from 416€

Excellent 4.8rating (14)
  • Partnerships For The Goals
  • Quality Education

Content and App Creator

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104€ per week  ·  4 - 12 weeks  ·  Age 18 - 50+

  Verified by Volunteer World
  Below average response rate

Highlights

  • The content creator's role is to get involved with everything at MyFarm and then help us turn all our educational activities into apps to be used across the world!
  • A simple nutrition activity we do at the farm everyday can help so many people worldwide, it just needs to be turned into a format that has no boundaries.
  • Help out in our specialised agricultural training programs. We teach anyone and everyone about innovative agricultural techniques and teach locals "how to make money" using agriculture.
  • Watching the children learn to learn in our universe of educational apps and games is such a fulfilling experience. Your Job will be to help us expand this universe.
  • Education is the foundation for a better future...Help us to build those foundations for as many people as possible in the world!

Especially suitable

Age 18+
Singles
Couples

About the program

At MyFarm we make educational apps for everything we do. The content creator's role is to observe and get involved in activities, and create the content into our system.

Help Us Educate The World!
MyFarm is the creative hub of our organisation where we test, trial, and improve educational concepts, that are then used across the world! It is the centre of a far-reaching educational movement we believe can change the world! 

Volunteers specifically making content for ...

About the program

Help Us Educate The World!
MyFarm is the creative hub of our organisation where we test, trial, and improve educational concepts, that are then used across the world! It is the centre of a far-reaching educational movement we believe can change the world! 

Volunteers specifically making content for us have the opportunity to see their creations used all over the world!

Every week at MyFarm you will be assigned a topic of activities to get involved with. You will take notes, pictures, and videos of everything you do and we will help you create educational apps around that topic. Sometimes you will be assigned farming activities or environmental science, even just fun educational games children can play at home. 

What is our educational universe of apps?
Leap Learning, our implementation partner has developed a universe of educational apps with everything from foundational numeracy to creativity and music, the educational potential is unlimited! These apps are used by hundreds of thousands of children and adults across the globe...This all starts at MyFarm.

Each app is designed to make students feel like they are mastering learning and therefore eager to learn more and more!

Education is the foundation for a better future...we have made it our mission to build those foundations all over the world!

Typical day

Wake Up Its A Beautiful Morning


You will wake up in the tranquility of our gardens in the canopy of mango trees to the sound of birds chirping. 

Take a stroll around the beautiful farm, if you choose to you can help feed the many animals we have on-site or help out in the gardens.

Children Are Excited ...

Typical day

Wake Up Its A Beautiful Morning


You will wake up in the tranquility of our gardens in the canopy of mango trees to the sound of birds chirping. 

Take a stroll around the beautiful farm, if you choose to you can help feed the many animals we have on-site or help out in the gardens.

Children Are Excited To Learn At MyFarm
At 9am excited children will start arriving at the farm, and you will see on their faces they are excited to learn in our amazing Learning Labs and gardens. Spend the morning with them getting involved with everything they do.

Every day delicious traditional Gambian lunches are served and we all sit and eat as a family. You'll try everything when you at MyFarm...Domoda, benechin, palm oil, and the popular polassis.

After lunch you will either head back with the children or help to develop vital content for the apps with our expert educational team.

The great thing about MyFarm is that we have so much going on. You can either stick to a schedule, or you can get involved in a bit of everything :)

Typical Day Program
  • 7.30-8am - Wake up
  • 9am - Get involved with educational activities
  • 11.30am - Break time and farm activities
  • 12pm - Take pictures of everything going on at the farm
  • 2pm - Lunch
  • 3pm - Create content around the mornings activities
  • 4pm - Education in the garden
  • 5pm - Work ends
  • 5-late - Free time

Free-time activities

We are very flexible at MyFarm, usually volunteers work Monday-Friday, but this is not fixed. Sometimes you may work during the week and sometimes the weekend, it just depends on whats happening at the time.

Experience The Real Africa

Gambia is the smallest country in Africa, that doesn't mean that ...

