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Work exchange


Smiling volunteers harvesting tomatoes on an organic farm during a work exchange with free accommodation.

Work exchange volunteer projects connect travellers with hosts who offer food and accommodation in return for a few hours of help each day. In this section you will find work exchange opportunities in hostels, farms, eco-communities, schools, NGOs and many other local projects.

On Voluntouring.org we focus mainly on work exchanges that are free to join, where volunteers receive lodging and meals and usually help around 20 to 30 hours per week. In some cases, especially in developing countries or very small organisations, hosts may ask for a reasonable contribution to cover part of the costs. Please read each listing carefully, ask questions, and choose only projects that feel transparent and fair to you.


Work exchange volunteer opportunities abroad ðŸĪðŸŒ


This page shows some of the latest work exchange volunteer projects. To see more opportunities, click on “Older posts” below. Need volunteers?  Add your listing âœðŸ―Â Also see: Free volunteering opportunities abroad 🗚ïļ

Smiling ESC volunteer holding a small Turkish flag and local food at an English immersion youth camp in Siirt, part of ESC volunteering in Turkey with CEDID Association.

40-Day ESC Volunteering in TÞrkiye | English Immersion Camp with CEDID Association ðŸ‡đ🇷 🇊🇚

Children in Bugiri smiling and drinking during a community meal at Tenderhearts Children Initiative.

Volunteer with Tenderhearts Children Initiative in Uganda

Teacher leading a small English class with Vietnamese children in Dong Nai, Vietnam, showing a friendly homestay volunteer project that offers free meals and accommodation and focuses on cultural exchange.

Cultural & Language Exchange in Bien Hoa, Vietnam – Live like a local and share your culture!

A dramatic view of the Castello della Pietra (Castle of the Stone) built into a rocky cliffside in Vobbia, Liguria, Italy, at sunset.

Eco-villa renovation volunteer project in Italy ðŸ‡ŪðŸ‡đ 🇊🇚

Muay Thai instructor job poster for Vang Vieng, Laos with free accommodation, two meals daily and 30 percent profit share.

Looking for Muay Thai instructor in vang vieng, profit share included

Volunteers needed in Hanoi, Vietnam - bright classroom images for Kidwell Academy; benefits listed: free accommodation, two meals/day; 2-month minimum.

Volunteer English teacher in Hanoi – 3 hours/day, free stay & meals

Social media volunteer Sumatra - Bukit Lawang eco-guesthouse and family: two young boys, open-air lounge, garden ponds and lake views in North Sumatra, Indonesia.

Volunteer in Bukit Lawang – social media & part-time nanny

Rundling village in Wendland, Lower Saxony, Germany - half-timbered farmhouses along a winding road amid fields, with distant wind turbines.

Volunteer at a Hackspace in Wendland, Germany ðŸ‡Đ🇊

Collage from a rural volunteer project near Lisbon, Portugal: host holding wild mushrooms, cloistered farmhouse, sunset on a rocky coast, green parrot in an aviary, a circle of cats eating on patterned tiles, and a garden scene with a cat by a pebble mound and tree.

Volunteer in rural Portugal near Lisbon: animals, garden and DIY

Volunteer pastry chef role at a beach guesthouse on Uruguay’s coast, seashells and ocean view.

Pastry chef volunteer at beach guesthouse in Uruguay 🇚ðŸ‡ū

Peaceful Alentejo, Portugal scene—organic farm fields and garden on a permaculture project offering food and accommodation.

Helping in an organic farm with permaculture principles in Alentejo Portugal ðŸ‡ĩðŸ‡đ

Eco volunteer Latvia with Inspiria NGO: volunteers planting a young tree during a forest care project.

Volunteer in Latvia with Inspiria [Fully funded]

A smiling group of PLANE Uganda volunteers with local women and a child in Fort Portal, wearing colorful patterned clothing and standing outdoors during a community project.

PLANE Uganda: Free Volunteering in Fort Portal

Mai Niti healing center volunteer program in Pucallpa, Peru poster with Shipibo healers and volunteers, highlighting paid roles, ceremonies, meals, and lodging.

Volunteer at Mai Niti healing center in Pucallpa, Peru

Finca Las Hormigas in Puerto Viejo, LimÃģn (Costa Rica) volunteer call

Volunteer at Finca Las Hormigas permaculture farm in Costa Rica

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