Local Wildlife Rescue

location
2 - 8 semanas  ·  Edad 18 - 50+

rating  Perfecto 4.6  · 
  Verificado por Volunteer World
  Ratio de respuesta buena

Puntos Relevantes

  • You will be able to participate in Anti Poaching efforts
  • You will be living close to many wild animals in the Namibian bush and nothing beats being surrounded by a pride of lions, leopards or cheetahs.
  • You will be accompanied by other people who are very passionate about animals.

Puntos Relevantes

  • You will be able to participate in Anti Poaching efforts
  • You will be living close to many wild animals in the Namibian bush and nothing beats being surrounded by a pride of lions, leopards or cheetahs.
  • You will be accompanied by other people who are very passionate about animals.
  • Learn and experience how each animal behaves, reacts and what their characters are like
  • Prepare food and feed the animals, monitoring free-roaming carnivores, Game counts in the bush


  • Especialmente adecuado para

    Edad 18+
    Solteros y solteras
    Parejas
    Grupos
    50+

    Sobre el programa

    Volunteer and Conserve the land, cultures and wildlife of Namibia and rescue species threatened by an ever-shrinking habitat.

    Volunteers will have the rare and exciting opportunity to actively participate in the conservation, rehabilitation, care and research of African wildlife. The sanctuary currently provides a safe refuge for orphaned, injured or conflict wildlife including several lions, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, ...

    Sobre el programa

    Volunteers will have the rare and exciting opportunity to actively participate in the conservation, rehabilitation, care and research of African wildlife. The sanctuary currently provides a safe refuge for orphaned, injured or conflict wildlife including several lions, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, caracals, warthogs, antelope and baboons as well as a host of birds, smaller African mammals and farmyard animals. Wildlife Conservation Volunteers are crucial in helping us to care for the animals in rehabilitation or permanent captivity at the sanctuary, as well as helping to maintain and develop the sanctuary. This is an exceptional opportunity to get hands on experience with African wildlife and the many aspects of their care. All routine aspects of the programme are carried out in a rotational group system to ensure that everybody gets exposed to the variety of experiences available. For the full experience and understanding of what we do, we highly recommend that you book at least three weeks with us. 


    Día típico

    The volunteering schedule works on a rotational group system, which ensures every volunteer gets to experience as many of the activities as possible.

    The groups work two to three activities a day between the hours of 8am and 5pm. Volunteers get a short break in the morning followed by lunch from ...

    Día típico

    The volunteering schedule works on a rotational group system, which ensures every volunteer gets to experience as many of the activities as possible.

    The groups work two to three activities a day between the hours of 8am and 5pm. Volunteers get a short break in the morning followed by lunch from 1pm-2:30pm.

    Weekends are not part of the rotation schedule; on Saturdays, volunteers will participate in certain activities in the morning, and in the afternoon there will be a fun non-work related activity followed by a braai (barbeque). On Sunday, a small team will participate in food prep in the morning and a different small team will participate in the afternoon, so you will have half the day off. All non-working hours are free time to explore the sanctuary!


    Actividades de tiempo libre

    Safaris:

    3 day, 6 day and 7 day available

    The safari is designed to offer a quick “snapshot” of Namibia’s world renowned Etosha National Park, before ending at the coastal area of Swakopmund.

    Cultural tour:

    Cultural tourism is the subset of tourism concerned with a traveler's ...

    Actividades de tiempo libre

    Safaris:

    3 day, 6 day and 7 day available

    The safari is designed to offer a quick “snapshot” of Namibia’s world renowned Etosha National Park, before ending at the coastal area of Swakopmund.

    Cultural tour:

    Cultural tourism is the subset of tourism concerned with a traveler's engagement with a country or region's culture, specifically the lifestyle of the people in those geographical areas, the history of those people, their art, architecture, religion, and other elements that helped shape their way of life


    Requisitos

    Requisitos

    Edad mínima: 18 años

    Para participar en el programa debes tener al menos 18 años en la fecha de inicio del programa. Puede haber excepciones si muestras el permiso de tu(s) tutor(es) legal(es) o si vas acompañado de tus padres.

