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About our cause

My volunteer project has not been assigned to me yet, but I will be doing one of the following: #1: Wildlife Conservation - Protection of animals such as sea turtles and dolphins through research and monitoring of the animals. #2: Environmental Management - Protection of the ecosystems via organic farming, scientific research to support community agriculture initiatives (such as medicinal plants and coffee), and trail building/maintenance to encourage rural tourism. #3: Community Development - The tasks involve working with the local communities and often involve things such as recycling, reforestation, trail building, organic farming or habitat restoration. Each project is built on the key concepts of sustainable development: education, conservation, social and economic development. #4: Children's Programs - Spreading a positive message to Costa Rican children by focusing on the arts and environmental protection etc. while also taking part in projects that help maintain schools, libraries and educational facilities to allow for ongoing education and sustainable development. My trip starts on the 3rd August 2012, but I may be leaving a week earlier to learn some Spanish with a local Costa Rican family.