Student's >10 DAYS work experience programme at dog shelter

This program for school students (aged 16yo or above) will give you hand-on working experience for >10DAYS. Applications 2026 now open! Sai Kung Stray Friends Foundation founded by Ms. Narelle Pamuk is a volunteer run charity that rescues and cares for stray dogs in Hong Kong. Our dog shelter in Sai Kung takes care of over 200 dogs. Our dedicated team of volunteers support our Kennel Manager Ms. Kathy to manage and operate the dog shelter for all 365 days of the year. The daily work routine includes walking the dogs, cleaning, cooking food, feeding the dogs, driving the dogs to the vets, deliver food & medical care to stray dogs around Sai Kung and Lok Ma Chau. Our team of volunteers come from diverse background and share a common love for dogs. This program is for secondary school students and above (aged 16 years and older) who wish to get hands-on experience working at our shelter in Sai Kung. During the training, you will get to do the various house keeping tasks (cleaning, cooking, washing etc) to be done at shelter. Get to know the various dogs, understand differences of every dogs to take care when leashing/walking. By the end of the programme, you will have experienced the daily work routine of a regular volunteer at the shelter. Program Highlight • Program Fees : HKD 1,000.0 • Program duration: 10 days (you may choose to work for more days) • Flexible scheduling: You can plan your workdays during school holidays or spread them throughout the year • Daily hours: 11:00 am – 4:00 pm • Upon successful completion of the 10 days or more, you can request for and receive a certificate for your work experience. • All candidate are require to attend initial training led by our senior volunteers. ⁠⁠ The training will be in English. Select the 1st training date on this portal. The subsequent training dates we will advice to you by whatsapp after registration. On succesful completion of the training, you will start work independently at the shelter. ⁠note1. Participants need to be above 16 yo of age commited to animal welfare. note2. Participants are required to sign the waiver of liability agreement • DOWNLOAD Waiver of liability agreement • Email the signed agreement to [email protected]. In email subject, mention {your name} and date of training registered for. note3. The organiser reserves the right to cancel the event for a specific date . In such case, you will be notified by email /whatsapp the reason for cancellation and provided a list of alternate dates that you can select based on your convenience.