Consciousness-raising Volunteer Abroad in Costa Rica

Volunteer with Experiential Learning International in Costa Rica and pick a program from a list of opportunities, including programs in gender equality and women's empowerment, community health, environment conservation efforts, and youth education. Programs require participants to have basic to advanced Spanish language skills. Volunteers are given room and board at homes of host families.

Costa Rica, which means "Rich Coast" in English, is located in Central America (to south of Nicaragua and to the north of Panama). When Gil Gonzalez Davila, a Spanish explorer, arrived in Central America, he named Costa Rica after the lush beaches on the Pacific and Caribbean coasts and the gold worn by the indigenous people. Costa Rica boasts of cool scenic mountainous locations and volcano to...

Projects Abroad offers international volunteer opportunities in Teaching, Care, Sports, Journalism and Learning Spanish. These projects are based in or near the town of Liberia, in northwestern Costa Rica.

ISV offers a unique combination of volunteer projects and action-packed adventure travel in a fun, safe, educational and well-organized environment. ISV participants make a significant difference in the world by annually contributing over 250,000 hours of volunteer work abroad in the fields of conservation and community development.

Through our partner in Costa Rica, Love Volunteers is seeking volunteers to help local communities. Opportunities are available precisely where the local population’s needs are greatest, your efforts directly impacting on the lives of people affected by poverty. The options include teaching, working with disadvantaged children, as well as medical, environmental and construction work.

Kaya gives you the opportunity to volunteer abroad, learn a language abroad, gain valuable work experience overseas, take a gap year or become TEFL qualified. With over 200 volunteer projects and work experience opportunities in more than 20 countries across the globe, Kaya can offer you a world of choice!

Help communities by joining Volunteers For Peace international volunteer placements in Croatia. Participants can experience the unique culture and interact with the locals while staying in the city of Zagreb for two to four weeks. This program is open to motivated and flexible American philanthropists.

InterExchange is a non-profit organization devoted to promoting cross-cultural awareness through work and volunteer exchange programs. For more than 40 years, InterExchange has been connecting young people from all over the world with life-changing international cultural exchange opportunities.

Travel and experience Costa Rica, in an exciting and meaningful trip with World Endeavors volunteer programs in Atenas. Participants from all over the world can experience cultural immersions through philanthropic projects and activities related to Community Development, Orphanage Assistance, and many others. The program provides accommodation, for example in a home stay, meals, and 24/7 staff ...

Wildlife refuge in a pristine beach area on the tip of the peninsula de Nicoya in Montezuma, Costa Rica. We need your help with the: + Protection and data collection of sea-turtles that nest in our beaches. + Collection and separation of the trash that has being left by the sea on the shore. + Maintenance of the facilities. + Helping the cook in the preparation of the meals and clea...

Help save leatherback sea turtles from extinction at one of the most important remaining nesting beaches in the world, OR Explore the fascinating world of caterpillars to see how they protect themselves and respond to changes in their habitats. Volunteer in Costa Rica with Earthwatch.

This gem of a country has something for almost every traveler, from surfing and scuba diving, to hiking and exploring the interior. All programs take place in 100% Spanish speaking environments. For the soup kitchen, children's programs, and some environment projects, participants need to have a high-beginner level of Spanish language. For the elderly centers, health projects, and teaching Engl...