Volunteer building traditional cabana in the rainforest. Photo courtesy of Yanpuma Foundation.

Welcome! Thanks for visiting Matador Volunteer. We seek to promote the incredible work being done by grass-roots organizations and NGOs worldwide, and to connect you with volunteer programs and opportunities that make travel matter.

All of the orgs and experiences you’ll find here are recommended to us firsthand through our community at Matador, where you can search the profiles of organizations around the world, get quick info or give financial support, and add new listings as well.

Matador Volunteer is part of the Matador Network, which includes Matador Trips, Matador Nights, The Traveler’s Notebook, and Brave New Traveler.

For those interested in contributing, please check our guidelines.

We welcome your questions and comments, and look forward to hearing from you.

David Miller

Seattle
April 1, 2008