Volunteer Abroad in South America

Volunteer Abroad is the perfect short-term international volunteer experience, designed with flexibility and individual attention in mind so we can meet your needs and interests while ensuring that your time spent is effectively contributing to a positive impact on the community.

If you want to spend a period of time working as a volunteer abroad in the developing world, look no further than Projects Abroad. We have directly-employed staff in every destination that will organize all aspects of your project, and guide you through your time with us.

For volunteers looking for adventure or wildlife, Frontier’s projects in central & south America offer a great range of experiences. In Costa Rica, you could monitor big cats, help release sea turtle hatchlings or work with primates. For more adventure, our 10-week group tour through Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Costa Rica offers a blend of culture, history and conservation.

International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ) provides safe, quality and extremely affordable volunteering placements in developing countries all over the world.

Our vision is to support the work of local community organizations in developing countries through the placement of international volunteers. We believe that local communities are in the best position to determine their needs, and we provide volunteers to help them achieve their goals.

Love Volunteers is the most affordable way to volunteer and help local communities in developing countries. Whether you have a passion for teaching, construction, medical work, helping children or the elderly, helping people living with HIV/AIDS, we have a volunteer work abroad program that will suit you - and probably one in each continent.

Now is the time to extend your reach to the world! ISV programs are for everyone who wants to make a leap of difference abroad! ISV does quality programs with the combination of informative, hands-on, and educational volunteer projects, mixed with exciting adventure programs in a safe and well-organized environment as well as fun and supportive staff.

One of the main reasons to start Volunteering Solutions was to provide highly safe, meaningful and affordable volunteer programs abroad. Although there are many companies providing the same services as we are, our aim is to provide the most affordable and high quality volunteer programs.

Take part in our exciting and unique volunteer opportunities in South America! From the street lights of Buenos Aires to the Andes Mountains, GoEco offers a wide array of options for volunteers interested in South America. Get to know a Bolivian family, make friends with worldwide travelers in Patagonia, or learn about conservation on the Galapagos Islands!

United Planet strives to create a global community that understands, respects, and supports one another. We offer personalized volunteer experiences in 38 countries lasting from 1 week to 1 year. To date, our volunteers have contributed over 800,000 hours of service to support education, healthcare, environmental efforts, and community development all over the world.

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!

We offer affordable volunteer and intern abroad programs in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The programs are customized for you according to your needs (with flexible work schedule and start date). Affordable program fees start from only USD 180 (accommodation & meals included). Our programs are designed to help local communities while at the same time providing valuable learning and cultural ...

Live in South America for a few weeks and work in a marine turtle institute in Uruguay with Adelante International Internships and Study Abroad. Volunteers are given the responsibility of capturing and tagging young green turtles, documenting their activities during nesting and hatching, and helping with guided tours of the sanctuary.

The Humanity Exchange has 36 programs in 5 different locations. Programs are offered in Benin, Mexico, Cameroon, Colombia and Ghana. THEX provides affordable placements, and is committed to working in partnership with local communities.

ELI - Experiential Learning International offers an assortment of volunteer programs in South America, from nutrition and working with special needs children in Ecuador and community development in Rio de Janeiro, to environmental conservation and tourism in Chile. Some programs require intermediate to advanced Spanish. Language classes are available in Portuguese-speaking countries.