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Animal care and home & garden help in beautiful rural village.

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The experience

Volunteer(s) needed 5 hours/day for 5 days/week. To help care for our 12 rescue dogs & cats, mainly lead walking, feeding, poo collecting and brushing the dogs. Also help with gardening, repairs, maintenance, Volunteer/s have their own 2 bed house and must look after yourselves & your home.. The area is perfect for hiking with mountain views and forests and streams. Basic vegan foods supplied & cookbooks.
Trip to local town once/week.

What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Painting & Decorating: Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.

Pet Sitting: Taking care of and looking after pets.

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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.

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.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

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

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

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

Requirements

Beginner English or Beginner Spanish

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

To work with 12 gorgeous rescue animals and a lovely retired couple, as they all age happily in a 4000m forest & permaculture garden. Volunteers will also gain experience of rural living in a Bulgarian village and the enjoy a trip to the beautiful non touristy city, Vratsa. Possibility of getting a train to Sofia, just 2.5 hours away from our village.

Activities & Shift

Each 5 hour shift will be developed around the needs of the animals, garden and home plus the skills and interests of the volunteer(s).

Rules

We are vegan and ran an animal sanctuary for 10 years in Bulgaria, so do not want dead animal (meat) on our premises and hope volunteers understand. We have plenty of good vegan cook books and ingredients.