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  • Life On Land
Available from Aug 2023

Local Animal Rescue Center

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343€ per week  ·  1 - 50 weeks  ·  Age 15 - 50+

  Verified by Volunteer World
  Excellent response rate

Highlights

  • Join our impactful volunteer program at a local animal rescue center in Costa Rica and make a difference!
  • Contribute to the care and rehabilitation of homeless and injured animals, playing a crucial role in their journey back to the wild
  • Engage with visitors at the center, sharing our mission and educating them about the importance of animal rescue and conservation
  • Take part in maintaining the cleanliness of the park, ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for both animals and visitors
  • Connect with like-minded volunteers from all over the world, forming friendships and creating unforgettable memories together

Especially suitable

Age 15+
Singles
Couples
Families
Groups
50+

About the program

As part of our local animal shelter, you'll be responsible for a variety of activities such as feeding, maintenance and engaging with animals!

If you like reptiles, amphibians, mammals, birds and are also interested in preserving the environment, you will be perfect for this program. You will be helping out at and supporting a local animal shelter. Not only does this shelter take in homeless animals, but also wild animals which are in a ...

About the program

If you like reptiles, amphibians, mammals, birds and are also interested in preserving the environment, you will be perfect for this program. You will be helping out at and supporting a local animal shelter. Not only does this shelter take in homeless animals, but also wild animals which are in a bad condition of any kind. Our aim is to release them back into the wild as soon as they are healthy and well again. 

This type of volunteering is perfect for adult volunteers who want help for a longer time. The volunteer can come every day he or she wants within the whole month. It is also always necessary to assist in the shelter and respect the conditions of volunteering. Furthermore, our programs are family-friendly as we love to welcome families with little children.

In addition to the care-taking of the animals, volunteers help us welcome visitors at the entrance, explain our goals and answer any questions that the visitors may have about the shelter or its resident animals. Knowledge about wildlife management will grow, as the volunteer spend more days in the shelter. They will learn about positive interaction with animals to good diet and reproduction.

Our main goal at the end of the day will always be taking care of wild animals and releasing them back to nature where they belong.

Typical day

Some of the activities you will participate in are: 
  • Interacting with visitors
  • Maintenance of animal enclosures
  • Answering basic questions about animals
  • Training of wild resident animals that are in the shelter
  • Cleaning the trials
  • Cleaning the cases
  •  preparation of diets
  • feeding the animals.
  • And many other ...

Typical day

Some of the activities you will participate in are: 
  • Interacting with visitors
  • Maintenance of animal enclosures
  • Answering basic questions about animals
  • Training of wild resident animals that are in the shelter
  • Cleaning the trials
  • Cleaning the cases
  •  preparation of diets
  • feeding the animals.
  • And many other things!
PS: Bring long pants and close shoes.

Free-time activities

Explore the country with other volunteers: beaches, volcanos, national parks, the Craft Market, etc.


Free-time activities

Explore the country with other volunteers: beaches, volcanos, national parks, the Craft Market, etc.

Requirements

Requirements

Minimum Age: 15 years

In order to join the program you need to be at least 15 years old on the program start date.

Language Skills

You need to speak English (basic level)

Education Requirements

at High School level

Nationality Restrictions

No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

Other Skills

Love for animals and patience are important.

Time Commitment

Your helping hand will be required on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 09:00 - 15:00

What's Included

What's Included

Services by Volunteer Now Costa Rica

The program fee includes pick up airport, 3 daily meals, lodging, laundry and wifi with local families.

Airport Pickup at Juan Santamaria International Airport

Volunteers are picked up from the San Jose International Airport “JUAN SANTAMARÍA “ by the local coordinator or representative. 

Those volunteers who are arriving overland or are already in Costa Rica will be picked up at a meeting point decided beforehand. 

Transport back to the airport is not include because some volunteers decide to travel by themselve around the country.

Accommodation

Accommodation with local families, individual or shared rooms with TV cable, free wifi and laundry.

We have private house fully furnished if you are participating with your family.


Food & Beverages

Three meals a day: breakfast, lunch and dinner, fruits - typical food from Costa Rica. We also have special food for vegetarian's or vegan's  volunteers.

Internet Access

Good access at the project site

What's NOT included?

What's NOT included?

Flight Tickets

The nearest airport is Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO) in San Jose. We assist you to find cheap flights to Costa Rica. FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS

Travel Insurance

Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for Costa Rica provides security and is a plus to have. GET A QUOTE

Vaccines

If you are intending to volunteer in Costa Rica you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Costa Rica. VACCINE CHECKER

Details on arrival

Once the volunteer arrives, he or she is picked up at the airport and taken to the lodging house with Local Families (airport pick up is included in the price).

