Volunteer in Colombia with Abroad Escape

Join supported volunteer and cultural programs in Cartagena, Colombia. Choose from teaching, kindergarten support, STEM education, construction and renovation, Spanish lessons, or a culture week, with accommodation, meals, airport pickup, orientation.

Is Colombia Right for You?

Colombia is a strong choice if you want a supported volunteer abroad experience with a mix of culture, teaching, kindergarten support, STEM education, construction, renovation, Spanish lessons, and Caribbean city life.

The Colombia programs are based in Cartagena, a historic coastal city where you can build a week-by-week schedule depending on your preferred project type, travel dates, background, and availability.

Colombia works especially well for first-time volunteers, solo travellers, students, gap year travellers, education-focused volunteers, Spanish learners, practical helpers, and people who want a structured program with local support while experiencing Colombian culture.

Choose a Recommended Colombia Path

You do not need to choose from every Colombia project alone. Start with one of these simple paths, or tell us your dates, interests, background, and budget, and we’ll help you build a realistic Colombia schedule around you.

First-Time

Culture & Cartagena Path

Choose this path if you want a supported first-time Colombia start with Culture Week in Cartagena before moving into teaching, STEM, construction, renovation, or Spanish lessons depending on your dates and availability.

Best for: First-time volunteers, solo travellers, students, cultural introduction, Spanish learners, and settling in before project work.

Education

Teaching & STEM Path

Choose this path if your main interest is education. You can focus on Teaching Experience, Kindergarten Teaching, or STEM Education depending on your background, confidence, and local availability.

Best for: Aspiring teachers, education students, confident communicators, childcare interest, STEM interest, and classroom support.

Practical

Construction, Renovation & Spanish Path

Choose this path if you want a more practical or language-focused schedule. You can include Construction and Renovation, Spanish Language Lessons, or a combination where your dates and proposal allow.

Best for: Practical volunteers, hands-on helpers, Spanish learners, cultural immersion, renovation work, and confidence-building in Colombia.

Important: These paths are examples to make Colombia easier to compare. Tell us your travel month, duration, interests, background, and budget, and we’ll recommend the most realistic Cartagena schedule before you apply.

Project Options You Can Include in Your Colombia Schedule

Colombia gives you several ways to build your volunteer schedule in Cartagena. You can keep things simple with one project, start with Culture Week, add Spanish Language Lessons, or ask us to help compare project types depending on your dates, interests, background, and budget.

Use the cards below as a quick overview. The full project details, weekly schedules, requirements, arrival information, accommodation, meals, and support details are included further down the page.

Cartagena Projects

Best for first-time volunteers, education projects, Spanish learning, construction, renovation, cultural orientation, and a supported Colombia base on the Caribbean coast.

Starter Week

Culture Week

Start in Cartagena with Colombian culture, local orientation, customs, language exposure, city life, and practical preparation before moving into your volunteer project.

Good for: First-time volunteers, solo travellers, cultural introduction, settling in before project work

Education

Teaching Experience

Support students with English learning, classroom activities, conversation practice, creative lessons, and confidence-building alongside local staff.

Good for: Aspiring teachers, education students, confident communicators, classroom experience

Child Support

Kindergarten Teaching

Support young children through simple English, play, songs, games, creative activities, classroom routines, and encouragement under local supervision.

Good for: Childcare interest, patient volunteers, early years support, creative travellers

STEM

STEM Education Program

Help support science, technology, engineering, and maths-style learning activities where available, using creative and practical educational support.

Good for: STEM students, education interest, practical learning, confident communicators

Practical

Construction & Renovation

Support local improvement work through painting, plastering, renovation, repairs, construction support, and practical community tasks where needed.

Good for: Hands-on volunteers, practical helpers, outdoor work, renovation, team projects

Language

Spanish Language Lessons

Add Spanish lessons to your Colombia stay to build confidence with everyday communication, local interaction, and cultural immersion in Cartagena.

Good for: Spanish learners, cultural immersion, first-time travellers, volunteers who want stronger local confidence

Important: These options are based in Cartagena. Exact project availability, weekly combinations, and schedules depend on your dates, background, local needs, and confirmed proposal.

Start Your Journey

Get Your Personalised Program & Price

Tell us a little about your plans ... when you want to travel, how long you have, what interests you and what kind of experience you’re looking for.

We’ll help you put it together, recommend the schedule that could be right for you, discuss it with you, and make a detailed price quotation for you.

So, complete the short form below. You don’t need to have everything figured out, that’s what we’re here to help with.

There’s no obligation to book. Take your time, ask us any questions and decide whether the proposed trip is right for you.

Ready to see what your trip could look like? Complete the form below and let’s start planning!