Getting Kids Off the Street in Cuernavaca, Mexico!

  Mexico

• Cuernavaca: 
Cuernavaca

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: Open throughout the whole year!

Description: You have no idea how many children (poor and homeless or even orphans) we have in our town's streets... If you're trying to learn Spanish and at the same time take part of this awesome program, then you have come to the right place...

Highlights: We have several agreements with different orphanages and government agencies who are actually admitting volunteers/interns from abroad who would like to help in getting the kids off the streets, and therefore, off the drugs and crime of course! Come on over and make a big difference while acquaring the language and learning the history and culture of this great country... You´ll have the most wonderful experience of your life.

Qualifications: There aren't actually any special requirements for this program, just the willingness to make a huge difference in our poor communities & speaking Spanish good enpough to get by, otherwise, the participants who are not familiar with the basic Spanish skills, will have to take Spanish lessons for at least a week (it does not have to be at TLALOC). Every is admitted at 16 years of age and up, kids under 16 must come with their parents.

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: Depending on the length of participation

Credit Available: yes

Salary / Pay: For further info regarding salary, please inquire thru sending an email to TLALOC...

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Most of the people who have participated in TLALOC's programs get involved with the orphanage shelter more than any other activity, that's why today TLALOC is focusing and trying to bring everyone's attention into this project which has been really forgotten, obviously it is also part of the orphanage but in a different way... perhaps the participants from abroad can bring out new ideas in how to convince the kids not to do drugs and to allow the orphanage help them out... GOD will reward everyone for this richly!

Age Range: Starting form 16 years old and up!

This Program is open to World Wide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Mexico Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups of From to 10 and/or more

Scholarships are Available. - In some special cases, TLALOC offers discounts depending on each participant's case...

Application Process Involves:

• In-Person Interview when Feasible
• Written Application

Instituto de Idiomas e Intercambio Cultural TLALOC's Mission Statement: TLALOC's main purpose is to become a leading language institution in teaching Spanish as a second language for foreigners. TLALOC strives to help the students to learn the Spanish language in a highly and efective method, especially the way it is spoken in Mexico with a motivated method that is at an affordable price. We also promote mutual cultural experience from Mexico and Latino America. As a plus, TLALOC has different volunteering and internship opportunities so that the participants can help out in make a big difference in the sorrounding poor communities that arise every day in Mexico.

Year Founded: October 2004