Association Sunshine Animal Refuge Agadir (SARA)
Location: Agadir, Morocco
Organization Description:
SARA (Sunshine Animal Refuge Agadir) is an animal welfare nonprofit based in the Agadir area of Morocco that rescues, rehabilitates, and rehomes vulnerable street animals. Its mission is “to provide animals in Morocco with the best possible chance at a happy and healthy life.”
Founded in 2013 by Michele Augsburger, the organization launched a Trap-Neuter-Vaccinate-Return (TNVR) program in 2014 to help control stray dog populations and reduce disease risk; the initiative later became the first officially sanctioned TNVR scheme in Morocco. Today, SARA Morocco operates three refuge sites and focuses on rescue operations, ongoing medical care and rehabilitation, adoption placement, TNVR work, and community partnership with local bodies.
Desired Nonprofit Consulting Services:
Social Media
Marketing & Communication Strategies
Fundraising Databases/Constituent Relationship Management Software
Grant Proposal Writing
Skilled Volunteer Project Description:
SARA is a large animal refuge (with over 1200) animals and depends entirely on donations to keep the animals fed and cared for. They pay staff in Morocco to look after the animals, but all other work is carried out by volunteers. There is currently staff and volunteers who create content for social media. However, SARA is in desperate need for an overarching marketing strategy to keep them on target and to track what works and what does not.
Benefits for Volunteers:
Ground transportation
Social activities
Field trip to program sites
