Volunteering in Chile

The following services are included in our volunteering in Chile programme: 

• Transfer from the airport in Santiago to your host family
• Welcome meeting and half-day orientation tour through Santiago
• 4-week Spanish language course with 20 classes a week, each lasting about 50 minutes
• Course materials
• Internet access and snacks in the school
• Various activities in the school (some may require payment), as well as welcome and departure dinners
• P1/P2/P3: Guidance from a staff member on the first day at the project
• Accommodation during the language course (host family with half board in a single room)
• Placement in a volunteer work project
• Project donation
• Accommodation during the volunteer work (depending on the project, either in a host family, hostel, cabaña, or at the project site; P4: Camping November - March) with half board
• P2: 4 weeks surfing instruction, Mon. - Fri., 1.5 hours a day (afternoons), including borrowed surfing equiptment
• P5: Orientation and one overnight stay before the programme begins (in Calama or San Pedro de Atacama)
• Help when taking out travel insurance
• Support, help, and advice from an appointed programme coordinator before departure
• Local English and Spanish-speaking contact person
• Local 24-hour emergency number
• Certificate upon return

Prices

• Age: 18 and above. P5: 21 and above. P1: 18-30 years of age.
• Language: Knowledge of Spanish is an advantage (required for P1, P3, and P5), but not absolutely necessary, as you will learn Spanish during the language course. Good to very good knowledge of English is required.
• Practical Experience: Not necessary, though it would make your stay simpler.
• Other: A certain degree of independence, adaptability, initiative, and flexibility are absolutely necessary, as is the ability to live and work under very simple conditions. P4/P5: Physical fitness is necessary. P5: After you have applied for the programme, we may hold an interview with you over the telephone, to test your English language skills. Travel experience is an advantage.

• Travel to and from Santiago de Chile
• Further travel to the project
• Some meals
• Vaccinations
• Travel insurance
• Personal expenses for excursions, transportation, etc.