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Support Dog Shelter at the Beach

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279€ per week  ·  2 - 24 weeks  ·  Age 18 - 50+

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  Good response rate

Highlights

  • Feed and walk the animals
  • Support the good cause and clean the cages & equipment
  • Take walks on the beach with the dogs
  • Get to known Tanzanian culture and experience the community
  • Visit Zanzibar as a pefect island with white sand beaches, touch sky blue waters on this island

Especially suitable

Age 18+
Singles
Couples
Groups
50+

About the program

Help take care of street dogs and support rescue activities in Zanzibar. Find a new home for helpless animals.

Combine your passion for animals and desire to give back to society by improving the unfortunate situation of abandoned street animals in Zanzibar. During this volunteering program, you can help to look for a new safe and beautiful home for stray dogs.

The program aims to improve the situation of ...

About the program

Combine your passion for animals and desire to give back to society by improving the unfortunate situation of abandoned street animals in Zanzibar. During this volunteering program, you can help to look for a new safe and beautiful home for stray dogs.

The program aims to improve the situation of animals who are homeless. Due to the amount of work that it takes to keep the program running, the help provided by volunteers is always greatly appreciated. Animals are only mediated when a family has the correct surrounding for a dog.

Before starting your volunteer work project, you will receive an orientation by our local staff. The local stuff is run by English speaking people. They are very happy to welcome volunteers from all over the world. Usually, you will be in the program with other volunteers. The project can be reached with a 30-minute walk at the beach or with local transportation in 10 minutes.  

As the dog shelter is going to move in July/ August to a different place, the journey to the project is a little bit longer then.

Typical day

You will help from 8 am till 2 pm or you can do the afternoon shift. Your schedule is flexible, depending on the volunteer. Like this, you will have time to enjoy your afternoon at the beach.

This program allows you to rescue and work with abandoned dogs while helping them to find a new home. Daily ...

Typical day

You will help from 8 am till 2 pm or you can do the afternoon shift. Your schedule is flexible, depending on the volunteer. Like this, you will have time to enjoy your afternoon at the beach.

This program allows you to rescue and work with abandoned dogs while helping them to find a new home. Daily tasks may include: 

  • Feeding animals
  • Socializing
  • Cleaning cages and equipment
  • Drug administration and support with sterilization procedures (long term volunteers)
  • Helping with rescue operations where animals are brought in from the street (long term volunteers)
  • Food distribution for animals that live on the street
Volunteers help 5 days a week. Please stay flexible with your days off, as this depends on the number of volunteers.

Free-time activities

Besides your time on the project you are able to spend your free-time. You can enjoy activities like swimming, diving, horseback riding, relaxing on the beach etc. Zanzibar offers many opportunities for surfing, especially for kite-surfing.

At the beach there are many spots for tours on a boat (for ...

Free-time activities

Besides your time on the project you are able to spend your free-time. You can enjoy activities like swimming, diving, horseback riding, relaxing on the beach etc. Zanzibar offers many opportunities for surfing, especially for kite-surfing.

At the beach there are many spots for tours on a boat (for example delphin tours) but also spots for exploring the island by itself.

Requirements

Requirements

Minimum Age: 18 years

In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date. There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.

Language Skills

You need to speak English (intermediate level)

Education Requirements

at level

Nationality Restrictions

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

Other Skills

basic / good English

Time Commitment

Your helping hand will be required on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 07:00 - 15:00

What's Included

What's Included

Services by Jamso Trainee

  • Airport Pick-up
  • Local support
  • 12/7 Emergency Number
  • Accomodation in a volunteer house
  • 2 meals a day from Monday to Friday

Airport Pickup at Zanzibar International Airport

We can organize the transfer and our team member will pick you up at Zanzibar International Airport.

Accommodation

You will be in a volunteer house. Rooms are very well equipped and you willl have dorm room. You will share a bathroom with other volunteers.

Food & Beverages

Typical breakfast and dinner are included from Monday to Friday

Internet Access

Good access at the project site

What's NOT included?

