, and we have paddleboards to use free of charge at the property.
We are creating a sustainable riverfront travel accommodation and a platform for travelers to serve the Redhouse Village and the surrounding communities in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
The Redhouse village and surrounding communities are currently involved in various Music Therapy, Art, Permaculture, Conservancy, Education, Internships and Social projects which you can get involved in too.
Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre
Bénévolat
Projets artistiques
Aide avec des éco-projets
Enseignement
Jardinage
Bricolage et construction
S’occuper des animaux
Baby-sitting et jeux créatifs
Cuisine/repas pour la famille
Aide à la maison
Accueil / tourisme
Entretien général
Aide informatique/internet
Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre
We are located in a quiet village, on the edge of Port Elizabeth, 10km from beach, 45km from Addo Park. We want to attract like-minded musicians, artists, permaculture gardeners, surfers, windsurfers, watersports people, rowers, meditators, music therapists, healers, and yogis. By staying with us, we hope you feel relaxed and revived, can volunteer to give back to the surrounding communities, and can see a bit of life in South Africa.
Projets impliquant des enfants
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Aide
We encourage responsible travelling and give travelers opportunities to actively support local communities as they travel through the Eastern Cape and South Africa. We mostly need help in our Permaculture Garden, with marketing and social media, and with reception and creating a great atmosphere for our guests.
Langues
Langues parlées
Afrikaans: Courant
Anglais: CourantCet hôte propose un échange linguistique
I love language exchange
Hébergement
Shared dorm for volunteers with common kitchen and bathrooms. Volunteers can use the backpackers facilities and spend time in the front veranda, watching the sunrise over the river.
Informations complémentaires
Accès Internet
Accès Internet limité
Nous avons des animaux
Nous sommes fumeurs
Familles bienvenues
Possibilité d’accueillir les digital nomads
We have WiFi
Espace pour garer des vans
We have a '92 VW Campervan
Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux
We have dogs and cats
Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?
Plus de 2
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Since covid they don’t provide food anymore, so you must pay for your own groceries (you are however free to take vegetables from the garden) and we didn’t know this before we came. All in all… read more
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Since covid they don’t provide food anymore, so you must pay for your own groceries (you are however free to take vegetables from the garden) and we didn’t know this before we came. All in all… read more
he is a very inspiring person, his family is lovely and I had the opportunity to help so much.
I was running the social media accounts during this time but I also could help him with the community projects in the township.
thanks so much for letting me help… read more
Mark and Tina are involved in some great projects and ventures to give back and uplift… read more
It was an incredible experience shared with Mark & Tine and the work team.
Volunteering over there was perfect. I felt like home.
I learned a lot about permaculture, about South Africa, about communication and working skills, about responsible travelling, about so many things...
Normally, I had planned to move… read more
And during this period everything went very well.
I did not learn about Agriculture and Music Therapy because I was not fluent in English, but I learned about many other administrative things, and of course I… read more
On the one hand the riverfront is beautiful and generally speaking this is a very peaceful place to be. Mark has developped a nice permaculture garden with some very interesting systems like the "greywater system" and the compost warming the water in one cottage. It's been for me a chance to… read more
Nice moments shared during lunch time and was so nice cook with some many herbs from the garden.
The… read more
