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25h
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- Days off per week
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The Experience
By day, I run a tech non-profit. We make it fun and easy for refugee parents and isolated older folks to learn english and make new friends, by cooking and eating together in schools. In 2020, I started converting a 1920s Thames Lighter Barge into the first ever wikihouseboat on a beautiful central London marina with fibre broadband (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiHouse). Now I need some help finishing the job so I can repeat it with refugees.
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- Intermediate English
- Over 21 years old
- Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
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Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
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25 Reviews
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Hours & Tasks
Boat
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 14 Meeting international travelers
- 14 Meeting locals
- 14 Practicing English
- 10 Immersing in the local culture
- 8 Creating true social impact
- 6 Learning about sustainability
Vitor
Brazil
It was certainly an interesting experience to be in a houseboat for the first time learning new skills and helping improve it. The tasks seemed challenging at first, but I learned to have a different kind of patience through the guidance given to me. I discovered more then, life always gives us alternative paths that lead us to our desired solutions as long as we keep an open mind. I was able to explore cultural differences and expand on my communication styles. Ben is an extremely nice guy and I now consider him a friend. My experience was not perfect, but certainly positive. Thank you!
about 2 months ago
Lais Caroline
Brazil
It was an enxciting experience helping to do some finishes inside the boat. I've mostly done painting and some furniture projects. The location of the boat is great, Ben in an amazing person and the other volunteers where great too!
4 months ago
Ken
United States
Ben was a great host with an interesting project. He was great to talk to and a very interesting person. I am happy I had the opportunity to get to know him well and learn about his project and goals. The Marina where the boat is docked is close to trains to access the city; It is a cool small community and you are provided full access. Thanks Ben!
7 months ago
Nina
Belgium
It was an interesting experience for me. Ben is a fun person to be around and has a big heart. Although he is very chaotic, he truly cares and is very attentive. In ways I thought it worked really well for us and we created a great team! Dare to be interested about his life and ask questions, he's a great story teller and very open to share. You'll have to be an independent worker since he is quite absent (due to meetings) and be flexible when plans change or little tasks come in the way. The profile is not up to date, so it was very different than I expected but still I had a nice time!
about 2 months ago
Eduardo
Mexico
This was a nice experience for my last weeks in London. It was very interesting to stay at a boat in the marina, in the middle of the city. Ben is a super nice guy, he gave me a tour of the place upon arrival and shared his experience so far with this project. He is a very good cook and has great conversation. What I think could be improved is the info on the position: - The project changed from a refugee help center to a personal living space - The design changed from a Wikihouse to a DIY refurbishing one - The hours are usually more than 25 a week, so you must negoiate your time off
6 months ago
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