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Cactus Volunteers Abroad
Combination language and volunteer programs in Latin America; varying lengths of course followed by 8 weeks volunteering, with extensions possible. Destination countries are Guatemala, Costa Rica, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, Chile, and Mexico.
Contact: volunteer@cactuslanguage.com; www.volunteers-abroad.com/language_volunteering.php
Caledonia Languages Abroad
Spanish language and voluntary work programs organized in Peru, Costa Rica, Brazil, Ecuador, and Bolivia, year-round. Community and environmental projects and teaching English, depending on skills and level of language ability.
Contact: www.caledonialanguages.co.uk
EcoLogic Development Fund
Forwards relevant resumés from students and professionals (written in Spanish) to partner organizations in Central America, looking for interns and volunteers in the fields of conservation, community development, and social justice. Minimum attachment is normally 3 months in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Contact: info@ecologic.org; www.ecologic.org
Experiential Learning International
Volunteer in Central America
Volunteer projects in Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. See website for more details.
Contact: info@eliabroad.org, www.eliabroad.org
Global Crossroad
The volunteer Costa Rica Program offers you amazing opportunities to experience one of the most exotic and undiscovered vacation destinations in the world, while volunteering in unique conservation and social projects. Global Crossroad invites you to consider this Peace Corps alternative, where you can help the children, teach indigenous peoples, and put your skills to work in grass-roots level development and conservation efforts. During your free time, explore towering and fiery volcanoes, pristine beaches, raging rivers, and virgin rain forests. Observe the abundant wildlife, or get to know the warm and hospitable people of Costa Rica.
Contact: www.globalcrossroad.com/costarica
Global Volunteer Network in Latin America
Volunteer in El Salvador
Join a team of teachers promoting solidarity and exchange among El Salvador's people in a progressive English School in San Salvador.
Contact: info@volunteer.org.nz, www.volunteer.org.nz/elsalvador
Globe Aware in Central America
Costa Rica—The Road Less Traveled Village Experience
Costa Rica is a cultural and natural paradise, but most travelers see only the large, touristy resorts. This Road Less Traveled program, however, offers a unique opportunity in the middle of a secluded natural rainforest to help an untouched community create a sustainable future. While helping the community to help themselves, volunteers will be treated to enormous cultural learning and spectacular contact with the lush rainforest. A decade ago, the government set aside a national forest reserve for the spectacular Carara Rainforest, which borders the village. The villagers love their nature paradise and appreciated the action. However, since then, the tiny village has struggled for sources of income, as their crops are being eaten by protected wildlife. As a first step toward creating sustainable eco-tourism, the community needs help clearing paths, marking trails, learning English, etc. No special skills are required.
Contact: info@globeaware.org, www.globeaware.org
Projects Abroad
Volunteer in Central America
Volunteer Care Work in Costa Rica
Work with Orphans in Liberia, Costa Rica.
Volunteer Conservation Work in Costa Rica
Located at a wildlife research station on Playa Ostional, three and a half hours south of our main base in Liberia, volunteers work alongside scientists at the camp to assist with the protection of sea turtles.
Volunteer Sports Coaching in Costa Rica
You will join one of the many teams competing in the Little League after school program in Liberia (a district in the north west of the country), as part of our soccer project in Costa Rica. There are over 400 children aged between 5 and 11 years old who mainly come from low income families.
Volunteer Teaching in Costa Rica
Teach English to school children in Liberia, Costa Rica.
Contact: info@projects-abroad.org, www.projects-abroad.org.
Service Civil International Workcamps SCI US is an exchange organization that sends volunteers on 2-3 week international work projects and long term 3-12 month opportunities in over 50 countries, including many in Central America. The $250 application fee covers lodging, meals, and minimal health insurance. SCI promotes voluntary service to impact social, environmental and humanitarian issues.
Contact: Service Civil International (SCI), 5505 Walnut Level Rd, Crozet, VA, 22932; Tel. 1-206-350-6585. Email: sciivs.placement@gmail.com. Visit www.sci-ivs.org for an application.
Volunteer Latin America
Volunteer in Central America
Provides international volunteers with a comprehensive and affordable solution to finding volunteer work opportunities in Central and South America. You tell us where and what you would like to do and we will provide you with everything you need to get involved via your own personalised information pack. Our extensive knowledge of the region ensures you are unlikely to find some of the projects we offer elsewhere. Volunteer Latin America is not only a great source of affordable voluntary work but a means to finding some of the best schools to learn Spanish.
Contact: info@volunteerlatinamerica.com; www.volunteerlatinamerica.com
VolunteerSouthAmerica.Net
Free and Low-Cost Volunteering in Central America
Website lists free and low-cost volunteer opportunities in South and Central America. The site is designed for backpackers / independent travellers looking for a real volunteer experience abroad, without paying any middle-man or agency fees.
Contact: www.volunteersouthamerica.net
Youth Challenge International
Teams of volunteers aged 18-30 carry out community development projects lasting 5, 6, 8, or 10 weeks in Costa Rica, Guyana, and Grenada.
Contact: 20 Maud St., Ste. 305, Toronto, Ontario M5V 2M5, Canada, 416-504-3370; www.yci.org.
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