10-Month Volunteering Program
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About the project
10-Month Volunteering Program
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
St. Vincent & the Grenadines consists of 32 islands, 8 of which are inhabited by 110,000 residents. This is where the academy is located, at the foot of the La Soufriere volcano, close to many nature trails, waterfalls, coasts and shores. Our campus has 20 different fruit trees on the site, with a beautiful view of the entire Richmond Valley with the coast and Chateaubelair Island.
The academy is far out of town, with little access to shops, restaurants and other recreational venues. Life at RVA focuses on learning, teamwork, and working with the communities. We resonate with the motto of LIVE SIMPLE: creativity is required, and talent is encouraged.
Since the start of the program in 2012, more than 300 volunteers from St. Vincent and 700+ volunteers from all over the world have been involved in our programs and have learned a lot about climate protection at the academy, especially about the effects of climate change on small island states. An important part of this training includes the participation as teams in practical activities that are necessary in this environment, such as planting 30,000 trees and collecting 30 tons of trash and plastics from rivers and along the coast and besides creating 250 ecological home gardens with families from the islands.
💼 What the programme involves
Join a life-changing 10-month volunteer program: Start with training in the Caribbean, then volunteer in an international development project in Malawi, Zambia or Brazil to make a difference!
- 3 months education & training
Over the first three months, you’ll dive into immersive, hands-on training at Richmond Vale Academy in St. Vincent & the Grenadines. During training, you
will be empowered to effectively collaborate and develop community projects.
Through engaging sessions on collaboration, community development, politics, economy, agriculture, health, culture, and traditions, you’ll gain essential knowledge to become a valuable part of meaningful projects that create lasting change!
Projects in Malawi and Zambia :
Children's Town
The volunteers' role is to support teachers by providing mentorship, teaching English, organizing evening and weekend programs, and collaborating with the climate center activities and projects.
Farmers' Clubs :
The volunteers take part in activities such as: tree planting, sustainable agriculture, environmental protection, youth sports clubs, fundraising, and more.
Pre-Schools
In this project, volunteers join hands with the adults around the children, for example, providing monthly training sessions for the pre-school teachers, developing learning materials, strengthening community engagement to secure one meal per day for the children, establishing vegetable gardens, or improving school buildings.
6 months volunteering in Malawi, Zambia or Brazil with Humana People to People
Teams are placed in local communities in Malawi, Zambia, or Brazil to join hands with local partners in Humana People to People programs. Through
hands-on projects, you'll address key challenges and help build thriving, sustainable communities. Volunteers actively contribute to achieving the objectives defined by the initiative. The projects relate to: health, education, community development, and environmental and agricultural sustainability.
- 1 Month at Richmond Vale Academy
Upon returning to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, volunteers become powerful advocates by reflecting on the culmination of their experiences and raising awareness about challenges related to poverty in the Global South. Richmond Vale Academy is the training ground that prepares volunteers for impactful projects with Humana People to People in Africa and Brazil.
🏠 Accommodation on site
There are 5 student corridors with 40 rooms. Each room occupies two persons.
There are shared bathrooms in the corridors - one for Women and one for Men. The rooms are simple with no extra. There is a pillow on each bed - people bring their own sheets - twin size.
🍲 Food
While in Africa the volunteers will get a place to stay plus a
Stipend that covers food, transport and pocket money.
📍 About the location
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is an island country located in the Caribbean, specifically in the Lesser Antilles archipelago. The country consists of the main island, Saint Vincent, and a group of about 32 smaller islands and islets called the Grenadines. It is a popular destination known for its beaches, coral reefs, scuba diving, and volcanic landscapes.
ℹ️ Additional information
The project starts April and October for a duration of 10 months.
The participation fee covers room and board for the 4 months in St Vincent, a return ticket to the project country, travel insurance in the project country - you only need pocketmoney and your ticket to arrive here.
The economy in SVG is based on tourism and agriculture. English is the official language and Vincy Creole is the native. The country is peaceful and safe; the criminal rate has gone up because of the raising drug traffic, but this is gang related
only.
Richmond Vale Academy has a solid backing from the Vincentian population as well as from the Government. Climate Change is hitting poorer countries the hardest and Saint Vincent is one of the poorest island nations in the Caribbean and one of the world's most disaster prone countries with a small population and many poorly built residencies as well as limited infrastructure.
Climate Change means more flooding and hurricanes. In July 2024 a hurricane, category 4 hit St. Vincent and especially the Grenadines where thousands were left without public water, with heavy destruction of roads, bridges and houses whick left hundreds in shelters.
The 4500 USD cover room and board during the 3+1 months at the school
Plus training and any costs with program.
It also covers the return ticket to Africa and a travel insurance in Africa.
While in Africa the volunteers will get a place to stay plus a
Stipend that covers food, transport and pocket money.
They will be a remote area in Africa so not much spending goes on.
So the persons have to cover their travel expenses to St Vincent and the Grenadines and
Personal spending money for the 3+1 months they are in the school.
Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.
Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
VC100
01/04/2025 at 00:00 → 31/10/2025 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
4500.00 USD ≈ 4,030 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
🌍 Location info
Local currency
East Caribbean Dollar (XCD / $)
Exchange rate
1 XCD = 0.331567 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Atlantic Standard Time
Local time: 20:56 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken