Bridges to Community, Inc.

  Nicaragua

Masaya

Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: All year

Description: Bridges hosts groups of North Americans for one/two weeks at a time at various locations in Nicaragua. Attending groups are made up of high school/college age students, adult professionals, religious groups of all persuasions, extended family groups and medical schools.Volunteers work side by side with Bridges staff comprised of North Americans and Nicaraguans on four different project areas of construction, education, family health and economic development while in-country.

Highlights: Bridges to Community, Inc. is a non-denominational non-profit organization based in Westchester County, NY.   Application materials can be found on our website and must be completed before arrival. Trip costs are set at $1,175.00 for a nine day trip, excluding international airfare. Trip fees include all in-country expenses accept spending money. References are available upon request. Bridges to Community, Inc anticipates hosting 1000 volunteers in 2009, join us for the most significant week of your life!

Qualifications: Bridges to Community hosts organized groups, not individuals and will is willing to assist you in organizing a group if there is interest. Minimum group size is 10 volunteers, maximum is 22. Minimum age of volunteers is 15 and there is no maximum age for joining us. Volunteers under the age of 18 require a 1:5 ratio of adults to students.

Cost in US$: $1,175.00

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Most Bridges to Community volunteers come as part of an organized group. We host high school/college groups, family groups, religious groups, groups of like minded adult professionals as well as a variety of medical schools.

Age Range: 15-70

This Program is open to American, Australian, European, Kiwi, South African and World Wide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Nicaragua Independently Or in Groups

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 10-22

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Alumni Network

Bridges to Community, Inc.'s Mission Statement: Bridges to Community organizes and facilitates international cross-cultural service trips for volunteers to live and work in materially poor communities. The purpose of these trips is to help our volunteers see how a vast majority of the world's population lives, by living in a materially poor community, meeting people with a different way of life, and sharing in the effort of making real changes in their community -- by building a family a house, helping dig a community well, assisting with health workshops, or any of our other projects.

Year Founded: 1992