Volunteer with Children in Costa Rica
Volunteer on childhood development projects, learn Spanish and explore Costa Rica in your free time.
Durations:Â 2 - 12 weeks
35 hrs of fieldwork per week
1:6 staff to participant ratio
Includes GVI ExperiencesBook with confidence
Travel flexibility, because life happens! Modify your booking, even up to 48 hours before departure. T&Cs apply.
Program information
Contribute to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 4: Quality Education by supporting childhood development initiatives in the Central Valley region of Costa Rica. In your free time, take advantage of the myriad of adventure activities that this diverse mountainous region has to offer – including hiking, volcanoes, botanical gardens, museums and beaches.
Get a grant of up to 80% on community development programs!
GVI Foundation Grants are now available for community development programs. Apply by 31 Dec to get up to zar100000 off.
Book with confidence
Travel flexibility, because life happens! Modify your booking, even up to 48 hours before departure. T&Cs apply.
Included in your program, at no extra cost.
Make the most of our unique programs with these exclusively curated local adventure and wellness experiences.
Offered once a month, expand your adventure with GVI Experiences. These are just some of the activities offered on your program!
Learn to cook Costa Rican food
Visit a botanical garden
Summit Irazu Volcano
Enjoy a Costa Rican breakfast
Experience Costa Rican culture
Practise a yoga class
Paint your own pottery souvenir
White-water raft down the Pacuare River
Learn to cook Costa Rican food
Visit a botanical garden
Summit Irazu Volcano
Enjoy a Costa Rican breakfast
Experience Costa Rican culture
Practise a yoga class
Paint your own pottery souvenir
White-water raft down the Pacuare River
Connect with our alumni
Want to connect with some of our past participants about their adventures? Get in touch with hundreds of friendly ambassadors all over the world who would be more than happy to answer any questions.
