Animal Shelter Tarragona, Spain

5.0
(6 reviews)6

Animal care and rescue / Cuidar y salvar animales /Tortosa, Spain

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Help a sustainable project
6 travelers confirmed that this host is actively contributing to a more sustainable future for everyone!
Higher chance of approval
This host has recently approved volunteers and is looking for more applications.
Expand your environmental consciousness
5 travelers felt they returned from this experience with a greater environmental consciousness
Learn about sustainability
5 travelers learned about sustainability working with this host
Accepts couples and pairs of volunteers

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What you offer

30h

Hours per week
Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
Farming
Plant crops, sow seeds and help in outside tasks.
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.
Private Room
You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
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.
Basic Internet Access
Basic speed internet 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.
Pick Up
We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.
Support
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Availability

Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Stay at least
2 weeks

The Experience

Tenemos un pequeño refugio para animales de todo tipo que a la vez es una granja de autoconsumo, y necesitamos ayuda variada, sobre todo con las cabras y los burros, también para hacer reparaciones y pequeñas construcciones para mejorar la calidad de vida de los animales... También haría falta alguien para volver a poner en marcha el blog / página web para dar a conocer el proyecto y conseguir donaciones para comida y costes veterinarios.

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Requirements

  • Intermediate Spanish or Intermediate English
  • Between 25 and 55 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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6 Reviews

5.0

Host & Team

5.0

Hours & Tasks

4.5

Animal Shelter

4.5

Learning & Fun

5.0

How this experience will transform you

  • 5 Developing environmental awareness
  • 5 Learning about sustainability
  • 5 Get in touch with nature
  • 4 Meeting locals
  • 4 Practicing Spanish
  • 2 Creating true social impact

This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals

  • 6 12. Responsible consumption and production
  • 4 15. Life on land
  • 2 10. Reduced inequalities
Charlie

China

5

Sara is a really welcoming and generous host. The project is the product of genuine political and social commitments which made my experience very meaningful. Work there is wide ranging, involving animals, plants, cleaning, and repair. As someone who grew up in cities, I certainly learned a lot about what it meant to build and maintain a project like this with care and delicacy. All in all it was an extraordinarily experience and I was very fortunate to meet Sara ;0

5 months ago

Angel

Philippines

5

If you are someone that has a side hustle on top of the volunteering commitment, it could be difficult to work with your laptop after the volunteer work due to time constraints. However, my experience in Sarah's place is truly one of a kind. I learned how to milk the goats and I got to feed them. Everyday I looked forward of taking the dogs out & feeding the cats. Aside from that, I helped in cleaning the shelter enclosures. I enjoyed our meals together. Place is offgrid, so keep an open mind especially if you're not used to it (like me) because you can learn a LOT here. And have lots of love

10 months ago

Chantal

France

5

Sarah is a caring, a great cook, and truly one of a kind. I learned a lot from her and felt inspired by her off-grid lifestyle. Living this way makes you think differently every day, especially about things like water and daily essentials. I also learned to enjoy the present moment by focusing on simple, everyday tasks. I got to milk the goats, walk the dogs (I already miss them!), and take Perla the donkey the fields. Experienced olive harvesting, which was amazing. And I picked up un poquito of Spanish thanks to Sarah and the two lovely people who joined us for the harvest, Eli and Kader.

12 months ago


Sarah replied

Thanks to Chantal and her amazing friend Chloe we made a good olive harvest this year... We already miss them and Chantal's little sidekick Zack, who brought so much happiness to our pack of dogs ;)

Lorenza

Italy

5

Staying with Sarah and caring for the animals that live at the shelter was a fantastic experience, full of discoveries and wonderful times in company that I will never forget! Sarah was immediately welcoming and friendly with us: it was a real pleasure to meet her and be able to talk about so many things, creating a beautiful friendship! As a lover of a slightly off-grid lifestyle, I loved the peaceful surroundings and, at the same time, the vitality of life inside the project. From the finca there is a wonderful wiew of the mountain and the possibility to do beautiful hikes in nature!! <3

about 1 year ago


Sarah replied

Recieving help and good vibration from motivated, skilled and friendly people like Lorenza and Sari has been a real pleasure... I hope to connect the same way with other volunteers in the future :)

Kevin

Spain

5

Una buena experiencia para conectar con los animales, con la paz del bosque y contigo mismo, sumando a la experiencia la acogida, el recibimiento, el cariño y las comidas de Sarah. Para repetir.

9 months ago

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Hosted by Sarah

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