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La Tortuga Feliz – Costa Rica

February 25, 2013 by Leave a Comment

I recently finished volunteering for 3 months with a non profit protecting sea turtles in costa rica and I really want to spread the word. Working with La Tortuga Feliz was definitely one of the most rewarding experience of my life. My daily activities included beach patrolling and hatchery work. Living conditions were basic as expected, however, the amazing food was a welcome surprise. The rewards not only consisted of the opportunity to bond with a diverse group of people but also to actively participate in an organisation that truly helps both the marine wildlife and the local community. If anyone is interested in CHEAP voluntary work in central/south America, I couldn’t recommend LTF more.

http://www.latortugafeliz.com

Filed Under: Animals, Costa Rica, Environment

Discover Siberia by volunteering with the Great Baikal Trail

February 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment

Hello everyone!

We’d like to invite you to take part in Great Baikal Trail volunteer camps 2013! It’s a unique opportunity to explore one of the most beautiful and miraculous lakes in the whole world, learn about new culture, enjoy life in primitive nature conditions, meet new friends, contribute to the eco-tourism development in the region and have a lot of fun!

Great Baikal Trail (GBT) is a non-profit environmental organization that aims to provide Lake Baikal and surrounding areas another option to industrial development, with a mission to promote local sustainable development through low-impact eco-tourism. This mission is grounded in building a system of environmentally friendly trails that are safe and enjoyable for hikers of all ages and levels of experience and in environmental education for local youth and children.

Over the last 10 years, from 2003 to the end of 2012, we have run over 180 international projects, building or improving trails at various points throughout the Siberian regions of Irkutsk and Buryatia. This way GBT made an enormous contribution to the development of eco-tourism in the region, education of local population and growth of volunteerism in Russia

A usual GBT trailbuilding project lasts two weeks, which volunteers spend living in tents, taking turns to make their food on campfire and working six days a week, 5 -6 hours a day depending on the weather. There are days off, which give volunteers a chance to go hiking, visit places of interest in a local area or spend their time at their discretion if they wish to do so.

We have a big variety of places around the lake we GBT projects are run, please see our web site for more details: http://greatbaikaltrail.org/en/projects/summer
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Filed Under: Environment, Russia Tagged With: , , , , ,

What is Sustainable Tourism? – Get in the Know

November 29, 2012 by 1 Comment

Sustainable tourism aims at giving an insight into local culture without impacting it in ways that make local people become wholly dependent upon it for their living, abandoning their traditional livelihoods and skills that otherwise might be prevalent in area and culture.

Sustainable tourist companies try to employ local people and utilise local services which stimulates the local economy. In turn, tourists are taught about local etiquette and customs and can form meaningful and mutually respectful connections between cultures.

10 Top points of sustainable tourism

1) Information: Travellers not only learn about destinations and how to help sustain it. At the same time they get involved in a much richer travel experience. Local people learn how their ordinary and familiar way of life can be of great interest and value to people from outside.
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Looking after Cultural Centre Nicaragua (6 months in 2013)

November 2, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Cultural Centre Nicaragua

We’re looking for a coordinator who will be responsible for the daily lessons offered at the Cultural Centre in Nicaragua, Ticuantepe. Between 2-4 o’clock children arrive from 8 – 13 years old, at night 7-9 o’clock youngsters from 13 years to 21 years. Lessons are taught in arts, music, dance, theatre, capoeira, circus and sports. You will organise the schedule, and offer these lessons together with the team of volunteers. Usually there are between 3 and 7 volunteers. Both volunteers and the coordinator live at the Cultural Centre. As a coordinator you will look after the hospitality of the students and volunteers. You will have contact by mail with new volunteers that want to enrich the project, send them information. We also appreciate it if you would initiate or encourage fundraising activities to support the Cultural Centre.
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Volunteer opportunities in Peru with Otra Cosa

August 30, 2012 by Leave a Comment

Otra Cosa Network is a registered Peruvian non-profit NGO and Registered UK Charity that offers a wide variety of affordable and satisfying volunteering opportunities to well-motivated volunteers from around the world.

We are dedicated to providing interesting, stimulating and rewarding placements to our volunteers, each of whom contribute something new to our many projects. Our ultimate objective, however, is to support our wide range of projects with suitable volunteers to help them improve the quality of people’s lives in their local area.

Visit our website www.otracosa.org to find out more or send an e-mail to volunteer@otracosa.org if you have any questions.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Filed Under: Children, Community Development, Construction, Environment, Farming, Peru, Teach English Tagged With: , , , , , , ,
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