Emergency-Help Us Take Care of our Animals
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About the project
Emergency-Help Us Take Care of our Animals
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Located in the Ecuador’s Amazon region, Zoorefugio is a refuge for animals that have been rescued or abandoned, our goal is also to help preserve wildlife in the Amazonia.
Throughout the year, we welcome volunteers in our centre. They have an unique opportunity to work with the many animals who live in our refuge. Indeed, we are home to various species such as felines (Jaguars and a Puma family), monkeys, capuchins, spiders, macaws, peccaries, capybaras, and tapirs, and many more.
The past few years, Zoorefugio has worked in partnership with the SVI, welcoming SVI volunteers in our centre, we are very pleased with the work we have achieved together.
Unfortunately, over the past few months, Ecuador has been deeply affected by the Covid19 Crisis and at Zoorefugio, we have been strongly affected. Our refuge is currently closed to the public and economically we are really struggling. Since, the crisis, all of our volunteers have returned to their home countries and we are unable to welcome them.
In order to obtain funding for the animals, we also rely on a restaurant area which is also closed.
For these reasons, our centre needs help in order to feed the 420 animals we take care of. Monthly we need approximately 5000 euros in order to purchase medicine and food supplies for our animals and also pay our staff.
Any donation will be greatly appreciated in order to help us take care of the animals.
💼 What the programme involves
1- Help us find ways to collect donations (through social media)
2- Promote our work for future volunteers who would like to be a part of this project
⚠️ Requirements
Motivated to support this cause with good initiatives.
Volunteers must have free time in order to search for donations through social media.
Knowledge of facebook and various social media’s is necessary in order to help find donations.
ℹ️ Additional information
1- We have already launched a “go fund” campaign, however we were unable to raise enough money. This platform could be used in this project.
2- We would like more people to know about the work we do at our centre and the importance of Volunteers in our centre. Volunteers are a vital part of our work, we rely on them to help us take care of our animals but they also support us economically.
Video created by some of our volunteers ;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8PrWoc8VQk
It is important to mention that all the animals in our centre have been rescued by the Environment Minister in Ecuador. As it is prohibited for individuals to keep wild animals in houses, the animals found in these conditions are rescued and sent to centres like Zoorefugio. We are one of the main centres that rescues the most animals. We treat them with great care and try our best to improve their quality of life by giving them nutritious food and good care. Nevertheless, as most of these animals have spent their life in captivity, they cannot be released into the wild, this is why we take care of them in our centre. Furthermore, all the animals belong to the state, however, rescue centres are in charge of the maintenance and food fees, the state does not provide any economic support towards the caretaking of the animals.
Any questions or suggestions are more than welcome. For more information about this project, please get in touch with the SVI.
Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.
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📅 Available sessions
Emergency help for our animalsAUTO-EXTAUTO-EXT
23/11/2026 → 13/02/2030
Emergency help for our animalsAUTO-EXT
01/09/2023 → 22/11/2026
Emergency help for our animals
09/06/2020 → 31/08/2023
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–70 years old
Solidarity donation
170.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Tarqui, Ecuador
Ecuador
🌍 Location info
Local currency
United States Dollar (USD / $)
Exchange rate
1 USD = 0.895608 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Ecuador Time
Local time: 22:03 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
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