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Country
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Name
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First Contact date
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Starter Kit date
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Introduction
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Progress
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Chile
www.wwoofchile.cl
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Gaston Fernandez
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2003
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I have like a way to helping the WWOOF in Chile, I show all my organic contacts to everybody who ask its. If you want you may put my address like WWOOF Chile free list. I happy you do that. My list is very short, only 10 farms, but I hope get up in next time. In Chile the people need more confidence to go into WWOOF. It is incredible the difference with anglo countries. The web page is in preparing by long time. I do not want expend money in that yet. Any question or help of me please tell me. A lot greeting to yours, Gaston Fernandez, WWOOF Chile
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Gaston originally offered a Chilean WWOOF list back 2003 after visiting WWOOF New Zealand. WWOOF Chile re-launched on 25th September 2007. Website launched. |
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Croatia
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Ivo Jagatic
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18th January 2008
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I am in organic farming almost all my life. I have been living in Austria for almost ten years where WWOOF is very well known and where I have also had first contacts with the Austrian organization. Organic farming in Croatia has grown in the last years and is more and more popular each day. Croatian government has also discovered multiple advantages of it, since Croatia has no strong industry and is therefore very clean. Very often families sell their property in towns and head to the country where they buy farms - running them strictly organic. We also have some fairs in Croatia thru the year where only organic products are presented.
Kindest regards.
Ivo Jagatic
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April 2009: Aiming to launch soon. |
France
www.wwoof.fr
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David Marie and Alexandra Denais
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January 2004
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May 2006
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David has been WWOOFing on and off since 1996. David and Alexandra dream to live on an organic farm in the near future to follow on with their support of the ecological movement. Believe in the WWOOF ethos and the benefits it brings to hosts and WWOOFers, both practically and wholistically.
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David and Alex looked in to running a WWOOF group after visiting WWOOF New Zealand January 2004. Set up www.wwoof.fr in 2006. Have a membership system in place for hosts and WWOOFers. Began with a printed book, membership and access is now also available online. Will become an independent national WWOOF group once Independents stops listing French hosts at the end of 2007
January 2008 became an Independent WWOOF organisation. |
India
www.wwoofindia.org
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Harish Tewari
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4th May 2007
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5th May 2007
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Harish is the General Secretary of the Society for Employment Welfare and Agricultural Knowledge. He holds an M.Sc. with a thesis: Thermophillic fungi activities in Composting. Harish has presented numerous papers at IFOAM and other conferences around the world. He has received the Man of the Year Award from the American Biographical Institute. Harish has been a WWOOF host for a number of years.
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WWOOF India was originally a project supported by WWOOF Nepal and with FD Regmi's positive support and encouragement the WWOOF India website was gifted over to Harish's project. WWOOF India is now an independent organisation after being inaugurated on 15th August 2007. WWOOF India has grown by 50% in its first six months of independence. |
Ireland
www.wwoof.ie
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Annie King
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March 2007
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2nd July 2007
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Annie has been a WWOOF host for many years in Ireland and has also WWOOFed extensively around the world. Annie has said she has gained a lot from WWOOF on both sides of the fence and would like to give something back.
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Numerous correspondences. Still researching the concept of running a WWOOF organisation. Garry from WWOOF Australia has met with Annie in July 2007 and offered support. Annie went to the WWOOF Ltd UK meeting in September 2007 and now Carl is working with Annie as well. Launched February 2009
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Jamaica
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Nicola Shirley
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August 27 2007
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August 31 2007
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I am interested in WWOOF for Jamaica because we at the Source Farms are seeking a more structured method of interacting with people who are interested in our eco-village and our various ongoing projects. The Source Farm Foundation works with communities in several Community Development activities and several include organic farming opportunities. We would like to act as a conduit to bring interested parties directly to the farmers. My specific experience with organic farming and community development is the founding of City to Farm Connect in Philadelphia. There, I connected grade and high school students to farmers in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania to do work projects. In Philadelphia my restaurant hosted a yearly farmers market. I also Founded the Philadelphia Yam Festival: An Urban Harvest Festival 2000-2005. We organize and bring students from Temple University and West Chester University to do Service Learning Projects in St. Thomas, Jamaica. I work closely with the Ministry of Agriculture -Rural Agricultural Development Agency (RADA) in placing students in various sites for their course work. The Source Farm is an eco-village and organic farming is one of our mandates. I hope this information was helpful and shows my experience and level of commitment to food, farmers and promoting healthy living. Peace and Blessing Nicola Shirley
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Nicola is still continuing to research and contact potential host farms. |
Kazakhstan
kazakhstanwwoof.narod.ru
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Zhandos Aitymov
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18th October 2006
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25th November 2006
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13th June 2007 - working on WWOOF Kazakhstan website.
