 Volunteer in Mexico
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Marine Expedition in Mexico for Advanced Divers
Improve your scuba diving skills and learn marine conservation techniques by joining GVI’s marine conservation program situated north of the Mayan village of Mahahual. At this new center you will receive comprehensive training and increase your knowledge of marine habitats and conservation. Rescue Diver, Dive Master and PADI specialty courses are also available. Activities include coral and fish monitoring surveys and turtle nesting surveys, working with scientists at the field research center. Also participate in awareness projects in the local community.
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Dates: 5 or 10 weeks, visit the website for upcoming start dates
Costs: From $1790 for 2 weeks
Email Contact: info@gviworld.com
Phone Contact: +1 888 653 6028 (USA) or +44 (0) 1727 250 250 (UK)
Where do I go from here? Visit the website for more information on this marine conservation expedition
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Mexico Marine Conservation Diving Expedition for Beginners
This unique expedition takes you to learn scuba diving and earn yourself an internationally recognized PADI diving qualification in the Caribbean waters of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Here you can take part in important marine conservation work on the world’s second largest barrier reef with coral reef and fish monitoring, turtle nesting and crocodile surveys, as well as community education and sustainable tourism development on land. On top of the dive training, volunteers will have the chance to vastly expand their knowledge of this tropical marine environment, learn Spanish and partake in expeditions to the almost innumerable places of interest in this beautiful and historically rich area. This expedition takes place in the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, a stunning area with diverse wildlife both above and below the waves
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Dates: 5 or 10 weeks, visit the website for upcoming start dates
Costs: From $3350 for 5 weeks
Email Contact: info@gviworld.com
Phone Contact: +1 888 653 6028 (USA) or +44 (0) 1727 250 250 (UK)
Where do I go from here? Visit the website for more information on this marine conservation expedition
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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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United Planet
Volunteer in Mexico
United Planet offers various opportunities to volunteer in Mexico. Placements are available year-round from 2-52 weeks with flexible start dates. Several orphanage projects are offered. Volunteers assist in teaching English and other subjects, as well as organizing play activities for the children. Volunteers help to give the children the love and attention they need. United Planet's network of leaders and volunteers foster cross-cultural understanding and address shared challenges worldwide.
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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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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Volunteer in Mexico with Amigos de las Américas (AMIGOS)
Guanajuato, Mexico— Public Health
Facilitate community health projects and collaborate with local experts to present public health workshops. Volunteers will facilitate educational activities on community health with children 5-12 years of age in a classroom setting 2-3 times a week. Topics will include nutrition, personal hygiene, fitness and dental care. The city of Guanajuato is a cultural hot spot. It offers beautiful colonial architecture and is a popular vacation spot for Mexicans because of its rich history. AMIGOS Volunteers will work in three municipalities located within three hours of the city. These areas are primarily agricultural, with some industrial sectors.
Dates: Summer
Cost: The participation fee is $4,400. Scholarship and fundraising support is available.
The Participation Fee includes:
- Round-trip international airfare 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
- Supplemental short-term international medical insurance
Contact: Amigos de las Américas, 5618 Star Lane, Houston, Texas 77057.
Tel: (713) 782-5290, (800) 231-7796. Fax: (713) 782-9267.
Email: info@amigoslink.org
Website: www.amigoslink.org
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Volunteer in Mexico with Amigos de las Américas (AMIGOS)
Michoacán, Mexico— Environmental Health
Volunteers will facilitate activities on environmental education and preservation, including the preparation of a presentation for an annual environmental fair. Some communities will work on a nutrition project, educating local community members about the native grain of amaranth – including planting and cooking demonstrations and the benefits of family gardens. Michoacán is a state in the mid-west of Mexico known for its diverse natural beauty featuring miles of coast along the Pacific Ocean, the Sierra Madre Occidental mountains, a volcanic chain and acres of forest.
Dates: Summer
Cost: The participation fee is $4,400. Scholarship and fundraising support is available.
The Participation Fee includes:
- Round-trip international airfare 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
- Supplemental short-term international medical insurance
Contact: Amigos de las Américas, 5618 Star Lane, Houston, Texas 77057.
Tel: (713) 782-5290, (800) 231-7796. Fax: (713) 782-9267.
Email: info@amigoslink.org
Website: www.amigoslink.org
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Volunteer in Mexico with Amigos de las Américas (AMIGOS)
Oaxaca, Mexico — Community Nutrition
Volunteers will teach community members about the value of a nutritious native grain, amaranth, and will facilitate activities that promote the well being of youth in the community. They will partner with women’s groups on nutrition issues and education families about nutrition issues. Established in the late fifteenth century as an Aztec stronghold and occupied by Spanish conquistadors in 1521, Oaxaca today is a colorful, modern city of a half-million inhabitants, the capital of the state of Oaxaca in southern Mexico, and a cultural center of extraordinary ethnic diversity.
Dates: Summer
Cost: The participation fee is $4,400. Scholarship and fundraising support is available.
The Participation Fee includes:
- Round-trip international airfare 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
- Supplemental short-term international medical insurance
Contact: Amigos de las Américas, 5618 Star Lane, Houston, Texas 77057.
Tel: (713) 782-5290, (800) 231-7796. Fax: (713) 782-9267.
Email: info@amigoslink.org
Website: www.amigoslink.org
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Projects Abroad in Mexico
Live and work in exciting Mexico. Projects start year-round and last from two weeks to a year. Opportunities exist in teaching, care, conservation, culture and community, animal care, medicine and journalism. Programs are for ages 16+.
Dates: Start any day you choose.
Cost: From $2,395.
Contact: Projects Abroad, 347 West 36th Street, Suite 903, New York NY 10018.
Tel: US Toll-free 1 888 839 3535.
Email: info@projects-abroad.org
Website: www.projects-abroad.org
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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
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.
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 www.wwoofmexico.org for more.
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