Available Placements - South America

Help out at our Rescue Centre
Placement number: 0015
Location: Ecuador
Volunteer with a variety of exotic wildlife at this animal rescue center.  The sanctuary is for animals rescued from traffickers and unhealthy situations. This is a unique opportunity to work very closely with a large variety of exotic wildlife and to really make a difference to these animals.
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Observe rehabilitated Bears
Placement number: 0092
Location: Ecuador
Help us to monitor both wild and rehabilitated bears, by direct observation and through the use of radio tracking equipment. Our aim is to improve human understanding of these gentle creatures by gathering data on their diet, behaviours and social interaction.
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Work in Biological Reserve
Placement number: 0112
Location: Ecuador
Help us in our quest to help the local wildlife in this cloud forest reserve.  We also need help to protect the Andean Bear.
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Volunteer in Sacred Valley of Cotundo
Placement number: 0170
Location: Ecuador.
Since being an ecolodge, we have looked for ways to contribute to the conservation of nature and culture ot the region. We have designed a Volunteering program which mainly aims at reforesting with native plant species and teaching English to children and teenagers of Cotundo for them to have better job opportunities in the tourism sector.
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Volunteer in an Eco-Lodge on Challuacocha Lake
Placement number: 0222
Location: Ecuador.
We are an eco-lodge located in the Ecuadorian Amazon.  We are dedicated to eco-tourism and environmental conservation.  The lodge is entirely owned by the local Kichwa indigenous community.  We are always looking for volunteers to act as naturalist guides at the lodge, English teachers in the community, or we are open to receiving proposals for any project you might have in mind.

Ecological work camps
Placement number: 0055
Location: Europe, Africa and South America
16 volunteering projects (8 in France, 2 in Europe and 6 in Africa and South America) for protection of nature, from one week (in France) to more than 12 weeks (out of France), for any adult without skills, only motivation.
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Peru Wildlife Centre
Placement number: 0050
Location: Peru.
Volunteer at our Wildlife Centre which is located in a private, 40,000-acre rainforest reserve adjacent to the 1 million acre protected area - the Amarakaeri Reserve.
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Volunteer at rescue Centre
Placement number:0105
Location: Venezuela
We are the only wildlife rescue centre in the country. We rescue, rehabilitate and release whenever possible indigenous species of wildlife, such as capuchin monkeys, tortoise and fresh water turtles, deer, psittacines and raptors.We also have a permanent educational program with the local community schools and a behaviioral research department.
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Various projects near Angel Falls
Placement number: 0187
Location: Venezuela
All our projects are located in the Gran Sabana in the south-east of Venezuela, between the Orinoco and Amazon river basin. The highland area includes the huge National Park Canaima with its famous table-top mountains, Angel Falls and innumerable rivers that flow on jasper river-beds.
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Help conserve the Turtles of Uruguay
Placement number:0107
Location: Uruguay
Karumbé is a word that means 'turtle' in the Guaraní, the language of the local aboriginal people that used to live on this part of the Uruguayan coastline. The project was started in 1999, is integrated by biologists, biology students, veterinarians, school teachers, fishermen, and researchers. Up to now, Karumbé is the only project that researches and conserves sea turtles in our country.
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Humanitarian

International Youth Organisation
Placement number: 0217
Location: Worldwide
Age Restriction: 18 to 25