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Launched |
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Malaysia
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Chelvi Krishnan
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13th August 2007
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15th August 2007
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Waiting for progress report |
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Mongolia
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Gan Ochibat
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26th September 2007
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None yet
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I run a NGO in Mongolia. Mongolia is a land locked country where the crop industry has not really developed yet. Therefore we would like to cooperate with you and learn new skills and experiences. We can encourage people in Mongolia for WWOOF.
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Waiting for progress report |
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Morocco
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Abidi Said
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6th May 2007
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24th May 2007
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Waiting for progress report. |
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Poland
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Konstancja Szymura
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September 2006
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September 2006
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Interested in starting a national WWOOF organisation. Put in touch with other Polish contact. Nothing further.
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No contact for some time now. |
Romania
www.wwoof.ro
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Maria Bridgemohan
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14th February 2007
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23rd March 2007
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Maria has been working for a NGO in Romania and one of the roles of this organisation is to promote organic agriculture. Catz of WWOOF Bulgaria has been working to help Maria. Contact from Edward Klaunig on 19th October 2007, passed on to Catz.
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Launched by Edward Klaunig and Ramona Duminicioiu |
Sierra Leone
www.wwoofsl.org
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Shed Jah
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11th February 2007
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25th March 2007
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Plans for starting a WWOOF group in Sierra Leone has very good.
It has not been an easy task at all. It took me a lot of time, money and effort to come so far at this point. The identification of potential hosts is now complete, after vigorous, processes including investigations, interviews, screening and background checks of all applicant hosts.
Another good thing about it all again is that, I have registered it with government as a local national NGO volunteering organization. Its a dream that has come true.
I need whatever advice you may have for me again to help me go ahead.
Regards, Shed Jah
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Currently helping with resources (forms etc). Launched |
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South Africa
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Ian Robinson
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15th July 2007
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16th August 2007
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Ian works to promote organic farmers and their produce in South Africa and wishes to promote WWOOF there also. Ian is also involved in major organic training projects.
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Continuing development |
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South Pacific
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Aokuso Pavihi
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August 2006
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None
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Aokuso belongs to NIOFA has expressed an interest in running a South Pacific WWOOF Programme. At this stage Kuso is still working on Nuie. Glenda Kay has become part of this project and is currently a NOIFA volunteer
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>Issue has been raised of hosts from Island cultures taking WWOOFers. NIOFA is having a difficult time encouraging growers to accommodate WWOOFers (cross cultural differences perhaps). |
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Thailand
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Themjai Srithep
Subsequently:
Ganesh Babanam on 25th August 2007
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September 2006
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27th August 2007 to Ganesh
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Working on website and would like to promote WWOOF Thailand. Waiting from progress report. April 2009: Aiming to launch soon. |
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Uruguay
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Gustavo Favaro (Tavo)
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7th November 2007
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10th December 2007
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About me: Studied art at the University of Fine Arts. Techniques taught in schools, agriculture and Lavalleja Florida in Uruguay at the University of Labor. In 2003 trip to New Zealand known organic farms and discovered the WWOOFing finding that is a good system for the relationship of individuals to establish a deeper relationship that the labor contract. In 2006 trip to Spain for a scholarship to a residence of art and I was very hard to contact organic orchards. I am currently developing the station in art and environmental science "7 seams" Uruguay exist on some 500 establishments organic but there is nothing that lets you connect to people with these establishments why I On the need for the wwoof in uruguay I would like to help achieve this. Thank you greetings Gustavo Favaro
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Working steadily toward full launch. |
