It's possible to do ecovolunteering over the age of 30!

Group of volunteers

It's never too late to get involved: volunteering abroad isn't just for the young! You may have already noticed that, judging by most of the photos illustrating the theme of ecovolunteering, you get the impression that you have to be very young (under 30) or even a student to ...

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New project for Aventure Africaine: cheetah reintroduction!

Cheetahs

After a visit at the end of 2018 to experiment with a project, Aventure Africaine has started a new partnership with a unique project: the Cheetah Reintroduction Project, in South Africa. Why is this project unique? Because it offers volunteers privileged contact with cheetahs while working to ...

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The Polar Institute is recruiting for the Arctic and Antarctic

polar institute

Wintering in Antarctica, working for several months at one of the Paul Emile Victor Institute's bases, as a volunteer or employee, is a unique experience that could open doors for you. As the flagship of North and South Pole research, every year the Institut Paul Emile Victor launches a recruitment campaign for its various ...

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Sri Lanka: Laure shares her experience with sea turtles

testimonial

Here's a testimonial from Laure, who went to Sri Lanka as an ecovolunteer with Urawatte Sea Turtle Hatchery, an organization she contacted on the spot and which works to protect sea turtles. Why Sri Lanka? A magical country, with mountains and tea fields, animals (elephants, leopards) in the ...

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Guidisto, a portal dedicated to ecovolunteering

ecovolunteering mission

Founded in 2016, guidisto-volontariat.fr brings together on its portal volunteer missions abroad in a variety of fields: social, construction, health, education, but also and above all protection of the environment and animal species. Here's a look back at the genesis of the project and the career of Frank, its founder, who was strongly influenced by ecovolunteering. German by birth, Frank ...

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New Zealand, Australia: two ecovolunteers speak out

volunteering new zealand

Gwendoline went on an English program combined with nature workcamps in New Zealand with Freepackers. 1 - In a few lines, what did your internship/volunteering experience bring you? Additional knowledge about the environment and conservation, and more specifically about New Zealand, but also the opportunity to put this knowledge into practice. 2. What did ...

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DAKTARI wins Kudu Award

Kudu Award.

A few months ago, DAKTARI Bush School & Wildlife Orphanage applied for the prestigious Kudu Awards. This award recognizes the achievements and contributions of individuals or groups involved in conservation in South Africa. These national awards are presented by South African National Parks. The ceremony was also sponsored by ...

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Wildlife tourism as a new source of pollution

Bottlenose dolphins

"By taking a "bio-centric" approach to the world, participatory science reaffirms the status, intrinsic value and respect of difference, urging us to cultivate good living together. Wild animals act as mediators. Observing and encountering them leads us to reflect on our relationship with them.

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Daktari supports children at the Moholoholo rehabilitation center

Daktari Bush School mission

"DAKTARI educates local children by giving lessons in local schools. But sometimes there's nothing like a field trip to really understand the meaning of the lessons. That's why, last September, we gave 12 underprivileged children the opportunity to visit and discover the impressive Moholoholo Rehabilitation Center and all its magnificent animals. This ...

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Top 5 destinations for combining adventure and humanitarianism

freepacker

Are you hesitating between setting off on an extraordinary adventure or becoming a volunteer on a humanitarian trip? Why choose at all? There's a wide choice of international projects that combine the two perfectly. Whether you want to go to Africa, Latin America, Asia or Australia, Freepackers will find an internship ...

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Discover the story of Constance, creator of Aventure Africaine

African Adventure

It was after a trip to South Africa that Constance set up Aventure Africaine, an agency offering ecovolunteer species preservation missions in three countries. Hello Constance, you created Aventure Africaine, a platform offering ecovolunteer missions. Can you introduce yourself in a few words? Hello, my name is Constance ...

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La Recyclerie, an eco-responsible farm in Paris

Recyclery Urban Farm

Eco-volunteering isn't just something you can do on vacation at the other end of the world. You can work on a farm, even in the city. In Paris, in the 18th arrondissement, all volunteers are welcome at La Recyclerie. La Recyclerie, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris, is an eco-responsible third-place set up on Paris's Petite Ceinture. The ...

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Volunteer with Les Blongios, la nature en chantiers

Les Blongios, la nature en chantiers was founded in 1992 by the managers of the Parc naturel régional de l'Audomarois, and brings together people interested in protecting the environment. Over the years, the association has set up branches in the Nord - Pas-de-Calais region and throughout France. Les Blongios organizes voluntary ecological workcamps and ...

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Animal success stories at the bush school

Daktari wildlife sanctuary

Daktari, a bush school located in the middle of the savannah in South Africa, educates schoolchildren about environmental protection, and rehabilitates orphaned wild animals in their natural habitat. Read the Daktari team's story. "We recently said goodbye to Chimoya, Tango and Tony. In ...

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Testimony of Sarah, ecovolunteer

Vervet monkey

Sarah, who spent four weeks in a rehabilitation center for vervet monkeys in South Africa, shares her experience with us. If, in turn, you would like to tell us about your experience, once you've returned from your mission, please click here Name of the organization you went with VolonTerre Africa, Mission Centre de réhabilitation des ...

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An ecovolunteer develops homestay in the Philippines

Ecovolunteering. Philipinnes

Yuna, a five-month ecovolunteer with People and The Sea, has designed a web platform to develop a homestay business in the Philippines. A mission that allows Filipinos to be included in the economic circuit generated by tourism. People and the Sea is an association based on the island of Malapascua, in the Philippines. ...

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They chose family volunteering

family volunteering

Here are some testimonials from Daktari in South Africa, where families have chosen the adventure of volunteering together. Karine comes from the Netherlands and chose to come with her husband and two boys, aged 14 and 10, for a week of volunteering in DAKTARI. "When we planned our ...

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