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Exchange your skills for accommodation
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Volunteer in NGOs, Schools & Social Projects
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Learn in Ecovillages, Farms & Permaculture Projects

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Work Exchange and Volunteer programs in Sri Lanka • Long term

22 opportunities found

Sustainable Community Matale, Sri Lanka

Connect with nature and support social projects in Sri Lanka!

20h/week Cleaning Social Work Building & Repairing Gardening
From 1 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Sustainable Community Matale, Sri Lanka

Volunteers for future of the sustainable world who loved nature.

20h/week Building & Repairing Cleaning Social Work Teaching Languages
From 2 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Holistic Center Thissamaharamaya, Sri Lanka

Immerse Yourself in Wildlife, Monastic Life, and Rural Culture - Sri Lanka 🐘🧘‍♂️

10h/week Building & Repairing Gardening Social Work Teaching Languages
At least 2 days Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
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Homestay Kandy, Sri Lanka

Join us in the kitchen and help create delicious meals!

32h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 3.0
  • Higher approval

Homestay Kandy, Sri Lanka

We need someone who can help around in the Garden/House Keeping

32h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Bartending Gardening
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 3.0
  • Higher approval

Eco Lodge Kandy, Sri Lanka

Yoga teacher assistant and social media genius!

20h/week Content Writer Photography Video Making Social Media
From 4 to 12 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Holistic Center Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka

Social Media Experts, Photographers and Marketing experts.

8h/week Content Writer
At least 1 day Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • High demand
  • Needs help immediately

Holistic Center Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka

A few days at a Buddhist Monastery with monks

8h/week Video Making Social Media Photography Teaching Languages
At least 1 day Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • High demand
  • Needs help immediately

Non-Profit Project Monaragala, Sri Lanka

Build, Paint and Create: Join Our Volunteer Project in Sri Lanka

24h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening Social Work
At least 2 weeks Tent 3 meals

Ecological Reserve Balangoda, Sri Lanka

Rainforest Restoration Project in Sri Lanka

20h/week Building & Repairing Social Work Farming Gardening
From 1 to 12 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Ecological Reserve Balangoda, Sri Lanka

Travel Documentary and Environmental Documentation Assistant

10h/week Content Writer Photography Video Making Social Media
At least 1 week Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Homestay Thalawa, Sri Lanka

Help Gently, Stay Simply, and Discover True Sri Lankan Hospitalit

25h/week Cleaning Kitchen Hand Farming Gardening
At least 3 weeks Private Room 3 meals

Holistic Center Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka

Stay in a Buddhist Monastery with Monks

25h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
At least 2 days Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • High demand

Hostel Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

Social host and Bartender

30h/week Night Shift Party Promoter Reception Bartending
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Hostel Trincomalee, Sri Lanka

Help keep a friendly hostel running smoothly while living like a local

30h/week Painting & Decorating Cooking Cleaning Kitchen Hand
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Farmstay Puttalam, Sri Lanka

Helping in the farm and enjoy Puttalam, Sri Lanka

25h/week Animal Care Building & Repairing Farming Gardening
At least 1 week Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project

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Choose your plan to travel with Worldpackers as many times as you like.

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Apply to as many positions as you like, and get in contact with our verified hosts.

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Confirm your trip to enjoy all of the safety of Worldpackers.

Have a transformative experience and make a positive impact on the world.

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