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Costa Rican environment has been considered by many Environmental NGOs and SINAC as a very fragile and vulnerable. The multiple threats in the last decades

Pura Vida. I’ve never encountered a community of people where every single person I meet radiates the same positive energy in life. Where everyone is

My experience with Raleigh Costa Rica has been brilliant so far. I’ve met so many amazing an funny people and worked within some breathtaking environments.

Raleigh Costa Rica has been the home to many. The lasting positive change we create, alongside the life-changing impact on youth, can only be found

Janice, 62, decided to join a Raleigh Costa Rica Expedition as an Administrator Volunteer Manager after taking early retirement. I first heard about Raleigh Costa

I’m on a year out, having just graduated from school. I’ve never volunteered before, even though I’ve wanted to. Back home I was studying and

Costa Rica’s natural environment faces a range of threats from poachers, pollution, illegal deforestation and forest fires, which affect vast areas of protected land and has

Sophie, a 23-year-old graphic designer from Newcastle, is currently on a 10-week Expedition in Costa Rica. She joined through the Expedition Bursary Fund. Here, she shares

It’s interesting to note that out of the 15,000 new jobs created in 2020 in Costa Rica, an impressive 49% were held by women. This

Vivinna is a Sustainable Development Engineering student in Tuis, Costa Rica. As a graduate of the Greentalist campaign, Vivianna started an environmental initiative in her community to

Francinie, a bat-conservationist from Costa Rica, is passionate about engaging others in nature and wildlife conservation. So after being granted seed money as a first

Yorleny (Yorle) Bermúdez, 30, is a trained eco-tourism guide, firefighter and youth activist from the Limón area of Costa Rica. Her volunteering experience with Raleigh

“The new normal” seems to be the saying of the moment to describe what we’re all experiencing together.  I am largely indifferent to buzz words,

We caught up with Natalia Martinez, aged 20, a previous host country volunteer, now working as part of the Logistics team at Raleigh Costa Rica,

Meeting the Parents Association was our first chance to understand how excited community members are about the work volunteers are taking on to build a

Floribeth is a remarkable role model for young women in the remote indigenous community of Nimaritawa.  A school teacher by profession, she is also an

Eager to get familiar with their roles, what to expect for the next 13 weeks, and to prepare for the arrival of 18 Project Managers

Deputy Operations Managers/gerente de operaciones  – James and Alejandra  James was previously a Raleigh International Citizen Service (ICS) Team Leader in Nepal delivering livelihoods projects.

Why are ‘safe spaces’ important? / ¿Por qué son importantes los “espacios seguros”? A ‘safe space’ can be referring to a physical place such as

VolkerFitzpatrick is an engineering and construction company based in the UK. This is the third time in five years that VolkerFitzpatrick have supported Raleigh projects

We have been working with the Sistema Nacional de Areas de Conservacion (SINAC) to deliver natural resource management projects in Costa Rica since 2001. SINAC

According to the International Labour Organisation, “40% of the worlds active youth population are either unemployed or living in poverty despite being employed.” Young people in

Our 5-week project manager team includes Sophie, Jess and Nick, who will be responsible for leading and motivating our groups of young volunteers whilst on

On 18 April, the decision to push through reforms to the national social security system was announced by the Nicaraguan government. In response, demonstrations were

Deputy Operations Manager/Sub gerente de operaciones – Pippa The Deputy Operations Managers are responsible for overseeing the expedition operations and supporting all the volunteers in

Raising awareness of good hygiene and sanitation practices is one of the main aspects of our work in Loma Fría and when we leave, we

On Raleigh Expedition in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, home country volunteers, whose native language is Spanish, volunteer alongside international volunteers. During the projects, it is

Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH)/Agua, Saneamiento e Higiene (WASH) In Nicaragua, many rural communities have to walk for hours a day to access safe drinking

In July 2017, I decided I wanted to do something different with my life. Up to this point photography was only a passion but one