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Work exchange

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 Central America

30 opportunities found

Hotel Santa Ana, El Salvador

Auxiliar de limpieza

25h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Kitchen Hand Cooking
From 2 to 4 weeks Shared Dorm
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Hospitality Vieques, Puerto Rico

Barista & Cook needed in soulful Caribbean café

25h/week Cooking Bartending
At least 4 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • Higher approval

Farmstay Sarapiquí, Costa Rica

🌿 Voluntariado en Casa de Campo - Río Frío, Sarapiquí 🌿

20h/week Gardening Cleaning Kitchen Hand Cooking
From 1 to 2 weeks Tent 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval
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Farm Piedras Blancas, Costa Rica

Help with Meal Prep & Keep Our Spaces Cozy!🍽️

25h/week Cooking Cleaning Housekeeping Kitchen Hand
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host

Eco Lodge Cambita Garabitos, Dominican Republic

Bienvenidos a aplicar Cocineros, A&Bs y Chefs aficionados

24h/week Painting & Decorating Cleaning Cooking Gardening
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal

Eco Lodge Cambita Garabitos, Dominican Republic

Bienvenidos a aplicar Cocineros, A&Bs y Chefs aficionados

28h/week Cooking Gardening Painting & Decorating Cleaning
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal

Holistic Center San Agustín Lanquín, Guatemala

Join us as a vegetarian chef in our volunteers kitchen!

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 4 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Guest House Rio hato, Panama

Ayúdanos y aprende en nuestra cocina =)

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
From 2 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval

Guest House Guanico Abajo, Panama

Beach cafe needs Barista and Kitchen Staff

30h/week Kitchen Hand Cooking Bartending
At least 4 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 3.0
  • Higher approval

Hostel Altagracia, Nicaragua

PIZZA CHEF NEEDED TO HELP SET UP NEW PIZZA BUSINESS IN OUR HOSTEL

16h/week Cooking
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Hostel San Antonio Palopó, Guatemala

Únete a Nosotros en el Paraíso: Hotel & Spa en Guatemala!

32h/week Painting & Decorating Housekeeping Building & Repairing Cooking
From 4 to 12 weeks Tent

Farm Drake Bay, Costa Rica

Be in contact with nature in our beautiful farm!

25h/week Gardening Farming Cooking Cleaning
From 2 weeks to 1 month Team Dorm
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • High demand
  • Needs help immediately

Other Portobelo, Panama

Be a helping hand in our front sea bar in Portobelo!

25h/week Kitchen Hand Cooking Bartending
At least 4 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 4.0

Hostel León, Nicaragua

Be the bridge between Travelers and Locals in leon, Nicaragua

25h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand Bartending
From 3 to 4 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Homestay Guatemala City, Guatemala

Help me keep everything in order and let's practice languages in Guatemala!

24h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Cooking Teaching Languages
At least 1 week Private Room 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • High demand

Permaculture project Piedades Sur, Costa Rica

Co-Create Nature Retreats at Off-Grid Permaculture Oasis

25h/week Cooking
At least 4 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Needs help immediately

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