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ACHermosa - Asociacion Civica de Hermosa / Civic Association of Hermosa

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ACH is a passionate group of native Costa Ricans and foreigners who are dedicated to the protection and conservation of the incredible ecosystem in Playa hermosa / Santa Teresa including its forests, rivers and ocean, and wildlife. The ACH is working towards the protection of all National Heritage lands (PNE), forested areas, maritime zones, and other governmentally protected areas to prevent them from being destroyed. Dedicated to building a strong community that thrives with nature, not against it.

ADC Alianza para el Desarrollo Comunitario

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The Alliance for Community Development (ADC) is a community-based organization led by local Costa Ricans with deep roots in their neighborhoods. The organization serves as a bridge to narrow the gap between various groups, providing an opportunity to create a shared vision where marginalized populations can actively participate and take on leadership roles.

ADE Playa Grande | Asociación de Desarrollo Específica para la Conservación del Medio Ambiente de Playa Grande

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We seek to become a leading community in sustainable development, research, and education in the conservation of the ocean, flora and fauna of Playa Grande—in which the human being develops in harmony with nature.

ADI Asociación de Desarrollo Integral de Tamarindo (ADIT)

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We are a non-profit association, whose objective is to unite the people of this multicultural community to promote the sustainable growth of our little paradise called Tamarindo.

ADI Las Delicias

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ADIPHC | ADI Playa Hermosa de Carrillo

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The Asociación de Desarrollo Integral de Playa Hermosa de Carrillo (ADIPHC) is the association for integral development of Playa Hermosa de Carrillo, the coastal town adjacent to the Polo Turístico de Papagayo. As an integral nonprofit community organization we engulf several committees like: risk management and disaster mitigation, habitat and recycling, security, sports, public beach services, roads and sidewalks, etc.

ALCCI - Foundation Against Childhood Cancer

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Did you know that every three days a child in Costa Rica is diagnosed with cancer? For 40 years, ALCCI has been providing care and support to children diagnosed with cancer in Costa Rica. Throughout the time they are receiving treatment, ALCCI provides lodging, transportation, psychological support, meals, and medicines at no cost to the patients or their families.

APAMI Wildlife Rescue Center by Monkey Park Foundation

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Discover how APAMI Wildlife Rescue Center, Costa Rica’s only licensed wildlife rescue in Santa Cruz, is making a difference through rescue, rehabilitation, and release efforts.

ASANA

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ASANA means Asociación Amigos de la Naturaleza del Pacífico Central y Sur (Friends of Nature of the Central and Southern Pacific Coast), Costa Rica. We are a local non-profit NGO founded in 1998 with the goal of fighting environmental crimes in the central and south Pacific areas. Its main objective is to work with local communities to empower them and create awareness about existing issues.

Amigos del Aprendizaje (ADA) / Friends of Learning

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Amigos del Aprendizaje (Friends of Learning) is a leading Costa Rican non-profit organization that works to improve children's learning opportunities, through motivating them to read and write for a purpose, contributing to reduce high school dropout, break the cycle of poverty and enable ALL children to thrive.

Amor Animales de Nosara

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We are a charity and donation based organization with a double mission: 1) To provide and manage a TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN (TNR) Program which includes vaccination for feral cats in Nosara and its surrounding communities; 2) To support, educate, and work with locals and their animal care needs. Our flagship TNR program reduces the feral cat populations via internationally accepted standards, which in turn not only leads to a better quality of life for the cats themselves but also significantly protects the birds, reptiles and other wildlife that they must prey upon in order to survive. By incorporating vaccination into the program during the sterilization procedure, we are helping to prevent the spread of rabies in both the wild and domestic animal populations of Nosara.

Animal Love

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A non-profit, no-kill charitable organization, founded on the belief that all animals deserve respectful and loving treatment and must be protected by humans as well as by law. Whenever we come across animals who are abused, abandoned, sick or injured, we take action to prevent further suffering and give them a safe and loving home. Our animal friends live with us for the rest of their life.

Animales de Asis

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Animales de Asis is a non-profit, no kill animal sanctuary located in the mountains of Heredia, Costa Rica. We believe all animals deserve love and a home to call their own. We currently house over 200 dogs and cats, providing them with love, medical care, food, protection and eventually a forever home. Many of the dogs we take in are sick or disabled and live permanently at the shelter. Our goal is to ensure they have the highest quality of life possible. With your donation and support, you are helping them to live out a long and happy life!

