 Volunteer in Mexico
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Marine Conservation Expedition in Mexico
Join a Marine Conservation Expedition from 5 to 20 weeks and learn marine survey techniques, be trained in SCUBA diving up to an advanced level and participate in community education projects. This expedition offers volunteers an amazing array of marine research projects combined with local community interaction and breathtaking scenery in Mexico’s first biosphere reserve.
Dates Offered: All year round
Costs: From US$2,500
Contact: Global Vision International, 252 Newbury Street, Number 4, Boston, MA, 02116, USA. Call Toll free on 888-653-6028; www.gviusa.com; info@gviusa.com.
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Teaching and Community Project
Join this exciting expedition to promote sustainable development amongst the local Mayan community of Tulum, Mexico, teach English and increase awareness of the impacts of tourism on local culture and resources. If required full training is given resulting in a TEFL qualification. All training provided, join from 5 to 15 weeks.
Dates Offered: All year round for 5, 10 or 15 weeks.
Costs: From US $2,875
Contact: Global Vision International, 252 Newbury Street, Number 4, Boston, MA, 02116, USA. Call Toll free on 888-653-6028; www.gviusa.com; info@gviusa.com.
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United Planet
Make a Change in Mexico
You have the ability to engage in humanitarian projects ranging from education to children and women's activities. But don't stop there, go ahead and discover the ancient archaeological finds and partake in excavations. Located in a popular vacation spot, Mexico isn't just a spring break vacation. Great food, ancient ruins, and beautiful beaches; this country also has personality. The children and local community here are waiting for your arrival.
Cost: 6 months $4695, 1 year $7195.
Dates: Starts in August or January.
Contact: United Planet, 11 Arlington St, Boston MA 02116, USA. Telephone: 617-267-7763.
Email: quest@unitedplanet.org
Website: www.unitedplanet.org
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Volunteer in Oaxaca, Mexico with Amigos de las Américas (AMIGOS)
Are you ready to experience another culture like never before? Amigos de las Américas (AMIGOS) volunteers will improve their Spanish and leadership skills as they live and work in communities surrounding Oaxaca, Mexico, which is one of the most culturally diverse cities in Latin America! Volunteers can choose between a digital technology or community nutrition project. Both projects are for college-age students only. Volunteers will experience a new culture on a personal level by living with a host family and collaborating with community members to make a lasting impact. AMIGOS offers programs in seven other Latin American countries. See the website for details.
Dates: June 11, 2008 - August 6, 2008
Cost: The participation fee is $3,995. This includes:
- Round-trip international airfare to/from your gateway city
- Food, lodging, and transportation in Latin America
- All project related supplies
- Training materials and workshops
- Veteran supervisory Project Staff
- 24-hour emergency On-Call Communications System during the program
- Supplementary short-term international medical insurance
Fundraising support and scholarships are available.
Contact: Amigos de las Américas, 5618 Star Lane, Houston, Texas 77057
Phone: (713) 782-5290 or (800) 231-7796
Fax: (713) 782-9267
Email: info@amigoslink.org
Website: www.amigoslink.org
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How Will You Touch The World?
Volunteer Projects in Mexico
REAL projects….REAL experience! Your development project is determined by matching your skills with the needs of the local community. Hands on service work, weekly adventures, homestays, and local culture and language classes create an unforgettable experience. Volunteer projects include: health care, environment, journalism, teaching, and human rights.
Dates: Programs start every month of the year and run from 2 – 26 weeks in duration.
Cost: Program fees are based on the location and duration of your volunteer project. Please inquire or visit our website for current pricing. ProWorld scholarships and many private scholarships are available. We also offer fundraising support.
Program fees support our host community economies in the forms of project materials purchases, local salaries, host family payments, and local purchases. Program fees include: full room and board, domestic transportation, 24 hour safety and medical services, local culture and language classes, and funding of development projects and internships. The program fee also includes multiple cultural and adventure activities.
