Namibia Wildlife Nursery

No one can resist baby animals. The small animal conservation project in Namibia will give you more opportunities to interact with small animals. Your daily duties at the sanctuary involve creating nutritious meals for a diverse group of animals, especially small animals . This includes cutting meat and vegetables to meet specific dietary guidelines, ensuring each baby animals receives a meal tailored to its needs.

You might also participate in enclosure maintenance and feed magnificent carnivores such as cheetahs, lions, leopards, caracals, and African wild dogs.

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Location Info

Windhoek

Project Cost

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Fee Include

〓Cost Includes〓

Welcome tour and training
Mandatory Volunteer Uniform
Accommodation including bed linen and towels
Breakfast, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner
Training and supervision by coordinators and team leaders
All activities In the project
Airport transfers and pre/post-program accommodation in Windhoek
Pick-up in Windhoek and transfer to project location and back to Windhoek.

〓Cost Excludes〓

Flights
Travel insurance
Pocket money
Drinks and other refreshments of your choice
Wi-Fi fee (£2.5/ $3 per week)

Program Requirements

Independent volunteers must be 18+.
A medium to high fitness level is needed.
Adequate volunteer travel insurance is required.
All volunteers must be fluent in English.
Vaccinations
Recommended Vaccinations:
- COVID-19 (double dose)
- Hepatitis A
- Tetanus
- Typhoid
- Polio
- Rabies Malaria Prophylaxis: Our work area is malaria-free; but it's advisable for travel to northern Namibia or neighboring countries.

Program Schedule

7:00
Pack backpacks and breakfast and go to the morning meeting.
8:00 – 8:30
Morning meeting, Group coordinators manage the day’s activities, e.g., animal walks, food prep,farm work, feeding tours, horse riding, etc.
After that, the volunteers start with the differentactivities: food preparations, the morning feeding tour, cleaning the enclosures, farm work, and animal walks.
13:00 : Lunch
15:00 : Afternoon meeting with refreshments.
15:00 –18:00
Preparations for the afternoon feeding tour, farm work and animal walks.
19:00: Dinner and time to socialize, free time.
20:00
Volunteers arrive for overnight stays with animals (If available)
Saturday:Morning volunteer activities, Saturday Afternoon Fun Activity, Traditional Braai Night
Sunday: Food prep and animal feeding, leisure time, animal
feeding

Accomodation Environment

Volunteers stay in the volunteer village, located about eight hundred meters from the farm buildings. The accommodation is a wooden cottage that you share with up to 3 other participants (same gender).
If you arrive with a boyfriend/girlfriend as a couple, we cannot guarantee that we will have accommodation available just for you. So, if the places are all taken, you may have separate accommodation.
Towels and bed linen provided; there are also a limited number of mosquito nets.
Laundry is done for you except for underwear and socks.

Roles & Responsibilities

Willingness to Get Involved: Active participation and teamwork are essential.
Sense of Responsibility: Demonstrates commitment and accountability.
Passion for Animals: A deep love for animals and dedication to their well-being.
Flexibility with Schedule: Ready to assist at night as needed due to working with wild animals.
Serious Commitment: This program is not suitable for those seeking a "party holiday.

What our volunteers say about us

This summer is unique. The enthusiasm, adorability, and eagerness to learn of the children in Bali deeply touched us. We enjoyed the entire process of volunteer teaching, laughing, and being joyful just like them, and were deeply moved. Love knows no borders; we helped plant the seeds of English in their hearts, and their smiles made our youth shine brilliantly and beautifully.

- Tin Wood

Bali

In just two weeks, I dined with the natives, shared watermelon with monkeys, swam in a lake with crocodiles, and lived under the same blue sky with elephants and humble villagers. I still remember the clear eyes of the local little girl. My trip ended with reluctance, and as I was leaving, a young boy said to me 'see you again.' I quickly got into the car, thinking to myself, 'I will come back to see you all.

- Faith Li

Namibia