Asociacion Alimentando Corazones

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Asociación Alimentando Corazones is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing food, education, and development opportunities for individuals in vulnerable situations. Through our community center, El Faro, we serve daily meals and offer educational programs that empower children and adults to build a better future.

Asociacion De Skatepark y Deporte Al Aire Libre De Guiones De Nosara

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Asociacion Proyecto Daniel

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Daniel Arce-Bobadilla, who was a Costa Rican and USA citizen, was the inspiration for the creation of Asociación Proyecto Daniel. When he was diagnosed with cancer at age 15, he decided to build a hospital for adolescents in Costa Rica.

Asociación Actualiza

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We seek to provide all of Costa Rica's youngest public sector students with the skills an eager reader, writer, critical thinker and productive citizen entails. By engaging teachers in high quality professional development, we strive to minimize the growing gap between public and private educational systems. Participating educators shall acquire the competences necessary to captivate students in meaningful transformational learning processes. Every child in Costa Rica deserves a bright future! Let’s do this together!

Asociación Bomberos de Nosara

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Since 2009, Bomberos de Nosara has helped the community of Nosara in emergencies such as forest and structural fires, wildlife relocation (bee hives, snake, crocodile and others), vehicle accidents, medical emergencies, water rescue and floods. The volunteer firefighters of Nosara do not receive government funding and rely on community support and donations.

Asociación Deportiva de Pesca con Mosca | Costa Rican Association of Fly Fishers (CRAFF-ACPM)

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CRAFF-ACPM is a sporting association that promotes the sport of fly fishing through education and conservation initiatives. CRAFF is a member of the Fly Fishing Climate Alliance and works with them on improving localized messaging in Costa Rica.

Asociación Deportiva de Surf Adaptado de Costa Rica

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The Asociación Deportiva de Surf Adaptado de Costa Rica, a.k.a. ADESURFA, is the leading association in adaptive surfing for people with disabilities in the country. We provide recreation and sport in the waves, making it a fun and secure activity for all. We also train surf instructors so they feel confident working with people with disabilities.

Asociación Ideas en Acción

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We are a community that promotes access and the co-generation of knowledge, skills, opportunities, and synergies for well-being. Our working foundation is in collaborative innovation with the purpose of preparing agents of change for the Knowledge Era, without leaving anyone behind.

Asociación Mar a Mar

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Asociacion Mar a Mar is a catalyst for conservation and rural entrepreneurship – helping to build a trail to bring rural villages clients and provide them with tools to serve their clients.

Asociación Nandamojo

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La Asociación para la protección de la cuenca del río Nandamojo (Association for the protection of the Nandamojo River) or Asociación Nandamojo, is a Costa Rican nonprofit organization working to ensure long-term water security for the people and ecosystems of Guanacaste, where communities are already suffering acute water shortages. We foster a culture of responsible environmental stewardship from the grassroots level up and empower families to act to mitigate increasingly severe droughts and floods through renewing landscape.

Asociación Nicoya Península Waterkeeper

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Become a guardian of the water! With Nicoya Peninsula Waterkeeper® 100% of your donation goes directly to protecting coastal water in the Southern Nicoya Peninsula.

Asociación Para Producciones Artísticas de la Tierra

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At Teatro de la Tierra, our purpose is to inspire the artist in each of us to unleash our creativity. We do this by offering workshops, classes, performances and more for youth, professionals, artists, and communities.

Asociación Playa Grande Sostenible

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The mission of Asociacion Playa Grande Sostenible is to hone a balance between coastal development, human wellbeing and environmental conservation.

Asociación Todos Somos Uno

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Asociacion Todos Somos Uno supports Costa Rica's neurodiverse population, emphasizing maximizing their potential through personal expression, and offers scholarships for children with autism in specialized centers.

Asociación Valle Escondido para la Regeneración | Association Valle Escondido for Regeneration (AVER)

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AVER is a dedicated community that raises awareness and inspires action towards regenerative practices and sustainable design in Monteverde, Costa Rica, and globally through tourism. Our mission is to promote sustainability through education, workshops, internships, and advocacy.

Asociación de Bienestar Pro Salud Pavones

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Asociación de Bienestar Pro Salud Pavones is dedicated to expanding access to quality medical care for families in Pavones and beyond. Guided by compassion and a belief that health is a basic human right, we focus on lifting the burden of healthcare costs and empowering communities through education and support.

