ANIMAL CARE

CODE: VINLMTV12A

Work:

- Work at animal care centers.- Spend quality one-on-one time with the animals.- Provide exercise for the dogs by taking them for awalk- Care and bathe/groom animals and keep shelter clean.- Help promote friendly behavior towards animals.

Accomodation and food

Volunteers stay with the host family/hostel identified by VIN. The living conditions at the host family/ hostel are simple and basic. Male and female volunteers will share the same living area but have separate sleeping rooms. The volunteers sleep on simple beds/mattresses. Please bring your sleeping bag. The food will be provided in Nepali standard i.e. dal Bhat (rice, lentil soup, vegetables, pickle, eggs)

Location and leisure

Okhaldhunga district, which is 250 km from Kathmandu. It takes 8-9 hrs travel by busa hilly and mountainous region surrounded by woods and fields. If you arrive early or wish to stay in Nepal after your volunteer period, VIN offers weekend travel tours to Chitwan Jungle Safari, Pokhara, and Nagarkot at reasonable prices

Project hosted by

In the Animal Care project people care foranimals and animals care for people. Theproject aims to pro- mote and protect some ofthe most vulnerable animals in Nepal,especially dogs. The project is much morethan a shelter for animals in that it practicesand promotes caring and friendly behaviortowards animals. We are looking for thosewhose hearts are warm and loving, and beatfor the welfare of the neglected animals ofNepal.

Directions to meeting point

VIN staff will pick each volunteer from the airport. The volunteers are requested to send their flight details to VIN on time so that we can send our staff with your name card and VIN s Logo

Additional comments

Fee for four weeks volunteering is 625 Euro, then 85 Euro for each extra week. Placements out of Kathmandu Valley cost extra depending on travel distance.