Volunteer with Animals Abroad! If you have ever wanted to travel overseas and help animals, Go Volunteer Africa offers meaningful rewarding programs in Africa. You can work with animals at sanctuaries and rescue centers and contribute to wildlife conservation efforts. Some programs are really rewarding where you will get to help prevent poaching and release animals back into the wild.
Wildlife Volunteer Projects in Africa
Do you love animals? Do you have a passion for wildlife conservation? Would you like to volunteer with animals abroad? The hard part is deciding where you would like to go and which animals you would like to volunteer with! There is a lot of choice – popular animals to volunteer with include elephants, lions, tigers, monkeys, sharks and whales.
With Go Volunteer Africa, you can find volunteer abroad programs with wildlife where you can travel to destinations around Africa where you can really help conservation efforts. There are several rehabilitation and release wildlife programs where you can nurse wildlife back to health and then release animals into the wild. You will be able to work in a foreign country and really help animals in need by working with them or educating local people about the need to help them.
Programs lengths can vary from two weeks to over a year, please note you are unlikely to need any prior experience. If you have a passion for animals and conservation, volunteering with animals will be a really worthwhile experience. You will also get to make new friends and get free time to travel and see more of the country you are in.
These placements are popular with people are seeking to help animals or further studies and also gain practical experience at the same time. If you are in a similar situation and are possibly studying towards a qualification and would like to become more involved in the rehabilitation of wild animals, then our programs will appeal to you. There are a diverse range of placements with animals in Africa, for example helping at a game reserve or if you are seeking a career in veterinary there are skilled options.
Top Reasons to Apply
If you work on wildlife rescue or rehabilitation programs you will have the best experience ever, there are not many things like seeing wildlife you have cared for being released back into the wild! Participating is a great way to gain experience, volunteer roles with animals vary, from collecting food and cleaning enclosures to gaining hands on work by caring and really helping animals get back to health. Animal volunteering opportunities are amazing if you are seeking career experience or you are looking for a job as a vet.
Volunteering is a great way to do something rewarding. Programs with animals let you help protect and have a real impact by taking part in endangered animal rescue projects. You might be researching, monitoring and protecting wild animals from poachers. Despite conservation efforts, lots of animals are endangered and facing extinction.
Best Volunteer with Animals Abroad Programs
All sanctuaries and rescue centers are different and saying which one is the best one is difficult. Where you go and what you do really comes down to personal preference.
Requirements to Volunteer with Animals Abroad
No previous experience is required for most general placements, but volunteers must be able to work as part of a team, have a strong interest in wildlife and conservation, a sense of adventure and be prepared to a new culture and living conditions.
Participants must be enthusiastic, adventurous and respectful of their host country’s culture and environment. Minimum age limit is usually 18 years old but there are taster trips for 16-17 year olds and also family programs. If you are applying for a skilled position you will need to show certifications and qualifications.
HOW TO APPLY
To start the process fill Volunteer application form and submit it for consideration and book your placement. For more information on how to get enrolled for the volunteering experience of a lifetime contact us. Or Give us a call | WhatsApp | Telegram | Viber | Imo at +254-796-786292 to talk to a Program Specialist.
