Volunteering

1) Have a lot of love and passion for caring for nature, be of legal age or come accompanied by a tutor.
2) Having previously read ALL the information about our Projects.
3) Select the exact dates and days you want to volunteer, we volunteer all year round and it can be from one day to as long as you want.
4) When you have selected your date of stay, contact the project coordinator via WhatsApp +52 (954) 114 5568 to check availability on dates.
We receive many messages, so we recommend you to be patient to receive the answer, if you do not receive an answer in 3 days we recommend you make a call to the same number.
5) Once you have your dates and have checked availability with Cinthia, proceed to make the payment.

Banco MEXICANO HSBC:
ACCOUNT N°: 4063402747
CLABE: 021624040634027476
IBAN: 026003054
CARD NUMBER: 4213 1661 1716 7076
Name Hugolino Ibañez López

Paypal: Vivemar@outlook.com Address: Avenida 16 de septiembre SN, Bajos de CHILA, Mixtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico, Cell: +529545441330.
DEPOSITS MADE BY PAYPAL GENERATE A TRANSACTION COMMISSION OF 6%. (Before making a payment through this means, check with the project coordinator).

VIVEMAR is an NGO that does not receive support from any government or private institution, all the resources we need to carry out all our projects come from tourists and volunteers like you who want to join and support the project.
We recommend you review the transparency tab that comes on the page, so that you understand why volunteering has a cost.

6) Once your payment has been made, you must send the transfer receipt to the project coordinator along with your letter of reasons.
The letter of reasons must include:
Front photo
Full name, date of birth, age, nationality, date of volunteering.
Reasons why you want to volunteer with us and if you have experience with sea turtles or caring for the environment. (NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY).
You must attach a photo of your voter ID or passport.
You must clarify in the letter that you have read all the information provided, that you agree with the terms, recommendations and rules to carry out your volunteering with us, as well as it must bear your name and your signature, then scan it and send it by PDF to the number the project coordinator.
7) Once you have sent your proof of payment and letter of reasons, make sure they were received correctly.
8) Three days before your volunteering, write to the project coordinator to coordinate your arrival with us.
9) We recommend you read and nourish yourself with information about sea turtles and the work that Vivemar does, as it will be very useful.

An experience that transforms minds
-Transportation of volunteers to all program activities.
-Daily release of turtles.
-Night monitoring on an ATV to meet the sea turtles that lay their eggs on the beach.
-Cleaning of nests.
-Lodging in the house of volunteers.
-Housekeeping.
-Basic services (electricity, water, internet, fans, access to common areas, equipped kitchen, bathrooms, etc.)
-Environmental education activities.
-Organic Orchards.
-Technical and Scientific Knowledge
-Special prices for the different Eco Tours.
-Ambassador of VIVEMAR for its activities, attention and accompaniment during the program.
-Monitoring credential (for minimum stays of one week)
-Special conservation processes (applies to volunteers in the Laúd project and scientific bird ringing station).

-Food.
-Transportation outside the conservation program.
-Tickets to eco tours.
-Health insurance.

The volunteer house has capacity for 15 people inside the house
Shared room – 8 people
Private room for one person
Private room for 2 people
Private room for 3 people
The house has all the basic services (water, electricity, internet, excellent signal, fully equipped kitchen, common area, air conditioning, 3 bathrooms, 3 showers.