Volunteer and community service work while abroad is an excellent way to give back to the community and develop a deeper cultural understanding of the program location. Whether you teach English to local elementary school students, assist in a grassroots community service program, or just dedicate time to a food shelter, you will not only better your Spanish, but also make lifelong friends along the way!
Our normal structure is that we include one volunteer activity per program session. This usually entails 4 to 5 hours dedicated to the activity that day. Each location is different as to what it has to offer for volunteer options and volunteer work is mainly done in our Latin American locations. Please review the volunteer section of the program country for more specifics. Upon request, we can provide you and your school with an official letter defining the projects and hours that you complete while abroad.
Human Rights & Social Justice
Volunteering with human rights and social justice organizations in Oaxaca.
Social inequality in Oaxaca has made it a hot bed for resistance movements, an opportunity to work towards promoting and human rights and social justice for marginalized communities.
Minimum Period : 1 time
Volunteer Tasks :
(Depending on availability and experience)
- Website and design work - Fundraising - Administration - Receiving and assisting migrants in a shelter - Advocacy - Translation - Education in human rights
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Health & Nutrition
Volunteering with health and nutrition projects in Oaxaca.
Marginalization has a negative effect on local communities health and nutrition, get involved in projects to help improve people?s futures.
Minimum Period : 1 time
Volunteer Tasks :
(Depending on availability and experience)
- Workshops - Nursing - Agricultural work and support - Rehabilitation with children - Website and design work - Fundraising - Nursing - Therapy
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Ecology & Environment
Volunteering with ecology and environmental projects in Oaxaca.
An opportunity to support a variety of projects working to improve the environment and Oaxacan people?s daily realities.
Minimum Period : 1 time
Volunteer Tasks :
(Depending on availability and experience)
- Tree planting - Composting and environmental waste disposal - Environmental educational projects in schools - Permaculture and alternative agriculture - Promoting bicycle use in the city
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Eldercare
Volunteering with to help support the elderly in Oaxaca.
An opportunity to work with an often forgotten sector of society to help improve their quality of life.
Minimum Period : 1 time
Volunteer Tasks :
(Depending on availability and experience)
- Healthcare - Providing company and activities - Building, plumbing and maintenance - Fundraising - Design and photography - Translation
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Work with Children
Volunteering with to help improve the lives of children of all ages in Oaxaca.
An opportunity to help improve marginalized children?s daily realities in Oaxaca.
Minimum Period : 1 time
Volunteer Tasks :
Depending on availability and experience
- Play and activities - Tutoring and assistance with homework - Assisting caregivers to prepare food and take care of the children - Workshops - Fundraising - Websites and design
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Education
Assisting educational projects in Oaxaca.
An opportunity to work in educational projects with different sectors of Oaxacan society, indigenous rural communities, marginalized youth and university students. Projects with children, youths and adults.
Minimum Period : 1 time
Volunteer Tasks :
(Depending on availability and experience)
- Teaching assistant for English language learning - English teacher for children and adults from different backgrounds - Teaching assistant for different types of classes, e.g. art or computing - Mentor and support for students studying English or other subjects - Tours and field trips
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Animal Rescue & Education
Rescuing street dogs and educating the public on animal rights.
An opportunity to help stop mistreatment of street dogs in Oaxaca.
Minimum Period : 1 time
Volunteer Tasks :
Depending on availability and experience
- Helping to care for dogs - Raising awareness - Organizing events - Fundraising - Administration - Designing promotional materials
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Microfinance
Improving marginalized communities overcome poverty through micro-loans to help create or improve small businesses.
Get involved in microfinance projects which provide an opportunity for marginalized communities to create or expand their own businesses.
Minimum Period : 1 time
Volunteer Tasks :
(Depending on availability and experience) - Business coordinator - Fundraising - Administration - Designing promotional materials
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Community
Creating community to overcome inequality.
A focus on working together as community to help improve different aspects of people?s lives.
Minimum Period : 1 time
Volunteer Tasks :
(Depending on availability and experience) - Networking - Fundraising - Website and design - Workshops
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Working with Disability
Volunteering with organizations which work with disabilities in Oaxaca.
Volunteer to help improve various aspects of people?s lives with disabilities.
Minimum Period : 1 time
Volunteer Tasks :
Depending on availability and experience - Caring for people with disabilities - Therapy and healthcare - Activities - Family support - Fundraising - Raising awareness
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