Paid Work in the Outback, why is the training week so important?
The introductory training week is designed to give you an overview of many aspects of farm life. It is not designed to teach you everything you need to know in order to …
Author: Georgie Collcutt
Gillian’s experience volunteering with Oyster
Thank you for this and for all your help and efficiently in arranging this trip. I would like to add my voice to Lori’s and to say how well-organised everything is through …
Volunteering with Bears in Romania by Melinda Millermon
Tranquility, great scenery, and bears!!! I spent ten days in Romania and it was no where near enough time. The first day I got there I was pretty tired and just stayed …
Working with Machinery in the Australian Outback
If you have worked with machinery before, there could be a great opportunity for you to work in a highly paid harvesting job during your year in Australia. You can also work …
The bear sanctuary- A place of beauty
Nikki Cole kindly shares her experience of volunteering with bears in Romania. “After my previous week away animal volunteering abroad, I was completely ready for another placement and to book another week …
Life as a sports coach in sports-mad-South Africa
Georgie Wager spent 8 weeks volunteering as a sports coach in South Africa. She shares her experience here. I was on the sports coaching programme in Port Elizabeth for 8 weeks. I …
Life at the monkey project in South Africa
Part two of a really insightful blog post from, Jana, one of our past monkey project volunteers. This is really worth a read if you are heading out to join the programme. …
Three weeks as an elephant volunteer in South Africa
Robyn recently returned from three weeks as an elephant volunteer in South Africa. Last week she shared how she felt in the run up to her trip and today she is sharing …
Planning to volunteer with elephants in South Africa
Robyn White spent 3 weeks volunteering with elephants in South Africa. She was a really brilliant volunteer and she has shared her experience with us. Deciding to take a gap year can …
Great tips for those travelling to our monkeys programme
One of our brilliant volunteers from our monkeys programme, Jana, has shared what arriving at the project is like and also some of her top tips. “I went to the monkeys project during …
