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Make the oasis green again and stop desertification

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The experience

Help us maintaining our garden and greening the desert. We live at the edge of the Sahara, in an oasis that is drying out. We are working hard on finding & creating stable water sources, and our goal is to help plants, birds, water and insects return to this area. We want to be a hopeful example for our local community so that they can stay and continue living in this harsh environment.

What you offer

3 hours of help per day

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Additional fee required

Amount: € 7 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers

Description: €7/75 MAD is a contribution for the volunteers' daily living costs, such as 3 delicious meals & Moroccan tea each day, electricity, gasoline for collecting volunteer groceries from town, etc.

What you get

2 days off per week

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Beginner English or Fluent Arabic

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are currently working hard on digging a well. In the upcoming months we will work on different types of gardens and we are creating shades for the plants, in order that they can survive in the strong sun. We are working on several irrigation systems and will make our current water reserves stronger with concrete. Soon we are going to plant more trees and are at this moment planting seeds in the gardens. Several plants are already growing in the project and need a lot of care so they can survive in this hot weather.

Activities & Shift

We start our day slowly and have breakfast all together. After that we do some work and someone helps preparing lunch. There will be tea breaks in between the meals.

The garden work is depending on the amount of water and on the season. Besides working in the garden there is always help needed with other work, such as cooking, construction work, making mud bricks and caring for the animals.