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Bring Education to Needy Children in Guatemala - One Week

Guatemala
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Location
Guatemala: Antigua, Chimaltenango, Huehuetenango and 3 other cities

Program Duration
1-2 weeks

Typical Duration of Program
1-2 weeks

Dates
July 26-31, August 2-7, 2011 or February 21-26, 2012

  • Description

    Experience a short-term volunteer vacation at its best! You will deliver badly-needed textbooks and inaugurate brand-new computer centers throughout the Guatemalan highlands with nonprofit organization Cooperative for Education (CoEd). You will have a week of celebrations and opportunities to interact with the children and families CoEd serves. Your presence will make an important contribution to CoEd projects by showing the communities that the programs are well-supported and around for the long term.

  • Highlights

    * See Cooperative for Education projects in action.
    * Bring vital educational materials to needy schools.
    * Experience the beauty of various parts of the Guatemalan highlands and the richness of its indigenous culture.
    * Learn about Guatemalan history, traditions, foods, culture and current events.
    * Shop in artisans' markets featuring some of the most exquisite hand-crafted items in the Americas.
    * Enjoy both service and social time while traveling in tourist class accommodations.

  • Qualifications

    Over age 21

  • Languages

    • English

  • Cost in US$:

    USD 975 - USD 1,075

  • Cost Includes:

    • Emergency evacuation services
    • Excursions
    • Food
    • Housing
    • In-country orientation/Training
    • In-country staff support
    • Registration fees
    • Travel while in host country
    • Written materials abroad
    • Written materials pre-departure

  • Experience Required

    no

  • Volunteer Types

    • Computer Training
    • Economic Development
    • Education
    • Indigenous Issues
    • Literacy
    • Minority Groups
    • Primary Education
    • Secondary Education
    • Tourism
    • Volunteering
    • Youth

  • Age Range

    21-85

  • This Program is open to

    Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals.

  • Typical Living Arrangements

    • Other

  • Participants Travel

    Independently or in Groups

  • Typically Participants Work

    in Groups of 25

  • Application Process Involves

    • Written Application

  • Typically The Application Process Time is

    3 weeks

  • Post Services Include

    • Alumni Network

  • Cooperative for Education's Mission Statement

    The mission of Cooperative for Education (CoEd) is to help Guatemalan schoolchildren break the cycle of poverty through education. CoEd accomplishes this mission by implementing sustainable textbook, computer, reading, library, and scholarship programs in impoverished schools. Through these programs, CoEd strives to address the root causes of poverty in Guatemala, rather than merely treating its symptoms.

  • Year Founded

    1996

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