Cultural Embrace
7201 Bill Hughes Road
Austin, TX 78745
United States
Phone: 512-469-9089/888-214-8570
Fax: 512-469-9089
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Cultural Embrace programs in other countries:
- Multi-Country,
Argentina,
Australia,
Bolivia,
Brazil,
Cambodia,
Chile,
China,
Costa Rica,
England,
France,
Germany,
Ghana,
Guatemala,
Honduras,
India,
Italy,
Kenya,
New Zealand,
Nicaragua,
Peru,
Russia,
Scotland,
South Africa,
Spain,
Switzerland,
Thailand,
Vietnam,
Wales
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Mexican Orphanage Volunteer Help
Mexico
- Central Highlands:
Queretaro
Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Description:
Duties vary each day, from tutoring school kids with their homework, helping the women sell their sewing projects, cooking for the staff and residents, helping with grant-writing, building homes for graduating women, building solar-panel stoves, facilitating conversation and parenting meetings to the children and women, sharing your heart to others and keeping it open to receive more.
Qualifications:
You must be at least 18 years of age, or with adult consent. Enjoy providing a service and working with others. Capable to live and work in basic and sparse conditions. Spanish knowledge preferred.
Cost in US$: From US$ 1030 for 1 week
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Cost Includes :
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- Excursions
- Food
- Housing
- In-country orientation/Training
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- In-country staff support
- International travel
- Medical insurance
- Pre-departure orientation/Training
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- Registration fees
- Travel while in host country
- Written materials pre-departure
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Cost Include Description:
* Guaranteed placement and pre-departure preparations * One week of Spanish lessons and host family room & board in Queretaro. Additional Spanish lessons, room and board available before or after the program dates * Basic accommodations with full board at project site in Amealco Volunteers must be able to withstand basic living conditions: dormitory-style sleeping arrangements, cold showers, no television, laundry by hand, help in meal preparations, shared cleaning * Airport pickup and transfer * International Travelers Health Insurance * Arrival orientation * Cultural & Volunteer Kit: useful information to prepare you for your adventure abroad * Pre-departure and local support * Visa assistance (if applicable) -Cultural Embrace will assist you with the process to obtain the proper visa, but we have no control or guarantees of government issuances and visa availability.
Experience Required: no
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Volunteer Types :
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- adult education
- arts
- athletics
- building maintenance
- building schools
- childcare/children
- clerical and office work
- community centers
- community development
- consciousness-raising
- cooking
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- counseling
- economic development
- education
- English teaching
- family planning
- gender issues
- human rights
- office work
- organic farming
- organizational development
- orphans
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- popular education
- public education
- secondary education
- self help
- small business development
- social services, social work
- teaching
- technical assistance
- tutor
- youth
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Typical Volunteer: Volunteers that share the compassion of helping others and trying to improve the lives of others while gaining a new perspective on their own.
Age Range: 18+ over or with adult consent
This Program is open to
Families, Couples and Individuals
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Typical Living Arrangements :
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Participants Travel to Mexico
Independently
Or
in Groups
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Or
in Groups of <12
Application Process Involves:
- Letters of Reference
- Other
- Phone Interview
- Physical Exam/Health Records
- Resume
- Written Application
Cultural Embrace's Mission Statement: Our mission is to encourage people to recognize and appreciate cultural diversity. We believe that visiting a place firsthand allows one to truly experience the authenticity of a culture and develop his/her own impressions. Our goals are to provide quality service and opportunities for people to explore their world and enlighten their eyes, mind and heart. Traveling is a reciprocated flow of communication and interaction between people...the more you seek, the more you learn. "Discover the Similarities - Share the Differences"
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Are you interested in this
volunteer abroad program?
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