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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 Western Europe

54 opportunities found

Homestay Bresca, Spain

Small Family, Big Hearts: Your Support Makes a Difference

30h/week Gardening Cleaning Child Care Cooking
From 4 to 8 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Homestay Haute-Loire, France

Share the life of our German-French family with three children

25h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Kitchen Hand Cooking
At least 2 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Homestay Province of Bergamo, Italy

Come and be a part of our family and enjoy the city in Calvenzano

20h/week Housekeeping Teaching Languages Kitchen Hand Cooking
At least 4 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 4.0
  • Higher approval
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Guest House Highland, United Kingdom

Home help in family home with short term let on site

25h/week Housekeeping Cleaning Child Care Cooking
From 3 to 8 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Homestay Aude, France

Join a friendly family in a beautiful South of France village

25h/week Cooking Cleaning Housekeeping Child Care
From 2 to 4 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • High demand

Homestay Rapallo, Italy

To practise French or Spanish to my family and discover Italy!

20h/week Cooking Gardening Teaching Languages Child Care
From 3 to 6 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0

Eco Village Castelo de Vide, Portugal

Re-Imaginers of education and Land carers

20h/week Building & Repairing Gardening Cooking
At least 2 weeks Tent
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project

Homestay Gouderak, Netherlands

Household help with our twins near famous cheese city Gouda (NL)

22h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Child Care Cooking
At least 30 days Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0

Homestay Province of Ravenna, Italy

🌾🏖️ Countryside & Beachside Homestay 🏡✨ Short stay-3/4 DAYS

9h/week Cooking Child Care Gardening Cleaning
From 2 to 4 days Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Eco Village Castelo de Vide, Portugal

Forest school Child Companions, Re-Imagining Education

20h/week Teaching Sports Gardening Child Care Cooking
At least 2 weeks Tent
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project

Homestay Ravenna, Italy

Join our fun-loving family in Emilia–Romagna, Italy

30h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Child Care Cooking
At least 30 days Private Room 3 meals

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

Homestay Province of Cosenza, Italy

Stay at a warm family in the South of Italy and learn Italian

30h/week Housekeeping Pet Sitting Cleaning Cooking
At least 4 weeks Private Room 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

Homestay Province of Cosenza, Italy

Help me at home now and you'll be fluent in Italian!

30h/week Cleaning Housekeeping Cooking Animal Care
At least 4 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Higher approval

NGO Aljezur, Portugal, Portugal

Cooking lunch for the Team

28h/week Cooking Kitchen Hand
At least 30 days Tent 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Homestay Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

Cooking, cleaning and childcare (twins)

32h/week Housekeeping Cooking Cleaning Child Care
At least 2 weeks Private Room 1 meal
  • 5.0

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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