Lost your job because of the recession? Not sure what you want to do with your life? Can’t afford a holiday because of the economic crisis? Think no further…

Apply now to be Volunteer assistant manager at a resort in South Thailand.

The Lifelong Learning Foundation is a non-profit community based organization committed to nature conservation and local welfare activities. We are currently looking for several volunteers from any part of the world to help us train locals in the following areas:

Duties:

1. Teach local community staff proper accounting, management & marketing procedures

2. Instill honesty and integrity in the workplace

3. Coach locals on good environmental practices

4. Teach basic English to the local staff

Lead by being a good example

We are looking for someone who is committed to a long term learning process, patient, willing to learn new skills and apply them in teaching the locals, honest and trustworthy, creative, innovative and proactive.

Placement: minimum 1 month – 6 months maximum starting October 2009. Applications open all year round. Location placement based on a first come, first serve basis. For those staying more than one month, possibility of rotating locations within …

The Vervet Monkey Rehabilitation Centre was established by Dawn and Rodney, a couple that have been working with monkeys for over 19 years. Besides monkeys, they also take care of ducks, geese, cats, dogs, and any other wildlife. Their home is Khobotho Ranch, situated deep within ”Zulu” country on a 3000 acre game reserve neighboring a rural community where traditional Zulu huts are still the norm. This nature reserve is surrounded by a heavily wooded series of hills, cliffs and valleys mainly of virgin bush. The reserve includes a stone built, thatched bush camp that sleeps up to 12, where there are many species of wild animals to be seen. As a volunteer, you become a part of this big family, and you are required to assist with preparing feeds, hand-rearing infant monkeys (if and when necessary), feeding, cleaning and many other tasks in and around the centre.

The centre is unique in its approach to rehabilitation and over the years they have had great results, seeing many vervet monkeys return to the wild. The centre rescues orphaned and injured vervet monkeys (some only a few hours old) and with …