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Global Leadership Adventures

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GLA Caribbean: Volunteer Abroad Programs for High School Students

Dominican Republic
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Location
Dominican Republic: Rural Areas

Program Duration
1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks

Typical Duration of Program
2-4 weeks

Dates
June - August 2011

  • Description

    Appreciate the beauty of the island and its people and be part of sustainable solutions to end its poverty!

    * Volunteer to implement ecologically sustainable projects in rural areas
    * Hike through lush hills to hidden waterfalls
    * Ride a catamaran in the Caribbean
    * Practice your Spanish
    * Explore pristine whites sand, clear blue water beaches
    * Snorkel among multi-colored exotic fish

    You'll work with impoverished rural communities to better their lives: in the mountains, helping to build their water systems and homes, and in the lowlands, contributing to reforestation projects. Unmatched natural beauty and human interaction will allow you to share in the spirit and strength of the Dominican people.

    Based in San Diego, CA Global Leadership Adventures (GLA) offers community service trips to Africa, Asia and Latin America. Programs are only for high schools students and focus on community service, hands-on learning, and adventure. On the weekends, students engage in exciting excursions to places of cultural and historical significance.

    Click on the link to learn more about this life-changing experience and request your free catalog!

  • Type of Programs

    • Community Service / Volunteerism

  • Languages

    • English

  • Cost in US$:

    1,695 - 4,395

  • Experience Required

    no

  • Volunteer Types

    • Childcare/children
    • Community Centers
    • Community Development
    • Community Health
    • Community Organizing
    • Conflict Resolution
    • Consciousness-raising
    • Health Education
    • Primary Education
    • Secondary Education
    • Social Services, Social Work
    • Strategic Planning
    • Volunteer Management
    • Volunteering
  • This Program is open to

    American, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants.

  • Typical Living Arrangements

    • Group living
    • Other

  • Participants Travel

    in Groups

  • Typically Participants Work

    in Groups of 30

  • Application Process Involves

    • Written Application
  • Typically The Application Process Time is

    1 week

  • Global Leadership Adventures's Mission Statement

    To inspire the next generation, to realize their potential to transform the world and their role in it.

  • Year Founded

    2004

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