2024 at Veterinary Internship
from 438€
Outstanding 4.9
(34)
Veterinary Internship
1 - 20 weeks
·
Age 18 - 50+
Outstanding 4.9
·
Verified by Volunteer World
Very high response rate
Outstanding 4.9 ·
·
Verified by Volunteer World
·
1 - 20 weeks
·
Age 18 - 50+
·
Very high response rate
Highlights
- Get hands-on experience on veterinary work for your study and propel your career with international experience.
- Experience worklife in Costa Rica and learn about the culture and norms.
- Gain Spanish fluency by living with a host family and sharing daily life with locals.
- Discover the Osa Peninsula, the world's most biologically diverse area, on expeditions.
- Help out the community by neutering street animals and prevent overpopulation.
Especially good for
Age 18+
Singles
Couples
50+
About the program
Are you interested in becoming a vet or vet tech? Would you like to work with dogs and cats in a clinic environment in Costa Rica? Then you should apply to this project!
Green Life Volunteers is looking for a veterinary student, vet tech student, or a person wanting to become a vet, to help out at a rural vet clinic in Puerto Jimenez, on the Osa Peninsula. The Osa Peninsula is a remote, rural, and economically challenged area. ..
Typical day
You will be working 6 days a week, from around 7:30 am to 5:30 pm, with a lunch break. The clinic is open Monday to Saturday, so you are expected to be there too. However, you may arrange with the vet and the Green Life Volunteers' supervisor that you only work 5 days a week, if you would like an ...
Free-time activities
There is plenty to do around the Osa Peninsula, and we can help you organize activities around Puerto Jimenez during your project time. Unfortunately, any extra-curricular activities are not covered by the Green Life Volunteers project fee.
Activities may be surfing, paddle boarding, Corcovado ...
Requirements
What's Included
What's NOT included?
Details on arrival
You can start this project anytime, whenever is convenient for you! We don't have specific start dates, because this volunteering program is year-round.
Availability
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Program fees
1 week (min. stay)
438€
2 weeks
583€
3 weeks
728€
4 weeks
873€
6 weeks
1,164€
8 weeks
1,454€
20 weeks (max. stay)
3,197€
Average fees
298€/week
Meet your organization
Green Life Volunteers
Outstanding 4.9
(34 reviews)
Non-profit - founded in 2012
Verified by Volunteer World
Very high response rate
Coordinated by
Janina
About the project
A small non-profit organization aims at providing affordable volunteering programs and improving the living standard of local peoples in Costa Rica
34 reviews · 4.9
Location
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