Asociación de Desarrollo Integral Esperanza Sur

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The mission of la Asociacion de Desarrollo Integral de La Esperanza Sur (ADI Esperanza Sur) is to execute projects focused on the development and improvement of the community, and to promote and execute actions to improve the social, economic, cultural and environmental condition, while improving the quality of life of our inhabitants.

Asociación de Mujeres AMICREOCR

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Asociacion de Mujeres AMICREOCR is an NGO that promotes the skills and abilities of women to generate opportunities that help development through the innovation of differentiated, more competitive products and services and a recognized brand through the use of technology, marketing and training of women -- members of the organization and communities in general.

Barbara's Animal Rescue / Flamingo - Costa Rica | Asociación Protectora de Animales de la Costa

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We are a rescue center for abandoned and vulnerable dogs and cats providing food, shelter and veterinary assistance. We also carry out regular low cost spay & neuter campaigns

Bosque Vivo Foundation | Fundación Bosque Vivo

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A family-owned NGO that focuses on environmental education and ecosystem restoration.

CEPIA

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CEPIA (Culture, Education, and Psychology for Infants & Adolescents) is an award-winning, nationally-accredited non-profit organization. CEPIA supports over 1,000 children, teenagers, and their families from poor backgrounds, by providing after-school programs, psychological counseling for victims, a full-time educational intervention program for high-risk children and high-risk youth, professional trainings for adults, women's empowerment activities, a library, a community garden project, and more.

Casa Sonja: Ecovillage for Children and Women of Costa Rica

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Casa Sonja: Ecovillage for Children and Women of Costa Rica provides a hopeful environment for women and children to live in harmony with each other, their community, and nature.

Casa Vida Learning

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Casa Vida Learning is an inclusive Christian learning center where we consider the individual characteristics of each child to create an environment that supports the development of their motor, emotional, social, language, and cognitive skills.

Center for Biodiversity Restoration

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We are a Costa Rican Non Profit Foundation promoting and restoring biological diversity, healthy ecosystems, and community well being.

Centro Acuático Nosara

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Centro Acuatico Nosara (CAN) is under the umbrella of Fundación DMA and consists of a junior Olympic sized pool, which is located adjacent to Del Mar Academy. The swim programming is available for Del Mar Academy students, the students from the public schools of Nosara, and the general public.

Centro Infantil Luz de Cristo

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During to the ongoing worldwide pandemic, many children have had to stop coming to our center. Furthermore, numerous parents have been suspended or fired from their work, consequently their socioeconomic situation has worsened significantly. To help them in this situation we have developed a campaign to support these families, trying to alleviate their expenses by covering their basic food needs through a grocery supply.

Centro Israelita Sionista de Costa Rica | CIS

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Information and photos about the Center for the Costa Rican Jewish Community coming soon!

Centro de Estudios del Turismo | CET

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The Center for Tourism Studies (CET) is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and advancing sustainable tourism in Costa Rica through research and public-private collaboration.

Children's Eternal Rainforest / Monteverde Conservation League

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The Children's Eternal Rainforest (or “BEN”, Bosque Eterno de los Niños) exists thanks to fundraising efforts of children from around the world. Today, the BEN is Costa Rica’s largest private reserve, spanning 56,000 acres, and is home to an incredible amount of tropical biodiversity, including endangered species such as quetzals, three-wattled bellbirds, green-eyed frogs, tapirs, and jaguars.

ConoSer

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ConoSer's mission is to preserve local culture, model and promote environmental conservation, and to bridge the communities of Nosara through resource and community building, global citizenship, and sustainable tourism.

Corcovado Foundation - Fundación Corcovado

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We strive to protect Costa Rica's natural heritage for future generations, through its sustainable development, by promoting education and community empowerment, the strengthening of protected wildlife areas and the promotion of tourism.

Costa Ballena Lifeguard Association

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The Costa Ballena Lifeguard Association / Asociacion de Guardavidas Costa Ballena has a mission to serve the local community and prevent ocean related accidents on the beaches in the South Pacific coast of Costa Rica. We provide the community with open water rescue certified, CPR and Wilderness First Aid certified individuals that can respond to and help prevent accidents and injuries through timely intervention.

