Description

ShuarHands, Inc. has recently opened a medical clinic in the western highlands in Guatemala. This is a non-profit social clinic offering services to adults and children. We also provide a pharmacy, laboratory and dental office. Many of our patients live in poverty or extreme-poverty. We also travel to rural area providing assistance.

You arrive in Guatemala City on Saturday. On Sunday we provide transportation to San Marcos. You'll view indigenous women in their native dress, beautiful volcanos and terraced hillsides. We will spend time at Iximche, where you'll experience ancient Mayan ruins. Beginning on Monday, you will work in the Policlinica in San Pedro. A few days you will travel to the rural area to meet families, provide medical treatment, and deliver school supplies. Friday we offer an appreciation dinner. Early Saturday morning we leave for Antigua, stopping at Xela for shopping. We arrive at Antigua, a World Heritage Site, where we encourage you to extend your vacation: visit Tikal, Chichicastenango or Lake Atitlan. Traveling from Antigua to Guatemala City for your departing flight is easy: one hour and about USD20.00.

Highlights

* Experience Humanitarian Work in Guatemala: medical and/or social
* Learn about people living in poverty
* Distribute school supplies to children in-need
* Immerse yourself in another culture
* Practice your Spanish

Travel Types

• Archaeology
• Ecology
• Geology
• Homestay
• Native Culture Studies
• Photography

Qualifications

- Volunteers with medical background are especially needed: doctors and nurses. You would provide medical services at our clinic and/or in the rural communities. You could give classes in basic health and nutrition. We also welcome those who wish to have a humanitarian experience. We encourage visitors to bring school supplies to distribute to local children. You may wish to "Sponsor a Child" for a year.
- Speaking Spanish is a benefit but not a must.
- You must be at least 21 years old to participate and be in good physical and mental health.
- You must have a passport which is valid for at least 6 month. We suggest you check the CDC site for any recommended inoculations. As with all organization there will be certain formal documents to sign. Speaking Spanish is beneficial, but not a must.

Languages

• English
• Spanish

Cost in US$:

1,150

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• Travel while in host country

Program Fees Include:

The costs include: our transportation from Guatemala City airport to our selected hotel(with arrival between 6PM and 11PM GT), our ground transportation to San Marcos(five hours), entrance to Iximche Ruins, daily transportation to/from Clinic, our transportation to/from rural areas, breakfast and lunch daily, appreciation dinner on Friday, our ground transportation from San Marcos to Antigua, seven nights of our selected lodging.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

Volunteers are open-minded to other cultures, flexible and compassionate.

Age Range

21 and over, unless accompanied by parent

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Home-stays
• Other

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 2 to 6 members

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Other
• Phone/Video Interview
• Physical Exam/Health Records
• Resume

Typically The Application Process Time is

One week

Post Services Include

• Exit Debriefing Abroad

ShuarHands, Inc.'s Mission Statement

ShuarHands, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to improve the medical and educational infrastructure for populations in need in developing countries. Acting by and through their established governing systems and community leaders, ShuarHands, Inc. is committed to creating a balanced partnership with participating people, thereby creating a greater experience of independence and stability, while maintaining cultural and ecological sensitivity. ShuarHands, Inc. is a non-religious and non-political organization.

Year Founded

2007