Island conservation program. Or THE BEST SUMMER OF YOUR LIFE

If you are planning on going and you can allow yourself to go, then go. Both programs the island conservation and the turtle watch programme are worth trying and are amazing. You are supported and surrounded by and amazing friendly staff, who are more than willing to help you experience the best of Cape Verde, while also doing good work for their ecosystem. As someone who does island conservation you would get to experience: bird ringing, shark tagging, marine monitoring, turtle patrols, turtle hatching season, replanting of endemic plant species, and you also get to join in on creating a protected area, by making signs, making road blocks and educating tourists as well as the locals.
The turtle programme hugely depends on the months you are planning of going (nesting, hatching happen during different months), but no matter what you will have an amazing team of like minded, international and local people who will be joining you on patrols and keeping you company through out the day.
The accomodation is provided for both volunteering groups, with turtle volunteers also getting their food (breakfast, lunch, dinner) provided.
Besides all that people who work with Project Biodiversity get various discounts around the town of Santa Maria for example for diving and island tours.
And if you encounter any problems than the volunteer coordinator is literally god sent and will help you through them all (shoutout to Débora♡).
Definitely will consider coming back if time allows it. Love you guys, keep up the great work!