Company : International Volunteer HQ (IVHQ)
Activities: Animal Volunteer Projects / Conservation Volunteer Projects
Location : Various coastal locations
Duration: 1 week to 1 Year+
Approx Costs: 250 to 3000+ $ Dollars (US)
At the turtle project, volunteers assist a Costa Rican biologist with their work at the beach.
Volunteers help with studies and protection work of the sea turtles and with the sustainable egg harvesting programs. Volunteers live in one of three beach locations around Costa Rica and must be prepared to work hard. Living conditions are basic and volunteers work shifts (days and nights).
Volunteer activities vary at different times of the year but general work includes;
While we do accept volunteers for one week on the turtle program, because the sites are located six hours from our base where we have orientation and the program takes longer to settle into, we recommend staying for a minimum of two weeks or choosing one of our other placements in and around San Jose for one week. A surcharge of US$5 per day is added to the program fees to cover costs associated with running the program.
Programs start on each Monday of every month
- Volunteers must be over 18 years of age at the beginning of the program.
- Volunteers participating in the Healthcare program must have appropriate training and certification, to be presented to IVHQ partner staff on arrival to the program.
- Volunteers must provide a criminal background check* to IVHQ’s partner organization upon arrival in San Jose.
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