Eco Program in South Africa: Learn Off-Grid Living & Self-Suffici...

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What you offer

30h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

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: This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan.

Additional fee required

This host charges an additional fee to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan for the sustainability of the project and the quality of the experience for volunteers. Learn more.

Amount

US$ 120

Per week

Fee pays for

Benefits for travelers

Description

Volunteers contribute to cover pick up and drop off from local airport or bus station, trips to the beack or shops (within reason), all meals, accommodation and a Homesteading handbook

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

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.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

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

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

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

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

Verified Host: This host has been verified by our team before joining the community.

WP Safeguard: Did something not go as planned? Contact our team.; Learn more

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Availability

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Apr

May

Stay at least: 2 weeks

Stay up to: 12 weeks

The Experience

Develop hands-on self sufficiency skills on a small, family run, off-grid homestead. Learn how to work with nature instead of against it, using wisdom from past generations combined with modern progressive developments. Get stuck in with animal husbandry, organic veg production, preservation and basic DIY skills.

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Requirements

Beginner English
Between 18 and 65 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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Talk to those who have lived the experience

In our community, you can talk to worldpackers who have already collaborated with this host and get your questions answered directly.

You can ask things like:

a) How was your experience with this host?
b) How was your day-to-day routine?
c) How much did you spend on this trip?

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Join the host in pursuit of these goals and contribute to building a better and more sustainable future for all.

Good health and well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Responsible consumption and production

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

Peace, justice and strong institutions

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development.

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1 Review

3.0

Host & Team

2.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Farmstay

5.0

Learning & Fun

3.0

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

1 3. Good health and well-being
1 12. Responsible consumption and production

D. Jacinth

United States

Rodger and Karen are very knowledgeable and are great at explaining and sharing that knowledge. I learned about grazing techniques, farming styles, fencing, and how to process rabbits. However, there was a high level of combativeness when any opinion or lived experience was shared with them. As a foreigner, it was extremely uncomfortable to have heated debates over everything I experience or researched on my own. There is quiet a lot of room for growth when it comes to welcoming others from foreign countries and other walks of life.

about 1 month ago

Roger replied

I really really don't want to get into an online spat, so I will keep this short
Having been involved with people from around the world for the past +25 years, we can confidently say that Jacinth was the most complicated and self absorbed person we have ever met.
No introspection, no humility, just judgment and self righteousness.
I wish Jacinth well and may he find peace

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About the host

Hosted by Roger

Response Rate: This host usually answers to 90% of the messages
Response Time: This host usually writes back in 4 days
1 published videos: This host has 1 published videos showing a little bit about their place

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Academy

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Understand how the volunteer experience works, what hosts value in exchange and what it's like to live collaborating with people from all over the world!

45min
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Eco Certificate for Volunteers: Basic Concepts

Learn about ecological projects and travel with purpose. Receive a certificate of completion for this course, increase your chances of acceptance by hosts, and expand your volunteering opportunities, contributing to a positive impact on the world during your travels.