Women's Cooperative in the Atenas Area in Costa Rica: starts USD 499

  Costa Rica

• North Western Region: 
San Isidro de Heredia

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Dates: 1st and 3rd Monday of each month, all year.

Description: IFRE works with a women's cooperative that runs a greenhouse in the hills of San Isidro, about 20 minutes by bus from central Atenas. They offer orchids, organic fertilizer, cactus, and ornamental plants for sale to the community.

Highlights: As a volunteer in the proejct, you should work to support and assist with the image and idea of a women's cooperative through promotion, as well as working directly in the greenhouse. Any ideas, issues, or assistance that a volunteer can share with the cooperative is appreciated.

Qualifications: Basic Spanish preferred, but not required, a green thumb, and a love for nature. If you have experience with websites, you can also help develop their website. If you have experience with grant writing or advertising, these skills can also be useful to the project to help gain support and to promote the project. Volunteers are expected to be reliable and flexible.

Cost in US$: 4 days: USD 499 to 12 weeks: USD 1966

* Food (3 Meals a day)
* Accommodation
* Comprehensive Travel Insurance
* Emergency Hot Line - 24/7/365 from any part of the world
* In-country Transportation
* Country Coordinator Support
* Thoroughly researched and personalized projects
* SAFE Volunteer Placement
* Volunteer Care and Other Services
* Emergency support
* Certificate of Appreciation/Completion
* Fund Raising Ideas

Credit Available: yes

Salary / Pay: Volunteer Job

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 18 or Above

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Costa Rica Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Institute For Field Research Expeditions's Mission Statement: The mission of our volunteer abroad program is to offer meaningful volunteer abroad opportunities for volunteers and to seek sustainable solutions for education, health, conservation, and development issues through international volunteering. We hope to achieve this goal by offering community orientated volunteer programs where the efforts of our volunteers go directly to the poor people and their communities. Many grass-root organizations working in developing countries are poor in resources. These organizations are doing a commendable job to address development, education, health, and conservation issues by launching a variety of programs but these organizations are in a great need of help and support. IFRE promotes these local organizations by making donations and sending volunteers.

Year Founded: 2005