Australia: eco-volunteering at an animal rehabilitation center
In Douglas, Queensland, Australia, join a wildlife park.
➡️ From age 18
➡️ 2 to 8 weeks
➡️ Internships available
➡️ From €2,490
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Marine on internship at Chiang Mai elephant reserve
Marine spent 4 weeks on the elephant mission in Thailand with Freepackers, as part of her internship. Immersed in local communities, she recounts the experience of a lifetime. What did your ecovolunteering experience in Thailand bring you? Marine: For me, this experience was much more than an internship! It ...
5 tips for a successful ecovolunteering mission in Africa
Africa is a particularly popular continent for volunteers, which is hardly surprising, since it not only offers a multitude of assignments in a variety of fields, but also exceptional cultural and natural richness and diversity. If you're planning to volunteer in Africa, here's a short (non-exhaustive) list ...
Testimony of Sandrine, on a mission with her family
Sandrine, an ecovolunteer, tried her hand at ecovolunteering with her family at a vervet monkey rehabilitation center in South Africa, with VolonTerre Africa. VolonTerre Africa: What motivated you to join Flore in the Vervets monkey conservation project, with her little brother Victor? Sandrine: My motivations were twofold. The ...
It's possible to do ecovolunteering as a family!
There are more and more requests for a family volunteering experience, but is it really realistic? Nathalie, founder of VolonTerre Africa, sheds some light on the subject... Going away as a family is always a different and unique experience. Creating family memories through cultural encounters and experiences outside the daily routine often leaves ...
Sylvie: ecovolunteering, a way of surpassing oneself
Sylvie spent three months in South Africa at the end of 2018 and took part in three different African Adventure missions. She tells us about her experience at the Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre and the Wildlife Conservation Project. What made you want to volunteer in South Africa? ...
It's possible to do ecovolunteering over the age of 30!
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 ...
New project for Aventure Africaine: cheetah reintroduction!
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 ...
The Polar Institute is recruiting for the Arctic and Antarctic
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 ...
Sri Lanka: Laure shares her experience with sea turtles
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 ...
Guidisto, a portal dedicated to ecovolunteering
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 ...
New Zealand, Australia: two ecovolunteers speak out
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 ...
DAKTARI wins 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 ...
How do VolonTerre Africa's volunteer missions actively support the local population?
All of VolonTerre Africa's missions, whether focused on animal conservation or not, aim to help local populations in a variety of ways... VolonTerre Africa offers 1 mission that is 100% focused on the local population, which is the "Community support and development" mission. In particular, this mission supports ...
Wildlife tourism as a new source of pollution
"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.
Daktari supports children at the Moholoholo rehabilitation center
"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 ...
Top 5 destinations for combining adventure and humanitarianism
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 ...
Discover the story of Constance, creator of Aventure Africaine
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 ...
La Recyclerie, an eco-responsible farm in Paris
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 ...
Wings of the Ocean takes ocean pollution clean-up in its stride
When I phoned Julien Wosnitza for an interview, he was on board the Kraken, a three-masted boat about to cast off. The background sound signaled the crew's bustle before embarking on a long voyage to clean the oceans of plastic waste. The project is called Wings of the Ocean ...