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5h
- Hours per day
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Building & Repairing
- Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
- Animal Care
- Help look after and take care of animals.
What you get
1
- 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.
- Tent
- You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.
- Breakfast
- You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
- Lunch
- You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
- Dinner
- You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
- 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.
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- Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.
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- 1 week
The Experience
Hey! We need your help with: daily feeding, cleaning and walking (in the morning and afternoon) of dogs. General care of dogs. Willing to be hands-on, use your initiative and feel comfortable around dogs. Basic knowledge and understanding of the care of dogs and their behavior. Positive, flexible and work well in a team. Must be happy to have dogs inside the house with them.
Learn moreRequirements
- Over 18 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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Host & Team
Hours & Tasks
Animal Shelter
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 31 Meeting international travelers
- 29 Get in touch with nature
- 23 Practicing English
- 21 Creating true social impact
- 11 Developing environmental awareness
- 10 Developing social awareness
Ella
Australia
My partner and I spent 2 weeks at HHH and loved it so much, we decided to come back. If you love dogs and connecting with them on a deeper level, then an experience like this is perfect. You need to be committed to the dogs and your jobs at hand, but it comes naturally and is so rewarding. I think it's important to only commit to something like this if you truly love dogs. Let them sleep with you, spend time with them outside of designated work hours, and you will all benefit more. The dogs are so gorgeous and very hard to leave. We had no plans of adopting a dog, but plans changed!!
6 months ago
Hannah
United Kingdom
I had such an incredible time at the shelter! I stayed for two weeks and wish I could have stayed for longer! Helen is absolutely lovely and I got very close to the other volunteers. I think it's important to note that when there are less volunteers there you will be expected to do more work than is specified and days off are not guaranteed. Additionally you have to be comfortable sleeping/living with dogs which you are responsible for outside of shifts (but they are lovely- I miss Ash everyday <3!). Overall though this was such a rewarding and enjoyable first workaway and I highly recommend!
7 months ago
Anita
Brazil
My time in Helen the shelter was incredible, the job that is done on the sanctuary is amazing and was such a honor to make part of it. The only bad part of it is that I already miss the routine and all of the dogs. Helen is such an awesome person, she does everything that she cans for the dogs, I would definitely come back some day
8 months ago
Amy
New Zealand
I had an incredible time at the shelter! Everything from the location, dogs and other volunteers was wonderful. All of the dogs are obviously well loved and taken care of, and it was a great experience to be able to contribute to the shelter. The location is quite isolated in the countryside, but with the company of the dogs and other volunteers you really don't notice it. The only downside was having to leave the dogs at the end.
11 months ago
Lana
Slovenia
Helen was a lovely host, I had a good time staying with other volunteers. The tasks were clear and we also had enough time to rest. If you love dogs this is the best possible worldpackers opportunity! Sometimes we got muddy, but I had a great time regardless:)
11 months ago
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