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Exchange your skills for accommodation
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NGO Vang Vieng, Laos

Teach English to children in a lovely community in Laos!

25h/week Child Care Teaching Sports Social Work Teaching Languages
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • High demand

NGO Vang Vieng, Laos

Share your knowledge and help with health care workshops for our community!

25h/week Child Care Social Work
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • High demand

Sustainable Community Florence, Italy

Be part of a spiritual community. Devotion, nature, meditation

32h/week Painting & Decorating Kitchen Hand Cleaning Social Work
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
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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 🌺​

Holistic Center Bang Sao Thong District, Thailand

General work, gardening, agriculture and interest in meditation

24h/week Cleaning Social Work Farming Gardening
From 10 to 20 days Team Dorm 2 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Private School Mueang Nakhon Sawan District, Thailand

Anyone who likes children? We invite you to help us teach English

24h/week Animal Care Arts Social Work Teaching Languages
At least 3 days Team Dorm 2 meals
  • 4.5
  • High demand

Private School Mueang Nakhon Sawan District, Thailand

We need Chinese teacher

24h/week Social Work Teaching Languages
At least 2 weeks Team Dorm 2 meals
  • 4.5
  • High demand
  • Needs help immediately

Animal Shelter Quepos, Costa Rica

Help Sea Turtles in a Beachfront Project – Pacific Costa Rica🐢

20h/week Gardening Social Work Animal Care
At least 4 days Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • High demand

Farmstay 甲州市, Japan

Help us in our farm and hostel with the magnificent views of Mount Fuji :)

24h/week Cleaning Social Work Farming Gardening
From 1 to 3 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Eco Village Drake Bay, Costa Rica

Finca Ganadito: Help us protect the sea turtles in Drake Bay

30h/week Painting & Decorating Animal Care Social Work
At least 2 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval

Ecological Reserve Huasco, Chile

Conecta con el Valle del Huasco y el Desierto de Atacama, Chile

24h/week Cleaning Animal Care Social Work Gardening
From 5 to 14 days Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • High demand

Ecological Reserve Huasco, Chile

Conecta con el Valle del Huasco, Playas y El Desierto de Atacama

25h/week Social Work Cleaning Animal Care
From 1 to 8 weeks Team Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • High demand

Animal Shelter Provincia di Teramo, Italy

Speciecentric Animal and Tree Sanctuary in Italy

20h/week Cleaning Animal Care Social Work Gardening
At least 3 weeks Shared Dorm 2 meals
  • Sustainable project
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Holistic Center València, Spain

Warrior Training in a 300 Yr Old Mountain House

10h/week Social Work Teaching Sports
From 2 to 8 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • Higher approval
  • Needs help immediately

Holistic Center Kapelle-op-den-Bos, Belgium

Yoga Teacher & Center Support

25h/week Social Work
At least 4 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project

Animal Shelter Quepos, Costa Rica

Be a leader in a Sea Turtle Project on Pacific Coast, Costa Rica

25h/week Animal Care Social Work Gardening
At least 4 weeks Shared Dorm 3 meals
  • 5.0
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • High demand

Eco Village Cusco, Peru

Teach languages and connect with a vibrant village community

15h/week Social Work Teaching Sports Teaching Languages
At least 1 week Tent 3 meals
  • 4.5
  • Sustainable project
  • Top Host
  • High demand
  • 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.

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

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