Costa Rica Coral Restoration

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We are a non-profit with the goal of restoring, protecting, and repopulating the coral population at Marino Ballena National Park in Bahía Ballena, Costa Rica. We have set our goals to build coral nurseries, artificial reefs, and fragmentation tanks for propogation in order to help offset the damage inflicted by human activity and to ultimately restore the coral population at Marino Ballena back to a healthy state.

Costa Rica Indígena

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Costa Rica Indígena is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving and supporting indigenous communities in Costa Rica. With a focus on promoting cultural preservation, social equity, and community development, we work tirelessly to address the unique challenges faced by indigenous populations.

Costa Rican Conservation Foundation (CRCF) | Fundacion Conservacionista Costarricense

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The Fundacion Conservacionista Costarricense was established to restore, enhance, and protect habitat on the Pacific slope of Costa Rica in collaboration with communities and the myriad of floral and faunal species that need support. Our goal is the restoration of tropical forest via our reforestation program, conservation efforts, and promotion of biodiversity.

Costa Rican Humanitarian Foundation

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As a non-profit NGO based in Costa Rica, we rely on donations and volunteers to carry out our mission. We have developed and replicated many times over a proven model of sustainable development which has helped lift tens of thousands out of poverty, while providing thousands of local and international visiting volunteers cardinal life lessons. The Costa Rican Humanitarian Foundation has been providing essential goods and community services to help solve some of Costa Rica’s most difficult challenges for over 25 years.

Costas Verdes

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Restoring Coastal Ecosystems | Costas Verdes is a non profit organization founded in 2009 with the mission to restore coastal ecosystems from past human impact. By creating, leading and implementing reforestation projects in public beachfronts and natural protected areas, Costas Verdes actively involves and empowers local communities to ensure sustainability on their projects.

Creciendo Juntos

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Creciendo Juntos (Growing Together), is a nonprofit organization that has worked for over 22 years supporting elementary and high schools in 19 communities that surround Peninsula Papagayo in Guanacaste.

Dale Una Mano a Costa Rica

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Dale Una Mano a Costa Rica (D1MCR) is a nonprofit founded in 2015 that empowers youth in Matina County through training in soft skills, vocational guidance, leadership, and community action, positively impacting over 1,200 people annually by fostering resilience and community-driven growth.

Damas Israelitas

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Damas Israelitas Pro Beneficia

David S. Kitson Library

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At the David Kitson Library, we don't just lend books—we're a hub of education, cultural exchange, and community growth. As we are completely funded by donations, your support allows us to continue! Become a Patron with a minimum donation of $300. Become a Benefactor with a donation of $1,000 or more, whether you're a business or an individual.

Del Mar Academy

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Del Mar Academy is an independent, nonsectarian, co-educational day school with a culturally and economically diverse student population. At present, Del Mar serves families with children as young as 18 months PK2 to 12th Grade.

DemoLab | Democracy Lab

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DemoLab, the Democracy Lab Foundation, is a forward-thinking organization dedicated to revitalizing democracy and safeguarding liberty in Costa Rica and Latin America (LATAM). Their core mission revolves around promoting and nurturing citizen participation as the cornerstone of strong democracies.

Do It Foundation

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Do It Foundation is leading an effort to create awareness of the needs of people with physical disability and disabilities, delivering a wheelchair to those in Costa Rica who need one. To date, wheelchairs have been imported, assembled, and distributed to 25,000+ families in Costa Rica & southern Nicaragua.

Dream Catchers Foundation

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Dreamcatchers CR (Fundación Dream Catchers Costa Rican Children) is a non-profit organization focused on children and young people, which develops an artistic and sports methodology for the development of soft skills.

El Arca at Fundación Arca Verde | The Green Ark Foundation

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Located on the outskirts of the Barva Volcano overlooking the Central Valley on a beautiful 7.5-hectare property, El Arca is an Ethnobotanical Garden, with the largest collection of useful plants in Central America. We aim to educate on the use and benefits of plants to improve the life and well-being of the planet and ourselves.

Estrategia Siglo XXI (ESXXI)

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Association Strategy XXI Century designs a roadmap with the goal of advancing Costa Rica (C.R.) towards the level of a developed country by 2050. We facilitate a variety of education, science, technology and innovation (ST&I) projects that foster the production of groundbreaking knowledge. In order to dynamically assess and adapt to the specific needs of the country, we monitor and analyze indexes on the status of these areas, stimulate engagement between key players and champion concrete actions that generate change.

