Namibia Wildlife Rescue Project

In 2003, The Founders set their sights on establishing a clinic in response to the tragic and unnecessary death of a San baby. As a result, the Lifeline Clinic was established in the remote village of Epukiro, Namibia to provide free healthcare to the local San Bushmen population. In 2005 along with partners, the founders bought Farm Frauenstein on the outskirts of Windhoek and transformed the farm into a wildlife sanctuary and built a lodge on the property. The main aim of the lodge was to create jobs for the very people whom the Lifeline Clinic serves.

In 2007, Namibia Wildlife Sanctuary opened. The Wildlfe Project Foundations aim is to conserve the land, cultures and wildlife of Namibia.
We Believe in an Africa where;

• Humans and wildlife can live and thrive together
• Taking animal lives seriously & looking after those that cannot be released again
• Promoting and advocating that the wild belongs in the wild
• Incorporating cultures, especially the Bushman cultures, into our conservation projects Actively mitigating human-wildlife conflict
• Exploring innovative ways and concepts to advance conservation of species and their habitat.

Volunteers will have the rare and exciting opportunity to actively participate in the conservation, rehabilitation, care and research of African wildlife. The sanctuary currently provides a safe refuge for orphaned, injured or conflict wildlife including several lions, leopards, cheetahs, wild dogs, caracals, warthogs, antelope and baboons as well as a host of birds, smaller African mammals and farmyard animals. Wildlife Conservation Volunteers are crucial in helping us to care for the animals in rehabilitation or permanent captivity at the sanctuary, as well as helping to maintain and develop the sanctuary. All routine aspects of the programme are carried out in a rotational group system to ensure that everybody gets exposed to the variety of experiences available.

Daily activities could include:

• Preparing food and feeding the animals
• Cleaning enclosures
• Providing enrichment
• Caring for juvenile wildlife
• Physical labour such as building new facilities
• Research (including monitoring free-roaming carnivores, analysing camera traps and GPS data)

Laundry

Laundry services are available on selected days at the Wildlife Sanctuary.

Meals

Volunteers will receive 3 meals a day;

Breakfast – Cereals, fruit, yoghurts, toast and spreads

Lunch – Varies from cold to hot meals for example; wraps, salads, pasta dishes and sandwiches

Dinner – Consists of a hot cooked meal such as a traditional BBQ (braai), stews, chicken dishes, etc.

Please let us know of any dietary requirements you have.

Tea and coffee will be available, all other drinks will be at your own expense

There are communal refrigerators for volunteers personal food and snacks brought during their weekly trip to town.

Arrival

We recommend that volunteers fly to and from Windhoek Hosea Kutako Airport, Namibia.

Internet

There is NO Wifi at this project due to the poor reception. Please do make sure you purchase a Namibia Sim card and load data on it, you can purchase this at the airport upon arrival or at the farm (project).

Location

The reserve is nestled between in the Namibian bush, just 45km from Namibia’s Capital, Windhoek.

ATM’s

There are ATM’s at the project, however due to signal problems they aren’t always functional. We suggest withdrawing money at the airport when you arrive.

Supervision/Co- Ordination

As the nature of the work varies we will place volunteers under the supervision of various staff members. The co-ordinators will facilitate the smooth operation of the volunteers work, stay and provide guidance where necessary.

Visa Requirements

The Ministry of Home Affairs has advised the Foundation that work visas are necessary for volunteer placements in Namibia and need to be arranged in advance. This is a requirement for all volunteers who are non Namibians. Once you confirm your booking with us, we will send you a visa application form and clear instructions on how to fill it out correctly. If you are from the UK or Germany, you can use the Namibian Embassy in London or Berlin to process your visa. If you are from countries other than the UK and Germany, we recommend that you use a visa agency in Windhoek to process your application as our experience is that many Namibian Embassies do not issue the correct visa. It generally takes about 6 8 weeks to process your visa. You can contact our bookings department to make these arrangements. Extra costs will apply.