Help an Animal Rescue in the South-West Algarve, Portugal!

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L'expérience

We're located in the beautiful, peaceful National Park on the South-West tip of the Algarve about 3kms away from Vila do Bispo. We provide a safe haven for animals in our refuge. Volunteers are so important to help feeding and walking the animals; cleaning their areas and houses; photographing them so they can be advertised on social media; generally caring for and spending time with them; maintaining/cleaning our garden area & buildings.

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Ce que vous offrez

25 heures d'aide par semaine

Nettoyage: Aider à nettoyer la cuisine, les chambres, les salles de bain et les espaces communs.

Soins aux animaux: Aider à surveiller et prendre soin des animaux.

Jardinage: Aider à faire pousser des plantes et cultiver des jardins

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Ce que vous recevez

2 jours de congé par semaine

Chambre privée: Vous aurez un lit dans une chambre privée. En d'autres termes, une chambre rien que pour vous.

Tente: Vous dormirez dans une tente sur un site de camping.

Laverie Gratuite: Vous pouvez utiliser notre buanderie librement.

Vélos à votre disposition: Vous pouvez utiliser nos vélos quand vous le souhaitez.

Transfert: Nous viendrons vous chercher à votre arrivée et vous emmènerons à notre propriété.

Utilisez notre cuisine équipée: N'hésitez pas à utiliser notre cuisine et préparer vos propres délicieux repas.

Certificat: Obtenez un certificat d'achèvement après avoir terminé votre expérience.

Accès Internet Basique: Internet à vitesse basique pour travailler à distance

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Exigences

Intermédiaire Anglais

Plus de 18 ans

Accueille les volontaires solo, les couples et les partenaires de volontaires

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Ce qui n'est pas inclus

Vols, assurance voyage, transport interne et visa

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Détails du programme

Our volunteer accommodation availais as follows. In addition, we have a sheltered communal area with sofas, tables, chairs and a BBQ for everyone to use. There is a kitchen, shower room and separate toilet on site too.

Our current availability for 2025 and 2026 is below. Sometimes as people's plans change, this changes & it is updated regularly. Help needed over new year please.

Our current availability for 2026 is below. As people's plans sometimes change, so this changes and it is updated regularly.

Large Caravan for up to 2 people
29 May-16 June
30 June-1 August
31 August onwards

Large Pet-friendly Caravan for up to 2 people
14-28 February
22 April - 5 May
31 August onwards

Small Pet-friendly Caravan for 1 person
15-27 February
12 May to 20 July
17 August onwards

Tent 1 erected under a roof with extra all-round weather protection, 2 single beds, electricity and storage, for up to 2 people
14-28 February
14 April onwards

Tent 2 erected under a roof with extra all-round weather protection, 1 double bed, 2 bedside tables and electricity, for up to 2 people
14-28 February
30 March to 11 May
25 May onwards

We have four fenced in areas for people travelling in vans so people are welcome on other dates if they have their own accommodation ie:- a van or a tent & if we have space. Please contact us with your preferred dates.

We often get booked up well in advance but people sometimes have to cancel so please check back here if your initial dates were unavailable.

Are you ok with the accommodation available for when you are coming here?

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Activités et horaires

We start early in the mornings, when it is cool - 8 am in the autumn, spring and winter months and 7-7:30 am in the hot summer months. We always feed the dogs at this time, give them fresh water and clean their areas.

The dogs are lovely and fun to be with.

Every day can be different depending on what happens so flexibility is important.

The tasks can be hard but very satisfying. We need people who love dogs and want to take care of them, walk them, socialise with them and help them, you might walk up to 10 km with the dogs every day if you wish.

We also need people with social media, administration, building, maintenance and gardening skills. :)

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Règles

Bring clothes with you that you do not mind getting dirty & bring trainers/boots to work/walk in. It is humid here & can get wet in the winter, so waterproof foot wear would be good to bring with you. It is often cool in the morning and evenings, even in the summer, so warm clothes are a must too. Dogs bark at night so earplugs help.

We are quite isolated here so we have no mains water. We store our water from the winter rain. This means that we are very careful here with water usage. We ask you to keep showering to a minimum & turn off the water when you soap up & don't waste water. Also for drinking water you need to buy water (it costs less than 1€ for 6 litres)

Food is not included because unfortunately we do not have the funds to do this. Often volunteers meet up at lunchtime & in the evenings to cook & eat together in the communal space between the 2 large caravans.