Volunteer
The Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) places a premium on the training and promotion of national staffs in each member sanctuary.
The Pan African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) places a premium on the training and promotion of national staffs in each member sanctuary, but recognizes that volunteers from around the world can also pay an integral role.
More than half of PASA’s members accept volunteers for varying lengths of time, and those interested should contact the relevant officials at each sanctuary to learn more. Be aware that some sanctuaries require certain prerequisites — such as French-language capacity, or an advanced college degree program, for instance — and PASA accepts no responsibility for volunteers when on-site.
Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage, Zambia
Volunteers are accepted on a short-term basis.
For more information, please contact volunteerchimfunshi@gmail.com
CERCOPAN, Nigeria
CERCOPAN accepts both long-term (one year) and short-term (6 months) volunteers.
For more information, please contact info@cercopan.org.
Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center, Cameroon
Volunteers are accepted for a minimum of six months, and must speak French.
For more information, please contact info@ida-africa.org.
Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Sierra Leone
Tacugama accepts a limited number of volunteers each year.
For more information, please contact sab@sierratel.sl
Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Uganda
Ngamba Island offers a one-month volunteer program for Ugandan nationals only.
For those people outside of Uganda who wish to visit, the “Long Stay Visitor Program” offers a unique, hands-on experience in the day-to-day operations of the sanctuary.
For more information, please contact director@ngambaisland.org.
Limbe Wildlife Center, Cameroon
Volunteers are accepted on both a long-term (1 year or more) and short-term basis.
For more information, please contact info@limbewildlife.org.
Center for Chimpanzee Conservation, Guinea
CCC accepts a limited number of volunteers each year; French is required.
For more information, please contact info@projectprimate.org
Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center, Gambia The Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center no longer accepts volunteers.
However, an alternative site-visit program will be announced shortly, and for information, please visit www.greenvolunteers.com
Vervet Monkey Foundation, South Africa Volunteer inquiries may be sent to info@vervet.za.org.
Cameroon Wildlife Aid Fund, Cameroon CWAF offers three-month volunteer programs at the sanctuary in Yaounde.
For more information, please contact cwafcameroon@yahoo.co.uk.
(NOTE: Be advised that each sanctuary volunteer program may impose its own restrictions, limitations, or requirements, including language fluency, advanced degree certification, or proof of insurance, among others.)
