What is a workcamp?

A workcamp is a type of exchange program in the form of a project that involves team work. People of all backgrounds, ideologies, and nationalities live and volunteer together for two to four weeks on a grassroots project organized by a local sponsor for non-commercial causes. Most workcamps occur during the Summer months and have between 5 and 20 international participants. You volunteer, you socialize, you cook and you work (usually no more than 6 hours during weekdays) together as an international group with local people. You are a multicultural, voluntary workforce promoting tolerance and understanding through your activism.

Some examples of workcamp projects are:

• Restoring a piece of land by planting trees, creating wind barriers and cleaning the soil of solid waste.
• Watching and protecting turtles hatchlings areas in beach camps.
• Helping organizing a community festival in a traditional village.
  

As you can imagine, there are hundreds of opportunities for participating in a workcamp. You will gain experience, make new friends, get to know a different country from the very inside and helping in making the world a better place. Looking for organizations that have workcamp programs? Click here to visit the Exchange Organizations Directory.