Across the world, there are a large number of volunteering opportunities to choose from and for prospective volunteers it always remains a difficult decision to know which program to choose.

SanWild has had a number of years experience with taking in volunteers to help us with our daily tasks of resource management in the reserve and the overall aim of our program is to provide volunteers with a unique, varied and interactive African wildlife experience as opposed to being entertainment based. Honesty and being real is the ethos behind SanWild's conservation volunteer program.

As active, working volunteers, you are not seen as our "guests" or "clients" but as a part of our team. The aim is to challenge you physically, mentally and emotionally, which will lead you to experience personal growth and development.

General volunteer activities are concentrated predominantly on the resource management of the wildlife reserve. Involvement with the wildlife rehabilitation centre is strictly limited to the cleaning of enclosures and feeding of animals no longer in intensive care or in an advanced stage of rehabilitation and re-wilding. If and when emergency rescues or veterinary procedures are executed, volunteers are allowed to accompany the team in an observation status only.

At SanWild, we take animal rehabilitation extremely seriously and will therefore not compromise our rules to satisfy volunteer demands and a strict hands-off policy is applied in relation to the animals in our care. If you are therefore as serious about the welfare and quality of life of injured, orphaned or traumatized wild animals, SanWild is the project for you to support.

However our program will give volunteers a great opportunity to become acquainted with the life and daily tasks of conservationists and private game reserve staff. We trust you will leave the program having gained knowledge about ecology in all respects, with an understanding of the importance of conservation, and respect for nature. The means by which the above will be achieved is through daily active involvement with the resource management of a wildlife reserve.

If you would like to be added to the SanWild Mailing List please send you details to us at the following email address: volunteers@sanwild.org

Volunteer opportunities exist for the following time periods in 2008:

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age before they will be considered for our volunteer training program. Our volunteer program runs for a period of 3 weeks at any given time. It starts on the 1st Sunday of every month.

 

Book now for 2008

 

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Volunteers are accommodated in the Tshokwane Tented Camp.

 

TSHOKWANE TENTED CAMP: 

 

  • Consists of 6 single tents with shared ablution facility. 

  • Please note that there is no electricity supply at the tented camp, but mobile phones, digital camera batteries etc. can be charged at our offices.

  • The volunteers themselves do cleaning at the Tshokwane Tented Camp.

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST:

 

Our all-inclusive rate for the Tshokwane Tented camp is set at $350.00 per volunteer per week. Volunteering period – 3 weeks.
 

To receive all documents relating to our volunteer program kindly email volunteers@sanwild.org or phone our office for more details. Telephone +27 (0) 15-3187900/1. 

Electronic bank transfers for Volunteer Payments:

SANWILD WILDLIFE TRUST
ABSA, POLOKWANE
SOUTH AFRICA
BRANCH CODE 632005
ACCOUNT NUMBER 4069258056
SWIFT CODE FOR INTERNATIONAL BANKING TRANSFERS: ABSAZAJJ

On-line credit card payments can also be done on our supporting website – Afritrust. www.afritrust.com

    

 

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FREE BIG 5 COURSE:

As a SanWild Volunteer you are automatically entitled to a Free Big"5" Course from WildlifeCampus. All you need to do is e-mail info@wildlifecampus.com and tell them that you're going to SanWild to volunteer, they'll do the rest...

If you do decide to further your studies after completing the Free Big 5 Course all volunteers that have completed our programme at SanWild will qualify for a 25% discount on all future courses with Wildlife Campus.

LONG-TERM VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES: 

From time to time, the opportunity might arise for SanWild to appoint long-term volunteers that serve a specific purpose like administrative posts, fundraising executives, special project coordinators or field rangers. These opportunities are very limited and we have a special protocol for appointing such individuals. No remuneration is paid, but accommodation and food is free.

 
At the moment, we have two volunteer placement opportunities available for long-term volunteers:

* Please note that only volunteers that have previously volunteered at SanWild will be considered for long-term volunteer positions or permanent employment. Unfortunately many “willing and capable” volunteers have taken us for a ride in the past and therefore we have a policy of only considering previous volunteers for long term placement.

 

If you are interested in the above long term volunteering positions email Louise Joubert on louise@sanwild.org

Meet Our Staff

Corporal Albert Mkhansi:

Albert Mkhansi is one of SanWild’s full time anti-poaching rangers and works to help educate volunteers about wild animals, tracking and anti-poaching techniques. Albert's favourite animals include giraffe and rhinos. His enthusiasm for his work is infectious and as a result we have agreed for him to further his studies with Wildlife Campus in 2007 as well. To read Albert’s diaries go to Anti Poaching section on the Afritrust website.