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🌿 Join us in the Heart of the Sri Lankan Tea Country! 🏞️

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The experience

We are a retired couple running a cozy homestay with a large garden and a beautiful swimming pool. Since the pandemic and recent challenges in Sri Lanka, we’ve seen fewer visitors, and we could really use some help making our land more productive and lively again. 🌱💧

We love meeting people from all over the world and sharing our culture, and we'd love to welcome you into our home!

What you offer

30 hours of help per week

Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

What you get

1 day 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.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Requirements

Intermediate English

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

If you enjoy working with the land and want to experience the beauty and slightly cooler temperatures of the hill country, this is the perfect opportunity. 🌍💚

Activities & Shift

- Tasks include gardening and house chores.
- Have some artistic skills to help us with signage on the property.
- Be self-motivated, enthusiastic, outgoing, and capable.
- Be, polite and helpful to staff and guests alike.
- We ask you to help 5 hours per day for 6 days a week.
- Some of the tasks may be physically hard or dull.

Rules

Please be polite and helpful.
Please be tolerant of others
Please be kind to our dogs and take them for walks.