Animal Care Volunteer at Shelter in Vlora, Albania

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Immerse yourself in the local culture: 2 travelers recommend this host for those looking for a local cultural immersion
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What you offer

25h

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.

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

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.

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

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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Stay at least: 1 week

The Experience

Help care for rescued dogs and cats at Albania’s first private shelter in Vlorë. Tasks may include feeding, cleaning kennels, bathing animals, socializing shy dogs, and simple maintenance or gardening. Vet experience is welcome but not required. You’ll stay in our on-site volunteer house with everything you need for a comfortable stay. It’s a chance to experience “Bread, Salt, and Heart”, the Albanian slogan for loyalty and hospitality.

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Requirements

Fluent Italian or Intermediate English
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Travel insurance

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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2 Reviews

3.5

Host & Team

3.5

Hours & Tasks

3.0

Animal Shelter

5.0

Learning & Fun

4.0

How this experience will transform you

2 Meeting international travelers
2 Immersing in the local culture
1 Developing environmental awareness
1 Practicing English
1 Meeting locals
1 Learning about sustainability

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

1 16. Peace, justice and strong institutions

Steven

Germany

I'll never forget my experience at Protect Me in Vlore! Liljana is the nicest host EVER, she provides you with everything you need, is super flexible and really wants you to have a good experience. The work there with Lily (one of the workers) was easy to do and to understand, unfortunately she doesn't speak english but we still managed to communicate. The dogs there are super sweet and all fully vaccinated but PLEASE, before you decide to go there, be aware that these dogs can have trauma. Some of them need space, some of them might bite if you're not careful! MUCH LOVE TO YALL❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

14 days ago

Liljana replied

Steven is the best volunteer till now. He is EXELENT! The volunteers like Steven makes the days better and better optimistical and great. Thanks a lot Steven !

Kathleen

Belgium

I left the understaffed shelter early due to health and safety concerns. In my experience, the place is structurally not yet ready to host WP volunteers, and PR appears to be prioritised over access to medical care. This is not a typical private shelter. As there are no public shelters in the country, everything falls on one organisation, which I understand is a heavy responsibility. The main goal was to keep 'aggressive' dogs off the streets. However, the shelter urgently needs professional dog behaviour support and clearer safety structures before hosting volunteers.

10 days ago

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