Live, Work & Travel in Latin America
Gap Year & Voluntary Work Continued...
Unpaid Positions & Adventure
Iko Poran - A Brazilian international volunteer organization. Iko Poran means "Alright" in the Mbya dialect of the South American Guarani Indians.
IMAC Spanish Language School in Mexico - Spanish in Mexico. On their website you will find a description of daily activities to make learning Spanish a unique experience. Also included with your Spanish programme fee is a free volunteer placement.
Inka Magik - Volunteers sought for a teaching programme in schools across Peru. Also sought are representatives to promote their projects in their university or work place.
Instituto de Intercambios e Cultura Americana - Open to graduate or undergraduate natives from any English speaking countries, participants undertake a 12 month internship in Brazil teaching English and learning Portuguese and Brazilian culture. Durint internship participants get a monthly allowance of R$660 for their personal stipend plus full board.
Inter-Cultural Youth Exchange (ICYE-UK) - ICYE-UK offers 18-30 year olds 6 or 12 months voluntary work overseas. Placements available in Latin America, Africa, Asia and Europe. Projects include working with streetchildren, disabled, NGO's, HIV education, health, environmental work. We also place people aged 18 and over on environmental projects in Costa Rica and Nepal. The projects in Europe are funded by the European Commission, the other projects are self-funded.
Inter Sejours - Voluntary work in Guatemala and Ecuador. Site is in French.
Intibuca Soccer Volunteers - Coach football in Honduras with Lenca Indian youth in the state of Intibuca. Coach players, coaches, referees, serve as intern, help build a soccer facility and raise funds.
Inti Rumakumaq Wasin - Requires volunteers to help take care of street kids in Cusco. The only requirements are to love the children and a wish to support them in some way to improve their lives.
Inti Wara Yassi - This organisation runs a wildlife refuge in Bolivia where hundreds of volunteers from all over the world work each year. As they are building a second refuge they could use more volunteers.
i to i International Projects Ltd - The chance to work as assistant to a foreign correspondent, write for an English language newspaper or work for a travel agency have been among the projects i to i have run in South America.
Karikuy Peru - Karikuy is looking for volunteers who wish to spend some time in Peru doing field work and exploring the country to gather information for Project Perupedia. The volunteer programme includes free room and board and an affordable $22 a week (at time of writing) meal plan. You will be expected to work Monday through Friday on the project and other Karikuy related material. On the weekends you are free to travel throughout Peru. In addition volunteers will receive discounted rates on Karikuy tours and services.
Kiya Survivors - Voluntary work available in Peru.
Kusi Warma - Need volunteers to aid their work with malnourished children and their parents in Lima, Peru. Volunteers help with feeding, bathing and playing with the children. No fees required and a free lunch is offered in return. Site is in Spanish.
La Montana Spanish School - A Spanish language school in Bariloche, Patagonia. They run several volunteer projects in different fields.
Las Sonrisas de los Niños - A small humanitarian organisation operating a youth center for impoverished children near the village of El Cacao outside of La Ceiba, Honduras. They are happy to accept walk in volunteers to work for a morning, an afternoon, a day, a week, or many months, to play games and sports, help with crafts, read stories, or simply sitting and holding the kids.
Latin Link - LL's STEP programme involves short term voluntary community work.
Latitude - Sends 1,300 people from the UK to over 30 countries each year. Formally known as Gap Activity Projects.
Life Argentina - With no paid staff, Life Argentina have relied on over 900 volunteers since 2001 to carry out all its activities and projects with disadvantaged children. Participation is flexible and free.
The Lima School of Languages - Language courses and volunteer work available.
Long Way Home - It is Guatemalan kids that you will be helping if you chose to join Long Way Home as a volunteer. LWH seek many talents from fixing engines or laying concrete to playing games and horsing around. A $50 weekly donation is welcomed to cover the costs of your accommodation.
Madventurer - Gap year voluntary projects.
Mad Volunteers - A small group of individuals that are continuingthe disaster relief response in to the 2007 earthquake in Pisco, Peru. Volunteers with construction or trade skills are most useful but all volunteers can make a difference, learn new skills and help to build something that will really change someone’s life. There is no participation fee but volunteers are asked to contribute 10 soles a day (about £2) towards covering MV's operating costs and a place for you to stay and breakfast - lunch is usually provided by the family you are working for.
Nebaj - Nebaj is a Guatemalan mountain town known for its artisans and a hotbed of international NGOs many of which are willing to take on both short and long term foreign volunteers. This website provides information on the many ways a volunteer can help out. A small donation is asked of all volunteers, less than $15 for the first week, half that for the second week. Basic, intermediate or advanced Spanish may be required.
New Era Galapogas Foundation - A unique and rewarding chance to live and work in the Galapogas Islands is offered to volunteers willing to become involved with the projects of NEGF. Skills sought in volunteers include foreign languages, an artistic or environmental background and experience of working with children. Volunteers typically live with local host families. Three month commitment required.
Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign - A political and human rights organisation, the NSC send two work brigades of paying volunteers to Nicaragua each year.
One World Workforce - Provides volunteer and financial assistance to field research projects that are understaffed and underfunded. Active in many locations, including Mexico and the Caribbean, typical projects include sea turtle conservation and pelican research.
Organic Volunteers - Make organic chocolate in Costa Rica, build with adobe in Mexico or grow organic coffee in Peru. These are just a few of the opportunities offered through Organic Volunteers. For a small membership of US$10 you can use the online database to find many different educational opportunities in sustainability throughout Latin America. The network also contains opportunities in the USA. Part of the WWOOF volunteer network.