Contact: ProWorld Headquarters, ProWorld Service Corps, 1215 Taylor Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA
Tel: 877.733.7378 (toll free); 406.245.7348 (direct line). Fax: 406.252.3973.
Email: info@myproworld.org
Website: www.MyProWorld.org
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Cactus Language
TEFL course and TEFL Jobs in Mexico
A true gateway to Central and South America, the Mexico TEFL course in Playa del Carmen has to be one of the most exotic the TEFL course admissions service has to offer.
This TEFL course is run by no other than International House. Though a tough course, the antidote to the stress lies in the fact that the beautiful school is but a couple of blocks from the beach.
This course location is particularly favoured by those wishing to find a TEFL job in this area, and North Americans are particularly welcome here. The best way to secure a TEFL job is to be there on the ground, and knock on the doors of schools to introduce yourself personally. The big market is for business English teaching, as Mexico enjoys such strong trade links with the USA.
Typically the message in the States is that you can only teach with an MA in TESOL. Increasingly, however, value is being placed on the internationally recognised 4-week courses which are of more practical use when teaching.
Dates: All year round; first Monday of every month.
Website: Volunteer Teaching English in Mexico
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American Friends Service Committee
Mexico Summer Project
The American Friends Service Committee invites you to seven weeks of mind-blowing experiential learning with Totonaca and Nahua indigenous communities. Spend this summer with international peers living, working and growing together . Partake in community projects, share from diverse cultures and experiences, and learn ways to address the political, social, ecological, and economic challenges of the present and the future
Contact: mexicosummer@afsc.org, www.afsc.org/latinamerica/int/mexicosummer.htm
Annunciation House
For 25 years, Annunciation House has provided hospitality to immigrants and refugees on the US-Mexican border. The organization has grown from the original house, Annunciation House, to also include Casa Vides (a house of hospitality for those seeking political asylum and those with longer-term needs) and Casa Peregrina in Juarez, Mexico (a house of hospitality for women and children). A fourth house, Casa Emaus is located in a squatter’s neighborhood and provides support and space for community building efforts. The volunteer community has also grown to a full-time volunteer staff of 20 volunteers.
Contact: www.annunciationhouse.org
Casa de los Amigos
Quaker-run peace and service center in Mexico City holds information on peace and justice movements and volunteering opportunities throughout Mexico and Central America. Casa provides simple inexpensive lodging for individuals involved in service activities. Volunteer opportunities with the Casa and other organizations in Mexico City are available for Spanish speakers able to commit for at least 3 months.
Contact: Ignacio Mariscal 132, Col. Tabacalera, 06030 Mexico, D.F., Mexico; 011-52-55-5705-0521; amigos@casadelosamigos.org, www.casadelosamigos.org.
Global Volunteers
Teach English in Mexico as a Volunteer
As a volunteer in Mexico, you teach English to college students in the Spanish colonial cities of Dolores Hidalgo and Queretaro. You are immediately accepted and appreciated in our host communities as a rare and valuable resource in the local students' quest to gain greater English language proficiency.
Contact: email@globalvolunteers.org, www.globalvolunteers.org/1main/mexico/volunteer_in_mexico.htm
i-to-i Volunteer Travel
Conservation Volunteer Work in Mexico
A mosaic of conservation opportunities exist in Mexico. Work amidst the Mayan ruins and tropical beaches of the Yucatan peninsula gathering reproductive data for the Flamingo Conservation Project in the Biosphere Reserve. Or , volunteer at a Sea turtle conservation camp in El Playon, located on Mexico's Pacific coast.
Community Development Volunteer Service in Mexico
Our Mexican project offers food for thought: delivering fruit and vegetables to underprivileged communities in Monterrey. Distributing supplies within disadvantaged areas you’ll also give orphans a taste of love and affection through recreational activities and by teaching them English and IT skills. Or, work with disabled children at Mexico's only hippotherapy center (mental/physical rehabilitation via horseback riding).
