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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 Central America

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Social Project Sarapiqui, Costa Rica

EcoImmersion: Culture, Conscious Volunteering & Circular desing

20h/week Cleaning Painting & Decorating Social Work Gardening
From 1 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Ecological Reserve Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica

Sea Turtle Conservation and Community Project

30h/week Animal Care Social Work Gardening
From 2 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Ecological Reserve Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica

Sea Turtle Conservation Project and Marine Plastic Project

30h/week Animal Care Social Work Gardening
From 2 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
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Eco Village Pavon, Golfito, Costa Rica

Enseña idiomas u otros que promuevan el aprendizaje de los niños

20h/week Social Work
At least 1 week Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 1.0
  • Sustainable project

Eco Village Pavon, Golfito, Costa Rica

Ayudanos a fortalecer nuestra ONG, por medio de nuestro proyectos

10h/week Building & Repairing Farming Gardening Social Work
At least 1 week Tent 3 meals
  • 1.0
  • Sustainable project

Permaculture project Anturias, Costa Rica

Rainforest Conservation and Eco-Lodge Development Volunteer

15h/week Social Work Building & Repairing Farming Gardening
From 1 to 3 days Private Room

Ecological Reserve Escazu, Costa Rica

Volunteer at a remote biological station in Costa Rica

32h/week Cleaning Social Work Building & Repairing
From 30 days to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals

Guest House TORTUGUERO, Costa Rica

Construcción Casa De La Cultura De Tortuguero

24h/week Building & Repairing Music Social Work Teaching Languages
At least 2 weeks Private Room
  • 5.0

Guest House TORTUGUERO, Costa Rica

comparte tus conocimientos musicales con nuestra escuela

24h/week Social Work
At least 2 days Private Room
  • 5.0

Other Puerto Jimenez, Costa Rica

Help out in the public library in Puerto Jimenez in Costa rica

30h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Cleaning Social Work
At least 30 days Private Room 3 meals

Farmstay Pérez Zeledón, Costa Rica

Help on a sustainable farm in the Mountains of Costa Rica

25h/week Social Work Building & Repairing Farming Gardening
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm 2 meals
  • 4.0
  • Sustainable project

NGO Drake Bay, Costa Rica

Environmental Education and Ecosystem Restoration in Drake Bay

25h/week Gardening Child Care Social Work Teaching Languages
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals

Ecological Reserve Limón, Costa Rica

Join us to help the great Leatherback Sea Turtle project nearby

20h/week Animal Care Gardening Social Work
At least 3 days Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Animal Shelter Drake, Osa, Costa Rica

Help us monitor the birdlife of Drake Bay lagoon

15h/week Animal Care Gardening Cleaning Social Work
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Animal Shelter Drake, Osa, Costa Rica

Help us with our sea turtle conservation project in Drake Bay!

15h/week Gardening Animal Care Social Work Farming
At least 15 days Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

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