Free volunteering opportunities 🆓


Female hiker with a gray backpack and red sleeping mat looking out over a desert valley with mountains in the distance. Quote reads, “Distance yourself for a bit. You’ll realize a lot.”

In this section you can find free volunteering opportunities abroad.

What does free mean?

It means that the hosts and the organisations featured on this page do not charge any participation fees for the volunteering experience. They offer free food and accommodation, usually in exchange for 4 to 5 hours of voluntary help per day, similar to the WWOOF philosophy.

However, keep in mind that the hosts will not pay for your travel costs (flight, train, etc.), and they cannot cover your visa or provide invitation letters.

Also, no monthly stipend is offered*.

If you are looking for projects that include a monthly stipend or pocket money, you can explore these sections:

FREE VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES 🆓

This page shows some of the latest free volunteering opportunities abroad. To see more volunteer projects, click on “Older posts” below. Would you like to feature your volunteering opportunity here? Feel free to add your listing 📝✍️

Young woman doing a yoga pose on a mat overlooking the sea, a yoga retreat setting linked to volunteering and work exchange.

Yoga volunteers for Mindfulyoga way of life in Valencia, Spain

Help at an organic farm in England – Ambios eco-farm

animal, animal lover, animal, photography, dog gift, animal shelter, dog refugee, dog shelter, morocco, px

Volunteers needed at Casa Nirvana in Costa Rica

Raised garden beds in front of a small cottage in a rural landscape, a farm exchange and gardening volunteer project. Volunteering in Ireland, sustainable gardening, Voluntouring.

Join a little bit of Paradise in rural Ireland 🇮🇪

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

Help exchange in the south of Italy (Calabria)

Young female volunteer on a stand up paddle while Hostel volunteering in Nerja, Spain

Volunteer at Easy Nerja Hostel in Nerja, Spain

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

Butterfly and Pet Farm looking for travelling helpers in Australia

Group of SB OverSeas interns and volunteers sitting and standing outdoors during a humanitarian education programme, volunteer project and internship abroad. Volunteering, cultural exchange and community support, Voluntouring.

Internship in Lebanon in communication and development!

Small boat full of volunteers and local people crossing the sea near Taltal, northern Chile, during a teaching English volunteer project and cultural exchange with EftG Language School and Voluntouring in South America.

Teach English at a social project in Chile

Snowy wooden house and fenced land in the Lucano Apennines, Basilicata, Italy, part of a self-sufficient volunteer project and hospitality exchange for people interested in volunteering, off grid and alternative lifestyles.

Hospitality exchange in Basilicata, Italy, at Beppe’s farm

Orphans, school, African, kids, volunteer programs, teaching

Share your knowledge while enjoying Uganda’s unique natural beauty, culture and great hospitality.

Large group of volunteers cheering in front of a big blue and white striped marquee tent on a sunny green field at Green & Away in England.

Summer Internship in sustainability in Worcestershire, UK

Group of smiling children and women standing together on green grass in rural Kenya, posing for the camera on a cloudy day.

Come help us implement social and economic change of sustainable development in Kenya

Close up of a person offering a folded white towel on a small wooden tray in a calm spa setting.

Spa & beauty expert volunteer for social venture in Siem Reap, Cambodia

St Basil’s Cathedral on Red Square in Moscow, Russia, with people walking in the foreground

Help in the countryside in Russia (close to the Trans-Siberian Railway)

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