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

A experiência

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.

Como você ajuda

25 horas por semana

Ajuda na Limpeza: Ajude a limpar cozinhas, quartos, banheiros e outros espaços.

Ajudante de Cozinha: Ajude a preparar, finalizar e servir refeições.

Cuidado de Animais: Ajude a cuidar do bem-estar e saúde de animais.

Trabalho social: Ajude comunidades locais.

Taxa extra necessária

Valor: € 100 Por semana

Valor destinado a: Materiais para as atividades dos voluntários e Doação para o projeto

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

O que você ganha

1 dia livre por semana

Camping: Uma barraca confortável para dormir sob um céu estrelado.

Café da manhã: Você ganha café da manhã gratuito todos os dias que ficar aqui.

Almoço: Você ganha almoço gratuito todos os dias que ficar aqui.

Jantar: Você ganha jantar gratuito todos os dias que ficar aqui.

Passeios de graça: Te levamos para fazer tours e passeios pela cidade. De graça!

Trilhas de graça: Te levamos para fazer excursões e trilhas pela cidade. De graça!

Carona na chegada: Te buscamos na sua chegada a cidade e damos uma carona até aqui.

Use nossa cozinha equipada: Fique à vontade para usar nossa cozinha para cozinhar sua própria comida.

Certificado: Ganhe um certificado de conclusão quando for embora.

Requisitos

Inglês Intermediário ou Português Intermediário

Tem que ter pelo menos 18 anos

Recebe voluntários sozinhos, casais e duplas de voluntários

Seguro viagem

O que não está incluso

Passagens, seguro viagem, transporte e visto

Detalhes

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.

Atividades & Turnos

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.

Regras

• 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.