Live with the indigenous tribe - Pilon Lajas
Placement number: 0089
Location: Bolivia.
We are the only community-based, indigenous ecotourism enterprise in the reserve and indigenous territory of Pilón Lajas. We offer you the opportunity to enjoy one of the most biodiverse areas and to get to know our thousand year old traditions.
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Help at an Orphanage
Placement number: 0157
Location: Brazil.
We are an orphanage dedicated to the shelter and protection of children and adolescents, giving priority to their education and improving  their employment potential.  Fluent Portugese required.Free food and accommodation.  Teachers, doctors, engineers and organic farmers required.
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Help NGOs in Brazil
Placement number: 0201
Location: Brazil.
Our operations are linked to many differentNon Governmental Organizations - NGOs, with whom we develop volunteer programs to cater to the specific challenges these organizations face, while benefiting the communities they serve. Simultaneously, the programs provide gratifying experiences to the foreign volunteers as they witness the social and/or environmental changes that their work invokes.
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Community Development Projects
Placement number: 0088
Location: Ecuador
We are an Ecuadorian non-profit organization dedicated to finding workable solutions between the ideals of rainforest conservation and the reality of rural life. You will work together with the local people to improve education, develop community-based medical care, establish sustainable agricultural practices, provide environmentally sustainable economic alternatives, and conserve Ecuador’s rainforest.
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Help the Street Children
Placement number: 0135
Location: Peru
A team of international and Peruvian volunteers provide food, classes and medical attention to children who would otherwise be on the streets. Inca Wasi's main goal is getting all children to attend school. It helps with the provision of school materials; it also fosters good relations within the community.
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Help the Street Children
Placement number: 0154
Location: Peru
A team of international and Peruvian volunteers provide food, classes and medical attention to children who would otherwise be on the streets. Seeds of Hope provides help to children in education right up until they are ready for work.
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Benefit the young Pemon Indians
Placement number: 0053
Location: Venezuela
This is a registered grass-roots volunteer charity near the border with Brazil and Guyana, South America. Our challenging community development projects in humanitarian, educational and environmental fields improve the living qualities of an underprivileged young generation, mostly members of local Pemon Indian communities.
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Various projects near Angel Falls
Placement number: 0187
Location: Venezuela
All our projects are located in the Gran Sabana in the south-east of Venezuela, between the Orinoco and Amazon river basin. The highland area includes the huge National Park Canaima with its famous table-top mountains, Angel Falls and innumerable rivers that flow on jasper river-beds.
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Teaching

Do you speak some English and Spanish?  Then why not teach here!
Placement number: 0014
Location: Argentina
We are looking for volunteers with a decent level of Spanish and English teaching experience or qualifications to help at our project.
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Teach basic Maths, English and Science
Placement number: 0089
Location: Bolivia.
We would like volunteers to help teach basics including Maths, Science and English.
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English Teachers needed
Placement number: 0081
Location: Brazil.
Help teach English to our staff and in the local village at our ecolodge.  We only accept qualified teachers. 
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Help disadvantaged Children
Placement number: 0136
Location: Brazil.
Casa do Caminho is an orphanage run by a non-profit organization called Communidade Rural Casa do Caminho, with an aim of providing a full-time home to shelter children on a long-term basis.
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Teach Secondary Children
Placement number: 0137
Location: Brazil.
Casa Amigos and Casa Amigas currently provide a home for 15 boys and 7 girls aged between 11yrs-18yrs. The majority of these teenagers previously lived at Casa do Caminho. The teenagers live in town as the school near Casa do Caminho only has classes up to the 4th grade.
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Help at an Orphanage
Placement number: 0157
Location: Brazil.
We are an orphanage dedicated to the shelter and protection of children and adolescents, giving priority to their education and improving  their employment potential.  Fluent Portugese required.Free food and accommodation.  Teachers, doctors, engineers and organic farmers required.
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Help NGOs in Brazil
Placement number: 0201
Location: Brazil.
Our operations are linked to many differentNon Governmental Organizations - NGOs, with whom we develop volunteer programs to cater to the specific challenges these organizations face, while benefiting the communities they serve. Simultaneously, the programs provide gratifying experiences to the foreign volunteers as they witness the social and/or environmental changes that their work invokes.
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Help teach guides in Brazil - perfect for bird watchers
Placement number: 0202
Location: Brazil
Our lodge is located in the municipality of Alta Floresta, State of Mato Grosso, Brazilian Amazon. We work with birdwatching, butterfly watching, ecotourism and some soft adventure tourism programs. We receive mainly international tourists from EUA or Europe.  We already work with volunteers dedicated to birdwatching who come from USA or Europe, but we need to teach English to the local guides from our local community.
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Teach in a primary school
Placement number: 0018
Location: Ecuador
We want volunteers who can help with teaching primary school children
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Teach in  Ecuador
Placement number: 0070
Location: Ecuador.
Help the local people to improve there English! At this location right across the sea, this magnificent and innovative “Hosteria” is built mainly of bamboo; it has a private and large beach and it is surrounded by magnificent flower and organic vegetable gardens as well as small bamboo forests.
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Teach the Shiwiars
Placement number: 0077
Location: Ecuador.
Help teach our local people and children English!  This is a very rewarding placement and gives you the chance to experience the truth warmth of our people!
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Work in Biological Reserve
Placement number: 0112
Location: Ecuador
Help us in our quest to help the local wildlife in this cloud forest reserve.  We also need help to protect the Andean Bear.
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Volunteer in Sacred Valley of Cotundo
Placement number: 0170
Location: Ecuador.
Since being an ecolodge, we have looked for ways to contribute to the conservation of nature and culture ot the region. We have designed a Volunteering program which mainly aims at reforesting with native plant species and teaching English to children and teenagers of Cotundo for them to have better job opportunities in the tourism sector.
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Volunteer in an Eco-Lodge on Challuacocha Lake
Placement number: 0222
Location: Ecuador.
We are an eco-lodge located in the Ecuadorian Amazon.  We are dedicated to eco-tourism and environmental conservation.  The lodge is entirely owned by the local Kichwa indigenous community.  We are always looking for volunteers to act as naturalist guides at the lodge, English teachers in the community, or we are open to receiving proposals for any project you might have in mind.