What's NOT included?

Flight Tickets

The nearest airport is Zanzibar International Airport (ZNZ) in Zanzibar. We assist you to find cheap flights to Tanzania. 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 Tanzania provides security and is a plus to have. GET A QUOTE

Vaccines

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

Details on arrival

You can start the project very flexible, each Monday. Arriving day is Sunday or on an individual day in arrangement. You will get an pick-up at the airport in Zanzibar. It takes 1 1/2 hour to get to the accommodation from the airport.

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

Program fees

2 weeks (min. stay) 742€
3 weeks 772€
4 weeks 950€
5 weeks 1,129€
7 weeks 1,485€
9 weeks 1,841€
24 weeks (max. stay) 4,514€
Average fees 279€/week

Program fees

279€ per week 2 - 24 weeks Age 18 - 50+

Payment methods

Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

NO CREDIT CARD FEES

Duration

2 - 24 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 Jamso Trainee during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.

Meet your host

Jamso Trainee

Perfect 4.6 rating (62 reviews)

Agency

Verified by Volunteer World

  Good response rate

Coordinated by

Angela

Spoken languages: Spanish, English, German

About the project

Jamso Trainee do help students finding volunteering projects and internships around the world.

Meet your host

Jamso Trainee has been placing volunteers around the world for over six years. We're passionate about making a difference in developing communities. Cause we are a smaller agency we stay always in a good communication to our volunteers and to the communites. For us it is important to find the right programm for your stay abroad. Don´t travel just like a tourst!

History: 

Jamso Trainee startet in December 2012 helping in communities in Costa Rica. Costa Rica is since now the county with the most interns, volunteers and travelers. 

Since 2013 Jamso Trainee started working with partners in Ecuador, Peru, South Afrika.

2015 we begin working with our partner Bali and Thailand.

Visiting projects and getting more relationshsips with local charities is a goal of each year. Jamso Trainee don´t increase too fast, because for us it is very important to hold long contacts and stay in a good communication with volunteers and projects.

62 reviews · rating4.6

Francis Clément-Garon rating4.6

2023 at School & Educational Supporter

It was one of the most meaningful experience I have ever done and I think that it made me want to do more volunteering work around the world. This experience will be something that I will remember for the rest of my ...
Miriam Wild rating5

2023 at Support a Cat and Dog Shelter

***English below*** Die vier Wochen bei Tierheim in Uvita waren unglaublich schön! Das Arbeiten im Tierheim hat sich gar nicht wirklich nach Arbeit angefühlt, weil neben dem Putzen und Füttern immernoch total viel Zeit zum kuscheln und spielen übrig war. Trotzdem hatte man das Gefühl, mit ...
I loved my time in Santa Barbara in this program. The work was delightful and fulfilling, but it was a private (and bilingual) school, and the children I was teaching weren't the ones who would've needed it the most, I would say. That being said, I feel that I made a significant change and that my ...
Je suis restée 10 jours au refuge d'Ostional (au lieu de 15 jours). J'ai vécu une belle expérience, mais honnêtement, je suis déçue car ce qui est présenté sur le site est en partie faux ! Lorsqu'on lit ce qui est décrit, on peut s'attendre à réellement souvent récupérer des nids et les ...
Jennifer rating5

2023 at Support a Cat and Dog Shelter

***English below*** Während meiner unvergesslichen Zeit in Costa Rica von Mitte Februar bis Anfang April 2023 habe ich in dem Shelter als Volunteer geholfen. Das Tierheim ist ein kleines Shelter, worin im Durschnitt etwa acht Hunde und ca. 25 Katzen untergebracht werden. Die Arbeitseinteilung ...
Mickey Keene rating4.8

2023 at Support Dog Shelter

Jamso Trainee were so helpful when booking this program, really friendly, understanding and patient. You are guided through every stage of the process. The Shelter itself is fantastic, the owner and staff are amazing and really ensure the animals are cared for. Any indication of any issues and they ...

Location

Africa > Eastern Africa > Tanzania > Nungwi, Zanzibar

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