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Come and help out at an animal sanctuary in the south of Sicily, Italy

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  • Last activity: 15 Oct 2023

Availability

  2024 

 Min stay requested: 1 month or more

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  • Description

    Description

    Hi. We are Corrado (Italian) and Abraham (Spanish). We live in the sunny south of Sicily near the sea. We have a pet shop with grooming and a little pension and a sanctuary where we care for abandoned animals.

  • Types of help and learning opportunities

    Types of help and learning opportunities

    Animal Care
  • Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    Cultural exchange and learning opportunities

    In addition to a fully furnished accommodation we love language and cultural exchanges. We speak Spanish, Sicilian, Italian and Catalan mother tongue . We live near Noto and other important cities in Sicily with a lot of history and we're just a short boat ride away from Malta. We're happy to give tours and share with you the rich history of our home.

  • Projects involving children

    Projects involving children

    This project could involve children. For more information see our guidelines and tips here.

  • Help

    Help

    We need help with the care of the animals at our sanctuary. We have mostly dogs, but there are little pets as well.
    Also we need some help with the maintenance of the cleaning of the home and in the grooming.

  • Languages spoken

    Catalan: Fluent
    English: Fluent
    Spanish: Fluent
    Italian: Fluent

  • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    We have a big house located in the country near Pachino. You would have your own room and a seperate kitchen, as well as a huge terrace and garden with a beautiful view of the sea.
    We also enjoy cooking and love to exchange recipes of all kinds of Mediterranean foods from Sicily, rest of Italy, south of Spain and Catalonia.
    The food is not included.
    The stay minimum is one month.
    Only covid full vaccinated people.

  • What else ...

    What else ...

    We have WiFi. Always we have a cell phone and stay in zone. We can help travellers personally in get ideas about the quotidian life and for the free time.
    We are not able to help people looking for the Italian citizenship.

  • A little more information

    A little more information

    • Internet access

    • Limited internet access

      Limited internet access

    • We have pets

    • We are smokers

    • Can host families

  • How many Workawayers can stay?

    How many Workawayers can stay?

    More than two

  • ...

    Hours expected

    It depends of the animals that we take care. (max 3 hours per day - no meals)

Host ref number: 674717684438

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