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Local Ocean Trust (LOT) is a marine conservation organisation committed to the
protection of the Kenyan marine environment through hands-on conservation, research,
education, campaigning and community development. The involvement of local
communities is an essential part of the project with the aim of making it sustainable for
the future. LOT aims for stakeholders to embark on wise and sustainable use of Kenyan
marine resources and for sea turtle populations, as an indicator species of marinehealth, to show signs of recovery. Volunteers are required to assist this busy team and training is provided.

SPCA Windhoek, Namibia strives to be a safe haven for all strays and works to prevent abuse to all animals and to teach respect for animals to the public. Volunteers are required to assist in a variety of ways and training is provided.

Youth for Conservation (YFC) was established by young Kenyans concerned about the future of their county’s wildlife heritage. Besides protecting Kenya's wildlife, the organisation is nationally and internationally recognised in conservation programs, community involvement and environmental education. Their main activities involve community conservation education, animal welfare campaigns, de-snaring and afforestation programs. Voluntary work includes research, education, hands on animal welfare, proposal writing, accounting, editing, writing and analyzing legal documents, reporting, artwork, website updating and maintenance, ecotourism, journalism, de-snaring and afforestation.

The David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is a small, flexible charity established in memory of a famous Naturalist, David Leslie William Sheldrick MBE, the founder Warden of Tsavo East National Park in Kenya. The Trust has played an extremely significant role in Kenya’s conservation effort, speaking out on controversial issues and stepping in unobtrusively and rapidly to bridge a gap or meet a shortfall that jeopardises wildlife during times of Governmental economic constraints.

Africa Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW) is based in Kenya. Its main objective is to work together with communities and other animal welfare stakeholders in promoting humane treatment of farm, wild and companion animals in Africa through compassion, care, appreciation and protection. Volunteers are required to assist with many aspects of their work.

The Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust was established to reduce rural poverty by increasing productivity of working horses and donkeys through animal welfare and management education. Many thousands of working horses and donkeys in the Gambia are suffering appalling treatment simply through their carers' lack of knowledge. The main concern is malnutrition which aggravates problems with parasites, infection, lameness and disease. Ill fitting or inappropriate harness and little or no knowledge of farriery often compounds the suffering. The Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust alleviates these problems by: educating the farming community, training extension workers, liaising with appropriate agricultural agencies and providing hospital and mobile treatment facilities. At the moment, they only taking on long term volunteers and short term professional teams of vets. This is because the Centre is approximately eight hours away from the coast over very bad roads and it is a long and tiring journey for anyone coming for only two weeks. However, they would welcome voluntary help in the UK with fundraising and administration and are particularly in need of pony and cob size head collars / bridles and 4" and 4.5" bits to alleviate suffering.

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