ASVO is a non-profit NGO which places volunteers in Costa Rica's national parks and protected areas. ASVO's objective is to improve the conditions and amount of volunteer work performed at a national and international level. ASVO places volunteers in national parks and other areas protected by the Ministry of Environment and Energy all over the country. The Matapalo Sea Turtle project needs volunteers to help protect the sea turtle nesting area of Playa Mata Palo, to help increase the number of sea turtles nesting successfully on the beach and the number of hatchlings which survive. Playa Matapalo is located 1 kilometre from the community of the same name and extends for 12km. The area protects a variety of marine life, including marine turtles, crabs, and fish, as well as a number of reptiles.
The most important activity of the park is the protection of the eggs of marine turtles and release of the baby turtles.
Volunteers must be of age 22 or above with minimum education of high school. This placement does not need any volunteers in the month of Jan,Feb,Mar,Apr and May.
Volunteers with the following special skills are preferred for the placement:-
Forestry Environmental Science Biology Data Collection Hiking Volunteers can assist by doing following tasks:-
From June 1 to November 30: 1. Construction of the breeding grounds. 2. Beach signaling. 3. Patrol walks to protect nests, females and for data collection purposes(Biometry, marking, etc.) 4. Transfer of nests and monitoring of the breeding grounds. From December 1 to December 31: 1. Registry of breeding ground information. 2. Liberation of newborn turtles. 3. Nest exhumation. From June 1 to December 31: 1. Maintenance and construction of infrastructure. 2. Beach cleaning. 3. Community projection.
Basecamp International welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details: Email: info@basecampcenters.com Website: www.basecampcenters.com Mailing Address 298 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 3B4 Phone: 613.541.7862 Toll Free : 866.646.4693 Fax: 613.541.1604
The project is extending their efforts to promote community awareness and interaction through projects with the clinic, schools, and other local people. They are always open to new suggestions, fresh ideas from people willing to implement them.
Basecamp International Centers believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin AmericaWe have volunteer placement on Social, Heath and Medical, Environment, Children and Building Projects in Nepal, Peru, Ghana, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Costa Rica and Ecuador.Basecamp International Centers welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference.
