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Transforming places: Teaching Management for Eco-Tourism Success

The experience

We are a small rural place in South Ethiopia near Arba Minch. Currently the site is under major development to become Africas largest eco training centre amd be able to host national and international visitors starting 2025. We have enough local people helping in the construction and garden work. What is missing are management skills to teach wonderful local people with zero English language skills in welcoming and manage guests.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Tour Guide: Organize and lead tours around the city.

Administration: Help with booking systems and payments.

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.

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.

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.

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

Requirements

Fluent English or Beginner Amharic

Between 20 and 60 years old

Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

This would be the first program where volunteers can help. The program is based on a 3 year NGO project to develop a practical training ground for green technologies.

Activities & Shift

The daily activities would be to connect with the local operator of Gamole and the local NGO in English. Staying at Gamole you would oversee ongoing construction related to hospitality and make sure they fit the basic requirements for visitors. Local staff are super friendly ethnical people that need to be trained and managed to match external visitors.

Rules

Basic rules and expecatations is to be friendly as usual and try to find the right cultural balance and patience between tribal and western cultures.