Volunteer Opportunity: Sustainable Living, Compost & Pollinator Project (Housing + Veggies Exchange)

📍 Santo Tomas Milpas Altas, Guatemala

🕒 20 hours/week | 3-month commitment with possible 3-month extension

🗓️ Start Date: Rolling | Minimum Age: 24

About Us:

We are a community-based composting, pollinator, and environmental education project in Antigua, Guatemala, working to transform waste into resources, restore ecosystems, and foster a culture of sustainability. We're seeking an enthusiastic, reliable, and self-motivated volunteer to join our team through a Workaway-style exchange.

What We Offer:

• Private housing in a beautiful, green setting 15 minutes away from Antigua, Guatemala
• A weekly box of fresh, organic veggies
• Involvement in a dynamic and high-impact environmental project
• Opportunities to learn about composting, permaculture, pollinator conservation, and sustainable living
• Hands-on experience with our butterfly hatchery and pollinator garden
• Bilingual work environment and cultural immersion

What You’ll Do (20 hrs/week):

Depending on your skills and interests, you may take on one or more of the following roles:

• Pollinator & Garden Support – Help care for our butterfly hatchery and pollinator garden, contributing to habitat restoration and community education (experience with pollinators is a plus, but not required)
• Content Creator / Graphic Designer / Writer – Document our work, create social media content, design educational materials, or assist with grant writing
• Educator / Workshop Assistant – Help lead compost, pollinator, or sustainability education in schools or the community
• Fundraising Assistant – Support donor outreach, events, or campaigns
• Compost Crew Member – Flip compost piles, clean and prep buckets, manage physical tasks around the site (requires physical fitness and comfort with manual work)
• Route Assistant – Ride along on collection routes, swap buckets, and engage with customers (requires physical fitness and comfort with manual work; comfort driving a manual transmission truck is a plus, but not required)

Who You Are:

• Fluent in English and Spanish
• Emotionally intelligent, mature, and responsible
• Competent and confident living and working independently
• Previous travel, solo living, or work experience
• Physically fit and comfortable with manual tasks (for compost or route support roles)
• Comfortable driving a manual transmission vehicle or truck (optional, but a plus)
• Creative, energetic, and eager to contribute
• Interest and experience in composting, pollinators, permaculture, sustainable agriculture or bioconstruction (a strong plus)

Time Commitment:

• Minimum 3-month stay with the option to extend to 6 months
• 20 hours/week (flexible scheduling depending on tasks)

To Apply:

Send us a short letter of interest describing your background, skills, and why you’re interested in joining our project. Please share relevant work or travel experiences, and let us know your available start date.