ESC: Caretaker in Rainfer Primate Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Rainfer is a rescue and rehabilitation center for primates that have been confiscated from illegal trade, circuses or zoos that
kept them in poor conditions or from particulars that abandoned them. We shelter these animals and rehabilitate them both physically and mentally, aiming to offer them a dignified life and to integrate them into a group of their own species.
Our main goals are: fighting against illegal trade of species, creation of environmental awareness in the society (specially
focusing in the youngest) and holding and caring for primates that have been subjected to human exploitation.
We develop courses focused on primatology and guided tours in our facilities to raise environmental awareness and make people understand the issues related to illegal trade of species and how some of our day to day life choices can have an impact on these species (choices such as tourism and use of consumers goods may have a real impact!).
We focus mainly on the youngest, as their environmental awareness is basic for the future of endangered species, but we also have programmes focused on the general public.
We have a broad experience with national volunteers and we are applying for Quality Label as we seek to broaden our range of action and receive volunteers from other European countries as well. By doing this we expect to train some of the future conservationists, giving them the skills required to handle endangered species and also involving them into conservation.

💼 What the programme involves

Rainfer Sanctuary is, since 1995, a rescue and rehabilitation centre for primates that have been subjected to human exploitation (illegal trade, circuses, zoos that kept them in poor conditions or have been illegally used as pets). Our main aims are fighting against illegal trade of wildlife, raising environmental awareness in the society through education and taking care of primates sheltered in our facilities (at the moment we shelter and take care of 100 primates of 26 different species). We are now seeking for European Solidarity Corps volunteers eager to learn and take part in animal conservation. Volunteers will collaborate with our professional caretakers in Sanctuary’s daily tasks such as: elaboration of primate diets; small and medium-sized monkey feeding; hygiene and disinfection of primate facilities; elaboration of enrichment techniques for physical and psychological rehabilitation of primates or development of ethological observation of primate groups.

🏠 Accommodation on site

Volunteers will be accommodated on site in a fully equipped bungalow with 4 double bedrooms with ensuite bathroom, kitchen and dining room. Volunteers are responsible for keeping it clean, however our cleaning personnel will help keep the area in good conditions. The Sanctuary is a 30-minutes’ walk from the closest village, where all basic shops and equipments can be found. Madrid can be accessed by bus in their spare time, 4 bikes are available for volunteers.

🍲 Food

This programme includes HENNER insurance, travel costs, monthly and food allowance and pocket money according to the ESC limits.

🎒 Leisure activities

⚠️ Requirements

The Participant profile: Volunteers between 18 and 30 years old, compromised with primate conservation and eager to experience animal care from a practical point of view. Candidates must be motivated, highly responsible and very active (the work is quite physical and can be tiring), maturity and compromise with our mission to comply with our safety and health protocols are also required. At least a medium knowledge of Spanish (B1) is required to join our team as activities are developed mostly in Spanish. We choose our trainees and volunteers regarding their environmental sensibility, respect for animals and motivation for learning about primate preservation.
Deadline: 15/06/2025 00:00

ℹ️ Additional information

Volunteers will be able to access an on-line Spanish-language course, however at least a medium level of Spanish (B1) is required at the beginning of the volunteering. During the stay, volunteers will be instructed and accompanied through all activities and tasks (such as: diet elaboration, sanitary-hygienic maintenance, environmental enrichment and ethological observations). Besides, they will assist to a series of lectures and seminars to learn more about different aspects of primate care, biology, and wildlife conservation.

The project is implemented under the European Solidarity Corps Programme, financed by the European Commission.
The participating organisations have to be mindful of these needs as they are responsible for providing a respectful and trusting hosting environment. At the same time, the organisations participating in the initiative devote a great deal of time, energy and resources to set up a high-quality activity; they should therefore expect that European Solidarity Corps participants show a similar level of respect for the local communities and the people that are directly concerned by the activities (https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/mission_en).
What do we provide ?

Training before and after the project
Health insurance during your project
round-trip travel reimbursement
accommodation and food
pocket money
language course
Return Week-end
Youth Pass and SVI international Volunteer passport

Before applying for this volunteering project, you need to enroll yourself at European Solidarity Corps Platform (https://europa.eu/youth/solidarity_en) and specify your European Solidarity Corps Participant Number (PRN).
This organisation holds a European Solidarity Corps Quality Label.
Contact the ESC coordinator at +32 2 888 67 13 to get more informations.

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

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16/09/2025 at 00:00 → 24/06/2026 at 00:00

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Deadline: 15/06/2025

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–30 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Vereda del Chaparro, 143, 28140 Fuente el Saz de Jarama, Madrid, Spain

Spain

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Euro Member Countries (EUR / €)

Timezone

Central European Summer Time

Local time: 22:07 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Spanish