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Exchange your skills for accommodation
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Work Exchange and Volunteer programs in South America • Long term

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Guest House Potosi, Bolivia

Ayuda con recepción

25h/week Cleaning
At least 1 week Private Room
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Social Project Cartagena, Colombia

Surf, yoga y voluntariado en el Caribe Colombiano

24h/week Arts Social Work Teaching Sports Teaching Languages
At least 3 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Hostel Rincón del Mar, Colombia

Enseña Francés y aporta a nuestra comunidad

30h/week Social Work Teaching Languages
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval
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Farm Génova, Colombia

social media manager on a coffee farm

20h/week Content Writer Photography Video Making Social Media
At least 1 week Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Guest House Sana (Macaé), Brazil

Ajude na manutenção de um espaço rodeado pela natureza! :)

20h/week Painting & Decorating Cleaning Building & Repairing Gardening
From 15 to 45 days Tent
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Non-Profit School San Gil, Colombia

🌍 Volunteer at a Charitable School for Disability in Colombia!

25h/week Child Care Social Work
At least 3 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Private School Cuenca, Ecuador

Se parte de actividades divertidas con gente de Cuenca

20h/week Kitchen Hand Party Promoter Administration
From 2 to 8 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 4.0
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Private School Cuenca, Ecuador

Conversaciones y actividades divertidas con gente de Cuenca

25h/week Teaching Languages Music Party Promoter
From 2 to 6 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 4.0
  • Higher approval

Farmstay Comuna de Cochamo, Chile

Ayudar y aprender a vivir en campo autosustentable🌿

25h/week Animal Care Building & Repairing Farming Gardening
At least 1 week Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Guest House Valparaíso, Chile

Voluntariado en Hostal ubicado en cerro turístico de Valparaíso

23h/week Night Shift Cleaning Housekeeping Reception
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Hostel Rincón del Mar, Colombia

🏡 Comparte, conecta y disfruta en nuestro hostal 🏝️✨

30h/week Farming Arts Gardening Building & Repairing
At least 2 weeks Private Room 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Permaculture project Maraú, Brazil

Experiência Comunitária na Ecovila Piracanga

10h/week Cleaning Social Work Farming Gardening
From 5 days to 12 weeks Shared Dorm
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Farm Génova, Colombia

Help on a Coffee & Fruit Farm in the beautiful mountains.

20h/week Farming Cleaning Animal Care Building & Repairing
At least 1 week Tent 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Non-Profit Project Medellín, Colombia

Voluntariado en Medellin

20h/week Content Writer Social Media
At least 4 weeks Team Dorm 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Hostel La Cumbrecita, Argentina

Ayúdanos dentro de una propiedad rodeada de bosque!

30h/week Kitchen Hand Cleaning Housekeeping Reception
At least 4 weeks Team Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Permaculture project Guarne, Colombia

Aprende Construcción en la Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta

20h/week Cleaning Gardening Farming Building & Repairing
At least 10 days Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

How do Worldpackers trips work?

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.

If anything doesn’t go as planned with a host, count on the WP Safeguard and our highly responsive support team!

After volunteering, you and your host exchange reviews.

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