Volunteer in Bolivia

Service: Document and photograph Solidarity Tourism and Community-defined development projects including water systems, language schools, and cultural sites. Spend a day in the Rainforest Protected Zone working with indigenous population on a Forest Management Plan. Work on local farms to support sustainable farming projects. Work may include preparing soil for planting, planting, harvesting, and improving water systems. Help to create a grassroots geomapping matrix by documenting local municipal micro-initiatives.
Education: Meet indigenous community members as well as local elected officials. Learn about geo-mapping from the ground up. Analyze the impact and implications of tourism and voluntourism while examining the effects of colonization and globalization on rural communities. Discover the growing decolonization initiatives of the indigenous peoples of Bolivia. Improve your Spanish speaking skills.
Adventure: Visit the UNESCO Wolrd Heritage site of Samaipata, known also as "Little Machu Picchu" Shopping in local markets, participate in music and dancing, Tour colonial Jesuit Missions, epic hikes in the Andes, go Caving, explore the Dinosaur fossil sites of Toro Toro. Other extra optional adventures include: visits to the world’s largerst salt flat El Salar, Lake Titicaca and La Paz.
Additional Info: Sample Itinerary, Travel Documents
Local Development Organization:The Grupo Nacional de Trabaja para la Participation (GNTP) is a Bolivian organization, focuse on providing opportunities for communities to participate in economic and sustainable development projects, supporting residents to develop their capacity as social actors through dialogue and engagement in their own community. Learn more