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Environmental Volunteering programs in Central America • Building & Maintenance

6 opportunities found

Animal Shelter Samara, Costa Rica

Help at our Dog Refuge in Samara Beach

23h/week Gardening Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing
From 2 to 12 weeks Private Room
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Farm Limonal de Cahuita, Costa Rica

Building, gardening, maintenance

22h/week Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
From 14 days to 2 months Shared Dorm
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Permaculture project Acosta, Costa Rica

Ven y acompáñanos en nuestra finca

25h/week Farming Building & Repairing
From 1 to 4 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval
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Permaculture project Nosara, Costa Rica

Building Clay Rooms in Surf Paradise

18h/week Farming Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
From 1 to 4 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Permaculture project Nosara, Costa Rica

Come help us building bio construction rooms in Surf Paradise

18h/week Building & Repairing
From 1 to 4 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Animal Shelter Tzununa, Guatemala

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

30h/week Farming Painting & Decorating Gardening Building & Repairing
At least 2 weeks Tent 1 meal
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

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