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We are searching volunteers for April and May to stay at least 4 weeks ideally 2 month!
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Our small shelter with 10 dogs and 18 cats is now located in Weligama. The big shelter with more then 230 dogs is in Nilaveli/Trincomalee. At both shelters its possible to volunteer! In Weligama volunteers are living with me (founder) at the small shelter. They are helping with walking the dogs, feeding, showering, cleaning and catscare. This is an important support for me, as there are many other works to do, to keep the organisation running. Once a month I visit Nilaveli for at least 1-2 week- that time the volunteers are taking care of the animals by themselves. But of course I am ready to support online, if there is any problem.
We are offering breakfast for free. There is a kitchen with full equipement, so you can cook by yourself ( or we cook together) and there are many restaurants near by.
Please be aware, that we accept only volunteers staying at least 3 weeks in Weligama. Less time is not senseful for us and the animals.
Big shelter in Trincomalee/Nilaveli " Lokku´s dogs&catscare: " Beside the big amount of dogs living at our shelter, we are running a spaying and neutering program, streetdogsfeedingprogram and a sponsorship program for poor familie and for disabled children. If you are interested to support the big shelter, the main work is to support us with social media work! We need portraits of our dogs to find adoptions/fostery and homes oversea. Making nice clips of single dogs and share it, would be a big support for us! Aswell walking the dogs and wheeldogs is a job for voluteers there. Just message me, so I will send more details and room pictures to you. In Trincomalee even a short stay is possible.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Charity Work
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Animal Care
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
General Maintenance
Help with Computers/ Internet
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
There are many things you can learn from the animals and with the animals:)
Flexibility, self-confidence, and exploring a different way of living are one of the things you can experience here.
Help
Feeding, medical treatment, cleaning, go for a walk, spending time playing with cats and dogs, give them shower, dog training
Taking videos and pictures, help with social media work, loooots of cuddeling...
Languages spoken
German: Fluent
Spanish: Intermediate
Indonesian: Beginner
Accommodation
My house (small,private shelter) has 3 volunteer rooms. Volunteers are living together with me and 10 dogs and 18 cats. The area is quiet and surrounded by paddy fields. In less then 5 min. by scooter, you are at the beach and the tourist area of Weligama. (Surfing, Restaurants, shops...) While walking the dogs you can see every day monkeys, peacocks and many other beautiful birds...Cats are living with us in the house and one of the dogs is inside the house too. There are cattoilets inside the house- so don´t aspect a hotel;)
What else ...
Weligama has a really good infrastructure. You can easily take a bus to Mirissa, Midigama, Ahangama and many other places, to see more from southcoast. Weligama is a surfhotspot and there are a few options for doing yoga aswell.
A little more information
Internet access
Limited internet access
We have pets
We are smokers
Can host families
Can host digital nomads
We have a very good wifi at my house. If there are no powercuts, then you can work 24h online.
How many Workawayers can stay?
More than two
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You will fall in love very quickly, all the cats are so cuddly you never feel alone ❤️
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I wouldn't want to miss this experience as my first Workaway opportunity. Conny is a great host who made me feel welcome right away with her friendly and calm demeanor.
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My initial plan was to stay only for one month but in total I stayed almost 3 months in this animal shelter.
We had funny moments but also sad moments that's how it works if you are working with sick animals.
Conny is doing her best to save all animals in need around her shelter.
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