VOLUNTEER

There are lots of opportunities for volunteering at the Colobus Trust.  For more information and details on volunteer opportunities, email volunteers@colobustrust.org.

Volunteer Opportunities

Want to do your part to help the Angolan Colobus monkey fight extinction? Become a Colobus Trust Volunteer! We have up to 10 volunteers from all around to world at the Trust at any one time, to assist us with the many areas of work we need help with. For example: cleaning/feeding rehabilitating monkeys, primate census data gathering, education workshops for local area schools, tree planting, 'colobridge' maintenance, office work, bottle feeding infant primates in our care and much more. For more information please read our volunteering details. There are two ways you can come to the Trust as a volunteer:

Colobologist (typically around 3 months):  If you would like to get a deeper understanding of environmental concerns and actions in a developing world context, come and join us for three months.  You must be at least 22 years of age, and should have at least one degree and/or work experience in a field that would be useful to us.  We need skills ranging from primatologists to graphic designers to carpenters!   Colobologists can apply directly to the Colobus Trust with an application form (below on this page) and CV or resume. 

Eco-volunteer (typically around 3-4 weeks) :  If you don't fit our criteria for volunteering as a Colobologist or have only a short time for a volunteering holiday,  consider joining us through BTCV, World Wide Experience, Global Spirit, Live & Learn Travel or Go Eco.  Contact these organizations directly for more information on their special individual programs to the Colobus Trust.    

BTCV  British Trust for Conservation Volunteers (UK).  The remaining 2007 holiday is running from August 1st to 24th  

World Wide Experience (UK)

Global Spirit (Netherlands)  

Live and Learn Travels (Sweden)

GoEco (Israel)

Volunteers can read more about us from the Kenya/East Africa Lonely Planet. The Colobus Trust is proud to be listed in Green Volunteers-- The World Guide and Information Network to Voluntary Work in Nature Conservation.

While at volunteering at the Trust you will live in Colobus Cottage, located in the heart of Diani and within a few metres of the Indian Ocean . The cottage garden is frequently visited by primates of all species. 

For more information about volunteering at The Colobus Trust, email volunteers@colobustrust.org.