Nicaragua Conservation - Mombacho National Reserve

  Nicaragua

Granada

Durations of Program: 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: Year round, monthly departures

Description: The main focus of this organization is conservation, community development and providing education to promote sustainable tourism. Fundacion Cocibolca is working towards teaching the local population how to protect this rain forest and provide an alternative source of income for the local community.

Highlights: In the conservation area we need volunteers to come and help in a variety of tasks such as data collection, environmental science, biology, renewable energy etc. Any help in this field would be more than welcome. If you are serious about volunteering, and willing to teach different skills, along with having an enjoyable time, then this is the place to come. Since our Foundation also runs "La Flor" national reserve, a sea turtle sanctuary, you might also be requested to help out in this area as well. Specific task details depend on the volunteers skills, and knowledge, although any and all help is welcome!

Qualifications: Volunteers should be flexibile, open minded and have a friendly personality in order to get the most out of this placement. This is a great placement for those having an eagerness to get involved and take on new and exciting challenges.

Cost in US$: 1,715 USD for 4 weeks; USD135 for any additional week

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: We believe everyone can contribute by volunteering. Recent graduates from high school, college or university, professionals taking a career break, recent retirees, individuals or groups who are interested in a change and the chance to enrich their own life and the lives of others. If you are 18 years or older you can apply for any of the placements available. If you are from 16-18 years old you may apply for placements near our Volunteer Abroad Office and Residence, so that we are able to give you more support. Both students and professionals are needed for placements in all our countries.

Age Range: 18+

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

Participants Travel to Nicaragua Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups of Custom

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Resume
• Written Application

Basecamp International Centers's Mission Statement: We believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Year Founded: 1998