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Social Project Sarapiquí, Costa Rica
Help us grow a environmental rural hostel project in the forest
What you offer
20h
- Hours per week
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Cleaning
- Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
- Painting & Decorating
- Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.
- Social Work
- Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
- Gardening
- Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
- Additional Fee
- This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan.
Additional fee required
This host charges an additional fee to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan for the sustainability of the project and the quality of the experience for volunteers. Learn more.
Amount
- US$ 100
Per week
Fee pays for
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Description
It is the fee for food, materials and bicycle maintenance expenses that is described at the beginning and in the questions.
What you get
2
- Days off per week
- Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
- Shared Dorm
- You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
- Tent
- You will sleep in a tent at a camping site.
- Breakfast
- You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
- Lunch
- You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
- Dinner
- You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
- Fast Internet Access
- High-speed internet for you to work remotely
- Dedicated Workspace
- Specific space for you to work remotely
- Use our equipped kitchen
- Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
- Free Laundry
- You can use our laundry room freely.
- Discounts on Tours
- Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.
- Free Hiking Tours
- We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
- Free Events
- Get free entrance for the best events in town.
- Dance classes
- Take free dance classes at our place.
- Language lessons
- Take free language classes at our place.
- Bikes at your disposal
- You can use our bikes any time you want.
- Certificate
- Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
- Support
- Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.
- Verified Host
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Availability
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
- Stay at least
- 1 week
- Stay up to
- 12 weeks
The Experience
We are located in Chilamate of Sarapiqui just 2 houres from San Jose in the middle of the tropical forest, our project include Spanish clas by level if you stay at least 2 weeks 2 h/per week with certifate for volunteers. This project is directed by an architecture and Spanish experienced professor Projects : Social media English for the community Desing products with recicling material Permaculture orchard and enjoy the nature
Learn moreRequirements
- Beginner Spanish or Beginner English
- Between 18 and 80 years old
- Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
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24 Reviews
Host & Team
Hours & Tasks
Social Project
Learning & Fun
How this experience will transform you
- 17 Meeting international travelers
- 17 Meeting locals
- 17 Immersing in the local culture
- 16 Get in touch with nature
- 15 Learning about sustainability
- 13 Practicing Spanish
This host contributes to Sustainable Development Goals
- 16 11. Sustainable cities and communities
- 7 6. Clean water and sanitation
- 6 7. Affordable and clean energy
Nilmariliz
Puerto Rico
I had a great experience at FCR Learning!! We did different tasks and were able to get to know the town. The people were so nice and it was a peaceful place. Also the food was very good and Christ was very kind. She taught us a lot about her project and many things about Costa Rica which is beautiful. I recommend the experience!
7 months ago
Joya
United States
Christ is a great host who is super sweet! She was very accommodating to my digital nomad schedule. She showed me so many new plants which was very rewarding for me. I mainly helped out in her garden, but there are many different tasks you could do. I'm excited to see how this project grows. Pro tip, shower during the hottest part of the day (the water is COLD).
7 months ago
coline
France
My stay at the community was a great experience to discover the nature of Costa Rica. Christ is really careful, wants to help around her, but maybe it would be even greater if we have more link with her ! (A little shame that we don't eat with her for exemple for the meals…) But when you get to know her, she's so interesting !! About the tasks, it's really not that difficult, maybe the worst is the warm when you work outside, but very nice to know more about permaculture. I stayed for 2 weeks, and was happy to have others volunteers with me, maybe if you are alone it would be a bit more long
8 months ago
Christ replied
Hi! Coline I have to change about eat with the volunteers because I have a different diet for help reason and also I have my schedule for teach on line is hard for me to keep the diet eating with a group because I love eat. Thanls a lots for your help the complete desing is a big process and every part ia great advance, the permaculture start with circular economy for buy materials and the work for the desinf of the FCRStore willbe a huge step, I have a video with that part finished, also with permaculture we needed to prepare the plants for the big mandala will be like 1000 plants 10 difrentes tipes and you helpme with the firts. 2 weeks is few time to see a proces in advance we need normally 6 months in landscaping to see the diference I hope every body can comeback later and see the other part. In permaculture we need patient because the desing is with plants and they need time to grow up, for that reasosn like architect I create like 5 diferent progets in 1 weeks in 6 months I will have 6 diferents projects working while another plants start to grow up. This is the life in the farm I enjoyed spent time with you at least the the time during the projects.
Chloé
France
We spent one week at FCR and really loved it! Everyday is different and we learned so much! From picking up yuca, cooking traditional food, giving English for the community, painting walls to improve the volunteers house and so on. The schedule is also flexible and very nice to have a lot of free time. Christ is an amazing person, she has a lot of experience and we learned so much from her. She is a sweet heart always here for the volunteers. In the free time it's possible to go chill at the river, go to the bakery, have sport classes etc. I highly recommand this volunteering! 😁
10 months ago
Christ replied
Muchas gracias!! tus palabras son impoetantes para mi y seguire trabajando en este proyecto y espero verte de nuevo.
Anika
Germany
Such a great week at the community. Christ's program is varied and fun. The experience together with the other volunteers makes the time unforgettable. The volunteers' house is being renovated bit by bit, Christ cares about the well-being of all volunteers and she makes a lot of effort to please everyone. She is a real power woman. Thank you for everything! In Sarapiqui you get a real local experience. Also the freetime activities can be filled with sports classes, chilling by the river or in the bakery. After a week you feel like you know half of the village.
10 months ago
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