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Exchange your skills for accommodation
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Volunteer in NGOs, Schools & Social Projects
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Work Exchange and Volunteer programs in Sri Lanka • Long term

29 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 Teldeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Storyteller & Social Media Explorer 📸✨

20h/week Content Writer Photography Video Making Social Media
At least 3 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • New
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Non-Profit Project akuressa, Sri Lanka

Her voice her power

15h/week Arts Social Work Teaching Sports Teaching Languages
At least 2 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Non-Profit Project akuressa, Sri Lanka

Teaching or assisting school children in akuressa, Sri Lanka

18h/week Teaching Languages
At least 4 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Holistic Center Minuwangoda, Sri Lanka

Live and Learn with monks attached to a Buddhist monastery

8h/week Building & Repairing Gardening Cleaning Teaching Languages
At least 2 days Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Non-Profit Project akuressa, Sri Lanka

assisting pre school and primary children i akuressa, Sri Lanka

15h/week Teaching Sports Teaching Languages Child Care
At least 4 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

NGO Kandy, Sri Lanka

Come help our volunteer organization in Kandy, Sri Lanka

25h/week Elderly Care Child Care Social Work Teaching Languages
At least 1 week Team Dorm 3 meals

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

Homestay Galle, Sri Lanka

Spend time with sri lankan Family and help with Garden and House

25h/week Cleaning Kitchen Hand Building & Repairing Gardening
From 4 days to 12 weeks Private Room 1 meal
  • Higher approval

NGO Deniyaya, Sri Lanka

Community Development Facilitator in Deniyaya, Sri Lanka

25h/week 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

Hostel Badulla, Sri Lanka

Receptionist At Beyond Nomad Luxury Hostel

32h/week Tour Guide Administration Reception
At least 3 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval

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