Active Support Programs
Ways of Giving
Looking for a way to make a difference?!? Whether you would like to get involved behind the scenes or interact with the community onsite – we need your support!
If you live abroad or your schedule is tight, but would love to participate in the work that we do with a financial contribution, we have several formats to fit your needs. Click the DONATE button to your right to find out the best way for you to support our mission.
Workshop Leaders
Are you a specialist or professional in any of our focus areas? We are always looking for new and innovative ways to offer educational opportunities for our local community. We have a large event space and accommodation available for out of town guests to take your course. Contact us to explore different options of renting our space or paying a percentage of your earnings to the nonprofit.
We are actively looking for specialists to give hands-on courses, classes, and workshops in the following areas:
- Sustainable Living
- Permaculture
- Hydroponic growing
- Composting methods
- Music
- Theater
- Dance
- Language
- Mental & physical well-being
- Preschool aged recreational activities
Volunteer
Looking for people with interests in sustainability and the sharing of knowledge!
Our Focus Areas: (all connected to lifelong learning and enrichment)
Sustainable Living, Permaculture, Green Building, Community Outreach, Environmental Ed, Workshop Leader, Language Instruction, STEAM/STEM, Art, Music, Theater, Dance, Mental & physical well-being, Recreational activities, Social Media/Networking, Grant Writing and fundraising
If you have a skill that lends to our focus areas and would like to either share it with the local community by leading courses, workshops or weekly classes or if you prefer to work behind the scenes on the digital side of things or get your hands dirty in the earth and with building, we hope our different options might attract to your desire to make change! Check out a few experiences of past volunteers on our YouTube channel.
Please show your interest by emailing your current resume to: katie@mangrovesociety.org and by completing our volunteer form.
Internships
Are you looking for a nonprofit organization functioning in a safe developing country with beautiful nature and amazing biodiversity while immersing yourself in a different way of life?!? Mangrove Society in Costa Rica is an opportunity for this very experience – to learn, to grow, to make an impact and enjoy the “Pura Vida” lifestyle of the Costa Rican culture.
Stay With Us
Want to travel the world and discover new places in a responsible way?!? We offer a route to sustainable tourism with our dome glamping options and an earthship style cottage with simple booking through Airbnb. Your stay helps sustain our nonprofit programs as more than 30% of our revenue from rentals goes directly to our nonprofit organization.
Mangrove is situated in the beautiful countryside of the Southern Nicoya Peninsula just 10 km from the famous beach towns of Santa Teresa and Montezuma as well as an abundance of waterfalls, rivers, and other beaches nearby.
Thanks to donations and support, the projects below have already become a reality. We have a covered event dome space and volunteer housing!
Future Project: Basic Housing Quarters for Volunteers, Instructors, and Exchange Participants
Help Us Build a Community Educational Center
Fundraising efforts are ongoing to complete the educational center for the underserved communities surrounding Cobano, located in rural Costa Rica. This building project has created a much-needed space for community members to learn together, both young and old, as well as offer opportunities for volunteers and visiting students to participate in workshops and programming. The geodesic dome is a practical building method for the local climate and offers a learning space at minimal costs. The structure has now been completed and we are looking for donors to help improve the rain cover, roofing, and add a bathroom and storage room for educational materials.