Veterinary Medicine and Animal Welfare Project
- Price: € 150 for 1 week
- Start Date: Anytime
- Minimum Duration: 2 weeks
- Age: Min 16
Are you interested in veterinary medicine and animal welfare project in Tanzania? Go Vision organisation is having the best opportunity for volunteer to assist the local vets with treating different farm and domestic animals. Volunteer will gain first-hand experience while visiting farms and homes around Moshi Kilimanjaro to deliver and observe in first hand veterinary care in developing country. You will be also working in dog rescuing and rehabilitation center around Moshi town and if you’re interested in animal rescuing project you can collect fund to start your own dog rescuing center for the benefit of another volunteer.
Why volunteer in veterinary medicine and animal welfare?
This is a unique and exciting project as a volunteer will get a chance to treat a range of farm and domestic animals, delivering animal care in rescuing center and experiencing veterinary care in developing country.
As a veterinary medicine and animal care volunteer you will be placed with a local professional vet treating small animal such as.
- Goats
- Chickens
- Cow
- Pigs and other livestock
- Domestic animal such as dogs and cats.
This is a mobile project; you will travel with local professional vets to farm and homes around Moshi learning about common animal diseases in Tanzania.
What are the benefits of doing a veterinary medicine and animal welfare project?
Apart from improving your CV with relevant work experience you will be adding value to the local community. Also, you will gain other benefits by assisting local professional vets to care for animal like
- Developing your communication skills, teamwork, time management and organization skills.
- Gaining animal care experience.
- Immersing yourself in Tanzania culture.
- Learning about animal welfare in developing countries.
Include
- Accommodation
- Airport pick up
- Swahili lesson per week for 1 hour
- Project support and supervision
- Cooking lesson (African food) once per week
- Orientation
- Certificate of volunteering
Exclude
- Flight
- Visa
- Insurance
- Personal expenses
- Airport Drop off (can be arranged upon request)