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Marine Expedition in Mexico for Advanced Divers
Use and improve your scuba diving skills while learning marine survey techniques when you join GVI’s marine conservation expedition located just north of the Mayan village of Mahahual. Receive comprehensive training at this new center and increase your knowledge of marine habitats and conservation techniques. Rescue Diver, Dive Master and PADI specialty courses are also available. Participate in activities such as coral and fish monitoring surveys, turtle nesting surveys, and work with scientists at the field research center. You can also take part in environmental awareness projects in the local community.
Dates: 5 to 10 weeks
Costs: From $1375 for 5 weeks
Contact in USA: Call toll free 888-653-6028
Contact in UK: 01727 250250
Website: www.gviusa.com
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Mexico Marine Conservation Diving Expedition for Beginners
Learn to scuba dive on this unique expedition and earn yourself an internationally recognized PADI dive qualification in the Caribbean waters of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Take part in important marine conservation work on the world’s second largest barrier reef, participate in reef monitoring surveys, turtle nesting and crocodile surveys, as well as community education and sustainable tourism development projects in the local communities. In addition to the dive training, you will have the chance to learn a great deal about this tropical marine environment, learn a little Spanish and partake in expeditions to a wide variety of exotic destinations in this beautiful and historically rich area. You will be based at the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, and learn about the diverse wildlife living both above and below the waves.
Dates: 5 to 10 weeks, departures throughout the year
Costs: From $3150 for 5 weeks
Contact in USA: Call toll free 888-653-6028
Contact in UK: 01727 250250
Website: www.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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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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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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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
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.
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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