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Volunteering in a Katu village Homestay

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The experience

We are looking for people eager to engage with our community and work hard by helping with tasks such us: cleaning, changing bedding, assisting with cooking, etc.

You'll be working from 7-8 am to 2pm, the work load is light, but we need you to be there in case a tourist arrives.

Food and accommodation are covered by us. You'll have the kitchen available for cooking your breakfast and lunch and sometimes dinner too.

What you offer

32 hours of help per week

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Reception: Help with check-ins, check-outs and guest assistance.

What you get

1 day 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.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

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

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

Requirements

Beginner English or Beginner Laotian

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

Academy Course How to become an outstanding Worldpacker

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We are a family-run Homestay in Thateng province. We have an organic farm where we grow coffee, tea, ginger, and so much more. We've been welcoming guests for the last 10 years (most of them are doing the Pakse Loop), and every now and then, we've had volunteers who helped us out.

We are looking for people who really commit to helping with what's needed and would like to stay for at least 1 month, helping with tasks related to the homestay running activities while engaging with our local community and tourists.

Activities & Shift

Your days will start at 7-8 am by helping clean the dining room, and preparing and serving breakfast to guests (+ washing dishes). Around 9:30 more tourists will arrive as is the time for the 1st Farm tour of the day, so we'll need you to welcome them, and offer and prepare coffee or tea for them. From 12:30 to 2 pm people from the tour will be back, so you'll have to prepare coffee or tea, help with lunch orders and washing dishes.

That's it! you'll have the rest of the day for yourself, you can walk around the village, the farm, watch the sunset, join the kids for night hunting or you can join us and the guests for Laos and Katu traditional cooking lessons or visit a waterfall with the kids.

Rules

-We can welcome 2 volunteers but you must be a couple or friends as we only have one private double-bed bedroom available for volunteers.

-Keep in mind that our homestay is comfortable and nice but also modest (cold shower and modest toilet)

-This is an ethnic village with different dressing and social codes, please dress and behave properly (women should try to have their shoulders covered, and skirts/shorts not too short, and ask permission to take pictures of people and kids).

-We want you to feel part of us, feel free to take fruit, use the kitchen/washing machine or ask for anything you might need help with.