    Conocimientos lingüísticos

    Tienes que hablar (nivel básico) Inglés

    Verificación de antecedentes penales

    obligatorio

    Documentos necesarios

    Completed application form and Copy of flight itinerary

    Restricciones de nacionalidad

    Sin restricciones. Las manos amigas de todo el mundo son bienvenidas.

    Tiempo dedicado

    Necesitaremos tu ayuda los Lunes, Martes, Miércoles, Jueves, Viernes, Sábado y Domingo de 08:00 - 17:00

    Servicios incluidos

    Servicios incluidos

    Servicios de SAVE Foundation

    Covers the following:

    Food (3 meals per day)
    Accommodation (dorm)
    Transport (airport collection and drop off)
    Certificate of appreciation
    Donation to the running of the project


    Recogida en el aeropuerto Hosea Kutako International Airport

    We provide airport pick up upon arrival and airport drop off upon departure.

    Alojamiento

    Accommodation

    ● Volunteers will stay in rooms or tents (2 - 4 people per room)

    ● All linen will be provided.

    ● The volunteer house is roughly 1km away from the main-house, and is safe and secure.

    ● Swimming pool is available.

    ● No visitors are permitted to enter the property unless permitted by the project leader

    Comida y bebida

    Meals

    Volunteers will receive 3 meals a day:

    Breakfast consists of cereals, fruit, yoghurts, toast and spreads

    Lunch varies from cold to hot meals for example: wraps, salads, pasta dishes, sandwiches

    Dinner consists of a hot meal such as a traditional BBQ (braai), stews, chicken dishes, etc.


    NOTES:

    ● Tea and coffee will be available, all other drinks will be at own expense

    ● A generous amount of food will always be served. If snacks are desired there are several grocery stores nearby.

    ● There are refrigerators available for volunteers’ personal food and soft drinks


    Important reminder: Participants must advise SAVE of their dietary needs (e.g. if they are

    vegetarian or have any allergies) prior to their arrival. Participants with very specific dietary

    needs may be required to supplement their meals at their own expense.


    ¿Qué NO está incluido?

    ¿Qué NO está incluido?

    Acceso a Internet

    Lo sentimos, no hay acceso en el lugar del proyecto

    Boletos de avión

    El aeropuerto más cercano es Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) en Windhoek. Te ayudamos a encontrar vuelos baratos a Namibia. ENCONTRAR VUELOS BARATOS

    Seguro de viaje

    Ir al extranjero es una aventura y siempre es mejor estar preparado. Enfermedad o lesión repentina, cancelación o robo: un seguro de viaje para Namibia proporciona seguridad y es una ventaja tenerlo. OBTENER UN PRESUPUESTO

    Vacunas

    Si tiene intención de realizar un voluntariado en Namibia, debe solicitar asesoramiento médico antes de iniciar su viaje social. Comprueba las vacunas que necesitas para Namibia. COMPROBADOR DE VACUNAS

    Detalles a la llegada

    Arrival Day: Monday

    Arrival Time: Any time

    Airport: Windhoek Hosea Kutako Airport (WHK), Namibia.

    Departure Day: Monday

    Departure time: +- 11AM – 1PM

    Min Duration: 2 weeks

    Max Duration: None

    Min Age: 18 years old

    Max Age: N/A – Medium level of fitness and healthy

    NOTE: If you arrive or depart on a different day and time to that specified above, you will have to pay an additional private transfer fee of N$ 500.00 fee in cash to the project co-ordinator on arrival/departure

    Disponibilidad
    Enero Feb. Marzo Abr. Mayo Jun Jul Agosto Set. Oct. Nov. Dic.

    Cuotas del programa

    2 semanas (estancia min.) 1.347€
    3 semanas 2.015€
    4 semanas 2.683€
    5 semanas 3.352€
    6 semanas 4.020€
    7 semanas 4.688€
    8 semanas (estancia max.) 5.357€
    Cuota promedio 671€/semana

    Cuotas del programa

    671€ cuotas semanales 2 - 8 semanas Edad 18 - 50+

    Métodos de pago

    Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

    SIN GASTOS DE TARJETA DE CRÉDITO


    Duración

    2 - 8 semanas

    Depósito

    El depósito es simplemente para reservar tu vacante de voluntario. Los pagos se gestionan a través de PayPal, nuestro proveedor global de confianza. Si no tienes una cuenta PayPal, también puedes pagar con tarjeta de crédito.


