Sri Lanka Volunteer Programs from $27/day | Most Affordable & Trusted
- Sri Lanka
- Kandy
About Program
Trusted by 136,000+ volunteers, IVHQ offers the world's #1 rated volunteer programs in Sri Lanka and 50+ destinations worldwide.
For 6 years, we've won the "Top Volunteer Abroad Provider Award" from GoOverseas, so you can trust that you're in the safest hands with IVHQ.
Our affordable projects start from $27/day for your accommodation, meals, airport pick-up, project placement and local support. Projects run year-round, with durations from 1-12 weeks. Choose from 8 projects, ranging from Medical and Teaching to Turtle Conservation in the bustling city of Kandy, peaceful rural Hanguranketha, ancient Dambulla, remote Dambana, picturesque Ambalangoda, and wildlife-filled Wasgamuwa. Plus, you’ll stay with other like-minded, impact-focused travelers from around the world (private room options available).
With IVHQ’s superior pre-departure support services, you’ll gain exclusive access to your own Volunteer Travel Specialist, comprehensive preparation tools and volunteer training.
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Program Highlights
- Cheapest volunteer programs from $27/day for your accommodation, meals, airport pick-up, project placement & local support.
- Volunteer for 1-12 weeks, year round start dates most Mondays.
- 15+ years experience & only B Corp certified volunteer travel organization.
- Get free changes up to 14 days before you start with our flexible booking policy.
- Affordable way to earn college credit - gain 5 credits for only US$500!
Popular Programs
Volunteers on this project assist at a childcare center in Kandy. You can gain experience in childcare while giving overworked local staff an extra hand and helping them provide high quality care and attention to their charges.
If you're a medical student keen to learn and observe at a training hospital in Kandy - this is the opportunity for you! Volunteers shadow local staff in a wide range of departments and gain insight into many different clinical practices while the people of Sri Lanka get better access to affordable healthcare.
If you are physically able and love to get stuck into it then this project will allow you to assist with repairs and upgrades to Buddhist temples, schools and pre-schools in Kandy. Volunteers gain building maintenance experience while local infrastructure gets kept in good condition. Improvements to these community buildings can help make them safer, more functional and more attractive to the people who use them.
Turtles are always a popular project - in this program you can help rehabilitate injured turtles and boost conservation around the southern coast of Sri Lanka. Gain conservation and reptile care experience while assisting with a wide range of tasks that contribute to the goal of increasing the turtle population in the area so these incredible creatures can thrive well into the future.
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Hi, I stayed in a volunteer house during my 3 week stay in Sri Lanka. It was the best experience as you make new friends whereby you go out on the weekends, play board games and go on walks after work each day. It's truly amazing meeting and being together with so many people from different countries. The girls who did home stay tended to come to the volunteer house after volunteer work as they...