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2025 Impact Report
Creating as much good as possible in the communities we visit and providing meaningful experiences to our travelers — all while protecting the planet
2025 Impact Report
Our Impact in Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic
1,295
Student volunteers who contributed to projects
20,963
Community service hours contributed by student volunteers
$69,761
Dollars allocated to community service projects
Environment
Costa Rica
- 5,663 sea turtle eggs transferred to a hatchery for safety monitoring
- 150 trees planted
- 350 new trees established in the nursery for future development
- 500 trees planted
- 48 pounds of waste removed
Dominican Republic
- 1,389 pounds of waste removed during beach cleanups
- 100 buoys or signs erected to aid in marine intervention efforts
- 1,565 artificial coral substrates built
- 398 mangroves planted
- 121 endangered sea turtles freed
Infrastructure
Costa Rica
- 2 schools painted (classrooms, cafeterias, bathrooms)
- 1,969 feet of trail expanded
- cleaning and painting facilities at a community soccer complex
Dominican Republic
- 40 cement floors replaced with cement or tile in local homes
- 5,382 square feet of land leveled
- 6 public use facilities built or improved
Educational Exchange
Costa Rica
- 16 local children attended a camp that provided arts, crafts, sports and other educational activities
Dominican Republic
- 80 local children attended a camp that included interactive workshops and field trips (beach cleanups, mangrove planting, building coral substrate, freeing endangered species)
- 33 additional children impacted through educational activities and cultural exchange
Water Access
Costa Rica
- 1,148 feet of trenching completed with 2-inch water pipe installed
- 225 water meters painted
- maintenance and cleaning of existing aqueduct infrastructure
Dominican Republic
- 750 feet of new water pipe installed
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
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 in Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic.
In 2025, we expanded on what we started in 2024, 2023 and 2022 by increasing our impact in the partner communities where our student volunteers serve. Continue reading below for examples of how Offbeat service projects contributed to nine of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals while also serving local community members in the places we take travelers.
A milestone year for Offbeat in Latin America.
2025 stands as a milestone year for Offbeat in Latin America. Across Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, nearly 1,300 students contributed to conservation, infrastructure development, education, and community resilience. The true impact of these programs lies not only in the physical results restored water systems, new community facilities, increasing turtle hatch survival, reforested land, and rehabilitated public spaces but also in the human connections formed along the way.
Students left with new skills, deeper global awareness, and a sense of responsibility to the world beyond their own communities. Local partners gained support, visibility, and infrastructure that remains long after the summer ends.
As Offbeat moves into the next program cycle, the lessons of 2025 will guide the enhancement of structure, communication, training, and long-term sustainability. The foundation established this year opens the door for even greater impact measurable, human, and lasting in the summers to come.
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