Description:
Travel through the highlands of Guatemala, the valleys of Nicaragua and the jungles of Honduras whilst volunteering in Central America. Teach within the indigenous communities, immerse yourself in the local culture, build energy efficient stoves, learn to speak Spanish and explore many of Central America's most captivating places.
This exciting and meaningful volunteering trip takes you on a Central American adventure to discover an array of exciting experiences and meet some awe-inspiring people. You will gain first-hand experience of the Honduran, Nicaraguan and Guatemalan cultures, as you live and work in the countries' local communities, and get Spanish lessons to enhance your ability to communicate with the local neighbourhoods. Your time volunteering in Central America will directly contribute towards the progression of many of the region's disadvantaged communities, as you will be teaching in local schools.
Your time will be split between three of Central America's most fantastic and charismatic countries: Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua. In each of these countries, you will assist in the education of children that have limited or no access to schooling, in communities that have requested our support. In each of the countries, a whole host of tasks and goals lie ahead of you, but your main aim will always be to improve the education of the local children by working to increase, amongst other things, their literacy and numeracy skills. You will spend the initial four weeks in Guatemala, followed by four weeks in Honduras and the remaining four weeks in Nicaragua. By focusing your volunteering efforts in these three countries, you will be able to gain a real insight and admiration of this awe-inspiring region, whilst contributing towards the progression of some of the countries' disadvantaged people.
Spanish classes are incorporated into your time volunteering in Central America, so you can develop your linguistic capabilities and guarantee you experience all that volunteering in Central America has to offer. In order to absorb yourself fully into the host culture and have abundant opportunities to practice your Spanish, you will stay with the warm and welcoming local families; they will provide you with meals and support during your time volunteering. You will feast on local cuisine, immerse yourselves in the local culture and intermingle with the locals on a daily basis. You'll also get ample opportunities to visit the nearby attractions, including the adventure excursions to places such as the Guatemalan Lake Atitlan, the horse riding trails in Honduras or the Miraflor Nature Reserve. As a volunteering experience, this Central American volunteering trip will provide you with an extraordinarily significant and rewarding experience as part of a gap year, career break or adventure travel experience. It gives you the fantastic chance to discover Central America, whilst learning the handsome Spanish language and having a real constructive impact on the local places and people.
Highlights:
Please note: all funding for this volunteering trip comes directly from cost of the trip, there is no other outside source of income. Without volunteer's contributions, the projects work would not take place.
Travel Types:
4th World Studies,
BackPacking Abroad,
Canoeing,
Climbing,
Cycling (Mountain),
Eco Tours,
Ecology,
Environmental Studies,
Language Immersion,
Native Culture Studies
and Volunteering
Language:
Spanish
Language Used As A Medium of Teaching:
English
Cost in US$: 4,900
Cost Includes:
Excursions,
Food,
Housing,
In-country orientation/Training,
In-country staff support,
Language instruction,
Pre-departure orientation/Training
and Travel while in host country
* Pre-departure support
* All airport transfers
* All transport between countries
* All accommodation included
* A field manual containing information about the project and what to take, plus lots more
* A 24-hour emergency phone line in the UK
* Most Meals
* Your money also contributes towards the daily running costs of the projects, including fruit and food subsidies for the children, school meals when delays occur with government foodstuffs, all learning utensils for the children, birthday celebrations for the children each month and construction / general repairs
* 40 hours of one-on-one Spanish tuition
* Transport to and from the communities
* Scholarships and secondary school funding
* Discounted access to Smugmug services a secure way of storing your photos while traveling.
* Two-day Lake Atitlan adventure
* Guided tour of Copan Ruinas and trip to hot springs
* Day-hike in the surrounding valley
* Guided horse riding trip
* Trips to Guacamaya and butterfly sanctuary
* Guided day mountain bike trip.
Experience Required: no
Typical Volunteer Projects:
academic reinforcement,
adult education,
childcare/children,
community centers,
community development,
community health,
community organizing,
conservation,
cooking,
culture,
curriculum planning,
eco-tourism,
income-generation,
indigenous issues,
infrastructure planning,
primary education,
teaching,
tourism,
translation,
tutor,
volunteer management
and volunteering
Age Range: 18+
This Program is open to
American,
Asian,
Australian,
Canadian,
European,
Kiwi,
South African
and Worldwide
Participants.
This Program is also open to
Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangement:
Home-stays
Participants Travel to Guatemala
Independently
Or
in Groups
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Or
in Groups
Application Process Involves:
- Online Application plus Application Assessment
Typically The Application Process Time Is 1 day
Yomps's Mission Statement: We work hard to ensure you have the experience of a lifetime through responsible adventures off the beaten track. You will learn new skills, meet new friends, experience cultural activities that are just not available to tourists and you will have the time of your life.
Year Founded: 2006