Conservation and Reforestation Project in Guatemala

  Guatemala

Quetzaltenango

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks

Description: The Volunteer Guatemala Program provides opportunities for volunteers to be part of a reforestation program that has been in progress since 1989. Our partner organization in Guatemala has been allotted land by the Guatemalan government for this restoration project. Volunteers care for the forest and the land, demonstrating the benefits of conservation and good stewardship. The project's main facility is a forest nursery, located in the Labor San Antonio in Quetzaltenango's Zone 9, about two kilometers from the center of the city. The project's mission is to raise two hundred thousand trees of local species such as alder, cypress, pine, and eucalyptus every year.

Nursery tasks include seed collection, preparation of the soil, individually bagging each seedling and transplanting the seedlings to the forest. Further, the seedlings are maintained through irrigation and fertilization, until the seedlings can survive in the mountains without special projection. On average, trees are maintained for a total of 5 years.

Volunteer work in this project will vary depending on the time of year. This Guatemala volunteer project is located in the department of Quetzaltenango.

Cost in US$: please inquire for more information

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: The two-week Spanish Language and Cultural Orientation training course is required for volunteers who are not fluent in Spanish. For volunteers who are fluent in Spanish, the one-week Cultural Immersion Program is required. No Spanish required for mini-Adventure program.

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Global Crossroad's Mission Statement: Global Crossroad offers many remarkable and challenging volunteer, internship, mini-adventure, and cultural immersion opportunities to interested international volunteers in marvelous countries such as India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Mongolia, Ghana, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Kenya. Our unique programs are creative and exciting, as they engage volunteers in breathtaking journeys. Here, a volunteer can become involved in service projects while they explore remote villages. A volunteer can also learn a wonderful new heritage as the Global Crossroad provides language training courses and cultural tours.

Year Founded: 2002