Eterna Foundation

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La Huerta stands as a beacon of hope and transformation in the agricultural world, embodying the change we wish to see in how we cultivate our lands and nourish our communities. We are deeply committed to supporting small farmers in their journey from chemical-laden monoculture practices to diverse, regenerative farming methods.

FECOP - Federación Costarricense de Pesca Turística

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FECOP is a private nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of sustainable fishing practices, the conservation of marine species with a focus on species of tourism interest, and the development of opportunities in coastal communities through science and education.

Family Support Center of Ojochal

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The Family Support Center of Ojochal (FSCO) provides services to children and families in the Ojochal area to improve the wellness, safety, education and economic opportunities of these individuals and the community. Your donation will alleviate food insecurity, increase child welfare and promote the development of girls and young women.

Friends of Nosara / Amigos de Nosara

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Friends of Nosara is a network of non-profits working to elevate the impact of our members. We bring together local leadership working in education, conservation, and essential services, in order to empower, maximize their effect, and facilitate collaboration.

Fundación Acción Joven

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Fundación Acción Joven is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to empowering youth and providing them with real opportunities to reach their full potential. Our programs, which focus on education, employability, and peace, have impacted the lives of 93,000+ youth, 200+ schools and 4,900+ public officials in urban and rural areas throughout the country.

Fundación Festival Puro Cuento

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20 years ago, these dreamers met to tell stories to each other. Nowadays, they create artistic spaces that include social criticism in their activities to support education in vulnerable communities. We strongly believe that art can save lives. That is why we provide spaces for communion. Welcome to the “Full of Tales” Festival | Let them tell you a story! because… Dreaming has no limits!

Fundación La Libertad

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La Libertad is a human development and social inclusion project that provides opportunities and empowers vulnerable communities in Costa Rica's urban areas and all around the country. Through a wide range of programs, we offer education, arts and culture, employment and entrepreneurship training, community engagement, environmental sustainability, personal development, healthy lifestyles, and public spaces for recreation and well-being.

Fundación Lloverá

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We are an organization that supports and guides homeless people in Costa Rica. We accompany and train them to achieve an autonomous and sustainable life, we cover their basic needs and provide them with social care, accommodation, empowerment, and internships to guarantee social and labor reintegration.

Fundación Monge

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Fundacion Monge is a private non-profit organization in Costa Rica engaged in promoting access to education among young people and women-entrepreneurs, as a powerful tool to fight poverty, achieve social mobility and encourage personal growth.

Fundación Para El Progreso De Las Personas Ciegas | Foundation for the Advancement of the Blind

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FUNDAPROGRECI is an organization that focuses primarily on the wellness and safety of the visually impaired in Costa Rica. The foundation itself found the development of this process through different projects like Con Otros Ojos and La Corazonada Visual; the first focusing on sports & healthy lifestyle and the second referring to the artistic and cultural participation of the people with disabilities in Costa Rica.

Fundación Rahab

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La Fundacion Rahab is a non-profit NGO, born in Costa Rica on November 12, 1997, with the mission of facilitating dignifying changes in the quality of life of people and families linked to the sex trade and trafficking of people. From an integral approach, spirit, soul and body, it attends to the victims and their families; protects, defends and promotes their rights, and seeks to prevent crime.

Fundación SIFAIS | Sistema Integral de Formación Artística para la Inclusión Social

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Fundacion SIFAIS started in La Carpio, but thanks to the success of its educational and inclusive model, we have replicated ourselves by creating different extension centers that are dedicated to periodically expanding the constructive revolution of SIFAIS. We are a foundation financed by organizations and individuals that provides free socio-educational services through volunteers in localities marked by economic deprivation and social exclusion.

Future Minds

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Future Minds is a project that seeks to go beyond just a traditional library, it aspires to become a Community Educational Center. Our Community Educational Center is a dynamic space where minds of all ages come together to discover, innovate, and unlock their full potential in a rapidly evolving world.

Fútbol por mi País | Fútbol X Mi País

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Fútbol Por Mi País (FxP) is a non-profit founded in 2020 that provides free education and leadership training to over 700 youth through sports, aiming to create positive community impact and empower future leaders.

Guardians of Nature / Guardianes de la Naturaleza

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The Guardians of Nature (a program of the Del Mar Academy Foundation) visualizes a world in which all children identify themselves as guardians of our natural resources, catalyzing an inter-generational change that helps to solve environmental, social, and economic problems of communities around the planet.

