Working with a sea turtle conservation project. Volunteers assist with patrolling beaches at night to sight nesting turtles, recording data on nesting turtles, counting eggs, relocating eggs when necessary, managing the hatchery, etc. Working with an agro-ecological farming project. Volunteers may improve their skills in Spanish language by taking classes at the farm with local, native-speaking instructors. There is running water, indoor plumbing and electricity.
Family stay options are possible.
Prepared for physical labor, interested in integrating into the daily life of a small rural community, background in Spanish language. Working with a cooperative farming and forest conservation project. Projects include growing coffee and a variety of vegetables, organic composting, operation of a tree nursery, reforestation projects and planting trees for windbreaks around crop fields. Volunteers assist with planting, harvesting, weeding, collecting tree seeds, digging irrigation ditches and all tasks related to agriculture and reforestation projects. Volunteers are invited to be a member of a family and are expected to help with household chores.