Free volunteering opportunities 🆓

female volunteer holding a bunch of freshly harvested bananas (plátanos) at an eco village project in South Jalisco, Mexico.

In this section, you can find free volunteering opportunities abroad.

What does free mean?

It means the hosts and organisations featured on this page do not charge a participation fee for the volunteering experience. In most cases, they offer food and accommodation in exchange for around 4 to 5 hours of help per day (each listing may vary, so always check the details).

Please note that hosts do not cover travel costs (flights, trains, etc.).
In most cases, they also cannot cover visa costs or provide invitation letters.

A monthly stipend is generally not included.

If you are looking for projects that include a stipend or pocket money, you can explore:
European Solidarity Corps (ESC) opportunities (only for European Union citizens) 🇪🇺 and pocket money opportunities 💰

Free volunteering opportunities 🆓

This page shows some of the latest free volunteering opportunities abroad. To see more, click Older posts below. Want to feature your opportunity here? You can add your listing 📝✍️

Mexico, turtle, animal, volunteer program

Volunteer at La Tortuga Viva Sea Turtle Sanctuary in Mexico

Italy, volunteer exchange, hospitality farm

Volunteer at a self sustainable estate in the Cilento National park 🇮🇹

Organic farm, permaculture, gardening, sun, off-grid, agriculture, field, rays, blue sky, px, hospitality exchange, work trade, food and accommodation

Volunteer on an organic farm in the UK

Group of adults and a child smiling and posing together on the grass at Tempo di Vivere ecovillage, with green trees in the background.

Experiential exchange in our Italian Ecovillage

Ooraminna, Australia, ranch, work exchange

Homestead offers volunteers accommodation in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia

volunteer exchange, buddha, volunteering, spirituality, yoga, voluntouring, food and accommodation, hospitality, trade, barter, sea, beach, life changing experiences

Volunteer project in Nepal at Bhakti Home

volunteering, school, liceo cientifico, Dominican Republic, volunteer projects, program, hospitality exchange, food and accommodation

Volunteer at a local school in the Dominican Republic for food and accommodation

dogsitting, Portugal, Laura, Miguel, Lisbon

Help needed with home care & dogcare in rural Portugal (Hiring)

Smiling volunteer tending to red roses and herbs at Spindle Flower and Foliage Farm in Dorset, UK - part of a sustainable farming and eco-volunteering program.

Help out on a cut flower and foliage farm in Dorset, UK

host of au pair, Sicily, organic farm, self sufficiency,

Sicily, culture and learning: help at a self-sufficient farm

Intentional community La Village Cascina in Dorzano, Italy near Lake Viverone, offering volunteering, hospitality exchange, food, and accommodation for travelers.

Experience a self sustainable lifestyle in Dorzano, Italy

food and accommodation, pool, bath, wildcamping, bulgaria, hospitality exchange, workamping, wild camping, volunteer, workaway, helpx, barter stay, host, voluntouring, voluntourism

Be a campground host in wild and beautiful Bulgaria

Black and white arrow sign with the word “Hostel”, symbol of budget travel and hostel volunteering work exchange.

Work positions in a hostel in Crete (Greek Island)

surfing, surf, volunteer projects, volunteering opportunities, center, school, sea, beach, surfers, volunteers, voluntouring, helpx, workaway, food and accommodation, exchange, px, pex

Would you like to volunteer in a surf hostel?

Sunny courtyard of a Sicilian country house with plants, deckchairs and wooden tables at a rural BnB near Trapani.

Exchanging food and accommodation for some help in Casa Colomba, Sicily

slide, voluntouring, volunteer, help, locals, lifestyle, food and accommodation
Travel, help the locals, share the lifestyle, receive food & accommodation in exchange
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