The Costa Rica Rescue programme involves working with a private ambulance service based in the suburbs of San Jose.

Many organisations which act as advocates for the marginalised sections of the population require volunteers to realise their important work.

Volunteer 15 hours each week helping an organisation with conversational English in exchange for free room and board. Find out first-hand how Ecuadorians live and work.

In settings throughout the country, volunteers will have opportunities to teach English and learn Chinese, and to learn about China from the inside.

You can choose whether to teach English, help children with special needs or work in summer camps. The projects take place in Mianyang, a big city of the Si Chuan province which experienced a severe earthquake in 2008 and urgently needs help.