Howler Protectors

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Howler Protectors is dedicated to insulating electrical transformers to create safe powerline pathways for monkeys to reduce the number of electrocutions. Join us in the mission to protect and preserve their natural habitat.

Incubadora de Liderazgos +Costa Rica

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We are an independent, non-partisan, and non-ideological association that is inclusive and pluralistic, comprised of committed Costa Rican individuals who aim to strengthen democracy in our country.

International Animal Rescue Costa Rica | IAR Costa Rica

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Protecting Costa Rica’s Wildlife: For the past 20 years, International Animal Rescue Costa Rica has (formerly known as Refuge for Wildlife) been rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing injured, displaced and orphaned wildlife in the Guanacaste peninsula.

Jacó Impact

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Jaco Impact's social project has 8 pillars: Environment, Education, Art & Culture, Wellbeing, Sport, Entrepreneurship, Animal Welfare, and Social

Karen Mogensen Reserve | ASEPALECO

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The Ecological Association of Paquera, Lepanto, and Cobano (ASEPALECO) has been working in reforestation and land conservation in the Nicoya Peninsula since 1991. We actively re-wild and protect tropical forests and fundamental sources of water for the local communities (including Santa Teresa & Montezuma), and work in community involvement and sustainability through our environmental education, firefighter training, and recycling programs.

Kids Saving the Rainforest | KSTR

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Our mission is to protect the biodiversity in Costa Rica’s Pacific Coast with our conservation projects which include KSTR’s wildlife rescue center where we rescue, rehabilitate and release injured, sick and orphaned animals back to the wild.

La Ceiba Primary Forest Foundation | Jaguar Rescue Center (JRC)

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The La Ceiba Primary Forest Foundation / Fundación La Ceiba Primary Forest was created in 2018 and its main objective is to contribute to the conservation and welfare of wildlife living in the Costa Rican South Caribbean region. We manage the Jaguar Rescue Center (JRC) / Centro de Rescate Jaguar which provides veterinary services, round-the-clock care and comfort to wild animals that would otherwise be unable to survive. In the year 2021, we received 853 animals. We have worked and applied environmental concerns for educational purposes to the protection of the wild fauna of the Southern Caribbean side of Costa Rica through our program, Jaguar Rescue Community.

La Voz de Guanacaste / The Voice of Guanacaste

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The Voice of Guanacaste is the first nonprofit, bilingual newspaper in Costa Rica, whose stories and investigations are published in both print and online. Our objective is to provide through quality journalism a voice to communities in Guanacaste that rarely are represented in national media.

Las Pumas Rescue Center and Sanctuary

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Las Pumas Rescue Center and Sanctuary is dedicated to rescuing and rehabilitating Costa Rica’s wildlife from threats like illegal possession, vehicle collisions, and habitat destruction. Each year, the center cares for 350–400 animals, successfully releasing nearly half back into the wild, while also providing lifelong sanctuary for those unable to return to their natural habitat.

Los Valientes de Costa Rica | Asociación Los Valientes

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Asociacion Los Valientes is a non-profit organization dedicated to enriching the lives of citizens, families, and communities by providing support to school children at risk, citizens in deteriorating states of health, and families in poverty.

Misión Tiburón

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Mision Tiburon Conservation Association is a Costa Rican non-profit organization; its goal is promote the research, management and conservation of sharks and marine life in our oceans. Mision Tiburon was officially established in early 2009 by young marine biologists and conservationists, who are concerned about the drastic decline of shark populations around the world.

Monteverde Community Fund / Fondo Comunitario Monteverde

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Monteverde is a community with a vibrant natural and cultural heritage, but it also faces serious challenges. The Monteverde Community Fund (MCF) supports grassroots organizations in overcoming these challenges by providing competitive funding, training, and administrative support. Together, we promote sustainable development, social well-being, and environmental conservation across the territory.

Monteverde Institute (MVI)

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The Monteverde Institute (MVI) is a non-profit educational organization founded in 1986 in the mountainous Costa Rican community of Monteverde. MVI was established to guide the increased tourism in a positive and productive manner for the benefit of the visitors and local community. Its programs focus on tropical ecology, sustainable development, ecotourism, Spanish language and culture, conservation biology, community health, land use planning, integrated water resources, reforestation, and social justice.

