In Cochabamba we run several projects in primary schools, children’s homes and other places where you can assist us. As a volunteer you can help especially with the practical part in the school gardens,  demonstrating to the children what to do and to work in the garden yourself. We do not offer a 40-hour workweek and therefore it is important that you also take the initiative in what else you would like to do. You may take  the opportunity to initiate a minor project like preparing a specific lesson or sorting out a particular problem that we are dealing with in our gardens.

As a volunteer you need nothing more than motivation and the willingness to take the  initiative. Knowledge about gardening can be useful, but it is not necessary. If you come to Bolivia as a student, it depends on your field of study, as to how you can best contribute. It is definitely an advantage if you already speak a bit of Spanish when you arrive in Bolivia, but if you do not know the language, you can get good and relatively cheap Spanish classes in Cochabamba.