P.S. :The return to the airport is not included in the price, because some volunteers decide to travel around the country when they finish the project.

Availability
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Program fees

1 week (min. stay) 343€
2 weeks 686€
3 weeks 1,029€
4 weeks 1,372€
5 weeks 1,715€
9 weeks 3,086€
50 weeks (max. stay) 17,146€
Average fees 343€/week

Program fees

343€ per week 1 - 50 weeks Age 15 - 50+

Payment methods

Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

NO CREDIT CARD FEES

Duration

1 - 50 weeks

Deposit (15%)

The deposit is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payments are handled by PayPal, our trusted global payment provider. If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay using a credit card.

Final Payment (85%)

Your final payment will be agreed with Volunteer Now Costa Rica during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.

Meet your host

Volunteer Now Costa Rica

Very Good 4.3 rating (72 reviews)

Non-profit - founded in 2004

Verified by Volunteer World

  Excellent response rate

Coordinated by

Jenny

Spoken languages: English, Spanish

About the project

We are a major organization with more than 10 years of volunteer experience creating lifetime experiences amongst our participants.

Meet your host

VOLUNTEER NOW COSTA RICA is located in Escazu and Guanacaste, San Jose, Costa Rica. This is a family company that has been around since 2004 and enlisted the aid of hundreds of volunteers from all over the world, which come to our country to work on the ecological and social projects our company offers.

The further you have to travel to get here and the more eager you are to participate and learn about our great history and culture, the more we at Hospedaje Casa Escazu will appreciate and love you for your commitment to being the change in our great country. When you dedicate your time and effort to us, we promise to dedicate all of our resources to making sure your efforts make the greatest difference possible.

VOLUNTEER NOW COSTA RICA is located in Escazu City at 20 minutes from the airport Juan Santamaria.

We work with volunteers from different countries helping in the public Schools and Day Care Centers that don't have enough money to supply for the needs of the children that aren't supported by the Goverment.

Our Values at VOLUNTEER NOW COSTA RICA are:

  • Respect
  • Responsibility
  • Honesty
  • Integrity
  • Quality in our services
  • Reliability
  • Safety
  • Commitment
  • Trust
We say this because our goal with every day that passes and why we even became a business entity is to provide an enjoyable and eye opening experience for each volunteer the spends time with Hospedaje Casa Escazu in Costa Rica. At the same time we want to dramatically increase the quality of life for the local citizens and protect the natural beauty that in its self makes Costa Rica, the unique and enchanting place that it is.

72 reviews · rating4.3

Alexandra Brandenburg rating3.8

2023 at Local Animal Rescue Center

I had a great time while volunteering at the local Animal rescue center in Santa Anna. The staff is super friendly and their passion to help animals is incredible. Please keep in mind that the work in such projects it is not only feeding the animals, it is also preparing food and cleaning the cages, ...
Larissa Villares rating4.4

2023 at Local Animal Rescue Center

I had a great time working at the animal rescue centre. It was a privilege to be close to the animals! There’s a lot of cleaning to do but you also get loads of interactions with the animals (especially at feeding time!). The staff working at the centre is extremely friendly and will make you feel ...
CAROLE BERNIER rating5

2023 at Local Animal Rescue Center

J'ai vraiment aimé mon expérience. Sentir que l'on peut apporter notre soutien pour les animaux est très valorisant. Chez Jenny tout était très bien. Elle est attentionnée, généreuse et s'occupe de nous. Je recommande cet endroit et j'espère pouvoir y retourner dans un futur ...
Eyrin Woithe rating4.6

2023 at Local Animal Rescue Center

We had a very nice time in Jenny's House, it felt like family, the location was perfect just a few walking steps to the Escazú Plaza Central. There are sports and supermarkets nearby. Also the working hours in the animal rescue center were very interesting, not every day the same, we learned a lot ...
Alex Parker rating5

2022 at Local Animal Rescue Center

It's an amazing place, with dedicated staff. Being allowed to volunteer here was a joy ! I loved every minute of it! Jenny is a wonderful host and is very helpful with helping to organising trips . I was made very welcome in her home ...
Jazmin Harrison-Mulholland rating4.8

2022 at Local Animal Rescue Center

I really enjoyed my time here, I couldn’t have asked to stay with anyone better than jenny. She welcomed me, explaining everything and went above and beyond to make my stay as comfortable as possible. Nothing was too much to ask, we had delicious meals cooked, if I had any problems jenny was there ...

Location

Americas > Central America > Costa Rica > Escazu

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