Free-time activities

We are very flexible at MyFarm, usually volunteers work Monday-Friday, but this is not fixed. Sometimes you may work during the week and sometimes the weekend, it just depends on whats happening at the time.

Experience The Real Africa

Gambia is the smallest country in Africa, that doesn't mean that there is not much going on. Gambia has so much to offer.

Spend time upcountry (rural Gambia) for a true African experience. Upcountry is beautiful and our team know all the tips to make you have the most wonderful time. Highlights include Wassu stone circles, take a boat ride with Gambia's wild hippos or visit the incredible chimpanzee rehabilitation project. Upcountry you will find all sorts of amazing wildlife, including crocodiles, baboons, hippos, red colubus monkeys, hundreds of bird species and much more.

Bird Watching 

Gambia is famous for its birds, in face there are over 700 resident species in the country...amazing for such a small place. The thick mangroves forests hugging the coastal and river regions is just the perfect sanctuary, you will get to experience all of this during your stay

Spend Your Weekends In Gambia's Many Eco Lodges

Gambia has so many amazing eco lodges. Most of them are set in thick jungle, use composting toilet and all have their own vegetable gardens. These eco lodges are beautiful places to be and we have great contacts with all of them, many will even offer discounts to Myfarm volunteers so you will get the best deals too. Footsteps eco lodge and Nemasu are particular highlights in the coastal region. At Bintang Bolong lodge you may even be lucky enough to see dolphins more than 60 miles in land.

Other Highlights
  • Kayaking through the mangroves at Tanji
  • Crocodile pool in Bakau
  • Beautiful beaches
  • quad biking through the jungle
  • Bird watching in Gunjur
  • Boat trip to Senegal 
  • Coastal festivals in March
  • Many restaurants with cusiene from around the world
Gambia really does have so much to offer for such a small country so you will not be disappointed :)

Requirements

Requirements

Minimum Age: 18 years

In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date. There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.

Language Skills

You need to speak English (basic level)

Nationality Restrictions

No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

Other Skills

Excellent computer skills. Good Photography. Organised and fast learner

Time Commitment

Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 09:00 - 17:00

What's Included

What's Included

Services by Africa Startup MyFarm

Accommodation, airport pickup, lunch 6 days a week is all included in this price.

Airport Pickup at Yundum International Airport

Just let us know your arrival time and we will come and pick you up...free of charge

Accommodation

We have a few different options for volunteer accommodation.

You will either stay in the beautiful new volunteer's house or one of the traditional huts around the farm. 

All accommodation is on-site in our beautiful gardens.
All accommodation has showers and toilets and you will have your own privacy too.
All accommodation has cooking facilities

Food & Beverages

Monday-Saturday you will be served a traditional lunch cooked by our amazing chef. You will have all the local favorites including domoda, and benichin. The food is fantastic.

Dinner is your responsibility, but in the accommodation, you have everything you need to make whatever you fancy.

On Sundays, we do not have a chef in and you will have to sort your own lunch out. 

Internet Access

Good access at the project site

What's NOT included?

What's NOT included?

Flight Tickets

The nearest airport is Yundum International Airport (BJL) in Banjul. We assist you to find cheap flights to Gambia. FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS

Travel Insurance

Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for Gambia provides security and is a plus to have. GET A QUOTE

Vaccines

If you are intending to volunteer in Gambia you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Gambia. VACCINE CHECKER

Details on arrival

There is no specific time of year volunteers come out. You are welcome anytime. 

Availability
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Program fees

4 weeks (min. stay) 416€
5 weeks 520€
6 weeks 624€
7 weeks 728€
8 weeks 832€
9 weeks 936€
12 weeks (max. stay) 1,247€
Average fees 104€/week

Program fees

104€ per week 4 - 12 weeks Age 18 - 50+

Payment methods

Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

NO CREDIT CARD FEES

Duration

4 - 12 weeks

Deposit (15%)

The deposit is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payments are handled by PayPal, our trusted global payment provider. If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay using a credit card.

