There is a 4km road leading to the VWASL community villages. This road is often rendered impassable by the persistent rains, especially so as it often rains heavily. Deep potholes develop, which makes it often difficult for vehicles which use that road to collect supplies of wood, charcoal and agricultural products for the capital city of Freetown. It is a week’s camp, which will be appropriate for the type of work and would also favor those who do not have enough time, so they may use whatever time left on their hand outside the camp all on themselves.

The water will be drained from the few potholes on the road, refilled with either stones or sticks to harden the ground for the vehicles. Awkward areas of the road would be leveled. Working tools: Shovels, pickaxes, hoes, machetes, sticks, stones, containers, gloves.

Voluntary Workcamps Association of Sierra Leone (VWASL) Camp House

Maburveh (43km from Freetown)

To bring along gloves, light work shoes. For the night, mosquito repellant, socks, hat, indoor games (if you can).

150.00 Euro to be paid upon arrival.

At the VWASL permanent campsite in the village of Maburveh, there is need to dig a water well there for the use of subsequent volunteers, and for members of the community, residing close to the site during the Dry season, when water becomes scarce. The rest of the construction work will be continued by subsequent volunteers.

The well will be digged by the volunteers. Working tools are: pickaxes, shovels, little buckets, cords.

VWASL Camp House

Maburveh village

To bring along gloves, light work footwear. For the night - mosquito repellant, socks, hat, and indoor games (if you can).

180.00 Euro to be paid upon arrival.

The Hastings Rural Education Committee School is a public primary school run by the community. It is trying to develop its school garden to strengthen the children’s knowledge in their social studies. As the garden grows it will also be a source of vegetable supplies to the community. In addition to this, the school is expecting to source funding for the construction of an additional classrooms structure.

If the work starts during the camp period, the volunteers would allocate a few days to assist in the process. The work tools are: Shovels, rakes, hoes, cords, vegetable seeds/seedlings.

School building.

Hastings village (23km from Freetown)

To bring along: Gloves, light work footwear, and for the night, mosquito repellant, socks, hat, and indoor games (if you can).

180.00 Euro to be paid upon arrival.

This is a camp for those who want to participate in the agricultural activities on the VWASL land, which was acquired to do experimental community activities, especially agriculture and gardening. This camp will also be appropriate for volunteers who do not have so much time on their side. They can use whatever few days left for them on their own, outside camp life.

Gardening. Work tools are shovels, hoes, machetes, rakes, lines.

VWASL Camp House.

Maburveh (43km from Freetown).

Things to bring along - gloves, light work footwear, and for the night, mosquito repellant, socks, hat, and indoor games (if you can).

150.00 Euro to be paid upon arrival