Dirty Work! Sanctuary Volunteer.

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Connect with the locals: 18 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals
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What you offer

30h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

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.

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.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Stay at least: 1 week

Stay up to: 12 weeks

The Experience

We need help to walk, train, feed and clean up after the animals. Some animals have just come in off the street and need one to one training. Some need physio, some need medicating, some just need attention and love. The daily routine includes, walking, cleaning. medicating and feeding the animals. Walks are for at least an hour so you must be strong and fit.

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Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Arabic
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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24 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

NGO

4.5

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

18 Meeting locals
16 Meeting international travelers
15 Creating true social impact
9 Practicing English
9 Get in touch with nature
9 Immersing in the local culture

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

8 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions
7 17. Partnerships for the goals
4 4. Quality education

Will

Australia

I had a wonderful experience volunteering here it was very enlightening and rewarding. You get to meet and work with some amazing and inspiring people and you get to meet the cutest animals who will love you. The experience is as they say it is, it is a hard and dirty job but it is also rewarding and great experience. I highly recommend this volunteer job or better yet you should adopt an the organization or at least donate.

24 days ago

Maya

Austria

I Ioved my stay at MAA, it was my first time working with animals and I could in the short time i was here already learn so much! It's really a lot of work, you're gonna get dirty and pick up soo much poo but it pays off, all the love from the animals and knowing you're doing sth Important. I left work each day, tired but so fulfilled. Also it's amazing to be surrounded by so many cool and inspiring people, helping and working together towards the same goal Can't wait to be back! ;)❤️

about 1 month ago

Lina replied

Hello Dear Maya,

Many thanks for your kind feed-back!

We were so happy to welcome you, thanks for your love, care and commitment! But we are above all super glad to know that you are coming back very soon to volunteer again!

Our animals and team can't wait to see you soon!

Kisses,

Lina
MAA Volunteer Coordinator

Sheryn

New Zealand

Wow, where do I start!! I spent 3 weeks volunteering with MAA and it was one of the best experiences of my life. I found the work to be really fair, though definitely a little emotionally challenging at times, but I always left the shelter each day feeling extremely fulfilled. I got to meet so many amazing, inspiring people and I am extremely grateful for the time that I got to spend with them. One of my favourite parts was getting to really immerse myself into the local culture and community, I felt really welcomed right from my very first day and like I was apart of a family <3

about 2 months ago

Ines

Poland

It was such a beautiful experience. If you don't mind get yourself a little bit dirty then it's perfect for you, as well the endless love from animals which you gonna get back it pays back everything. I definitely would love to come back asap

2 months ago

Lina replied

Many thanks Ines for your stay with us, your time, love and support!
It's true that it's a dirty work (poo poo and poo again !) but as you truly said it worth it when you receive back all the endless love from the animals! it's definetly worth it <3

Yibo

China

Absolutely a unforgettable experience in the organization, it was my frist time working with animals and I really learned lots from them, people who are working there really doing work from heart and did there best as they're can do! If you don't mind get dirty or pick up pop then don't hesitate to come, those animals are really need you to help. thanks Lisa and other workers to had having me, I'd definitely come back someday! ❤️

3 months ago

Lina replied

Thanks dear Yibo for your commitment and all you did for our precious animals and team! We really appreciated your stay with us and we hope to see you again ! Take care of you until we meet again ;)

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