Final Payment (85%)

Your final payment will be agreed with Africa Startup MyFarm during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.

Meet your host

Africa Startup MyFarm

Excellent 4.8 rating (14 reviews)

Non-profit

Verified by Volunteer World

  Below average response rate

Coordinated by

lucas

About the project

MyFarm provides "An Educational Journey From Seed To Business" MyFarm is a creative hub where skills and knowledge are shared with people of all ages.

Meet your host

“An educational journey from seed to business”

MyFarm is exactly that! Our beautiful one-hectare farm is a creative hub where people of all ages learn, train, and share knowledge in and amongst the mixed fruit orchard.

MyFarm showcases sustainable technologies by using them practically and shares this knowledge with all who want to learn. Why? We believe in the sharing of knowledge and skills, especially if it will help towards a more sustainable future.

Innovative learning techniques are tested, trialed, and improved at MyFarm to get them ready to be shipped across the world. Leap Learning (our lead partner) uses specialised Learning Labs that are designed for children (and all ages) to learn to learn. Each Learning Lab uses unique apps and hands on games at different stations around the room, this ensures the children can use at their own level and pace. Learn more here: www.leaplearning.com

MyFarm aims to showcase a holistic approach to learning by showcasing how things relate to each other. Training programs specially designed by our team are how we share out our knowledge and skills.

Get ready for the experience of a lifetime!

Are you a positive and proactive person who has a passion for education, environmental awareness, and loves being, and working outside?

Then volunteering at MyFarm will be perfect for you!

Specific volunteering programs are available, but as MyFarm is a creative hub with so many things going on, from entrepreneurship training to our innovative learning labs, and garden and farming activities, you can also do a little bit of everything!

You will stay in the beautiful gardens in either our newly built volunteer's house or in one of the traditional huts we have dotted around the farm. Every day you will be treated to beautiful peaceful sunrises and colourful sunsets that filter through our canopy of mango trees. It's basic living, but you will have all that you will need. Real Gambian breakfasts and lunches are provided on request by our team our beautiful cooks…What more could you want :) 

14 reviews · rating4.8

Jan Eckardt rating5

2023 at Agriculture Helper

Our stay at MyFarm in Gambia was not just everything we could have wished for, but so much more! Right from the start, after getting picked up from the airport, we got to know all of the lovely MyFarm team, with every single member of them being very welcoming and helpful in finding our way around ...
Elisabet Rotllan rating4.8

2023 at Agriculture Helper

He estado tres semanas en la granja y la verdad que ha sido una experiencia fantástica. Todos los miembros de la granja son encantadores y me han tratado super bien. He podido aprender de ellos y ayudarles en todo lo que he podido. Es un lugar excepcional, con una vegetación espectacular, muy ...
Sarah Pearson Davis rating4.6

2021 at Agriculture Helper

Myself and my friends have done a lot of volunteer work, I can honestly say that this is one of the best and favorite experiences of my life. It was thoroughly enjoyable, and for the most part educational as I never thought that I would be so interested in permaculture and bio char! The Gambia is ...
James Mathey rating5

2021 at Agriculture Helper

I trained as a Horticulturist in Australia and now live in the UK. I have always had an interest in ecosystems, biodiversity and how we can best grow food in a complementary way. I love the work Myfarm is doing on permaculture, sustainability, resilience and then training people about practical ...
Marifet Yağmur Uzunçay rating4.2

2021 at Agriculture Helper

Firstly I can say that MyFarm organisation is such a compherensive and holistic program for every age group. The best thing is you can be part of each activity as soon as you want to improve yourself in that field. MyFarm has not completed yet, everyday in farm comes up with new challenges, new ...
Julia Dixon-Barrow rating5

2021 at Education Team

This project is incredibly powerful for the local community and helps change lives. It gives the hands on skills for people to feel confident to start their own journey. ..

Location

Africa > Western Africa > Gambia > Nema Kunku

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