Overseas opportunities

ACE Egypt Upskill Project

Dates:   17^th – 31^st October 2026

Duration: 2 weeks

Location: Luxor, Egypt

Animal Care Egypt (ACE) are looking for two volunteers to travel to Luxor, Egypt to provide the support and training to ACE’s team of local vets, students and graduates.

Animal Care in Egypt is a charity dedicated to helping stop the suffering of thousands of animals in the poorest communities of Luxor by providing free veterinary care and education.

This is alongside preventative treatments and education, delivering a long-term impact on the welfare of working animals and the people that depend on them so greatly for their livelihoods. These hard-working animals often lack the most basic veterinary care. Many are neglected or mistreated, not through malice, but due to lack of understanding or provisions.

The dedicated team of vets treat and save the lives of thousands of animals all year round. We have a walk-in clinic, a hospital to perform crucial surgeries and 25 stables that allow the animals to rest from their working lives where they can recover.

ACE require veterinarian volunteers with experience of teaching. Volunteers will work alongside the ACE veterinary team and deliver one to one training sessions. The vets would like to upskill in the following areas; dental care, immunity problems and current treatments available, parasite eradication and prevention, colic treatments, diagnosis and treatment of strangles and tetanus and wound treatment.

Volunteers need to be confident teachers, adaptable to working in a low resource environment and have good problem-solving skills.

Volunteers should follow the FCO Travel advice and arrange to have the recommended vaccines.

https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/egypt

Flights, transfers and shared self catering accommodation onsite provided. Please note the two volunteers will be sharing a room.

For further information and to apply to volunteer for the project please email your CV along with a covering note to leaya@beva.org.uk

Applications will close on Sunday 14^th June 2026

Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust - Capacity building in Gambia Project

Date: 4/5th - 19^th December 2026 (flexible depending on flights)

Duration: Two weeks

Location: Makasutu, Gambia

BEVA Trust is looking for two veterinary volunteers (vets and EVN’s) to travel to Makasutu, Gambia to support the work of the Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust’s (GHDT). The volunteers will provide support for the GHDT team in any way possible. This involves helping the GHDT team with cases, suggesting treatment and offering explanation of procedures in the purpose-built veterinary centre. There are many welfare issues, but the GHDT team are currently focusing on addressing harnessing injuries, other injuries and diagnosing infectious diseases. Although predominately horses and donkey Every week the mobile veterinary clinic team travel to different villages to provide treatments to animals in need. Whilst the focus is on working horses, donkeys and mules, the team would never turn away any animal in need of veterinary care. The team have treated and cared for a variety of animals including dogs and even camels! Working animals are an integral part of life in rural Gambia, so their owners are keen to gain preventative health care treatments whenever possible.

The volunteers would also be assisting and advising on the mobile clinic. Volunteers will also be asked to deliver lectures/workshops to staff and students form the local university. Volunteers need to have good teaching skills with the ability to encourage and inspire through practical demonstrations. Just some of the main topic area to cover include, The importance of good, professional nursing and patient care, clinical examination and actively interpreting the findings and acting on them, dentistry, farriery and recognising lameness.

Volunteers need to have the ability to work comfortably without access to many diagnostic aids and must be prepared to try to understand the local culture and customs.  An interest in tropical medicine and an open mind would be an advantage.

Accommodation, meals and travel will be provided by BEVA Trust and host.

For further information, travel advice and entry requirements for The Gambia see https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/the-gambia

For more information about volunteering with the BEVA Trust take a look at the volunteering FAQ’s

Contact us for further information or to register your interest in this opportunity email leaya@beva.org.uk with your CV and cover note. Applications close 5^th July.

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