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Come live with us in our generations-old mud house, 4 km from Tagounite in the southern Sahara. Help us care for our eco-farm, garden, and traditional home while learning about natural mud building and local desert life. We welcome creative, curious travelers who want to share ideas, learn new skills and leave their own small mark on this special place.
3 hours of help per day
Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
Amount: € 5 Per day
Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers and Materials for volunteer activities
Description: This small daily contribution of €5 helps cover gas, electricity, and Wi-Fi at Dar Nomad. It also includes breakfast and lunch, prepared together each morning. Dinner is not included — you're welcome to use our kitchen and cook for yourself, or shop at the local market nearby. It's a simple way to keep our home running while we share this experience together.
2 days off per week
Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
Tent: You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.
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.
Discounts on Parties: Get discounts at nearby parties and clubs.
Discounts on Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.
Discounts on Pubs: Get discounts at nearby pubs.
Discounts on Drinks: Get discounts for drinks and beverages from our bar.
Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.
Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.
Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.
Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Pub Crawls: Be a part of our pub crawls at local bars!
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.
Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.
Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.
Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.
Permaculture Course: Take part in our Permaculture course for free.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Fluent English or Fluent French
Between 18 and 80 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Welcome to House of Yousseph, a generations-old traditional mud house and eco-farm located in the Sahara, just 4 km from Tagounite.
This is more than a place to stay it is a home connected to the land, family, and traditions of the desert. We are restoring and developing the house after years of changes, using traditional materials and techniques such as making and working with mud bricks.
Around the house, we care for date palms, practice traditional agriculture, look after animals, and continue learning from the rhythms and knowledge of desert life.
As a volunteer, you can help with simple hands-on projects around the house and farm, while also sharing your own skills, ideas, and creativity. Depending on your interests, there may be opportunities to contribute to gardening, natural building, maintenance, creative projects, social media or other ideas that can bring your personal touch to the place.
We also enjoy sharing traditional Moroccan food, local culture, stories, and everyday life with our guests. In return, we hope to learn from you and create a genuine cultural exchange.
We are looking for curious, respectful, open-minded and creative travelers who want to slow down, experience authentic desert life, and become part of a small community rather than simply pass through as tourists.
House of Yousseph is a place we are building together one brick, one palm tree, one story at a time.
The activities at House of Yousseph vary naturally with the season and the needs of the land. Your help may include watering and caring for the date palms and plants, gardening, planting, harvesting, maintaining the farm, caring for animals, and supporting small eco-projects.
You may also have the opportunity to learn and participate in traditional mud-building and restoration, helping us bring new life to our generations-old home using local materials and techniques.
We usually ask for around 4–5 hours of help per day, 5 days a week, with 2 days free to rest, explore Tagounite and the surrounding Sahara, meet local people, take photos, work on your own creative projects, or simply enjoy the peaceful desert environment.
The work is hands-on and simple, but every task contributes to the development of House of Yousseph. We value initiative, teamwork and a willingness to learn and share skills.
We ask everyone to respect our family, our home, the local culture and the desert environment. Good communication, a positive attitude and willingness to help are important. Please keep shared spaces clean, use water responsibly and respect quiet time. We love creativity, music, conversation and sharing experiences, but we also value personal space and peaceful moments. Most times importantly, come with an open mind and respect for the land and the people who call it home.
