Animal care and rescue / Cuidar y salvar animales /Tortosa, Spain

Help a sustainable project: This host contributes to building a better and more sustainable future for all!
Higher chance of approval: This host has recently approved volunteers and is looking for more applications.
Expand your environmental consciousness: 2 travelers felt they returned from this experience with a greater environmental consciousness
Practice Spanish: 2 travelers recommend this host to practice Spanish
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.

Farming: Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.

Building & Repairing: Help with a wide range of repairs or building.

Gardening: Help grow plants and cultivate gardens

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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.

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.

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.

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

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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Stay at least: 2 weeks

The Experience

Tenemos un pequeño refugio para animales de todo tipo que a la vez es una granja de autoconsumo, y necesitamos ayuda variada, sobre todo con las cabras y los burros, también para hacer reparaciones y pequeñas construcciones para mejorar la calidad de vida de los animales... También haría falta alguien para volver a poner en marcha el blog / página web para dar a conocer el proyecto y conseguir donaciones para comida y costes veterinarios.

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Requirements

Intermediate Spanish or Intermediate English
Between 25 and 55 years old
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.

Reduced inequalities

Reduce inequality within and among countries.

Responsible consumption and production

Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.

Life on land

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems.

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2 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

5.0

Animal Shelter

5.0

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

2 Developing environmental awareness
2 Practicing Spanish
2 Learning about sustainability
1 Immersing in the local culture
1 Practicing English
1 Get in touch with nature

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

2 12. Responsible consumption and production
1 15. Life on land

Chantal

France

Sarah is a caring, a great cook, and truly one of a kind. I learned a lot from her and felt inspired by her off-grid lifestyle. Living this way makes you think differently every day, especially about things like water and daily essentials. I also learned to enjoy the present moment by focusing on simple, everyday tasks. I got to milk the goats, walk the dogs (I already miss them!), and take Perla the donkey the fields. Experienced olive harvesting, which was amazing. And I picked up un poquito of Spanish thanks to Sarah and the two lovely people who joined us for the harvest, Eli and Kader.

11 days ago

Sarah replied

Thanks to Chantal and her amazing friend Chloe we made a good olive harvest this year... We already miss them and Chantal's little sidekick Zack, who brought so much happiness to our pack of dogs ;)

Lorenza

Italy

Staying with Sarah and caring for the animals that live at the shelter was a fantastic experience, full of discoveries and wonderful times in company that I will never forget! Sarah was immediately welcoming and friendly with us: it was a real pleasure to meet her and be able to talk about so many things, creating a beautiful friendship! As a lover of a slightly off-grid lifestyle, I loved the peaceful surroundings and, at the same time, the vitality of life inside the project. From the finca there is a wonderful wiew of the mountain and the possibility to do beautiful hikes in nature!! <3

about 1 month ago

Sarah replied

Recieving help and good vibration from motivated, skilled and friendly people like Lorenza and Sari has been a real pleasure... I hope to connect the same way with other volunteers in the future :)

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