South African White Shark Research Institute

Voluntary Projects

We receive numerous letters from all corners of the world, with requests from people wishing to come out and do voluntary work with us. Many people contacting us have fantastic references and backgrounds, others simply a great interest and passion for the sharks. It would be very hard for us to choose who can come and who cannot, especially since we have never met them. We are a relatively small field team and it is important that the persons coming out to do voluntary work for us can fit in and function in the team. We have therefore worked out a system that has proven to be very successful when choosing volunteers.

Once a person has been on a membership expedition or a Student Educational Programme he/she is entitled to apply to come and work for us on a voluntary basis. The Expeditions are designed to train and educate the participating members to a level of competence of a field assistant. During the course of the membership expedition we will get a good opportunity to get to know each and everyone individually, see how they handle teamwork, take own initiatives, take interest in the work and activities, show interest in learning from the lectures given etc. At the end of an expedition we will then have a good idea of which members are suitable to do work for us and carry their own responsibilities. We have to take each voluntary request on merit, some requests require work permits being issued.

We wish to thank you for taking the time to read these pages, and we sincerely hope to have you involved in our organisation in one way or another, in the near future. We are doing our best to make a difference, but it is not an easy task. Although we champion the shark, they are not our absolute responsibility. They belong to our planet and are there for the responsibility of us all. We would be honoured to be your tool and spokesperson on behalf of the sharks.

In association with White Shark Projects we now offer an exciting and life changing 14 day Student Educational Program.

Click here to see the new program that we have started:

· http://www.whitesharkprojects.co.za

We care do you?

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PO Box 50775, V & A Waterfront, Cape Town 8001, South Africa
Tel: (021) 5529794 Fax: (021) 5529795
Email: info@whiteshark.co.za