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Exchange your skills for accommodation
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Work Exchange and Volunteer programs in South America • Long term in Animal Shelters

33 opportunities found

Animal Shelter Cuenca, Ecuador

Aprende acerca de los animales de Sudamérica y el mundo

30h/week Animal Care Social Work Building & Repairing Farming
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Animal Shelter Trujillo, Peru

🐶 Help transform the lives of rescued dogs on Huanchaco beach.

15h/week Animal Care Building & Repairing Social Work
From 2 weeks to 2 months Shared Dorm
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Animal Shelter Cuenca, Ecuador

Ayúdanos a brindar amor a nuestros animales

30h/week Animal Care Building & Repairing Farming Gardening
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
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Animal Shelter Urubamba Province, Peru

Brand new rescue centre for stray dogs in Sacred Valley, Peru!

30h/week Animal Care Social Work Building & Repairing Gardening
From 2 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Animal Shelter Campoalegre, Colombia

Join our vegan sanctuary to help dogs and cats in need

30h/week Cleaning Kitchen Hand Animal Care Social Work
At least 3 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Animal Shelter Cuenca, Ecuador

Alimentando animales y mejorando su calidad de vida

30h/week Farming Gardening
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Animal Shelter Cuenca, Ecuador

Voluntariado alimentando y ayudando a los animales de Sudamérica

30h/week Farming Gardening Animal Care Building & Repairing
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Animal Shelter Cusco, Peru

SOCIAL MEDIA ASSISTENT 4 animals shelter amazon rainforest jungle

20h/week Content Writer Photography Video Making Social Media
At least 1 week Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Animal Shelter Cusco, Peru

Come assist in animal rescue, rainforest Amazonas conservation in Peru!

20h/week Social Work Animal Care Building & Repairing Farming
At least 1 week Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Animal Shelter San Buena Ventura, La Paz, Bolivia, Bolivia

Apoya la rehabilitación de fauna en la Amazonía Boliviana

32h/week Animal Care Social Work Building & Repairing Gardening
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 3.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Animal Shelter Cauquenes, Chile

Necesitamos ayuda para construir El Secreto

30h/week Arts Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing
From 2 to 11 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Animal Shelter Cusco, Peru

Volunteer with Rescue Dogs in the Heart of Peru

15h/week Building & Repairing Cleaning Animal Care Social Work
From 1 to 12 weeks Private Room 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Animal Shelter Punilla, Argentina

Voluntariado en Santuario de Equinos y otros animales =)

30h/week Animal Care Social Work Farming
From 30 days to 2 months Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Animal Shelter San Buenaventura, Bolivia

Help us rehabilitate endangered species in the Bolivian JUNGLE!

30h/week Animal Care
At least 4 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Animal Shelter Tambopata, Peru

Volunteer

30h/week Animal Care Building & Repairing
From 1 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals

Animal Shelter Ahuano, Ecuador

Teaching & learning at a wildlife rescue center

32h/week Child Care
At least 30 days Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project

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