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Work exchange

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 South America for 1 month

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Permaculture project Aniceto Arce, Bolivia

Trabajo en cultivos de olivos, cosecha de mostaza, jardineria.

25h/week Farming
From 4 to 4 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Permaculture project Aniceto Arce, Bolivia

Gestor/a de Redes Sociales y Dinamizador/a de Act. Comunitarias

25h/week Content Writer Video Making Party Promoter Social Media
At least 4 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Farmstay Vicuña, Chile

🏕️ Hospedaje ancestral en el mágico Valle del Elqui 🌄

25h/week Cleaning Kitchen Hand Building & Repairing Gardening
From 5 days to 2 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately
  • New
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Hostel Cardenal Caro, Chile

Ayudanos en nuestro hostal en la Playa de Pichilemu

18h/week Housekeeping Administration Cleaning
From 2 to 8 weeks Team Dorm
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Camping Ocumare de la Costa de Oro, Venezuela

Ayúdanos a construir nuestro campamento ecológico en el Caribe🏖️

20h/week Farming Painting & Decorating Building & Repairing Gardening
From 2 to 6 weeks Tent 3 meals
  • Higher approval

Hostel baños de agua santa, Ecuador

Creador de Contenido y Redes para un Hostal en la Naturaleza🌿📲

20h/week Content Writer Video Making Social Media
From 1 to 4 weeks Tent
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Other Rancho Queimado, Brazil

Nos ajude com o nosso Projeto Artístico e Agro-ecológico, SC

20h/week Cleaning Kitchen Hand Farming Gardening
From 5 to 30 days Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval

Social Project San Martín, Peru

🌿 Volunteer in the Peruvian Amazon–Capture Stories that Matter📸

20h/week Content Writer Photography Video Making Social Media
From 2 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval

Animal Shelter Cauquenes, Chile

Ayúdanos a proteger a los pudúes y al bosque nativo chileno 🌿

30h/week Animal Care Building & Repairing Farming Gardening
From 1 to 11 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • Sustainable project
  • Needs help immediately
  • New

Hostel Villavicencio, Colombia

Hermoso Hostal en los llanos orientales de Colombia

22h/week Teaching Languages Party Promoter Bartending
From 1 to 12 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • New

Other Pimenta, Brazil

Jardinagem e Pequenos Reparos em frente ao Mar de Minas

30h/week Animal Care Building & Repairing Gardening
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm
  • 4.5
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Ecological Reserve Dibulla, Colombia

Haz parte de la tribu de corazón blanco,

25h/week Animal Care Building & Repairing Farming Gardening
At least 2 weeks Tent 1 meal
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • New

Ecological Reserve Dibulla, Colombia

Profesor apoyo para escuela Rural Multietnica

10h/week Music Arts Social Work Teaching Languages
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • New

Hostel Elqui, Chile

DISFRUTA LA PRIMAVERA EN LA SERENA CITY

25h/week Content Writer Web Developer
From 2 to 5 weeks Shared Dorm
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval

Hotel Provincia de Diguillín, Chile

Unete a nuestro hermoso hotel en el sur de Chile

20h/week Bartending
From 2 weeks to 2 months Shared Dorm 1 meal
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Camping Riobamba, Ecuador

Help us with reception and cooking in our Lodge in Chimborazo

30h/week Kitchen Hand Cleaning Housekeeping Reception
From 2 to 12 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Top Host
  • 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.

With positive reviews, you’ll stand out to hosts and get even more benefits.

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