Right now 15 to 20 percent of families in this area live without adequate housing and volunteers are needed to help change this situation. Construction volunteers will work with a maestro de obras or construction supervisor who will explain what needs to be done and how to do it. Volunteers must be of age 18 or above with minimum education of high school.

Volunteers with the following special skills are preferred for the placement:- Engineering Student Carpenter Framer Drywall Equipment General Labour

Volunteers can assist by doing following tasks:- As a construction volunteer you will participate in various phases of the construction process, including digging the foundation and septic tanks, mixing concrete, laying cement block, building rebar frames for the walls and roof, pouring concrete floors, and plastering the walls. On a typical workday, you will work at the construction site along with Habitat families, other volunteers, and the Habitat-contracted maestro de obras or construction supervisor. You may not see the entire house constructed while you are here, but you will be able to witness tremendous progress as a result of your work.

Basecamp International welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.basecampcenters.com

Mailing Address 298 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 3B4

Phone: 613.541.7862

Toll Free : 866.646.4693

Fax: 613.541.1604

This hogar comunitario (community daycare centre) assists underprivileged families by caring for children while parents are working. Volunteers must be of age 18 or above with minimum education of high school. Volunteers with the folowing special skills are preferred for the placement:- Child & Youth Worker Early Childhood Education Social Worker (BSW) Social Work Student Day Care Work Social Worker (MSW) Volunteers can assist by doing following tasThis hogar comunitario (community daycare centre) assists underprivileged families by caring for children while parents are working. Volunteers must be of age 18 or above with minimum education of high school.

Volunteers with the folowing special skills are preferred for the placement:- Child & Youth Worker Early Childhood Education Social Worker (BSW) Social Work Student Day Care Work Social Worker (MSW)

Volunteers can assist by doing following tasks:- Reading, caring for children, cleaning, arts and crafts, etc. Basecamp International welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details: Email: [email protected] Website: www.basecampcenters.com Mailing Address 298 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 3B4 Phone: 613.541.7862 Toll Free : 866.646.4693 Fax: 613.541.1604 ks:- Reading, caring for children, cleaning, arts and crafts, etc.

Basecamp International welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.basecampcenters.com

Mailing Address 298 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 3B4

Phone: 613.541.7862

Toll Free : 866.646.4693

Fax: 613.541.1604

The Asociacion Humanitaria Para la Proteccion Animal de Costa Rica (AHPPA) is an association committed to the protection of animals in Costa Rica. AHPPA operates an animal shelter in San Rafael de Heredia which includes covered pens for dogs, housing facilities for cats and kittens, and an onsite veterinary clinic. AHPPA cares for injured and abandoned animals, provides low and no cost veterinary care and sterilization, and provide education on animal care and the importance of sterilization. Volunteers must be of age 18 or above with minimum education of high school.

Volunteers with the following special skills are preferred for the placement:- Nurse Pre-Med Student Standard First-Aid Biology Veterinary Science

Volunteers can assist by doing following tasks:- Volunteers who are studying veterinary medicine will be able to assists the vets in caring for sick animals and performing sterilizations. However all volunteers are more than welcome to help out regardless of their education or experience. Some tasks include: 1. Walking the dogs 2. Grooming the animals 3. Cleaning the pens 4. Feeding the animals 5. Basic cleaning of the facilities

Basecamp International welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.basecampcenters.com

Mailing Address 298 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 3B4

Phone: 613.541.7862

Toll Free : 866.646.4693

Fax: 613.541.1604

This organisation works to help underprivileged families by caring for children while parents are working. It serves the neighbourhood of Dora Ovando. The daycare is run by one woman who could use help caring for the children and organizing activities for them. Volunteers must be of age 18 or above with minimum education of high school.

Volunteers with the following special skills are preferred for the placement:- Child & Youth Worker Early Childhood Education Social Worker (BSW) Social Work Student Psychology Student Day Care Work Social Worker (MSW)

Volunteers can assist by doing following tasks:- Taking care of children, arts and crafts, helping with cleaning.