Teach local guides
Placement number: 0048
Location: Peru.
We would like our volunteers to help with teaching the local children and guides. No qualifications required.
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Teach local guides
Placement number: 0049
Location: Peru.
We would like our volunteers to help with teaching the local children and guides. No qualifications required.
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Teach local guides
Placement number: 0050
Location: Peru.
We would like our volunteers to help with teaching the local children and guides. No qualifications required.
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Teach the Street Children
Placement number: 0135
Location: Peru
A team of international and Peruvian volunteers provide food, classes and medical attention to children who would otherwise be on the streets. Inca Wasi's main goal is getting all children to attend school. It helps with the provision of school materials; it also fosters good relations within the community.
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Help the Street Children
Placement number: 0154
Location: Peru
A team of international and Peruvian volunteers provide food, classes and medical attention to children who would otherwise be on the streets. Seeds of Hope provides help to children in education right up until they are ready for work.
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Help the local children, not just teaching!!!
Placement number: 0053
Location: Venezuela
We would like volunteers who are interested in helping children and some of the the following:- organizing events, teaching or assisting with conversational English, teaching computer skills, sport, art and craft, ceramics, music, play therapy or recreational and developmental activities.
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Various projects near Angel Falls
Placement number: 0187
Location: Venezuela
All our projects are located in the Gran Sabana in the south-east of Venezuela, between the Orinoco and Amazon river basin. The highland area includes the huge National Park Canaima with its famous table-top mountains, Angel Falls and innumerable rivers that flow on jasper river-beds.
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Research

