Natural Life and Treatment Center is the biggest and most comprehensive facility for animals in Turkey. Therefore the volunteer will have chance to learn from practical information about animal protection, their training and they will put contribution to their adoption process by concerned people.

The volunteer will have the possibility to execute following actions in cooperation with the responsibles in the center. The experts working in the center has English skills, so the volunteer will not encounter communication problem within the working area. Moreover Natural Life and Treatment Center is affiliated to Osmangazi Municipality and EU Coordination Center, which is going to mentor the volunteer.

A sample weekly programme for a volunteer is as follows:

Volunteer Weekly Program

Monday

09:00 - 10:00 Weekly office meeting (division of tasks)

10:00 - 12:00 Feeding and observing animals

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 17:00 Caring for baby animals

Tuesday

09:00 - 12:00 Supporting dog training activities

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 17:00 Supporting animal adoption activities

Wednesday

09:00 - 10:00 Examination and diagnostic research on owned animals

10:00 - 12:00 English course to the staff of the center

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 17:00 Activities with children in the horse walking track

Thursday

09:00 - 12:00 Feeding and observing animals (possibility of attending a castration/sterilization surgery)

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 17:00 Turkish lessons for the volunteer

Friday

09:00 - 12:00 Supporting animal adoption activities

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 16:00 Supporting dog training activities

16:00 - 17:00 Evaluation of the week / brainstorming about future projects

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