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Environmental Volunteering programs in Central America • Long term

98 opportunities found

Permaculture project Ciudad Vieja, Guatemala

Help Cultivate and Maintain Our Garden & feed people.

30h/week Cleaning Social Work Farming Gardening
At least 1 week Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • High demand

Permaculture project Ciudad Vieja, Guatemala

Fruit and vegetable Garden Helper & Feed people

30h/week Cleaning Social Work Farming Gardening
At least 8 days Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • High demand

Animal Shelter Las Galeras, Dominican Republic

Help us keeping the hostel super clean and some light yard work

20h/week Cleaning Gardening
From 3 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
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Animal Shelter Tzununa, Guatemala

Social Media/Content Creator

15h/week Party Promoter Photography Video Making Social Media
At least 3 weeks Tent 1 meal
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • High demand

Eco Lodge San Juan La Laguna, Guatemala

¡Únete a Nuestro Equipo y Ayúdanos a Crear un Paraíso Verde!

25h/week Farming Gardening
From 4 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval

Hostel Madroñal, Nicaragua

Naturaleza, Energia y Comunidad en Altagracia, Nicaragua

25h/week Painting & Decorating Cleaning Building & Repairing Gardening
At least 4 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval

Permaculture project Piedades Sur, Costa Rica

Create artistic mural at our off-grid nature retreat center

20h/week Painting & Decorating Arts
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Animal Shelter Tzununa, Guatemala

Help us develop our dog shelter in Lake Atitlán, Guatemala!

30h/week Farming Painting & Decorating Gardening Building & Repairing
At least 3 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • High demand

Animal Shelter Provincia de Puntarenas, Costa Rica

Help us Help Wildlife at our Sanctuary!

32h/week Cleaning Building & Repairing Animal Care
From 1 to 12 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project

Farm Luquillo, Puerto Rico

Hands Dirty in Paradise

20h/week Painting & Decorating Cleaning Building & Repairing Gardening
From 1 week to 2 months Shared Dorm 1 meal

Hostel Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles

Lodging & Grounds Assistant | Volunteer Center Sint Maarten

30h/week Painting & Decorating Cleaning Kitchen Hand Gardening
From 4 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals

Hostel Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles

Sustainable Agriculture Assistant | Volunteer Center Sint Maarten

30h/week Animal Care Building & Repairing Farming Gardening
From 4 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals

Ecological Reserve Talamanca, Costa Rica

Voluntary for a jungle conservation project! :)

23h/week Content Writer Web Developer
At least 4 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals

Hospitality Miches, Dominican Republic

¡Bienvenido a Cabañas en Montaña Redonda, República Dominicana!

30h/week Gardening Farming
From 3 to 10 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 3.0

Ecological Reserve Panama City, Panama

Vive una experiencia inolvidable en proyecto ecolodge.

26h/week Content Writer Photography Video Making Social Media
At least 2 weeks Private Room 1 meal

Eco Lodge Portobelo, Panama

Ecolodge project in Caribbean Jungle of Panama

25h/week Kitchen Hand Cleaning Building & Repairing Gardening
From 3 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm
  • 4.5

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