Volunteer Programs in Guadeloupe

Located among the Leeward islands of the eastern Caribbean, Guadeloupe is a small French territory with just over 400,000 inhabitants. Its two main islands, Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre, constitute the bulk of the region’ land area, while several other smaller nearby islands also fall under Guadeloupe’s jurisdiction. The population is very diverse, with most Guadeloupeans hailing from a mix of African, European, Asian, and indigenous ancestry.

With a population of roughly 170,000 people living in the metropolitan area, Point-a-Pitre is Guadeloupe’s largest city by a considerable margin, home to nearly half of the territory’s population. A scenic coastal city and major economic and transportation hub of the Lesser Antilles, Point-a-Pitre is typically the most popular destination where to volunteer abroad in Guadeloupe.

If you are hesitant to live in the center of activity however, then there are a variety of smaller cities speckled across the island chain where you can also look to volunteer abroad in Guadeloupe. Saint-Anne, for example, is an especially popular destination among these. Sitting quaintly on the southern shoreline of Grande-Terre island with a population of just over 20,000 locals, Saint-Anne has blossomed of late into one of the more popular travel destinations in the region.