Posted by Elke Cole

November/ December 2010 / January 2011

Tanzania

Instructor Elke Cole

http://elkecole.com/tanzania_nb_camps.html

We invite you to consider our small scale, individual, personal volunteer opportunities with Elke Cole in Tanzania, Africa.

You will meet and work with local folks, practice and learn Kiswahili, play soccer with the kids or laugh with the women. Live closeup with villagers- discover the simplicity of life with less and challenge yourself to participate in new things. Karibu to Tanzania!

Salt Spring Island, BC

Instructor Elke Cole

http://elkecole.com/cob_workshop_salt_spring.html

Participants of the workshop will experience full days of learning and exploring different skills. We pay attention to your well-being by taking breaks when needed, offering yoga sessions and delicious food.
We will be building a load bearing cob house in a seismic zone- that makes for some interesting learning.

Bagamoyo, Tanzania

Instructor: Elke Cole

http://elkecole.com/volunteer_camp_in_tanzania.html

Tuition: varies

Join us for an opportunity to work with local builders on a home for Baobab kids. Connect to local community, language and culture. Min. stay 2 weeks. Please visit our website for more info and to apply.

Kykotsmovi, Arizona

A cob building workshop in the land of the Hopi. A meeting of cultures both of people and buildings will be at the core of the experience of this workshop. Indigenous peoples have always built dwellings from the land and into the land. The village of Kykotsmovi is located high on the mesa. We will visit traditional villages to view the architecture, which is based on ancient cliff dwellings, and hear from builders and farmers about their knowledge, culture and history.

We are planning this natural sandstone/ cob hybrid house blending traditional knowledge with modern innovation. It will be a home for Serena Dewakuku and her family, next to a cob house that was built in recent years. Participants work alongside local traditional builders and volunteers.

The cob walls will be built on a traditional stone foundation. Participants learn all aspects of cob building: from material mixing to arch building, window and door installation, and an introduction to plasters.

Evenings will give opportunity for story telling, music and conversation. This is a chance to connect and discover the ways of the Hopi, to see beyond the surface and practice respect and listening.

All participants will live in camp: bring your own tent, sleeping mat and sleeping bag. Toilets and washing/ showers are provided.

The lead facilitator Elke Cole has 15 years of workshop experience in different cultures, teaching natural building and design. Bruce Thauburn will be joining her; he brings many years of building experience and project management to the table and his drum to the fire circle.

http://elkecole.com/touch_ earth.html