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Community Teaching and Wildlife Management, Antelope Park

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9.53 (19)Verified

During your stay on this volunteer project, you will contribute to our important work in community development. Plus, experience the best of our amazing lion conservation project that focuses on a unique approach to the ongoing protection of highly threatened African lions. The primary reasons for the decline in lion populations are habitat loss and prey-base depletion that creates a conflict w...

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Program Highlights

Work in schools in the communities, providing help and man power to overwhelmed teachers.

Discover our incredible resident wildlife, out in our game park, by participating in bush walks, game drives, game feeding, game counts, bird surveys and wildlife management activities.

Expand your knowledge of the African elephant by spending time and caring for our 4 rescued elephants, accompanying them on long walks, watching them swim, and learning their individual personalities.

Enjoy incredible excursion opportunities, including Victoria Fall and Matopos Rhino Trekking, as well as spend your free time at our coffee shop, pool, and stables!

Take part in behavioral enrichment activities by making toys from natural materials to stimulate the lions’ predatory and sensory behaviors, as well as stimulating activities for our elephants.

Quick Details

Locations
  • Gweru, Zimbabwe
Availability
Year(s) OfferedYear RoundDuration:
  • 2-4 Weeks
  • 5-8 Weeks
  • 3-6 Months
  • 9-12 Weeks
Cost Per Week$600-900, $900-1250
Age Requirement:Varies
Types & Subjects:
  • Animal Welfare
  • Childcare & Children
  • Community Development
  • Conservation
  • Eco-Tourism
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Guidelines:
  • All Nationalities
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Awards

Top Rated Provider 2023 - Notable MentionTop Rated Notable Mentions 2022Notable Mention 2021 - Volunteer Abroad

Program Reviews

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Overall Rating

9.53

Total Reviews

19

Best time spent in Africa

November 22, 2024by: Miriam Corlito - GermanyProgram: Community Teaching and Wildlife Management, Antelope Park
10

I had my best time during my volunteering in Wildlife and Communities. The combination of both programmes gave me the chance to get to know and interact everyday with some amazing animals and at the same time to learn about the life in Zimbabwe for less fortunate people. I would definitely define this time spent here as the most enlightening of my life and would recommend it to everyone to try it, you will love it for sure!

Best experience ever! ??

August 09, 2024by: Dan Goulder - AustraliaProgram: Community Teaching and Wildlife Management, Antelope Park
10

my favourite experience was The community project at antelope park. Rosine and Stefan were incredible with teaching us about the community side of Zimbabwe. Throughout the community program we spent a day at a primary school with helping the kids practice for there exam. We also visited the local church and soup kitchen where we cooked and served food to the homeless. We also went shopping and brought lots of gifts and treats and took them to the orphanage to give to the kids. These experiences definitely impacted my life in the best way, as much as the community project is about helping others in the community, these experiences helped me in so many ways regarding understanding how much I appreciate my life and how good it is to know that there are good people in the world like Antelope park, Rosine, Stefan, Johnathan and Katie who are making a difference in the world where it matters. The community project was incredible in every way. I would 10/10 recommend it. From Dan

volunteer together with local children

Wonderful time!

May 28, 2023by: Amanda Appelqvist - SwedenProgram: Community Teaching and Wildlife Management, Antelope Park
6

I love it. The program with communities at first was not what I expected. I thought that we were doing more and more than 3 days a week and just half of the days, so of course it changed after Covid they said so it was more before covid. But wonderful staff, they always try to do the best of a situation. And the place Antelope park is just so beautiful and the activities was so worth to do and get to know the volunteers better. I really going to miss this place, staff and volunteers a lot. DO IT, you will love it!!!

Program Details

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Locations

  • Gweru, Zimbabwe

Types and Subjects

  • Causes
  • Animal Welfare
  • Childcare & Children
  • Community Development

Availability

Years Offered: Year Round

Duration:
  • 2-4 Weeks
  • 5-8 Weeks
  • 3-6 Months

Age Requirement

Age Requirement Varies

Guidelines

  • All Nationalities

Cost per week

$600-900, $900-1250

Program Cost Includes

  • Accommodation / Housing for Program Duration
  • Wifi Costs
  • Weekday Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
  • Weekend Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)

Accommodation Options

  • Group living

Qualifications & Experience

      Accepted Education Levels

    • Any/All Education Levels Accepted

    Application Procedures

    • Online Application

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