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Trip | Volunteer in Madagascar
Lemur Rehabilitation in Nosy Be, Madagascar
Nosy Be, Madagascar
Quick Facts
about this position
Working hours
none
Minimum age
from 18 years
Education
no particular
Language skills
Good english knowledge
About this position
Overview: Lemur Rehabilitation in Nosy Be, Madagascar
This amazing island offers you wonderful and unique experience in conserving the island’s precious fauna. You will be taking part in conservation efforts of the lemures and in various conservation activities which we have put in place. Here, the participants will be involved in important work to maintain and preserve Madagascar’s wildlife heritage, by working with a private lemur species rehabilitation center.
What to expect
Description: Lemur Rehabilitation in Nosy Be, Madagascar
As a conservation participant, you will learn about the lemurs, especially the ones which are endemic to this part of Madagascar, with other representatives of unique fauna like the Madagascar fish-eagle and Ploughshare tortoise. Preparing the lemurs’ morning and afternoon feed along with cleaning their cages comprise daily project activities.
Your tasks:
- Prepare breakfast and dinner for the lemurs
- Feeding the lemurs
- Clean the cages in means of cutting the grass, planting trees that the lemurs can eat…
- Help with the construction of a new and larger enclosure for the lemurs, to give them a life that is closer to the one in the wilderness.
Before your project work starts you will have an cultural introduction week to prepare you for the new and foreign culture.
Itinerary of your stay abroad
Program flow in Madagascar
Program start
The programs always start on a Monday and ends on a Friday.
Arrival Date
We recommend to arrive on a Sunday because the airport pickup is only included on Sundays. Arrivals during weekdays and Saturday have to be organized by oneself or paid extra.
Arrival at the airport
You will arrive on Fascene Airport (NOS) in Nosy Be. From there you will be picked up by the transport coordinator who will bring you to your accommodation in Ambondrona. In case you are already in Madagascar you can organize your arrival by yourself or you can wait until Sunday and meet the transport coordinator at one of the airports.
Public Holidays
All programs are closed on the following holidays:
- 1 january - New Year
- 29 march - anniversary of 1947 Rebellion
- 17 april - Easter Monday
- 1 may - Labour Day
- 25 may - Ascension Day
- 5 june - White Monday
- 26 june - Independence Day
- 1 november - All saints day
School Holidays
- Beginning of april - mid of april
- Beginning of july - beginning of october
- End of december - beginning of january
Ready to get started?
Lemur Rehabilitation in Nosy Be, Madagascar
Flexible dates
min. 2 weeks
from 18 years
Good english knowledge
from
1180 EUR
Questions? We will help you!
Contact usYour accommodation
Accommodation during your volunteer program in Nosy Be, Madagascar
You will be accommodated together with all the other volunteers in a volunteer house in Ambondrona. In each room 4-6 people can be accommodated. The bathroom will be shared with your flatmates. The volunteer house offers a dining room, a lounge area, a garden, balcony and a roof terrace to relax. The houses doesn’t provide any laundry facilities.
Meals
You will be provided with 3 meals a day during weekdays and with 2 meals during the weekend. The food is a mix of Western and Malagasy cuisine and mostly vegetarian. The closest ATM and supermarket are a 15 minutes bus ride away.
Our Service
Service community engagement in Madagascar - what's in and what's not in
Services for your community engagement work abroad include the active support in the preparation of your entire stay abroad. The team of our partner organization in each country supports you, wherever you require it:
What's included:
- Placement in a community engagement project according to you demands
- Assisting visa application
- Information about cheap flights, travel insurances and other important travel documents
- Airport pick-up with direct transfer to your accommodation (only Sunday)
- Accommodation during your whole volunteer work (in dormitories in the volunteer house)
- Every day transport to the project site
- 3 meals during the weekdays
- 2 meals on Saturday and Sunday
- Tips and information about freetime activities
- Contact person during your stay abroad
- 24-hour emergency number
- Regular meetings with all volunteers or interns
- Certificate
What’s not included:
- Visa
- Flights
- Insurance
- Personal expenses
- Transfer to the airport after the end of your project work
Our local team
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Our local team
You Local Coordinator in Madagascar.
Hoby is project coordinator in Mahajanga, Madagascar and therefore your local contact. He will help you where ever he can and will try to convey a feeling of home abroad.