Animal Shelter Sant Marti Sarroca, Spain

5.0
(193 reviews)193

🔨 ¿Eres manitas? Ayúdanos a mejorar un refugio de animales

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Connect with international travelers
135 travelers recommend this host to meet travelers from all around the world
Connect with nature
131 travelers recommend this experience for reconnecting with nature
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

25h

Hours per week
Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
Painting & Decorating
Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.
Building & Repairing
Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
Gardening
Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
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What you get

2

Days off per week
Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
Shared Dorm
You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Breakfast
You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Fast Internet Access
High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Dedicated Workspace
Specific space for you to work remotely
Use our equipped kitchen
Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Free Laundry
You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Tours
We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!
Bikes at your disposal
You can use our bikes any time you want.
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Availability

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Stay at least
3 weeks
Stay up to
9 weeks

The Experience

Buscamos una persona práctica, autónoma y manitas para ayudarnos a cuidar y mejorar los espacios de Villa ADAP. Colocar mallas de ocultación, reparar pequeños desperfectos en vallas y mobiliario, pintar, acondicionar patios y huerto, retirar malas hierbas, preparar espacios o recoger y organizar leña serán algunas de las tareas. No necesitas ser profesional, pero sí experiencia con herramientas básicas y ganas de trabajar con las manos.

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Requirements

  • Fluent Spanish
  • Over 25 years old
  • Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

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193 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

4.5

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Animal Shelter

4.5

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

  • 135 Meeting international travelers
  • 131 Get in touch with nature
  • 103 Creating true social impact
  • 99 Meeting locals
  • 72 Developing social awareness
  • 64 Immersing in the local culture

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

  • 71 15. Life on land
Suzy

France

3

Nice to stay a couple of weeks

5 months ago

Maraya

Brazil

3

The workload is intense and longer than advertised - realistically 7+h spread across the day, including evening meds at 9pm and extra chores expected to be done on your free time. No one is living at or managing the shelter on a daily basis, so the animals' wellbeing relies heavily on WPs being present 24/7. Owners/admins rarely appear (= poor training). Communication is only via WhatsApp, which causes issues. There is no heating in the dorm, and all bikes have problems (to get groceries). There is no doubt the people truly care about the animals, but WPs experience could be greatly improved.

9 months ago

Joel

United Kingdom

5

Volunteering at the shelter was a brilliant experience. You get to spend as much quality time with the dogs and cats as you want, the hosts are very inviting and provide you with so much stuff to stay comfortable like plenty of pillows and blankets for the bed and even clothes to wear so that you don't have to worry about any of the dogs messing up the clothes you bring with you. I really learned a lot about properly caring for animals and you can tell that all the people who help out at the shelter are super committed to providing the best care for the animals there.

10 months ago

Giselle

Brazil

5

The shelter was amazing! I met people from all over the world, improved my Spanish, and fell even more in love with the animal cause. I felt that there was a lack of organization in the day-to-day operations, as there wasn't a direct person in charge to guide us. Otherwise, I can't complain, because it changed my life forever!

11 months ago


ADAP replied

Hola Giselle,

Muchas gracias por tu tiempo y por tu feedback. En ADAP todo se gestiona con voluntarios, que compaginan la protectora con sus trabajos y familias, por lo que no podemos tener a alguien presente todo el día. Por eso usamos los grupos de WhatsApp para mantener una comunicación ágil con los Worldpackers.

Apreciamos mucho tus comentarios y siempre intentamos mejorar por nuestros peludos.
¡Gracias de nuevo!

Mallory

United States

5

I had a really great time at the shelter with the sweet animals and amazing volunteers! This experience is surrounded by nature and a little off the grid, which was great for me! Everyone is kind and you can tell they really care for the animals there ❤️ Thank you all!

12 months ago

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