NOCA | Nosara Community for the Arts

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NOCA develops and supports programs and initiatives that help bridging the gap between the growing international community of expats and the local Ticos through multi-disciplinary arts and environmental awareness.

Nosara Animal Care

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Nosara Animal Care (NAC) is a Costa Rican based, nonprofit, animal welfare organization whose mission is to help provide quality health care for the Nosara community’s most vulnerable domestic animals.

Nosara Civic Association

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The Nosara Civic Association (NCA) has been at the heart of the Nosara community: promoting planning, civic activism, and conservation. Our dream is to build a community that values the well-being of all living things.

Nosara Food Bank

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The Nosara Food Bank (Banco de Alimentos de Nosara) was founded in 2013 to provide food and other household necessities to families living in extreme poverty in the Nosara District. In 2021 the Nosara Food Bank is helping alleviate food insecurity for approximately 160 individuals a month, planting household gardens for families and schools and partnering with the CEPIA Association to provide low-cost birth control.

Nosara Foundation for Progress

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The Nosara Foundation for Progress is a non-profit organization registered under Costa Rican law that aims to promote development and progress for the people of Nosara, based on the principles of self-reliance, self-responsibility, entrepreneurship, and environmental sustainability.

Nosara Ocean Safety | NOS

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Our mission is to support and empower every member of our beach town through ocean safety education, awareness initiatives and prevention training programs to keep our shores safe.

Nosara Recicla

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Our goal is to maintain a high quality of life by introducing modern and sustainable waste management practices in the Nosara area and beyond, while educating these communities on the importance of their participation in proper waste management. (Nosara Recicla / Nosara Recycles)

Nosara Siente

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We are a community mental health center dedicated to fostering mental well-being. Our mission is to create a supportive and understanding environment where every individual can thrive. Our work is entirely supported by donations, allowing us to provide essential mental health services at no cost to the community in need.

Obras del Espíritu Santo

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In Costa Rica the government and private programs for children terminate at age 18. Not allowing them the opportunity to transition (completing their education or studies), forces them to the streets daily exposed to violence, drugs, sexual exploitation and other risks. The Works of the Holy Spirit, has been working hand in hand with these communities that are in conditions of vulnerability and exclusion.

Osa Vive

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Osa Vive fights against irresponsible development in the Southern Zone. We work for habitat protection, clean abundant water, and empowered local communities. Through education, legal action, and government accountability we are creating a better world.

PATA Sámara Animal Rescue

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PATA was founded in April 2019 and is an officially registered non-profit in Costa Rica working in the Samara community to care for and find forever homes for homeless dogs and cats.

Planeta Sano

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We are Planeta Sano, a global broker of education for sustainable living. We promote and facilitate training for building sustainable communities that are happy, healthy, fair, and equitable and generate strong economies through the wealth of nature.

Playa Grande Lifeguards | Guardavidas Playa Grande

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Playa Grande Lifeguards is a team of volunteers committed to the safety of people in Playa Grande, Costa Rica. With your support, we can continue providing rescue services, equipment, and training to protect lives on our beautiful shores.

Proyecto Educativo Surí (Asociación Hogar y Cultura)

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The Suri Educational Project, was founded more than 50 years ago, aimed to improve the human and socio-economic conditions of the women of Pavas, through quality education and training in values. Within this framework, two lines of action are developed: A High School for girls where more than 100 students are attended and a Training Center for women with more than 500 students, both actions aimed at a population with very limited opportunities, mostly from vulnerable areas of Pavas.

Pura Vida Fighting for Kids

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PVFFK Foundation works with children and young people at social risk in Jaco and its surroundings. Through Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Judo, Yoga, and other disciplines, they give them tools and skills for life so that they can "fight" their environment back. The accelerated growth of this tourist area has generated urban lagoons invaded by drug addiction, prostitution, and crime. A vast majority of these boys and girls experience situations of violence and vices in their families and/or in their neighborhoods or community. Their goal is to be a safe space for these boys and girls, empower them, work on their confidence, instill respect and discipline in them, promote socialization and learning, and that they enjoy their childhood.

Raising Coral Costa Rica – A human-coral symbiosis

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Works to build resilient and healthy coral reefs in Costa Rica, which are essential to marine life, fisheries, tourism, and our connection with nature.

Rivers and Forests Alliance | RAFA

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The Rivers and Forests Alliance (RAFA) is a Costa Rican nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving, protecting, and regenerating Costa Rica’s Pacuare River Basin, its forests, and biodiversity together with our communities for a sustainable future.