Research our efforts to conserve the interior Atlantic Rainforest
Placement number: 0014
Location: Argentina
Our Research Station pretends to be an area for development of investigation projects in situ from the most varied biological specialties with the objective to conserve the Interior Atlantic Rainforest.
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Study Sand Dune Lizards
Placement number: 0146
Location: Argentina
This project is a long term monitoring study on the ecology and conservation status on sand dunes lizards (Liolaemus multimaculatus). This is a vulnerable and endemic species whit relictual distribution on patches dunes sectors. The research includes studies on population ecology (population densities, population structure, mortality and habitat use), autoecology (Home Range) and fluctuating assimetry.
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Research tourism and community spin-offs
Placement number: 0089
Location: Bolivia.
Perfect if you want to study tourism and community benefits!
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Research our conservation efforts 
Placement number: 0031
Location: Brazil.
We specialise in exclusive ecotourism and pride ourselves on the benefits we have provided the local environment.  We would like people to research and conduct animal census's and EIAs so we can monitor our progress!
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Conduct your research in the  Amazon Jungle
Placement number: 0081
Location: Brazil.
We have research opportunities in an arrary of flora and fauna studies and sustainable tourism .
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Research the other side of Ecuador
Placement number: 0070
Location: Ecuador.
Conduct your research at this agro-ecolodge on the coast of Ecuador.  Located right across the sea, this magnificent and innovative “Hosteria” is built mainly of bamboo; it has a private and large beach and it is surrounded by magnificent flower and organic vegetable gardens as well as small bamboo forests.
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Research the Shiwiars
Placement number: 0077
Location: Ecuador.
Help us to provide a better service.  We welcome research conducted on ecotourism, sustainable living and community involvement.  Also fauna and flora studies.
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Research community development and
conservation projects
Placement number: 0088
Location: Ecuador
Research are efforts in conserving the rainforest and raising the standard of living of its people.
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Research in Biological Reserve
Placement number: 0112
Location: Ecuador
Help us in our quest to help the local wildlife in this cloud forest reserve.  We also need help to protect the Andean Bear.
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Volunteer in Sacred Valley of Cotundo
Placement number: 0170
Location: Ecuador.
Since being an ecolodge, we have looked for ways to contribute to the conservation of nature and culture ot the region. We have designed a Volunteering program which mainly aims at reforesting with native plant species and teaching English to children and teenagers of Cotundo for them to have better job opportunities in the tourism sector.
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Volunteer in an Eco-Lodge on Challuacocha Lake
Placement number: 0222
Location: Ecuador.
We are an eco-lodge located in the Ecuadorian Amazon.  We are dedicated to eco-tourism and environmental conservation.  The lodge is entirely owned by the local Kichwa indigenous community.  We are always looking for volunteers to act as naturalist guides at the lodge, English teachers in the community, or we are open to receiving proposals for any project you might have in mind.

Research ecotourism and conservation
Placement number: 0048
Location: Peru.
Suitable subjects include: - Conservation of native species, Ecotourism in Peru, Eco-friendly economic alternatives for local communities, Habitat protection, Wildlife monitoring and protection or Sustainable development.
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Research ecotourism and conservation
Placement number: 0049
Location: Peru.
Suitable subjects include: - Conservation of native species, Ecotourism in Peru, Eco-friendly economic alternatives for local communities, Habitat protection, Wildlife monitoring and protection or Sustainable development.
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Research ecotourism and conservation
Placement number: 0050
Location: Peru.
Suitable subjects include: - Conservation of native species, Ecotourism in Peru, Eco-friendly economic alternatives for local communities, Habitat protection, Wildlife monitoring and protection or Sustainable development.
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Conduct research into trail use and wildlife observations
Placement number: 0058
Location: Peru.
The main research areas include trail use and wildlife observations
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Animal Behavourial studies
Placement number:0105
Location: Venezuela
We offer research opportunities into animal behavour.  Other types of studies will be accepted.
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Various projects near Angel Falls
Placement number: 0187
Location: Venezuela
All our projects are located in the Gran Sabana in the south-east of Venezuela, between the Orinoco and Amazon river basin. The highland area includes the huge National Park Canaima with its famous table-top mountains, Angel Falls and innumerable rivers that flow on jasper river-beds.
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Farms

Help at an Orphanage
Placement number: 0157
Location: Brazil.
We are an orphanage dedicated to the shelter and protection of children and adolescents, giving priority to their education and improving  their employment potential.  Fluent Portugese required.Free food and accommodation.  Teachers, doctors, engineers and organic farmers required.
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Education Organic Farm
Placement number: 0082
Location: Ecuador.
We operate an Organic/ Permaculture Farm located in the transition forest on the mid coast of Ecuador. The farm works in Education and receives community farmers groups, students, teachers and children who come to learn about sustainable farming and to receive environmental education.
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Various projects near Angel Falls
Placement number: 0187
Location: Venezuela
All our projects are located in the Gran Sabana in the south-east of Venezuela, between the Orinoco and Amazon river basin. The highland area includes the huge National Park Canaima with its famous table-top mountains, Angel Falls and innumerable rivers that flow on jasper river-beds.
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