Destinations · Rest of World
Volunteering somewhere else? Here's how to choose well
Oceans 2 Earth Volunteers runs its own placements in Australia, Thailand and Indonesia. If you're weighing up a program in another part of the world, the same ethical questions apply, and we're happy to help you ask them.
How to judge any program
- Animal welfare first
- No handling for photos, no staged encounters. (See the O2E Wildlife Code.)
- Real conservation value
- The work exists because the project needs it, not because volunteers want an experience.
- Fee transparency
- You can see where your money goes.
- Local leadership
- The program is led by, and accountable to, local expertise and community.
- Honest impact
- Outcomes are measured, not overpromised.
Spotting voluntourism
The warning signs we define ourselves against: animal selfies, vague impact claims, opaque fees, and fly-in/fly-out "help".
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