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Work exchange

Exchange your skills for accommodation
Social Impact

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 abroad • Child or Elderly Care

31 opportunities found

Non-Profit Project Homabay, Kenya

Volunteer for a food program at a local primary school in Kenya

15h/week Teaching Languages Social Work Child Care Cooking
At least 1 week Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Homestay Cowichan Valley, Canada

🌿 Join Our Heart-Centered Vegan Home in Nature

20h/week Gardening Cleaning Elderly Care Cooking
From 1 to 12 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • Needs help immediately
  • New

Homestay San Antonio de Cumbaza, Peru

Join Our Family: Childcare in the Amazon Jungle of Peru🇵🇪🌳🌎

25h/week Teaching Languages Child Care Kitchen Hand
At least 4 weeks Private Room 1 meal
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A day in the life of a worldpacker

A day living in the mountains in India⛰️
My morning volunteering in Malaysia 🦋​
Volunteering at a dog shelter in Peru 🐶
My days in Thailand 🌺​

Farm Tierra del Fuego Province, Chile

Cuidado de niños en contacto con la naturaleza patagónica

20h/week Gardening Cleaning Housekeeping Child Care
From 3 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Homestay Arrah, India

Helping with our small family in our Eco-home & Community Centre

28h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Child Care Cooking
At least 1 week Shared Dorm
  • 5.0

Homestay Tagounite, Morocco

Join Our Mission Support Nomadic Communities in the Moroccan

18h/week Gardening Cleaning Housekeeping Kitchen Hand
From 1 to 12 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Farmstay Nakuru, Kenya

Stay with a family in Nakuru and learn about Kenyan Farming.

15h/week Social Work Gardening Child Care Cooking
From 1 to 4 weeks Private Room 3 meals

Animal Shelter Ahuano, Ecuador

Teaching & learning at a wildlife rescue center

32h/week Child Care
At least 30 days Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project

Coliving León, Mexico

Help While Having Fun in a Happy Summer Camping in Mexico!!

30h/week Teaching Languages Child Care
From 4 to 6 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals

NGO Arusha, Tanzania

Support Children with Special Needs & Empower Communities 💛

20h/week Teaching Sports Social Work Gardening Child Care
From 2 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals

Permaculture project San Alberto, Argentina

Bio construir un refugio de campo

25h/week Social Work Gardening Teaching Languages Kitchen Hand
From 2 to 4 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project

Homestay Castelo Branco, Portugal

Nanny needed for my 5-year-old

15h/week Housekeeping Child Care Kitchen Hand Cooking
From 1 to 4 weeks Tent 2 meals
  • 1.0

Farmstay Malacatos, Ecuador

Help with Montessori education 2y daughter on our off-grid farm

16h/week Gardening Child Care Kitchen Hand
From 4 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals

NGO Mbale, Uganda

💬Volunteer with us to improve the lives of children🧸

15h/week Teaching Sports Teaching Languages Social Work Child Care
At least 1 week Private Room 3 meals

NGO Huancayo, Peru

Intercultural experience with a Local Family

10h/week Teaching Languages Social Work Gardening Elderly Care
At least 2 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Needs help immediately

NGO Karonga,, Malawi

ELDERLY CARE

25h/week Elderly Care Child Care
From 2 to 3 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 4.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Needs help immediately

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As a member, you can contact as many hosts and travel safely as many times as you want.

Choose your plan to travel with Worldpackers as many times as you like.

Complete your profile, watch the video lessons in the Academy, and earn certificates to stand out to hosts.

Apply to as many positions as you like, and get in contact with our verified hosts.

If a host thinks you’re a good fit for their position, they’ll pre-approve you.

Get your documents and tickets ready for your volunteer trip.

Confirm your trip to enjoy all of the safety of Worldpackers.

Have a transformative experience and make a positive impact on the world.

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