Basecamp International welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.basecampcenters.com

Mailing Address 298 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 3B4

Phone: 613.541.7862

Toll Free : 866.646.4693

Fax: 613.541.1604

The Asociacion Humanitaria Para la Proteccion Animal de Costa Rica (AHPPA) is an association committed to the protection of animals in Costa Rica. AHPPA operates an animal shelter in San Rafael de Heredia which includes covered pens for dogs, housing facilities for cats and kittens, and an onsite veterinary clinic. AHPPA cares for injured and abandoned animals, provides low and no cost veterinary care and sterilization, and provide education on animal care and the importance This placement needs volunteers to help control the huge numbers of unwanted and abandoned cats and dogs in Costa Rica. Costa Rica’s former solution to animal overpopulation was to poison the animals in overcrowded areas. AHPPA’s sterilization program has put a stop to this terrible practice. Through low and no cost sterilization programs and education about the importance of sterilization, AHPPA hopes to decrease the numbers of abandoned animals but they need help in order to accomplish this goal.

Volunteers can assist by doing the following tasks: Volunteers who are studying veterinary medicine will be able to assists the vets in caring for sick animals and performing sterilizations. However all volunteers are more than welcome to help out regardless of their education or experience. Some tasks include:

1. Walking the dogs

2. Grooming the animals

3. Cleaning the pens

4. Feeding the animals

5. Basic cleaning of the facilities You can work for: The shelter is open 7 days a week, volunteers can arrange their schedule. Volunteers will work Monday-Friday from 7:30am-4:30pm and weekends from 9:30am-2pm, depending on the schedule arranged with the placement coordinator. Volunteers with a background in veterinary medicine will be very helpful, but volunteers of all educational backgrounds are welcome. The personality traits would be useful for a volunteer at this placement are: Volunteers must be eager to help, compassionate, and love animals. People who would have difficult time: Those who get too easily attached to animals – at times the animals are so sick they must be put down and volunteers must be able to understand and accept this.

The specific skills are they looking for at this placement are: Nurse Pre-Med Student Standard First-Aid Biology Veterinary Science Basecamp International Centers welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.basecampcenters.com

Mailing Address 298 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 3B4

Phone: 613.541.7862

Toll Free : 866.646.4693

Fax: 613.541.1604

ASVO is a non-profit NGO which places volunteers in Costa Rica’s national parks and protected areas. ASVO’s objective is to improve the conditions and amount of volunteer work performed at a national and international level. Volunteers are needed to help protect the many different types of habitats found within the park – the park is home to four different types of forest as well as many different species of plants and animals. Volunteers must be of age 18 or above with minimum education of high school.

Volunteers with the following special skills are preferred for the placement:- Forestry Environmental Science Biology Data Collection Hiking

Volunteers can assist by doing following tasks:-

1. Maintenance of trails.

2. Maintenance of facilities.

3. Tending to the public and patrolling with the park rangers

Basecamp International welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details

: Email: [email protected]

Website: www.basecampcenters.com

Mailing Address 298 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 3B4

Phone: 613.541.7862

Toll Free : 866.646.4693

Fax: 613.541.1604

The role of the Sonafluca Community Youth Group is to provide a medium by which the youth of the community can come together and take an active role in improving their community. They serve the Sonafluka Town and surrounding areas. Placement Work Details This placement needs volunteers because although the town has many plans to improve the its infrastructure and facilities, they lack the labour force. The Youth Group (“Jovenes Activos Sonafluca”) has stepped up to the challenge but needs lots of extra hands. As in most communities, there is always lots of work to be done to help the community by keeping in clean, and by building new structures. It is a rewarding experience as the volunteer can feel like a part of the community and see the progress they have made.

The volunteers can help by doing followig tasks: -refurbishing different buildings and facilities in the community -painting (signs, buildings, etc.) -clearing trails in the town’s ecological reserve, preserving the water reserve -construction (taking down rotten structures, or helping to build new ones) Other tasks that you may be requested to preform outside of your core duties: Helping kids to improve their level of English after class. Helping to fix the local church (painting, reinforcing existing structure)

The specific skills they are looking for at this placement are : Carpenter Framer Drywall General Labour Forestry Waste Management Soccer Basketball Hiking How to Apply

: Basecamp International Centers welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details:

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.basecampcenters.com

Mailing Address 298 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 3B4

Phone: 613.541.7862

Toll Free : 866.646.4693

Fax: 613.541.1604