Volunteer in Costa Rica with Maximo Nivel - Best Rated Projects

Coming to Costa Rica has been the best experience ever! Maximo Nivel really made this experience the best, all the staff members are really friendly and they all constantly check on how things are going. If you are thinking on volunteering, I totally recommend Costa Rica with Maximo Nivel. I worked in an orphanage for two months, I learned so much from the kids. Working with kids that have been through that much really puts your life into perspective. I personally think that volunteering will help you as much as it will help others. My number one recommendation is to come with an open mind, there is so much you can learn from other people if you allow yourself.

My whole experience with my host family, the maximi team, and the teachers and children at the Ositos day care has been incredible. Everyone was so nice and so helpful and has helped made this experience easier and enjoyable for me. The kids are so happy and so appreciative to have the volunteers come in and play with them. I definitely want to come back. My only challenge was the language barrier. I could only understand and speak a little bit of spanish so the next time I come back, I’m going to make sure that I am fluent in it. Other than that, I had the best time!

Volunteerin in Costa Rica with IVHQ and being hosted through Maximo Nivel was an amazing experience ! They are extremely organized and help you prepare everything before you arrive for your project. They work diligently to prepare you for your on site project and their orientations are very helpful and full of information. I would definitely volunteer through this program again in the future. Thank you IVHQ !

I really enjoyed my experience volunteering with Maximo Nivel. The staff was very helpful but the accomodation was not as good as I would have it to be. I was placed in the Casa Esperanza home, a special needs placement. I loved it but after my roommate left I was the only volunteer so it was kinda tricky. The people that live at the home and the staff members were lovely and so sweet. I am going to miss them so much. I would love to come back eventually to see them. I still had a great time though. I had a terrific time and I can definitely see myself coming back.

Great experience, our leader Tati was amazing. We were able to make a huge impact which is what I came here to do. I was able to work with children and do check ups to make sure their overall health was in good shape. We were able to bring them vitamins and other supplies they needed Great experience, our leader Tati was amazing. We were able to make a huge impact which is what I came here to do. I was able to work with children and do check ups to make sure their overall health was in good shape. We were able to bring them vitamins and other supplies they needed Great experience, our leader Tati was amazing. We were able to make a huge impact which is what I came here to do. I was able to work with children and do check ups to make sure their overall health was in good shape. We were able to bring them vitamins and other supplies they needed

I had the great pleasure to be placed as an English teaching volunteer with the young learners beginners class at Vuelo-LaCarpio. This is an extremely poor part of San Jose, originally built up by squatters out of the trash. Eventually this became a local community, which is very tight knit, but very excluded and isolated from most of the hustle and bustle of the big city life of San Jose. A local family offers up their home to allow students of all levels, ages, abilities to attend English classes for free. This placement is very rewarding, as those students that attend are eager to learn and happy to have assistance by native speakers. Of all the places I could have spent my first English teaching experience, I am so grateful for this placement!

I came to San Jose for 2 weeks, working in both Construction and Childcare. The construction project was really hands on, and I learned how to cut wall structures, use power tools, mix cement and much more. I was able to work closely with other volunteers on the project and through our teamwork and motivation we were able to succesfully complete our project. Our project manager Gonzalo was extremely helpful and very nice.

For Childcare, I worked at a daycare in a very poor neighborhood called Purral. All the children at the daycare had been sponsored by the Goverment due to issues with funding, or parental issues with Domestic violence, drugs, alcohol etc. Despite this, the kids were so warm, friendly, outgoing and happy. I worked with children ages 4-8, and I would spend the shift playing games, playing with toys, teaching them numbers/alphabet, drawing and much more. It was awesome to see how happy the kids were, and I truly felt like I made an impact on them.

Additionally, I met some great volunteers that I got to hang out with a lot, and the Maximo staff were EXTREMELY helpful and accomodating whenever I had any questions/concerns.

Overall one of the coolest and most impactful experiences of my life

I had an amazing experience at casa Esperanza. I could truly see how impactful it was for the residents to have regular interactions with us and be stimulated through games and art. The staff there was sooo wonderful, but had their hands full preparing meals, changing the residents, cleaning, etc. Therefore, having volunteers there that were solely focused on interacting with the residents is so valuable. I do feel I made a small impact in the residents lives but they made a much greater impact on me with their positivity, light, and all of the love that they give unconditionally. This experience has been so meaningful to me ☺