📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
SaparomEki Farm Animal Rescue is situated in Porvoo, in Southern Finland, 52 km from Helsinki. The name of the place, SaparomEki, translates as a pig tail hill. The community members are building a sanctuary for previous farm animals who otherwise would be sent to a slaughterhouse. The SaparomEki sanctuary started its journey in 2019, so there is still a lot of work to be done. SaparomEki will eventually have their own vegan cafe, an exhibition about pig husbandry in modern meat production and spaces for different animals.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers of the camp are going to help the community mainly with building fences and enclosures for animals and helping with taking care of the animals (chickens and pigs). Please note that the work may be physically demanding and usually done outside. The construction site is not safe environment for small children (under 6 years old). Work will be done together with the other volunteers of the community. Volunteers will also take care of their own cooking.
🏠 Accommodation on site
In shared rooms in a farmhouse with 2 bedrooms, a living room and a kitchen. Volunteers need to bring their own sleeping bags. All cooking will be purely vegan food. Families with children over 6 years old are welcome if living in shared rooms is not a problem.
📍 About the location
Porvoo surroundings, about 1 hour from Helsinki
ℹ️ Additional information
Please pay attention to sustainable travel. Flight is not always the only way to achieve the destination. We strongly recommend to set other transportation (trains, buses, ferries) a priority. Do it for the nature and you will see how the journey itself is an adventure