    Pago final

    El pago final se acordará con SAVE Foundation durante el proceso de solicitud. Las soluciones habituales son la transferencia bancaria o el pago en efectivo en el lugar del proyecto.


    Conoce a tu anfitrión(a)

    SAVE Foundation

    Perfecto 4.6 rating (60 reseñas)

    Sin fines de lucro - fundada en 2007

    Verificado por Volunteer World

      Ratio de respuesta buena

    Coordinado por

    Shona

    Idiomas hablados: Inglés

    sobre la organización

    SAVE Foundation works to enrich, educate, and empower various township and settlement communities, as well as protect and rehabilitate wildlife in areas of Africa.

    Conoce a tu anfitrión(a)

    SAVE Foundation is a Non-Profit Organisation. We are NOT a booking agent; we run, manage, and fund all of our humanitarian projects with the help of volunteers. We believe in transparent and sustainable programs that positively impact our local community.

    SAVE Foundation is a registered and 18A tax-exempt, non-­profit organisation (NPO) that assists communities in Africa. Our work involves setting up and facilitating sustainable community and conservation development projects in South Africa, Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and Kenya as well as assisting other non-­profit organisations that are actively involved in the local communities.

    Volunteers pay a fee that covers the costs of their stay such as accommodation, transport and meals as well as a donation that assists to finance the projects. In return, volunteers get to experience African culture, see our beautiful countries, learn some new skills and make a difference to those in need. As well as making many new friends, the memories made are sure to last a lifetime!

    Our volunteer packages include teaching children to (kite) surf and swim, building schools and homes, assisting at local schools, teaching business skills to adults, working with sharks, cheetahs and other wild animals.

    Every little bit helps and one can come and volunteer for anything from two weeks to two years!

    SAVE Foundation Vision

    The vision of SAVE Foundation is to provide local communities with education, youth development, sports development, and skills that will enable them to help themselves rise above the vicious cycle of poverty, and to provide conscientious and responsible wildlife conservation. Through the assistance of enthusiastic volunteers, generous sponsors, and dedicated staff, SAVE Foundation has broadened its reach from a small community-based South African outreach project, to 6 different countries with 35 humanitarian and wildlife projects over the past 9 years. SAVE Foundation hosts like-minded, dedicated volunteers from all over the world; in 2015 the organization amassed 2, 050, 200 total volunteer hours.

    SAVE Foundation is committed to providing ethical volunteering opportunities with African wildlife. Our wildlife projects focus on conservation and rehabilitation of endangered, injured, and abandoned animals.

    RESPONSIBLE VOLUNTEERING

    Humanitarian Projects

    SAVE Foundation is committed to providing responsible and sustainable volunteering opportunities. We believe that responsible volunteer practices are paramount to any high quality international volunteer organization. SAVE differs from other non-profit organizations because of the way that we work to create self-sufficient and thriving communities. Each project goes through a rigorous assessment-in conjunction with local authorities on the matter-to identify the needs of the particular community and/or school and how SAVE can best assist them to achieve their goals. SAVE aims to do more than provide Band-Aid solutions to larger issues, but instead work alongside locals to assist with development that will continue to positively impact the community throughout generations.

