Volunteer at Tasikoki
The Tasikoki Animal Rescue and Education Center is located at the tip of North Sulawesi. View Tasikoki on Google Maps
Tasikoki is home to two wonderful orangutans named Bento and Is, along with hundreds of other animals, birds & reptiles– all confiscated from smugglers on their way to the Philippines.
Tasikoki was designed and created by Willie Smits (of Samboja Lestari fame) and he often stops by to meet and spend time with the volunteers.
Tasikoki has excellent living quarters and sits on its own private volcanic black sand beach! The cost is approximately US $200 per week to volunteer. This covers all room and board.
Volunteers provide essential assistance to the work of the center, improving the animal welfare standard of local staff and contributing much needed funds to sustain the project. The animals need care all year around and we accept volunteers for 2 weeks to 2 months or more. No animal qualifications or experience is necessary. Work involves a certain amount of cleaning enclosures and feeding animals, but mainly the volunteer duties are focused around enrichment for the animals, for which training and guidance is given.
Download the Tasikoki Volunteer Information Pack [pdf]
Learn more on the Tasikoki website.
