Inspired to get your hands dirty for the orangutans?

Volunteering for OFI is a fun and exciting way to get directly involved with our mission to save wild orangutans. OFI offers long term and short term volunteer positions at our facilities in Borneo, or you can help right from your home.

In Borneo, OFI hosts volunteer teams – each lasting 3 weeks – who help maintain OFI’s facilities in Central Kalimantan. OFI also needs specialized long-term volunteers to fill the positions of Environmental Enrichment Coordinator and Communications Fellow. Individuals with a medical, veterinary, or animal husbandry background are also invited to apply for unpaid internships at our Orangutan Care Center and Quarantine in Central Kalimantan.

Many of OFI’s volunteers work from home and their contributions are invaluable. There are opportunities to contribute to “behind the scenes” projects such as writing for our website, helping to plan events and campaigns, and hosting fundraisers to benefit OFI.

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  Long Term Volunteering

  The OFI Fellows Program offers individuals a rare opportunity to travel abroad and witness firsthand the impact and realities of wildlife and habitat protection, by working at OFI’s Orangutan Care Center in Pasir Panjang, Kalimantan. The OFI Fellow is an unpaid, volunteer based position designed to increase OFI’s impact and to offer participants a unique insider experience.

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  Short Term Construction Volunteer Program

  A great volunteer opportunity for active individuals who want to get their hands dirty and help save the orangutan while working in one of the earth’s most bio-diverse areas. Each program lasts approximately 3 weeks.