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

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L'esperienza

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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Cosa offri

25 ore di aiuto per settimana

Pulizia: Aiuta a pulire la cucina, le camere da letto, i bagni e le aree comuni.

Cura degli Animali: Aiuta a prenderti cura degli animali.

Giardinaggio: Aiuta a coltivare piante e curare giardini

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Cosa ottieni

2 giorni liberi a settimana

Camera privata: Avrai un letto in una camera privata. In altre parole, una stanza solo per te.

Campeggio: Dormirai in una tenda in un'area di campeggio.

Lavanderia Gratuita: Puoi utilizzare liberamente la nostra lavanderia.

Biciclette a tua disposizione: Puoi utilizzare le nostre biciclette quando vuoi.

Servizio di prelievo: Ti verremo a prendere quando arrivi e ti porteremo alla nostra struttura.

Usa la nostra cucina attrezzata: Sentiti libero di utilizzare la nostra cucina e preparare il tuo delizioso cibo.

Certificato: Ottieni un certificato di completamento dopo che termina la tua esperienza.

Accesso Internet Base: Internet a velocità base per lavorare da remoto

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Requisiti

Intermedio Inglese

Più di 18 anni

Accoglie volontari singoli, coppie e partner di volontari

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Cosa non è incluso

Voli, assicurazione di viaggio, trasporti interni e visto

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Dettagli del programma

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 2025 and 2026 is below. As people's plans sometimes change, so this changes and it is updated regularly.

Large Caravan for up to 2 people
27 February to 9 March
9 April to 1 May
1 June onwards

Large Pet-friendly Caravan for up to 2 people
28 February to 22 March
22 April to 1 May
29 May to 1 August
31 August onwards

Small Pet-friendly Caravan for 1 person
30 December to 23 January
5 April to 11 May
25 May onwards 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 February 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
17 December onwards

We have 4 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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Attività e turni

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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Regole

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.