Volunteer for Zoo in Azerbaijan
Volunteer for Zoo in Azerbaijan
The main aim of the project is to explore the local ecosystem from the point of view of the animals that live there, to raise the public awereness in the protection and care of the animals,to improve the professional skills of the Zoo employers and train them about the international experience.This by placing 2 volunteers at the long-term project of Association of Young Azerbaijani Friends of Europe in Baku city.
The host organization will help volunteers to prepare the timetable for the activities, keep close contact with volunteers and give all support they may need during their voluntary activity. Host organization wants to involve voluntary acitivities in Zoo Garden. Trought EVS-project the communities, organizations involved, EVS-volunteers and local volunteers will have possibilitiers for intercultural learning and will develop new methods to work in this area. AYAFE is working directly with young people from different background in Azerbaijan and feel that EVS-volunteers will bring an important additional benefit to this work.
Volunteers will organize social activities in Zoo Garden. They will have active role in planning their own work and possibility to attend other areas of the host organization’s activities. Also they will present their projects and EVS in general in events organized by AYAFE.
The main task of the volunteers will be to organise various workshops and info sessions for the Zoo staff and young people about ecological human rights from the point of animals, trainings about protection and taking care for animals. Although the volunteers will have some freedom in deciding the final programme to be set up, the programme will include meetings with the local NGOs and governmental organisations which are responsible for protection of animals.
Azerbaijan
Long term
6-12 month


