Get Your Hands Dirty In Our Permaculture Gardens at The Gambia

The experience

Join us in nurturing a sustainable garden in Nema Kunku! Help with planting, watering, and maintaining our social project's garden, where we aim to grow organic produce for the community. You'll work alongside locals, learning permaculture techniques and contributing to a greener future. In your free time, explore the vibrant culture of Gambia, relax by the beach, or take nature walks. Flexible hours and a friendly environment await you!

What you offer

32 hours of help per week

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

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

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

Additional fee required

Amount: € 10 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project

Description: Fee covers our costs for accomodation, food and a small donation to help our project grow

What you get

2 days off per week

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.

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

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

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

Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.

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

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

Requirements

Intermediate English

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

As a volunteer in our garden, you'll play a vital role in supporting sustainable agriculture while learning about eco-friendly farming practices. You’ll assist in maintaining our permaculture garden, help with planting, watering, harvesting crops, and implementing innovative gardening techniques like micro-gardening. Your contribution will help provide food for the local community and serve as an educational resource for farmers and students alike. This hands-on experience promotes sustainable growth and empowers rural communities in The Gambia.

Whether you have gardening experience or are eager to learn, your participation will directly impact our efforts to create a self-sufficient, thriving community.

Activities & Shift

Daily shifts are from 8 to 5, but there is a large flexibility when volunteers want to plan other activities.

From 8 to 9 we start with the daily breakfast meeting and some cleanup(breakfast is available opposite the premise for less than 1 euro, or can be made in the volunteer kitchen)

First shift from 9 to 11
Break from 11 to 11.30
Shift from 11.30 to 13.30
Lunch is served from 13.30 to 14.30, can be made vegetarian/ vegan
Final shift from 14.30 to 17.00

Rules

- No smoking in the public areas. Smoking can be done in designated areas away from students.
- The same applies for alcohol.
- To respect the local norms and values, we require volunteers, when in public areas of the premise, to wear clothes covering up to the knees and stomach.
-There is no curfew, we have 24/7 security on site. But be mindful when going out at night, better not go alone by foot. There is usually staff or other volunteers that will want to come with you if you want to do something.
- This is not really a rule, but more something to be mindful of: when you invite the locals/staff to go out for drinks dinner or parties with them, they often expect you to pay, since it is often outside of what they can afford. To avoid uncomfortable situations, when going out with staff, make sure that you are on the same line of expectation with them.