 Volunteer in Nicaragua
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Volunteer on a Children and Adult Education Program in Rural Nicaragua
Join GVI on this short-term volunteer teaching project for the unique opportunity to work with rural communities near Estelí, Nicaragua. Based in the midst of the beautiful Segovia Mountains, surrounded by mountains, valleys and waterfalls, you will live in this old Sandinista stronghold, learning or improve your Spanish, and traveling to nearby rural areas for your project work. The project work involves assisting children and adults who otherwise may not have the opportunity of any formal education.
Dates: 4 to 11 weeks, departures throughout the year
Costs: From US$1270 for 4 weeks
Contact in USA: Call toll free 888-653-6028
Contact in UK: 01727 250250
Website: www.gviusa.com
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Travel Alive
Adventure, Language & International Volunteer Exchange
A truly fulfilling, year round travel experience with Spanish language classes, home-stay, and volunteer opportunities for all ages and backgrounds. Forge friendships, create goodwill, and perform meaningful service in communities throughout Nicaragua and Ecuador. Dedicated staff provides support throughout your program to create a personalized, unforgettable experience.
Dates: Year-round programming, 2 weeks minimum
Cost: Programs start at $1,250
Contact: Travel Alive, 725 Hayes Ave. Oak Park, IL 60302
Tel.: (708) 434-0448. Toll free: (866) 380-3042. Fax: (866) 551-1989
Email: info@travelalive.com
Website: www.travelalive.com
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Volunteer in Nicaragua with Amigos de las Américas (AMIGOS)
Granada, Nicaragua — Public Health
Volunteers will support local health center activities by providing health information to patients and assisting nurses with administrative duties. Also facilitate educational activities for 5–12-year-old children 2-3 days a week at schools focusing on preventive health. Topics will include personal hygiene, dental hygiene, malaria education and environmental issues. This project is located in the western part of Nicaragua in the Pacific Lowlands region between the nation's capital city of Managua, Lago de Nicaragua and the Pacific Ocean. Approximately 40 volcanoes dominate the landscape of this lush area, which also serves as the repository for much of Nicaragua’s Spanish colonial heritage.
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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Amigos de las Américas (AMIGOS)
Volunteer in Chontales, Nicaragua
Are you ready to experience another culture like never before? Amigos de las Américas (AMIGOS) volunteers will make a lasting impact while improving their Spanish and leadership skills. They will co-facilitate educational health and environmental workshops for children and teenagers in Nicaragua. Volunteers will experience a new culture on a personal level by living with a host family and collaborating with community members to achieve shared goals. AMIGOS offers programs in seven other Latin American countries.
Contact: info@amigoslink.org; www.amigoslink.org
Abundance Farm
Volunteer Opportunities and Guest Stays at Family Homestead in Nicaragua
Family Farm is focused on self-sufficiency. Guest stays and volunteer opportunities are available.
Contact: contact@abundancefarm.com; www.abundancefarm.com
Casa Alianza/Covenant House Latin America
Volunteers work with street children in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua for 6-12 months. Accommodations vary according to country.
Contact: SJO 1039, PO Box 025216, Miami, FL 33102-5216. Administrative HQ: Volunteer Co-ordinator, P.O. Box 2050-1734, San Pedro, San José, Costa Rica; 011-506-253-5439; www.covenanthouse.org.
El Porvenir
Volunteers are needed for 2-week work experience trips in Jan./Feb. and July/Aug. to construct water and sanitation facilities and help with reforestation in Nicaragua.
Contact: jobs@elporvenir.org; www.elporvenir.org
ELI-Experiential Learning International
Volunteer in Nicaragua
ELI partners with organizations in Granada to offer volunteer opportunities that benefit the locals while giving participants a unique cultural learning experience. Volunteers should have a high intermediate to advanced level of Spanish proficiency. ELI can set up Spanish classes in conjunction with a project. Volunteers can work with at-risk youth, teach, help with community development projects, or work with environmental projects.
Contact: info@eliabroad.org, www.eliabroad.org
ICADS (Institute for Central American Development Studies)
Study of the Spanish language and development issues combined with structured internships in Costa Rica and Nicaragua lasting a semester or a summer.
Contact: Institute for Central American Development Studies c/o ICADS, Dept. 826, P.O. Box 025216, Miami, Florida 33102-5216; info@icads.org; www.icads.org.
MADRE
Voyages with a Vision, Guatemala & Nicaragua, an International Women's Human Rights Organization. In Guatemala, learn about the fight to end abusive labor conditions in sweatshops and the human rights struggles of Indigenous women and youth. Then travel to Nicaragua to learn about Indigenous Peoples’ and African-descent communities’ efforts to defend their rights and resources in the autonomous region of the country’s Caribbean Coast.
Contact: travel@madre.org, www.madre.org. Tel: 212.627.0444. 121 W. 27th St. #301, New York, NY, 10001.
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