| Latin America is a traveler's paradise and Bolivia offers | | | | diverse environment and microhabitats and you can |
| some of the most spectacular landscapes that you as | | | | work with environmentalists, researchers, and scientists |
| a volunteer will get to see. A geographically diverse | | | | on conservation projects like breeding programs for |
| country, Bolivia is also multi-ethnic and has partial | | | | wild animals in captivity, tagging animals and monitoring |
| control over Lake Titicaca, which is the highest | | | | their activity and breeding etc. You can also work as a |
| navigable lake in the world at an elevation of 3,805 m. | | | | volunteer with the Santa Cruz Zoo or the Botanical |
| Bolivia is also known as the Tibet of Americas as it is | | | | gardens. - Children's Orphanage: As a volunteer in |
| one of the most remote countries in Latin America or | | | | Bolivia, you can work with orphaned children by |
| for that matter the western hemisphere. Why | | | | educating them, playing with them, and helping them to |
| Volunteer In Bolivia Volunteering in Bolivia is an exotic | | | | grow up. Taking care of one child is a full-time job and |
| experience because you will get to understand the | | | | taking care of a bunch is going to be challenging and |
| Bolivian way of life and take part in different types of | | | | interesting. - Animal Rescue: This is a different type of |
| conservation, eco-tourism, and community | | | | volunteer job although you don't need to have any |
| development projects. You will get a first hand | | | | prior skill sets but compassion and a spirit of adventure |
| experience into the various cultural and traditional | | | | will be enough. Animal rescue work can vary from |
| aspects of Bolivian people. Apart from this, the fact of | | | | saving exotic animals in captivity to saving the street |
| the matter is that Bolivia has one of the highest | | | | dog in distress. It is a challenging and interesting work |
| poverty levels in the Latin America and as a volunteer, | | | | and you will be working closely with non-profit |
| you can make a difference to the country's | | | | organizations and expert animal trainers or handlers. |
| under-privileged population. Types Of Projects | | | | Some of the volunteer projects will involve working |
| Available As a part of volunteering in Bolivia, you will | | | | with the Machia National Park authority to protect the |
| get to choose the kind of project you are interested in. | | | | animals within the park and to offer them a safe |
| The different types if projects available include: - | | | | environment. Volunteer in Bolivia Requirements There |
| Children with special needs: There is a saying that all of | | | | are different types of requirements for volunteering in |
| us are born with a gift and so are you. The important | | | | Bolivia and some of the requirements vary from |
| thing is how you use that gift to benefit others. The | | | | project to project. Age: The minimum age for |
| special children of Bolivia are those who are either | | | | volunteering in Bolivia should be 18 or older. Languages: |
| mentally retarded, physically handicapped or suffer | | | | English All volunteer programs in Bolivia are open to |
| from critical illness. You can as a volunteer take care | | | | participants from all over the world and to individuals, |
| of them and instill new hope and faith in them. - School | | | | families, and couples. Fee and Other details There is a |
| for the deaf: It is always a special experience working | | | | fee attached to each of the projects that you |
| with the deaf, blind and dumb people and often we are | | | | volunteer for. The fee is charged in advance and is |
| reminded of how lucky we are. As a volunteer in | | | | charged for the following: 1. Accommodation 2. Food |
| Bolivia, you can work with schools for the deaf people | | | | meals 3. Transportation within the region 4. Staff |
| and educate them towards becoming independent. - | | | | support 5. Training support: This will include all types of |
| Teaching: Imparting valuable education through teaching | | | | training materials 6. Spanish Classes 7. Orientation on |
| is important and even more so in Bolivia where lack of | | | | arrival 8. Local sightseeing & recreational activities |
| basic education is one of the main factors driving | | | | Conclusion Most of your needs as a volunteer in |
| poverty. The various teaching work that you can get | | | | Bolivia will be taken care of by the project coordinator |
| involved in as a volunteer include teaching languages | | | | during the entire span of the project, which can vary |
| like English, and Spanish; teaching science, social | | | | from 2- 4 weeks and even more. |
| science, economics etc. - Conservation: There are | | | | Volunteer in Bolivia expert Seomul Evans is a project |
| quite a few conservation related projects that you can | | | | manager and copywriter who contributes to Volunteer |
| volunteer for in Bolivia. Bolivia has some of the most | | | | in Bolivia programs at Global Crossroad. |