📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve, located in Monteverde, is a project that combines conservation, ecotourism and education. This project is an example of a protected area that is administered by a small community which directly benefits from it.
Thanks to the help of national and international volunteers, people from the community, and students, the Reserve has developed a good infrastructure of trails, a visitors’ center, a store and a small restaurant. Many volunteers with technical and professional experience also help with environmental education and sustainable development projects.
💼 What the programme involves
Most work is done along with the crew of the Reserve, as a volunteer your missions will be:To maintain and to create trails, to repair infrastructure, to help with the reforestation project of the local high school, to assist at the main office in town with reservations and translations. If you stay for a longer period and have specific skills, you may also help with research going on at the Reserve.
You will work from Monday to Friday 8 hours a day (depending on tasks and weather)
🏠 Accommodation on site
You will stay in a host family of the community, that provide them with food, in Santa Elena.
📍 About the location
The project is located in Santa Elena of Monteverde (Province Puntarenas).
Please arrive to Costa Rica 3 days before you start the project. You will have an orientation meeting in San Jose the second day. The third day you will travel to the community (host family). Santa Elena receives volunteers mostly on Mondays and Tuesdays.
ℹ️ Additional information
400US$ (Program Fee) + 140US$ (ACI Fee if you stay from 1 to 4 weeks)+29US$ (night and breakfirst at the hotel during training days)+40US$ (food during the training days)