Volunteer in Costa Rica - Join the thousands of volunteers who are making a meaningful difference with their lives.

Are you dreaming of volunteering in Costa Rica? Do you want to explore this beautiful country while helping people living in poverty?

Many tourists pick Costa Rica as their favorite place to visit. Costa Rica is an explorers dream come true offering stunning beaches, grand volcanoes, waterfalls galore, and mysterious jungles.

This dream destination has something for everyone.

Unfortunately, nestled in the communities of this diverse country are many locals living in poverty. Our volunteer programs in Costa Rica give you the gratifying chance to help these destitute people while enjoying your dream vacation.

What volunteer opportunities are available in Costa Rica

Our Costa Rica volunteer opportunities give you the chance to help those in need. You can choose from helping the young or helping the elderly, teaching English, or any one of our exceptional medical programs.

Volunteer with orphanage Children program Costa Rica

There are many children that have been orphaned, abused, or left on the streets to fend for themselves.

Our Costa Rica orphanage volunteer program helps these children by providing caring volunteers to teach English, help with homework, and plan children’s games and activities.

Our volunteers get the heartwarming experience of sharing their love and compassion with these disadvantaged children.

Required Skills: The only required skill is compassion for helping poor and neglected children. Some knowledge of the Spanish language is helpful but not mandatory. We ask that orphanage volunteers understand these children have been abused, neglected, and abandoned and for volunteers to be compassionate and flexible.

Volunteer Chores: Volunteers in the orphanage in Costa Rica will be responsible for helping staff watch the children, teaching English, playing with them, and assisting with school work.

You may also help with chores around the orphanage like cleaning, washing clothes, or maintenance. You should be eager to help with any tasks needed by staff.

Teach English Volunteer Program Costa Rica

There are many poor rural schools that are lacking the funds and staff to teach these disadvantaged students. As a result, they are falling behind in their education. English, Art, and Physical Education are mandatory, but the schools have no one to teach these subjects.

Volunteers teaching English in Costa Rica will teach these children these forgotten subjects. These eager yet disadvantaged children desperately need you to help close the gap in the lack of education.

Skills Needed: Knowing a little Spanish will help you to communicate better with the children and make your experience more enjoyable. If you do not speak Spanish, we have classes you can take. No skills or experience is needed to volunteer teaching English in Costa Rica. We only request you be flexible and have a passion for helping children.

Volunteer Tasks: Volunteers in the schools of Costa Rica will help with classes by teaching English, French, Art, Math, or PE. Other subjects are available for volunteers trained in that topic.

Non-Medical Health Programs in San Jose

Many of the locals in rural and disadvantaged areas of Costa Rica do not have access to healthcare. A lot of these folks have diseases that can be prevented and treated.

This medical volunteer opportunity in Costa Rica is a fabulous opportunity for medical students or medical volunteers to expand their global and specialized skills while improving the health of disadvantaged people.

With our medical volunteer opportunities in Costa Rica, you will be placed in a local clinic or hospital. Volunteers make a constructive impact on these people leaving them optimistic about a better future. Be that person to make a positive impact and volunteer today.

Needed Requirements If you are considering volunteering with the medical volunteer program in Costa Rica, you should have some type of medical background such as being a medical student, paramedic, nurse, or doctor.

Volunteers without proper identification will not be accepted. Being able to speak some Spanish will help you have a more enjoyable volunteer experience. If not, we have classes that you can take.

Volunteer Tasks Costa Rica health volunteers will help local medical staff and doctors with a multitude of tasks. You could work in physical therapy, labs, retirement centers, dental clinics, and much, much more.

You may be able to help with patient exams or calling on patients in their homes. As a volunteer with the medical volunteer program, you will follow local doctors where you will gain valuable knowledge. Due to liability, you will not assist with surgeries or major procedures.

Nursing Home Volunteer Program

Many elderly folks are mistreated, abused, or abandoned and have been placed in nursing homes. These nursing homes provide safe and loving homes for these poor abused elders.

Our program to volunteer in Costa Rica in elderly care is aimed at helping these elderly folks with hygiene, nutrition, and social desires. You are urgently needed to help these elderly folks maintain their dignity in a happy loving home.

Required Skills As a volunteer in Costa Rica with the elderly care program, you do not need any specific training. Patience, an open mind, and compassion for helping the elderly are all we request.

Being able to communicate even a little in Spanish is beneficial but not mandatory. It will enhance your experience to be able to talk and listen to this wise generation with all of their stories but again, it is not required.

Volunteer Tasks Volunteers working with the elderly will be responsible for their daily needs. This program is very hands on; some patients require total care and physical assistance with bathing, dressing, and eating. This is a wonderful chance for students to experience working in nursing homes providing care.

Turtle Conservation Project (Osa Peninsula)

Masses of sea turtles go home to the Costa Rica beaches each year to nest. Because there are so many different types of sea turtles and the nesting season differs with each species, there is volunteer work all year long.

Costa Rica turtle volunteers will help protect the sea turtles by watching their nesting sites for poachers. As a volunteer, you will also collect important research data.

This amazing project gives you the chance to experience working with these exotic turtles, be a part of saving them from extinction, and relax on the renowned, stunning, white beaches of Costa Rica.

Skills Needed In order to join our volunteer opportunities in Costa Rica with turtles, you must be physically fit, able to swim, and able to comprehend basic Spanish. If you are under 18, you will need your parent with you or their signed permission for you to go.

We do not allow drinking or illegal drug use. If you smoke, you must dispose of properly. You are also required to have personal insurance. Experience working with turtles is not needed.

Volunteer Chores As a volunteer working with sea turtles in Costa Rica, you will work with Hawksbill and Black Sea Turtles in the Gulf of Dulce. You will help study their behaviors, guard the nesting areas, and help out in the rescue center.

Turtle Conservation (Caribbean Coast)

Turtles return every year to the beaches of Costa Rica to nest causing a large amounts of nesting sites along the beaches.

This is a poacher’s dream come true. Sea turtle volunteers in Costa Rica will protect these endangered turtles as well as help with vital turtle research.

Required Skills Education or past experience is not required to volunteer with the sea turtles. You must be able to swim, walk long distances, boat, collect eggs, speak basic Spanish, and live in a rural, hot, and wet environment.

It is mandatory to be 18 years of age or have a parent accompany your or documented permission from your parents Drinking and illegal drugs are not permitted. If you smoke, you, must dispose of cigarette butts in appropriate areas. You will be required to have your own insurance in order to volunteer.

Volunteer Jobs As a volunteer with sea turtles, you will work with 3 different kinds of endangered turtles, leatherback, hawksbill, and green sea turtles.

You will have a variety of responsibilities including patrolling the beach for egg poachers, working in the hatchery, cleaning trash and debris from the beach, or working in the rescue center. This sea turtle volunteer opportunity is a wonderful way to experience and learn all aspects of working with sea turtles.

• Puntarenas/Cortes Fees
• San Jose Fees
• Turtle Conservation Fees
• Wildlife Conservation Fees

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