    SAVE Foundation provides responsible volunteering opportunities by ensuring that:

    • Volunteers do not replace paid employment opportunities for local people
    • Volunteers work alongside local staff to assist them with day-to-day operation and the implementation of improvements
    • The goal of each project is to create a self-sufficient and locally run program
      • Ex. We assist schools achieve a high level of education and operation to obtain official school registration.
      • Once a program/school is successfully up and running, we identify a new program in need of our assistance, and leave the local staff to run the operation on their own
    • Volunteers receive training upon their arrival to provide the best assistance possible within their specific placement
    • SAVE regularly collects feedback from volunteers and local project staff
    • SAVE evaluates programs on an ongoing basis
      • Assess both needs for improvement/assistance and areas of growth
    • SAVE does not use “stereotypical” aid images in our marketing campaigns to garner attitudes of pity or victimization amongst the individuals that we work with
      • The images and film that SAVE disseminates simply depicts the activities and projects in which volunteers participate
    • We encourage the dissemination of resources and education, rather than simply donating funds and goods
      • Our aim is to contribute to the self-sufficiency of struggling communities by teaching valuable skills and educating the citizens to empower themselves
      • We do not promote the idea that these individuals are simply beneficiaries of charity.

    Furthermore, SAVE takes a developmental approach to poverty reduction by working with communities in need at all stages of life, from education and care in preschools to empowerment through business and skills development for adults. We believe that it is not enough to simply work with a single sector of the community; it must be a holistic approach that will promote a change in the cycle of poverty.

    Wildlife Projects

    SAVE Foundation is committed to providing ethical volunteering opportunities with African wildlife. Our wildlife projects focus on conservation and rehabilitation of endangered, injured, and abandoned animals. SAVE also strives to educate volunteers about the various species that we support. All interactions with the animals are in a safe and respectful manner with constant supervision from a professional.

    SAVE provides responsible volunteering opportunities with wildlife by ensuring that:

    • We do not treat animals as a tourist attraction; no animals are trained to perform in front of an audience
    • We only support breeding at projects that are specifically designed for re-population purposes of endangered species
    • The animals at our projects receive professional and attentive veterinary and handling care
    • SAVE aims to release all animals back into the wild that are capable of doing so
    • The projects act as a safe haven for orphaned, injured, and traumatized animals
    • Each enclosure provides adequate space for the animals to roam freely
    • Volunteers work closely with researchers and project staff to enhance their knowledge about the wildlife
    • We provide a Pre-Vet project that is geared towards individuals with an interest in the professional fields of veterinary science, animal welfare, and animal management; thus, contributing to the future of animal conservation and protection through the addition of further professionals

    60 reseñas · rating4.6

    Elena Picozzi rating5

    2024 at Sport and development

    The experience at SAVE was amazing, all the people from the working team was great and they gave me a lot of support, for every question they were ready to help and assist me. Meeting a new culture and getting to know different ways of living was enriching from all points of view. I feel blessed for ...
    sylvaine neyret rating5

    2017 at Educare & School Assistant

    Hi, I loved that experience, sharing the work of the teachers and watching the children learning. Each day was a different one, sometimes with the babies, another day with the olders, untill 6. the staff from save was very nice and a wellcoming I recommand this place! Many ...
    Paul Schepers rating3.8

    2017 at Swimming & Surfing Instructor

    In the beginning there we´re not a lot of volunteers, but after a few days a lot of them arrived an we we´re about 30-50 volunteers. In my opinion we were too much volunteers. So they should organize better, how much volunteers they need at what time. BUT the work was very important and I think ...
    Nina Rotcajg rating3.2

    2017 at Animal Sanctuaries

    Animal Sanctuary was globally a good project, I really liked it. But, you need to know that we need a lot of money there, for example the WiFi is not free and the activities like the safari is at 4500 R. I didn't know, and because of that, I haven't been able to do one. Also, it is some hard work, ...
    Jeanne Bassinet Sae rating3

    2017 at Animal Sanctuaries

    It was not was I expected, a lot of stuff were false on the website who hasn't been uploted since 4 years. I had a great time but I would have known more informations. We were on a residence, we had to pay a bad wifi (i didn't knew when I entered the password they force me to pay 2 weeks the time of ...
    Hanna Rian Heggtveit rating5

    2016 at Swimming & Surfing Instructor

    I really enjoyed learning how to surf and skate. I liked to see how the kids live and to compare knowledge. I think that the balance was nice (School in the morning and activities in the afternoon). Learning how the kids live daily in Dunoon was difficult for me and really heartfelt, but the kids ...

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