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Your Typical Day at the Centre
Here is how a typical day in the life of a volunteer might take shape. Please note that your itineraries may differ from this, depending on the project’s needs and the number of other volunteers on the placement at the same time. Please use this itinerary as an example only.
- 07h00: Start your day, cleaning cages and enclosures, preparing food and feeding the animals.
- 09h00: Breakfast with your team
- 10h00: Deal with any injured animals and assist in certain medical procedures and operations on site. This could involve stitching of wounds, amputating tails, sedation, and the administration of medication, for example.
- 13h00: Lunch
- 14h00: Afternoon programmes vary from building new enclosures, darting and capturing monkeys for release, planting vegetables (for animals), checking animals in various stages of the rehabilitation programme, collecting food, or time off to go on excursions and just spend some time with the other volunteers relaxing.
- 16h30: Feeding of animals, checking enclosures and general maintenance at the centre.
- 18h00: Group Dinner
- 19h00: Feeding of nocturnal animals, if any at the centre.
Throughout the day: You will be responsible for caring for and feeding any baby animals at the centre, which will need regular feeding and bathing. You also need to make frequent checks on the enclosures to ensure that the monkeys have enough water etc.
Please keep in mind that running a rehabilitation centre also involves maintenance work, which volunteers need to assist with. Also, anything can happen, and then the entire day’s planning may change, so always expect the unexpected in Africa!
Typical Hours on the Community Project
- Monday to Friday: 08h00 to 17h00
- Weekends: You get these free, except when a community function is arranged
- Volunteers are expected to be on time every morning
- Weekly programmes and schedules will be worked out for you
- You will be driven every day to your project by Ellanie, the local coordinator
The community projects are approximately 30 minutes drive from the Rehabilitation Centre
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