Born Free Foundation - Keep Wildlife in the Wild

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Volunteering and jobs at the Centre

Three-week to three-month opportunities are available for enthusiastic individuals who would like to help a new, exciting project in the heart of Malawi. The Lilongwe Wildlife Centre is being developed to care for the country's orphaned and injured animals; the mission being to return them to the wild wherever possible. The facility offers a unique opportunity for Malawians and international visitors to better understand and appreciate wildlife conservation, animal rehabilitation and the threats that the country’s wildlife faces and what they can do to conserve it. See the Lilongwe Wildlife Centre page for more details about the work being done by this project.

Volunteers can chose from a variety of tasks working alongside their Malawian counterparts, including feeding, cleaning, enrichment, veterinary care, research, fundraising and education. A recently developed programme also offers opportunities for volunteers to join a community outreach team that will be taking environmental, health and conservation education into rural schools and communities. The programme shall also provide veterinary care for rural community domestic animals and animal welfare education. All volunteer contributions go directly to feeding and caring for the animals.

Additional adventures in Malawi

In partnership with Land and Lake Safaris (www.landlake.net), the Wildlife Centre is able to offer its volunteers very special rates to one of Africa's finest National Parks, South Luangwa National Park (Zambia) and opportunities to dive on Lake Malawi; prices that will make your financial contribution to the project even more worthwhile. For more information visit the Volunteer Support Info page, or to apply please contact the project directly.