Rotary Club of Garabito-Playa Jaco

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We work in union with other NGOs, community associations, local governments and other organizations on projects locally, nationally and around the world.

SOMOS Foundation / Fundación SOMOS

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SOMOS is a Costa Rican not for profit foundation along the Central and South Pacific Coast shaping resilient communities through sustainable development, community security and social enterprise.

SanaMente

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SanaMente offers free natural treatments, consultations and healthy lifestyle talks to individuals, couples, families or groups of all ages and from all over the country who need an improvement in their physical, mental or spiritual condition.

Santa Teresa Lifeguards

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Our organization was born in 2015 as a community response to 2 incidents that resulted in 3 drowning deaths on our beaches. Currently our community is one of the most important tourist and surfing destinations. Our currents, tides and strong waves can cause problems for even the most experienced swimmer or surfer. So we have a huge responsibility to keep our beaches safe.

Sibu Wildlife Sanctuary

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Rescue, rehabilitate, release, protect. Sibu's mission is to rescue injured, orphaned, and displaced wild animals and provide them immediate medical care, rehabilitation, and eventual release into the wild.

Soy Niña

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Soy Nina (I am a Girl) works with girls facing vulnerable conditions in urban communities, where opportunities are scarce. Our mission is to empower these girls to discover their inner strength, make informed decisions, and take control of their futures. Our program is continuous, encouraging girls to remain engaged year after year, fostering long-term personal growth and development.

Stibrawpa Association

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Helping to mitigate climate change, conserve the soil, protect the forests and care for Mother Earth is supporting the Bribri people. We are the ethnic group of Talamanca, Costa Rica.

Surf Dojo Youth Association

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Every child deserves the chance to rise — to discover their strength, their courage, and their true potential. At Surf Dojo, we use the power of surfing, mentorship, and education to transform lives in the local surf communities of Costa Rica. Your donation provides coaching, equipment, education support, and a safe environment for youth to grow into confident, resilient leaders. Together, we are building a generation who will lead with heart — on the waves, in their communities, and beyond.

TEOR/éTica

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A private foundation based in San José, Costa Rica since 1999, TEOR/éTica supports artistic practice in Central America and the Caribbean through exhibitions, publications, a study program (workshops, talks, study groups, publications), offering grants and other resources, and Lado V- Center for Study and Documentation, a specialized archive and library. How it intersects art, politics, ethics, and society has made TEOR/éTica an important platform for socially engaged art in the region.

Tamarindo Park Foundation

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We are an organization that carries out comprehensive projects in Education, Prevention, Conservation, and Local Development, with positive impact initiatives in the Santa Cruz region, Guanacaste, specifically located in Playa Tamarindo.

Tierra Valiente Trust

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Our mission is to cultivate ecological and social well-being by fostering resilience and strengthening connections between communities and the living world. In an era defined by climate change, economic volatility, and political instability, our work is dedicated to deepening relationships and developing adaptive systems that enable the conditions to thrive in the face of adversities and uncertain futures. Read more about our three programs: Mutual-Aid Network, Solidarity Circle, and The Commons

Tirimbina

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A Costa Rican nonprofit association currently runs Tirimbina: the Tirimbina Association for Conservation, Research and Education (ATCIE). Tirimbina is a 345-hectare rainforest reserve and wildlife refuge dedicated to free environmental education for communities and scientific research as a means of preserving biodiversity.

Turtle Love

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Turtle Love is a nonprofit conservation organization registered in Costa Rica. Our mission is to conserve sea turtles reproducing on the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica through community involvement, applied research, and liaison with environmental agencies.

Wildlife Conservation Association (WCA)

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The Wildlife Conservation Association (WCA) is a non-profit organization in Nosara, dedicated to the protection of sea turtles and other wildlife at the Ostional National Wildlife Refuge by leading scientific research, community engagement, and educational programs that generate comprehensive solutions to conservation challenges. We believe that successful conservation is dependent on us making the change to a sustainable lifestyle, where a harmonious balance of social, environmental, and economic interests exists.

Wise Girls - Niñas Sabias Costa Rica

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Wise Girls - Niñas Sabias promotes a model that weaves together education, empowerment, and entrepreneurship through menstrual education programs and fertility awareness, training for teachers to educate with an intercultural perspective on menstruation, and women's entrepreneurship to benefit girls and families.

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