Source: https://www.vetsbeyondborders.org/
We are currently placing veterinary volunteers with VetMatch Partner Organisations in the following locations:
CAMBODIA
Location:
Phnom Penh with regular outreach to provinces, pagodas and islands
Volunteers required:
Veterinarians and veterinary nurses; recently graduated veterinarians and advanced vet students (non-surgical roles)
Type of work:
Medical and surgical; general nursing; staff training; animal birth control and anti-rabies vaccination camps; socialisation of street-dogs for re-homing; community education
Requested commitment:
2-3 weeks minimum
Timing of deployment:
All year
Provided:
Limited accommodation
BOTSWANA
Location:
Based in Maun, with some outreach to regions; near the famous Okavango Delta
Volunteers required:
Veterinarians and veterinary nurses
Type of work:
medical and surgical; general nursing; animal birth control and anti-rabies vaccination camps
Requested commitment:
2-3 weeks minimum
Timing of deployment:
All year
Provided:
Accommodation
LADAKH (India)
Location:
Based in Leh with possible outreach to regions
Volunteers required:
Veterinarians only
Type of work:
Animal birth control surgery and anti-rabies vaccination; general healthcare
Requested commitment:
3 weeks minimum
Timing of deployment:
April to mid October
Provided:
Simple lunch and light refreshment; accommodation when working in outlying villages.
SAMOA (dates to be confirmed, but expressions of interest now being accepted)
Location:
Based in Apia with occasional outreach outlying areas and outer islands
Volunteers required:
Veterinarians and veterinary nurses;
Type of work:
General healthcare; surgery; surgical support; animal birth control campaigns; community education
Requested commitment:
2-3 weeks minimum
Timing of deployment:
During dry season (likely commencement September 2018)
Provided:
Accommodation; some meals
SARDINIA
Location:
Olbia
Volunteers required:
Veterinarians and veterinary nurses
Type of work:
Animal birth control surgery
Requested commitment:
2 weeks
Timing of deployment:
Usually May and October; placements may be available at other times
Provided:
Accommodation during sterilisation campaigns
Rabies vaccination not required for Sardinia
SIKKIM (India)
Location:
Based in Gangtok with outreach to villages statewide
Volunteers required:
Veterinarians and veterinary nurses
Type of work:
Animal birth control surgery and anti-rabies vaccination; general healthcare; community education
Requested commitment:
2-3 weeks minimum
Timing of deployment:
April and May; mid October to end November
Provided:
Accommodation; simple lunches