Teaching English as a Volunteer in Mexico
This is a golden opportunity for volunteers to combine both teaching and conservation into one project. You can help preserve endangered species of turtles by preparing hatcheries, clearing beaches and conducting nightly beach patrols as well as supporting the education of the local population with English classes, games and activities. Or, in Monterrey, improve local people’s quality of life through education and vocational training programs – especially for the poor.
Contact: 190 East 9th Avenue, Suite 350, Denver, CO 80203, USA; Tel. 303-765-5325; usca@i-to-i.com, www.i-to-i.com.
Leaders Today: Volunteer in Mexico and Arizona
This trip offers a uniquely comprehensive leadership experience, bringing together voluntarism, issue education, and skills training in two to four intensive weeks in the Santa Cruz valley along the US-Mexico border. The numerous contrasts between these two neighboring nations are nowhere more visible and heart-wrenching than along the massive wall that divides the small city of Nogales between the state of Arizona and the province of Sonora. Millions of desperate migrants risk their lives every year in the hot, unforgiving desert, fleeing their homes in search of the American dream and a better life. This disturbing scenario is set against the backdrop of a rich, fascinating border culture and breath-taking natural environment of mountains, cactus, and wildlife. See website for dates.
Contact: gillian@leaderstoday.com, www.leaderstoday.com
Mar de Jade Ocean-front Center, Chacala, Nayarit
Celebrating our 20th year as a center for responsible tourism, we are located in the fishing village of Chacala on its beautiful beach north of Puerto Vallarta. For 15-years, our volunteer/study program has been offering opportunities to guests to learn Spanish and put it to use in rural community volunteer projects, including a medical clinic, an after school program for children, a community kitchen and garden project, ESL classes, and house construction. Guests gain insight into local culture through volunteering. Surrounded by lush jungle with the warm, clear Pacific at our door, they enjoy swimming, surfing, hiking, horseback riding, snorkeling, kayaking, whale-watching, and other excursions. Our calendar of retreats include yoga, meditation among others as well as our teen summer camp.
Contact: In Mexico, Tel./fax 011-52-322-222-1171; Tel. 011-52-322-222-3524. U.S. mailing address: PMB 078-344, 705 Martens Ct., Laredo, TX 78041-6010; info@mardejade.com, www.mardejade.com.
Projects Abroad
Arts & Crafts in Mexico
As a volunteer, you have the chance to be trained in some of the methods used to create artisan products. You will primarily be learning the techniques of ceramic making and decoration. In Tonala, Mexico.
Medical Work in Mexico
Shadow and Work with Doctors in and around Guadalajara, Mexico.
Volunteer Animal Care in Mexico
Work at a care facility for animals who have been injured, abandoned or mistreated in the center of Guadalajara, Mexico.
Volunteer Care Work in Mexico
Work with Orphans in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Volunteer Conservation in Mexico
Work on a turtle conservation camp on the Pacific Ocean near Colima, Mexico.
Volunteer Journalism in Mexico
Work at a Spanish language newspapers in either Guadalajara or Ciudad Guzman, Mexico.
Volunteer Teaching in Mexico
Teach English to school children in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Contact: info@projects-abroad.org, www.projects-abroad.org
Quick and Easy
Volunteers for a Life Purpose
A group of talented people established an English Institute with the sole purpose to generate income to fund and finance an orphanage for needy children in Mexico. We are also recruiting talent in order to be part of this team and to help create other companies for the same purpose. We provide housing and cover living expenses.
Contact: www.quickandeasyenglish.com
SEDEPAC
Partner of American Friends Service Committee and places volunteers of other nationalities in various grassroots projects.
Contact: Proyecto de Verano, Calle Huatusco #39, Col Roma Sur., Mexico, D.F. C.P. 06760; 011-52-55-5574-6397; info@sedepac.org.mx, www.sedepac.org.mx.
WWOOF Mexico
Volunteers in Organic Farms in Mexico
Volunteer to work in Organic Farms in Mexico. Get to know the land and the people while you live and work close to nature. See our website at www.wwoofmexico.com.
Mexico Volunteer Programme
Choice volunteering projects in Mexico. See argos.net.mx/volunteers/ for more.
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