CRC-MLTV-14 VERDIAZUL (SEA TURTLE CONSERVATION) Solidarités Jeunesses

Description

The Verdiazul Life Association (AVIVE) is an independent non-governmental non-profit group born in 2010. The goal is to ensure the conservation of threatened ecosystems and contribute to the well-being of communities which depend on them. Verdiazul attempts to reduce the poaching of turtle eggs. They take care of the pacific leatherback turtles (CBP) at Junquillal Beach in order to ensure optimal conditions for nesting turtles.

PARTENAIRE

ACI Costa Rica is a non-profit NGO that promotes and runs programs of intercultural learning and international volunteering with young people from all corners of the world, guiding them in their participation in social and ecological projects and helping them to gain new perspectives of the world. In Costa Rica we run several different volunteering programs: sending and receiving, short-term and long-term, for groups and for individuals. We are an active member of ICYE – International Cultural Youth Exchange – a federation of NGOs with its headquarters in Berlin, Germany, and representation on five continents through its partner organizations and committees. ICYE has been declared an International Peace Messenger by the United Nations for its contributions to intercultural learning.

Localisation

Santa Cruz

Informations supplémentaires

Required skills and interests etc. of the volunteer:

• Good physical condition

• Basic knowledge of Spanish as foreign language

• Older than 18 years

• Be willing to work and learn,

• Be proactive and dynamic

• Have strong environmental values

• Love nature

• Willing to collaborate in outdoor activities and field work

• Work at least for 15 days

• Medical and travel insurance required

• Willingness to live in rural and simple accommodation

• In case that you are a professional, resume must be also present with the application form

• Cover own travel costs such as transportation, hostel (for the first days after your arrival), personal items and international insurance

• Bring mid-height footwear for gardening work

Remarques

Project Fee: $175 per week /

Apart from the Project Fee per month, there is a Fee charged by ACI:

Weeks Eco Camps

1 to 4 $150

5 to 8 $250

9 to 12 $350

13 + $450

A minimum stay of 2 weeks at the project is required. Local transportation, international insurance and airfare will be covered by the volunteer.

Travail

Possible tasks for the volunteer:

Doing (night) patrols along the beach and searching for nesting sites for turtles
Watching the hatchery (egg monitoring)
To ensure that born hatchlings won´t die before reaching the sea
Supporting the reforestation program and the assimilation program in order to adapt to climate change
Planting trees (mainly in the dry season)
Helping with cooking
Cleaning the surroundings (keeping the beach clean in order to diminish waste

Logement & nourriture

The volunteers will stay in the “main lodge”, and in high season (December-March) there is an additional volunteer´s house down the road. The rooms are gender-separated. There´s electricity, good wi-fi signal, hammocks, a common area to play and to eat. 3 meals per day are included.

Emplacement & temps libre

The headquarter is located in Playa Junquillal of Santa Cruz, Costa Rica and since 2001 working for the conservation of sea turtles and the Rio Nandamojo. Junquillal is a very important breeding area for endangered leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea), black (Chelonia mydas agassizii) and Loras (Lepidochelys olivacea). / Schedule for the volunteer: 6-8 hours a day (depending on tasks), 5 days a week. Weekends are off. There are always other volunteers staying in Verdiazul.