| Animal Refuge Project |
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 Care
for neglected and orphaned wild animals when you volunteer
with our Animal Refuge Project in Namibia.
In our Animal Refuge Project, you will be working on an
animal farm in the Omaheke Region of Namibia. As a volunteer
on the project, you will be giving personal attention
to injured and disabled animals that need help caring
for themselves. During your time in Namibia, you will
be trained in how to handle, feed, and care for baby animals
such as lions, baboons, and zebras that have been orphaned
or abandoned.
In addition to helping with baby animals at the refuge,
you will look after older animals that have been injured
by hunters or caught in illegal snares. Volunteers will
also be involved in helping maintain the farm, including
repairing buildings and helping construct a fence around
the reserve so that the animals can roam safely.
As a volunteer with our Animal Refuge Project in Namibia,
you will be providing disadvantaged animals with a second
chance at life as well as helping maintain the area that
is now their home.
As a volunteer you will be:
 Helping
raise baby animals
Monitoring
and observing animals at the refuge
Training
to care for cheetahs, baboons, and lions
Erecting
fences around the reserve
Performing
farm and reserve maintenance
Guiding
tours for visitors and tourists
| Project Length: |
Start
Dates: |
Minimum:
2 weeks
Maximum: 8 weeks |
January 4
February 1
March 1
April 5
May 3
June 7
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July 5
August 2
September 6
October 4
Novermber 1
December 6 |
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| Project Cost: |
Cost Includes: |
2
weeks:
Extra 2 weeks:
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 Airport
pickup and drop off.
Accommodations
3
meals per day
Transportation
to project site
On-site
activities
Volunteer
donation |
| Requirements: |
| Volunteers
must be between 18-40 years old. |
| Volunteer
Schedule: |
Accommodations: |
| Full
time volunteer work. |
Volunteer
lodge
Shared
rooms
Towels
and bed linens provided |
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 Perrin
Banks |
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“I have always loved
animals, so there was nothing better than traveling to
Africa and helping out a farm that takes in injured and
orphaned animals. Everything that we did was hands-on.
I helped feed the animals, clean their cages, play with
them, etc. We took cheetahs, baby lions and baboons on
walks, fixed enclosures, and spent some afternoons game
counting. You were always doing something either with
the animals, or something that benefited them.”
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Ashley
Maehr |
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“Being able to work
so closely and have so many hands-on experiences with
animals in Africa was absolutely amazing. You cannot do
anything like that anywhere else in the world.”
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Sherri
Diane Stinson |
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“[I enjoyed] working
so closely with the animals, the family and other volunteers.
[Volunteers should] “be willing to try new experiences
at least once; be open-minded, and be flexible.” |
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