All Posts by Marion Ruhland

Seeing giant sea turtles up close is an incredible goosebumps experience. It is incredibly impressive to see these mysterious creatures live and to contribute to their protection.

Hardly any other continent offers as many national parks and natural phenomena as South America. Due to the endless expanses and relatively low population density, there are still places that have hardly been touched by human hands.

Watch our animal lovers! If you love farm work and being surrounded by lots of different animals, you enjoy to work with people, you like sunny weather and are not afraid of physical work, then we have the ideal farm stay program for you.

The Costa Rica Animal Rescue Center is dedicated to rescuing and protecting native animals. The welfare of the animals and the preservation of the fantastic local fauna is the ultimate goal.

Do you love good food and like to try new things? Do you like fried foods, but also healthy dishes? Can’t decide between fish and meat? And something sweet always comes at just the right time?

Your tasks are all about shaping and enriching the children’s everyday school life. The intercultural exchange with teachers, children and families is very important. As a volunteer, you will be proactively involved in school and community life.

“The trip to Panama”, the bear from the illustrated children’s story by Janosch already knew that Panama is worth a visit. And we think the bear was quite right about that. We also went on a search in Panama to find great and meaningful volunteer projects for you.

Traveling is undoubtedly a great experience that allows you to broaden your horizon, meet new people and explore other countries. Most people have heard of what is known as “culture shock”. But what exactly is that?

As the last of our target countries, Chile will soon be allowing entry again. The pandemic may not be over yet, but the borders are finally opening – yuuupieehh. A great variety of programs awaits you in Chile. For your stopover in the capital, here are a few useful tips.

We took advantage of the calm during the pandemic and spotted new interesting and meaningful volunteer projects in Chile for you. One of the new additions is a fair trade organization in the beautiful city of Valdivia.