- Paraguay
About Program
The Volunteer and Intern Coordinator position is a very broad role with numerous responsibilities. You will be primarily responsible for ensuring that all Para La Tierra visitors, volunteers, interns and researchers get a well-rounded and rewarding experience during their stay in Paraguay. To this end it is exceptionally important that you are positive and outgoing, with a can-do attitude, and that you are willing to try and solve problems and work independently.
Your key responsibility will be to maintain a happy and healthy volunteer house.
The position includes tasks such as:
• Greeting new volunteers
• Coordinating and accompanying volunteers and interns to their daily fieldwork activities
• Driving volunteers and interns to their fieldwork
• Leading weekly house meetings
• Organising volunteer activities
• Address any needs for equipment or food-shopping in the house
• Help establish a culture of positivity, acceptance and equality, leading by example
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Join us onsite at Laguna Blanca as a volunteer, intern or researcher.
Volunteering is a great way to broaden your experience and research skills. You can design your own project based on a your specific interest (the scientific team will help you decide if it's achievable), assist with an existing project, or undertake one of our pre-written projects from our database. We have space for up to eight volunteers at any time. Choose from one of the following options:
Conservation Volunteerships - No experience necessary, just an enthusiasm for nature and willingness to get involved! Volunteers assist with scientific fieldwork, learn new techniques and get the opportunity to see their name and the results of their work in print. Come and have fun in a beautiful setting and help us by contributing to the conservation.
Program Highlights
- Promoting conservation for highly treatened habitats
- Working in the quaint city of Pilar with lots of opportunities to meet the friendly and easy-going Paraguayan lifestyle
- Organized activities & trips (asados, game nights, trips to the beach, cultural activities) with like-minded people from all over the world
- The satisfying feeling of committing your work to a good cause whilst gaining insight into a new culture
- Certificate of completion detailing your role, the project(s) you participated in and the dates you volunteered in