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Expand your social consciousness: 9 travelers felt they expanded their social consciousness working with this host
Connect with nature: 8 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Needs help immediately
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

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

Housekeeping: Help with changing the bed linens and general housekeeping.

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

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.

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

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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Stay at least: 2 weeks

The Experience

================================== *** IMMEDIATE & URGENT *** VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY: ☆☆ 13TH JUN - 8TH JUL 2025 ☆ FROM 15TH JUL 2025 ONWARDS ================================== Volunteers, preferably with dog shelter experience or working with dogs, are required throughout 2025. Other true committed dog lovers, who are willing to go the extra mile for the dogs, are very welcome to apply also.

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Requirements

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.

No poverty

End poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Good health and well-being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Life on land

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.

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15 Reviews

4.5

Host & Team

3.5

Hours & Tasks

4.0

Animal Shelter

4.5

Learning & Fun

4.5

How this experience will transform you

9 Developing social awareness
8 Get in touch with nature
7 Creating true social impact
6 Meeting international travelers
6 Immersing in the local culture
4 Developing environmental awareness

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

5 15. Life on land
4 3. Good health and well-being
1 1. No poverty

Kate

New Zealand

My time at the the shelter was one full of learning and rewarding experiences. The work itself is tiring, repetitive and can be rather unpleasant. I enjoyed the time I got to spend with the dogs. On the other hand, I found Monica difficult to work with. Unfortunately, I ended my time at the the shelter earlier than planned due to Monica and other incidents that occurred. I felt unprepared for what I was getting myself into. Despite the difficulties, I felt that I learned a lot about myself, my resilience, and Romanian culture. I respect the work Monica does and will cherish the memories made.

10 days ago

Pranav

United States

Hard work but rewarding. If you go in the winter prepare for very cold nights and mornings

5 months ago

Eric

Sweden

Very rewarding work, all of the dogs are wonderful and always so happy to receive belly rubs. The work is pretty easy but you will have to be thorough. Definitely recommend the the shelter, I felt like I made an impact on the animals. It was difficult to leave.. Monica was difficult in the beginning, she is under a lot of stress from many different things. After I learned enough Romanian to understand Monica without always needing a translator, she stopped being difficult. She is a wonderful woman if you just get to know her, but you are going to have to try hard.

9 months ago

Lara Marie

Germany

I really enjoyed my time at the the shelter. The dogs were amazing and non of them were aggressiv torwards human. I can really recommend this place to anyone who wants to help and enjoyes spending time with dogs.

9 months ago

Sam

Italy

It was my first experience in a the shelter and most of the things were new to me even though the tasks were easy, but tiring and repetitive sometimes, not to say dirty but it's what you applied for. I can say I managed the workload pretty well. Monica, however, has a bad temper, making it hard to get along with her at times, also the language barrier interferes and doesn't help. Despite this, I definitely enjoyed being surrounded by the animals in a beautiful location and I received lots of love from them.

9 months ago

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