2022 Impact Report

We create as much good as possible in the communities we visit and provide meaningful experiences to our travelers, all while protecting our planet. To do this, we:

  • Work with local partners to design community development projects that address expressed needs in a responsible and sustainable way.

  • Involve community members from beginning to end, to ensure that our projects are as impactful as possible.

  • Harness the energy of our travelers who provide resources and volunteer labor while at the same time learning and growing as individuals.

  • Carry out monitoring and evaluation before, during and after the projects to ensure we are contributing to long-lasting positive impact in each community.

Find the results of our first annual Impact Report below. For more information about how your group can make an impact in one of our partner communities, please get in touch.

 

By The Numbers

Offbeat Travel student travel volunteers partnered with local community volunteers on a variety of service projects in Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.

Student Volunteers

1,143

Student Service Hours

31,489

Community Volunteers

130

Community Member Service Hours

2,746

 

Service Project Highlights

Costa Rica: Turtle conservation project

Student volunteers contribute to the protection of endangered sea turtles by participating in beach cleanup efforts, helping construct a hatchery and joining night beach patrols to help monitor turtle nests. Students count and collect eggs and carefully take them to the hatchery or another safe location on the beach.

154 Student Travel Volunteers

4,620 Student Volunteer Hours

6,685 Turtle Eggs Collected

Dominican Republic: Mountain Air and Island Service

In the Cordillera Central mountain range, known as the Dominican Alps, local communities lack basic infrastructure like running water and electricity. Student volunteers contribute to ongoing service to help construct an aqueduct to serve homes and farms.

110 Homes Connected to Local Aqueduct

4,272 Feet of Aqueduct Constructed

Dominican Republic: Batey Life

Student volunteers participate in a variety of housing and public health service projects in bateyes, communities of substandard housing originally built for migrant Haitian sugarcane workers.

4 Latrines and 16 Cement floors laid Benefiting 11 Local Families

8 Health Workshops Conducted serving 543 Attendees

Dominican Republic: Marine Life and Coastal Restoration

Student volunteers partner with FUNDEMAR, a NGO working to preserve marine ecosystems, to construct reef restoration infrastructure, help monitor coral growth and rehabilitate mangroves.

90 Buoys Built

1,800 Artificial Coral Substrate Developed

Our community service outcomes are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, a "shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet, now and into the future.”

The United Nations General Assembly is working to address the 17 goals, which focus on creating an equitable and sustainable future, by 2030. We’re doing our part to contribute to that effort. Hover over each goal below to see how Offbeat Travel programs contribute.

Dominican Republic: Batey Life
Dominican Republic: Service Scholars

Costa Rica: Heart of the Jungle

Dominican Republic: Batey Life

Costa Rica: Summer Camp Leadership
Costa Rica: Turrialba Service
Costa Rica: Children’s Camp

Dominican Republic: Batey Life

Costa Rica: Heart of the Jungle
Costa Rica: Soccer and Service
Costa Rica: Surf and Service
Costa Rica: Pura Vida Service

Costa Rica: Turtle Conservation Project
Costa Rica: Ultimate Costa Rica
Dominican Republic: Marine Life and Coastal Restoration

Costa Rica: Pura Vida Service

Net Promoter Score

We measure our Net Promotor Score quarterly among our full- and part-time staff to gauge how are staff perceive our company culture and how it can improve.

100 NPS for our Full-Time Team

92 NPS for our Part-Time Team

Ready to Contribute?

Help us make an impact in 2023 and beyond! Find out how your group can participate in our local community service efforts in Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic or Puerto Rico by contacting us today.