Here are our volunteers and their activities in our European Solidarity Corps project – 2021-2-TR01-ESC51-VTJ-000044615 – “ANI-Emotions”:

 

 

 

 

Siwar Mazigh

Activity Dates: 01.09.2022 – 28.07.2023

Supporting Organisation: Association de Volontariat, Nabeul, Tunisia

Hosting Organisation: Sinop Sustainable Development Association, Sinop, Turkiye

In the activity where the hosting organisation is the Association of Sustainable Development of Sinop, Siwar participated both in the activities for art & culture and generating products to be sold in favor of our stray friends. Therefore she manifested her two passions – animal welfare and art during her activity.
Siwar worked on the interior design of the exhibition room in the historical prison in Sinop and edited several interview videos. She also assisted other artists with their events.
She generated products to be sold in favor of our stray friends for special occasions such as Christmas, Valentine’s Day and the products for the tourists that would like to buy from our summer shop. She took care of the orphan kittens and puppies with our vet volunteers.
During her stay in Sinop, she took Turkish lessons and she had a keen interest in Turkish culture and traditions. She made many friends in Sinop, both with other volunteers and with the locals. Siwar has made many contributions to our association both financially and morally.

 

Alison Carla Castañeda Rueda

Activity Dates: 10.09.2022 –  07.11.2022

Supporting Organisation: Asociacion Building Bridges, Madrid, Spain

Hosting Organisation: The Association of the Protection and Sustenance of Stray Animals, Sinop, Turkiye

 

Carla, a veterinarian, has worked both at our shelter and at the Sarıkum Wildlife Conservation and Rehabilitation Centre. She assisted in the treatment and surgeries of Veterinarian Volkan Tuncay in our shelter. She took special care of the puppies, the sick, and the weak. In the rehabilitation center, together with the veterinarians in charge, she took duties in the recovery of wild animals and their release into nature.

 

 

 

 

Alicja Zacharzewska

Activity Dates: 22.10.2022 – 19.12.2022

Supporting Organisation: Stowarzyszenie Jeden Swiat, Poznan, Poland

Hosting Organisation: The Association of the Protection and Sustenance of Stray Animals, Sinop, Turkiye

 

Alicja helped a lot of stray animals during her activity. She assisted Vet Volkan Tuncay of our municipality with his surgeries in the shelter. She did their post-op treatment. She helped the vet for their treatment. She also helped the vets in the Wildlife Center in the different treatments and protocols. She fed and cared for orphaned puppies and cats.

 

Linda Mouyabi

Activity Dates: 30.11.2022 – 30.05.2023

Supporting Organisation: INEX – Sdružení dobrovolných aktivit, z. s., Prag, Czech Republic

Hosting Organisation: The Association of the Protection and Sustenance of Stray Animals, Sinop, Turkiye

 

She worked in animal shelters in Sinop and Gerze. She assisted the veterinarians of Sinop and Gerze Municipalities for sterilization operations. She administered antiparasitic treatments and vaccinations, monitored the general health of the shelter dogs, and provided emergency medical intervention to any illness or injury. She treated animals after car accidents, cleaned their wounds and treated sick animals with infectious diseases.
She took the animals to her home to provide intensive care and provided special care and treatment at home. She raised the kittens and took the recovering dogs for regular walks. She assisted in the microchip process for 70 cats and rescued and transported the stray mother dog from her location to a safe location with her babies.
Linda also did something no one else had ever done. She adopted 3 weak and sick dogs in the shelter. She healed them first. Then she started the paperwork to take her back to her country. With Linda’s devoted work many cats and dogs have come back to life.

Ibrahim Rzazada

Activity Dates: 02.07.2023 – 29.08.2023

Supporting Organisation: “Common Sense” Youth Organization, Sumgait, Azerbaijan

Hosting Organisation: The Association of the Protection and Sustenance of Stray Animals, Sinop, Turkiye

 

İbrahim worked in the shop for the stray animals and he took tasks on developing our social media channels during his two-month long volunteering.

 

Oscar Mas Brautigam

Activity Dates: 23.08.2023 – 20.10.2023

Supporting Organisation: Asociacion Building Bridges, Madrid, Spain

Hosting Organisation: The Association of the Protection and Sustenance of Stray Animals, Sinop, Turkiye

 

Oscar worked in shelters in Sinop and Gerze during his volunteer period. He assisted the veterinarian in neutering and other soft tissue operations and provided post-operative care. He diagnosed and treated common diseases in animal shelters and monitored the health status of patients and puppies. He did hand-rearing orphaned kittens.