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Animal Care and Vet Volunteer Program

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The experience

Be part of this project at a friendly veterinary hospital in the capital of Ghana, Accra. As a volunteer, you will assist the vet hospital with a range of work including learning about veterinary care, animal rescue, treatment, surgery, diagnostics and preventative medicine.

Highlights

Work alongside a friendly and encouraging team of vets and nurses.

Help with Interesting and varied veterinary work

What you offer

30 hours of help per week

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

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 30 Per day

Fee pays for: Materials for volunteer activities and Donation to project

Description: Volunteers contribute USD $ 30 per day. This covers their full board accommodation and meals, drinking water, towels, picking up and dropping on arrival and departure from Kotoka International Airport, Shower and Western Toilet, Certificate and recommendation letter at the end of the program.

What you get

2 days off per week

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

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.

Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

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

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Fast Internet Access: High-speed internet for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

As a volunteer with our animal care project in Ghana, you will assist a trained veterinarian, he and a team of experienced vets and nurses covering all species, from pets to farm animals. This projects is open to everyone, including volunteers without any prior experience. It is well set up for vet and nurse students to participate in veterinary training, and for pre vet students to increase their hours of work experience.



Activities & Shift

Those in clinical years of vet school will assist with surgery however but this is not a surgery training course, so you should not expect your days to be solely based around surgery. Volunteers are encouraged to participate in all aspects of the project, including medicine, animal rescue and inpatient care. The vets assist the government by managing notifiable and infectious disease.

o Work alongside a friendly and encouraging team of vets and nurses.

o Help with Interesting and varied veterinary work

o Work with a range of species including cats, dogs, cows, goats and chickens

o Make a huge difference to animals and owners

o Develop medicine and surgery skills

o Spend time in a developing country, exploring a unique and welcoming culture.

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What's not included?

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa