Description

Combine volunteer work with intensive Spanish instruction in Venezuela, and get to know this lively Latin American way of life through direct cultural immersion. After your 1 or 4-week Spanish course in Playa Colorada in Mochima National Park or in the lively student town of Merida in the Andes Mountains, you will begin your volunteering commitment in one of several projects, which depend on volunteer assistance. Project work includes:

- Working with street children or orphans
- Caring for sick and injured animals in an animal shelter and cleaning out stalls
- Cleaning up beaches and local recreational areas
- Planting trees
- Engaging in marine and animal protection
- Organising environmental protection campaigns
- Renovating recreational facilities such as football or volleyball fields

During your volunteer work, you will stay in a traditional beach lodge in Playa Colorada or in a posada in Merida; in both locations you will be accommodated with other volunteers from around the world. This means you will not only get to know Venezuelan culture - you will also forge other intercultural friendships.

Highlights

- 1 or 4-week Spanish language course
- 4 weeks volunteering

Languages

• Spanish

Cost in US$:

USD 1,140 (5-week program)

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• Language instruction
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

The total program price includes a transfer from Barcelona airport to the lodge in Playa Colorada (if applicable), 1 or 4 weeks of Spanish language instruction with 20 lessons a week + 10 lessons per week during the volunteer work, placement in a volunteer project, accommodation in a shared room in the posada or lodge with half board, support from an appointed programme coordinator before departure, assistance when taking out travel insurance, local English and Spanish-speaking support/contact partner, and a certificate of participation.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

Most TravelWorkers are 18-22 years old, but our projects usually do not have an upper age limit, and we are very happy to welcome older participants to our programs.

This Program is open to

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

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 week - 3 months, depends on program

TravelWorks's Mission Statement

TravelWorks is a responsible tour operator offering volunteering programs in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Oceania, as well as paid work programs in Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. Our goal is to help participants experience foreign lands away from the well-beaten tourist paths, helping to improve intercultural understanding around the world.

Year Founded

2001