🌊 Volunteer in Sea Turtle Conservation in Boa Vista (Cabo Verde)

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L'expérience

Volunteer projects are shaped by real community needs and matched to your skills. You can support environmental preservation, entrepreneurship, public health, education, culture, or social projects — always in collaboration with local partners. Meaningful work that creates positive impact for both volunteers and the community.

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Ce que vous offrez

25 heures d'aide par semaine

Nettoyage: Aider à nettoyer la cuisine, les chambres, les salles de bain et les espaces communs.

Aide en cuisine: Aider à préparer, finaliser et servir les repas.

Soins aux animaux: Aider à surveiller et prendre soin des animaux.

Travail social: Aider au travail bénévole dans des projets locaux et des communautés.

Frais supplémentaires requis

Montant: € 100 Par semaine

Les frais couvrent: Matériel pour les activités de volontariat et Don au projet

Description: • 400 Euro per month • 50 Euro administration fee (one-time) • You’ll need to cover your own travel expenses to Boa Vista

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Ce que vous recevez

1 jour de congé par semaine

Tente: Vous dormirez dans une tente sur un site de camping.

Petit-déjeuner: Vous avez droit à un petit-déjeuner gratuit, tous les jours de votre séjour.

Déjeuner: Vous avez droit à un déjeuner gratuit, tous les jours de votre séjour.

Dîner: Vous avez droit à un dîner gratuit, tous les jours de votre séjour.

Visites gratuites: Nous vous emmènerons faire des visites et des balades en ville. Gratuitement !

Randonnées gratuites: Nous vous emmènerons en excursions et randonnées autour de la ville. Gratuitement !

Transfert: Nous viendrons vous chercher à votre arrivée et vous emmènerons à notre propriété.

Utilisez notre cuisine équipée: N'hésitez pas à utiliser notre cuisine et préparer vos propres délicieux repas.

Certificat: Obtenez un certificat d'achèvement après avoir terminé votre expérience.

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Exigences

Intermédiaire Anglais ou Intermédiaire Portugais

Plus de 18 ans

Accueille les volontaires solo, les couples et les partenaires de volontaires

Assurance voyage

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Ce qui n'est pas inclus

Vols, assurance voyage, transport interne et visa

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Détails du programme

Our sea turtle volunteer program on Boa Vista offers a hands-on conservation experience for international volunteers. Participants live at La Cacao Camp, a remote beach camp, and work closely with local rangers to protect loggerhead sea turtles. Volunteers take part in night patrols and morning census, assist with tagging and measuring nesting turtles, and help maintain the camp. The program combines meaningful conservation work with cultural exchange, teamwork, and life in a natural, off-grid environment. Volunteers also enjoy free time during the day to explore the island, relax on the beach, or participate in other optional educational activities. The program is a digital detox experience, encouraging participants to disconnect and immerse themselves fully in nature and conservation work.

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Activités et horaires

Volunteers participate in a variety of activities that support sea turtle conservation:
• Night patrols: walking the beaches to monitor nesting turtles and protect nests.
• Morning census: recording nesting activity and hatchling data.
• Tagging & measuring: assisting with scientific monitoring of adult turtles.
• Hatchery work: caring for eggs and monitoring hatchlings (starting end of August).
• Camp duties: helping with cooking, cleaning, and general maintenance.
• Beach cleanups and educational activities: supporting community awareness and environmental care.

Shift schedule:
• Volunteers work primarily at night, 6 nights in a row, followed by 1 day off.
• Morning census occur immediately after patrols.
• Daytime is mostly free for rest, recreation, or optional activities.

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Règles

• Minimum stay: 1 month, maximum stay: 3 months.
• Fixed arrival days: 1st of July, 1st of August, 1st of September; departures at the end of the month.
• Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and speak English or Portuguese.
• Volunteers are responsible for their own travel to and from Boa Vista.
• Participation fee of 400 EUR per month and administration fee of 50 EUR must be paid; all fees are non-refundable.
• Volunteers must be prepared to live in simple shared tents and use basic sanitary facilities, including a biogas toilet.
• Meals are provided, using locally sourced ingredients; they may be simple and repetitive.
• Volunteers should be flexible, communicative, and ready to work under challenging conditions (heat, sand, mosquitoes, night patrols).
• Cooperation, respect, and a willingness to follow instructions are expected at all times.