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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 📝✍️

Clear river with rocky shore and native trees in rural Chile, near a small eco-community offering communal living and volunteering.

Starting an organic eco-village in Patagonia, Coyhaique, Chile

Musician playing traditional Irish harp on a coastal cliff in Donegal, Ireland, with ocean and snow-capped mountains in the background.

Music, art and Gardening in Ireland: ‘I am looking for a helper!’

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European Solidarity Corps: filmmaking & documentary opportunity in Slovenia

Volcanic rock formation near Cruz de Tejeda in Gran Canaria, close to Finca La Isa mountain hostel and volunteer program.

Finca La Isa Eco Hostel and Lodge is looking for volunteers!

olunteers jumping from red sand dunes in Wadi Rum desert, Jordan, part of a Bedouin family homestay and tour-help volunteering program.

Volunteer help at local Bedouin Family in the Wadi Rum Desert of Jordan

Goats and sheep grazing on a green Andean pasture near a volunteer farm in Peru, illustrating animal care and rural volunteering.

Volunteer on an organic farm in Peru: from agriculture to caring for animals.

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Culture Unites: an EVS projekt in Samokov, Bulgaria

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Eco-village in Thailand: join and live a community lifestyle in Kalasin

Smokinya Foundation ESC project poster, “OFFLINE, from volunteer towards employed,” Sofia, Bulgaria, April 2019 to March 2020, European Solidarity Corps.

offLINE – from volunteer towards employed – Volunteering project in Bulgaria

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Volunteer at a cafe and family guest House in Sri Lanka

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Volunteer at an Environmental organization in Amalfi Coast, Italy

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Sudan free volunteer Program: Teach English in our Universities

Donkey in a sunny field at a Sicilian farmhouse and nursery near Scicli, part of the Sicily hospitality exchange program.

Garden management and plant nursery in Sicily, Italy: become a volunteer!

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Free accommodation & Free tour for English Speakers in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

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Help in the garden in exchange for hospitality in Germany

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