This project combines the beautiful experience of working in the midst of nature with the advantages of a modern metropolis: volunteers will be part of the largest urban park in South America, the green lung of Santiago de Chile! In your spare time gastronomy, culture, sports and many other offers await you right around the block - and of course lots of interesting people.
With the enormous size of 700 hectares, there is something to be done in every corner, so much so that even the several hundred permanent employees of our state partner organization can hardly keep up. With numerous hiking trails, playgrounds, two swimming pools, mountain bike trails, a zoo, several themed gardens, a cable car and a funicular, picnic and barbecue areas and large areas of forest and bush, the park is an important retreat in the green for the residents of Santiago de Chile.
The viewing platforms on the top offer a great view over the city and the Andes. Above all, the cable car and funicular are often used by tourists, some of whom do not speak Spanish. Here, volunteers who have fun dealing with people from around the world in different languages are very welcome.
The park is also of enormous importance for the general well-being of Santiago, as it improves the air quality of the city, which is heavily plagued by smog, especially during the winter months. Maintaining trails, pruning, reforesting, watering and planting plants are the tasks of the "nature squad" to keep the green lung intact.
In recent years, environmental awareness has developed strongly in Chile. The park, in partnership with schools, provides environmental education for children and adolescents to teach the basics, to be responsible with the environment, and to achieve a better quality of life in Santiago in the long term. This is where children-loving volunteers and (prospective) educators can get involved.
Depending on your interests, you can work in one or more areas, of course taking into account the needs of the park, the workload and the number of volunteers.
