Dirty Work! Sanctuary Volunteer.

Help a sustainable project: 25 travelers confirmed that this host is actively contributing to a more sustainable future for everyone!
Connect with international travelers: 44 travelers recommend this host to meet travelers from all around the world
Connect with the locals: 41 travelers recommend this host to have close contact with locals
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

30h

Hours per week: Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.

Animal Care: Help look after and take care of animals.

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What you get

Days off per week: Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.

Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.

Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Lunch: You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.

Dinner: You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Support: Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.

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Availability

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Jan

Stay at least: 1 week

Stay up to: 12 weeks

The Experience

We need help to walk, train, feed and clean up after the animals. Some animals have just come in off the street and need one to one training. Some need physio, some need medicating, some just need attention and love. The daily routine includes, walking, cleaning. medicating and feeding the animals. Walks are for at least an hour so you must be strong and fit.

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Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Arabic
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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UN Sustainable Development Goals

Join the host in pursuit of these goals and contribute to building a better and more sustainable future for all.

Quality education

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

Peace, justice and strong institutions

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development.

Partnerships for the goals

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

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59 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.5

NGO

4.0

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

44 Meeting international travelers
41 Meeting locals
34 Creating true social impact
23 Practicing English
22 Immersing in the local culture
17 Developing social awareness

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

20 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions
11 17. Partnerships for the goals
7 4. Quality education

Laura

Italy

MAA was a truly eye opening experience, hard work and a learning occasion! The shifts are respected and you can ask for a precise day off. Would recommended

5 months ago

Lina replied

Thanks so much Laura for coming back again and again, thanks for your huge support and your true commitment ! We can't wait to welcome you back again

Magdalena

Poland

It is unique experience, dogs at the shelter are really lovely and amazing. The only small minus is accommodation. For me it was okay but I am not sure if everyone would feel okay with cold showers f.ex.

5 months ago

Hermine

Germany

I really loved volunteering for MAA. The animals are amazing and sooo lovely. The work is super dirty and can sometimes be a lot emotionally. Living in the staff house is not always easy, but if you're fine with cold showers, WiFi that's not working every now and again, and occasionally locking yourself out of the staff house (happened to all of us sooo many times 😂😂), you'll not have problems at all. The other volunteers and the general work make your stay really really nice. I loved my time there and will definitely come back. I'll miss all of the amazing animals so so much ❤️❤️

6 months ago

Lina replied

Hello Hermine, thanks for your kind and funny feed-back! It was a pleasure to have you with us and we definitely hope to welcome you back again, with hot water we hope lol!

Lizette Fernanda

Colombia

The shelter has too many improvement opportunities. The dogs come in poor condition from the streets, and the people give their best to treat them and provide them with a better life. However, this is something difficult to achieve due to the resources management. The staff house is a house like any house in the world. If you go, don't wait for someone to clean after you. The manager is not there. There are rules, and you have to follow them by yourself, even if other people don't. This experience broke me for many reasons. But every experience is different. I hope you have a better one.

about 2 months ago

Laura

Spain

Well, this volunteering was not for me. I knew they were going through hard times, but it end charging too many responsibility on you. The more experienced volunteers at the shelter (called Team Leadres) that are supposed to teach you don't take the time to. I learnt the most from another volunteer that had arrived a week before me, to who I am very grateful. The house were you stay is really dirty, some dogs inside pooing and peeing, rotten food on the fridge… Don't blame anybody, but it is not a comfortable living conditions for sure. Dogs really need your help, but I advice is rough work!!

3 months ago

Lina replied

Hello Laura, it's truly not for everyone as you said. Team leaders are not experienced volunteers but workers, choosen and paid for this position. For the staff house there is a schedule for all the volunteers living in for the cleaning of the common parts, unfortunately only few respect it. Same thing for the dogs, there is a schedule for the Dogs needs, they to be teached to pee and poo outside during the daily hike. We made the rules, but volunteers are the ones who makes them exists.

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