Since the beginning of 2004, 3 Rivers has been welcoming volunteer workers from around the globe. Our volunteers have normally stayed for a month or two, and the arrangement has proved to be mutually beneficial. We provide food and lodgings, normally in a tent, and the volunteers help with all aspects of the project, from restaurant work to repairs on the renewabler energy equipment. We promise to train you in whatever aspects of our work that you wish to learn, and you help out generally around the property.

We are looking for people who are capable and content to be part of an efficient and happy team. You would be expected to take turns helping in the restaurant for breakfast and dinner, and during the days you would help out around the garden, with building work, site maintenance and anything else that crops up. We are not looking for someone who needs their work hours specified, but rather for someone who is happy to fit in with a changing day to day schedule, depending on the number of guests we have at the time. Don't worry, you will not be overworked and will get plenty of free time to explore and enjoy our beautiful island.You will need to be keen to learn and understand our environmental work, as most of our guests enjoy discussing our systems and learning how they work. They look to all of our staff to be able to explain things to them, and it is also a part of our Green Globe 21 certification requirements, that all staff are trained in our Environmental Management Systems

Each of our volunteers so far has also taken on their own little project to leave their mark on 3 Rivers. We can choose your project between us; hopefully something that you enjoy and are good at, and that also needs to be done, or could enhance the project in general.

So far we have welcomed three couples as volunteers at 3 Rivers:

Bertrand and Seline - arrived here as guests at the end of 2003, and settled in another village for a few months after that. In March this year they returned to us and stayed for a few months as volunteer workers. They soon became an integral part of the team, and are now good friends of us all. They are French and so Seline's pet project was to help us translate all of the literature around the property explaining our work and our systems into French. Bertrand installed our fantastic lazy bench, and made the volunteer encampment a special place to be.which has since been enjoyed by almost every guest.
July saw the arrival of Brett Wilkow and Michael bartelloni from the USA. Having already visited us as a student for one our workshops, Michael asked if they could spend some time here as volunteer workers, to which I agreed. They became friends with everyone from day one, and were instrumental in the building of a new extension for our restaurant and bar area, and helped train some of our local staff in the use of computers.
Hi. I'm Brett Wilkow and proud to say that I was one of the volunteers here at 3 Rivers. I consider myself extremely lucky to have been able to contribute in the growth of this magnificent place. Although I only stayed a month, it almost instantly felt like home. Come check out this beautiful place and these beautiful people. Three of my favorite things to do at 3 Rivers are hiking up to Grand Fond (the small village nearby) to meet local dominicans, chatting with Jem(owner) over a great dominican stlye dinner, and getting some sun along the amazing rivers. But believe me there is plenty more to do......see for yourself : )
In August and September we welcomed Andy Bass and his fiance Ehran on board. Andy played a major role in the construction of our new tree house and Ehran spent a considerable amount of time researching and then preparing labels for each and every plant on the property, explaining their local and family names, as well as detainiling their medicinal purposes and local beliefs.

So, if you like the sound of being a volunteer worker at 3 Rivers, please do contact us and tell us why you think you are suitable and how you think both you and us can benefit from your stay.