Openwide International - A chance to sing and dance your way around the world. Openwide seek talented performers, singers and dance couples for entertainment programmes on cruise ships and in hotels throughout the Caribbean.
Pachamama Children - Founded in 2005 by young Cusquenos and Cuscquenas to promote sustainable development initiatives in the rural communities around Cusco. Volunteers have contributed by helping out at the farms, making adobe bricks, constructing schools, or teaching at the schools.
Pachamama Explorers - Trek and tour company based in Cusco.
Para la Tierra - A not for profit biological station in Paraguay staffed by professionals and assisted by a constant stream of ecologically minded volunteers. All volunteers need is enthusiasm, a sense of adventure and a willingness to get your hands dirty. Internships also available.
Patagonia School - This Argentine English school works with local projects that require volunteers. These include looking after cats and dogs, teaching and social programmes. Volunteers are expected to pay a $50 weekly contribution and for their own accommodation and food.
Peace Brigades International - PBI has branches in 15 countries and recruits volunteers to act as international observers and to accompany local human rights activists in conflict areas. They began working in Guatemala in 1983 and have run projects in El Salvador and Sri Lanka. In the Americas, PBI are currently operating in Columbia, Haiti, and Mexico.
Peru Language Center - Learn Spanish in Cusco. Includes volunteer and paid work programme, medical Spanish and a Quechua course.
Peru Luz Esperanza - Founded with the aim to fight the poverty and ignorance which exist in the rural places around Huancayo. Volunteers can join in a number of projects including a bakery, carpentry and cattle raising.
Pisco Sin Fronteras - PSF gives assistance to people affected by an earthquake in the Pisco region in 2007. They help by helping to build houses, schools, sanitation units and helping with other community based projects. Work for volunteers could involve mixing and pouring concrete, clearing a site, brick laying, digging foundations, plumbing, painting or English teaching.
Project Trust - Spend a year volunteering in one of 24 developing nations.
ProWorld - Voluntary work programmes in Belize, Mexico and Peru. The focus of your project will be self chosen based upon your specific knowledge, interests, and skill base. Some of the many internship options include: installing drinking water systems, working in local health clinics, teaching in schools, establishing micro-businesses, protecting the environment, and using appropriate technology in rural communities. Throughout the program, PP will incorporate private and small group Spanish classes into your internship to improve upon your fluency. This program is open to individuals of all nationalities and ages. Programs are four to twenty six weeks long.
Proyecto Karumbe - Volunteers required in Uruguay to help with capturing and caring for sick Green turtles, research, cooking and cleaning. A small daily fee is required for food and accommodation.
Purple House International Backpackers Hostel - In exchange for a free dorm bed and rice and beans, volunteers are required to work eight eight hours a day washing the sheets, sweeping and mopping the floors, meeting and greeting guests, answering phones, and any of the many other jobs that need doing in a busy hostel. Volunteers must be able to speak an intermediate level of Spanish.
Quetzal Trekkers - Nature lovers, with first aid experience and basic Spanish, will enjoy the challenge of working as a volunteer guide leading trekkers around the volcanoes near Leon, Nicaragua. Duties include recruiting customers, making promotional materials and cleaning the equipment. Volunteers pay a small refundable deposit returned after a two month commitment.
Rainforest Biodiversity Group - Volunteers are required from October to end of December to help prepare six newly established nature reserves to be a part of the new Costa Rican Bird Route. Accommodation provided at all sites and food at half of them. Spanish and construction skills necessary. Volunteers also required in the USA.
Raleigh International - Volunteers aged 19 to 25 accepted on 10 week expeditions. Raleigh also employ volunteer staff, aged over 25, with various skills to aid the expedition leader.
Reach Bolivia - Bolivian agency that finds tailor made volunteer and internship positions. Work is with social Institutions that help street children, people in jail and drug addicts.
Reto Juvenil Internacional - RJI is a Costa Rican based organisation working to carry out volunteer programmes where community development is complemented by personal growth, group work and community service.
Sacred Suenos - With the aim of regenerating a small piece of mountainside in Ecuador into a self sufficient farm community, volunteers participate in all aspects of the community. Volunteers contribute $20 per week towards the food kitty and a donkey service is available to take your luggage up the mountain.
Save the Wild Chinchillas - Cute big eared rodent like things are in need of your help in Chile. Save the Wild Chinchillas is trying to prevent these endangered animals becoming extinct through a mixture of education and promoting awareness, protecting the land and creating sustainable preserves.
Sea Turtle Survival League / Caribbean Conservation - Turtle conservation.
Seeds of Hope - The mission of Seeds of Hope is to support all the children who live in extreme poverty in Peru and to provide vocational training for those without economic means. They welcome local and international volunteers from all backgrounds to work in their projects and have opportunities working with the children or behind the scenes. They need teachers, social workers, psychologists, project coordinations, medically trained people, language professionals, marketing and fundraising professionals. International volunteers are asked for a monthly fee to cover food and accommodation.
Shiripuno Research Center - The most remote biological station in the Amazon Basin of Ecuador, whose mission is to establish studies on natural history and tropical ecology. The volunteer programme involves four weeks in the field with a whole series of activities and work assignments.
SocioAdventures - Combating the chronic eye and lung infections suffered by rural Peruvian women is the focus of an adventure tour company's unusual voluntary project in Peru. The women of these mountain communities spend hours cooking and preparing meals over open fires in closed, smoke filled huts. SocioAdventures teach volunteers to build a virtually smoke free stove suited to cooking at altitude. Volunteers buy the materials and construct the stove while living with a local family. The cost to volunteers is $425 (at the time of writing) and includes materials for the stove, accommodation, translator and transport in Peru.
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