Family Volunteer Travel in Guatemala

  Guatemala

Rural Areas

Dates: Visit our website for upcoming start dates.

Description: Volunteering overseas as a family offers one of the most incredibly rewarding experiences for all involved. Voluntourism for families is a great way for families to experience exciting and new cultures together, doing something completely different in a safe and ethical way. Family volunteering also allows your children to discover parts of the world they would probably never learn about at school in an in-depth way not possible on a normal vacation.

GVI is pleased to announce that all children under the age of 18 will receive a 1/3rd off the total price on all of our family volunteering projects.

Join GVI on this voluntary work project in Guatemala and help make an exceptional difference to the lives of these Guatemalan children born into extreme poverty. You will learn Spanish, live with a local family, and truly experience Guatemalan culture while living in the beautiful Spanish colonial style town of Antigua.

Much of the Guatemalan population lives in poverty and few of these people can afford a formal education. In order to help provide education to more people, GVI has joined with local indigenous leaders to create these community teaching projects.

* How this program makes a difference:

A substantial part of the volunteers fee goes towards the day-to-day running costs of the projects themselves, which includes rent, electricity, local salaries, fruit and other food for the children, educational materials for classes, monthly birthday and other celebrations, painting and maintenance. GVI currently pay for over 400 children to attend National School, as well as their own schools. Of these, almost 50 children entered Secondary School and 8 entered College. Included in your fee is one scholarship for a child to attend school for a year.

* Please note due to the varying group dynamics of different families (for example the number of children and ages of children), each application is dealt with on a case-by-case basis. Please call us directly to discuss your family's volunteer travel requirements.

Highlights:
* Live with a host family in Guatemala
* Learn Spanish (optional)
* Teach indigenous children in remote communities
* Teach in GVI schools
* Adventure weekend at Lake Atitlan (optional)
* Hiking, biking and kayaking, opportunities for Salsa Classes

Qualifications:
* College Credit:
Colleges throughout North America have granted college credit for GVI TEFL programs. Consult the College Credit page in the Resources section of the GVI website for more information.

Cost in US$: From $1740 for 4 weeks

Experience Required: no

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

Participants Travel to Guatemala Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Global Vision International's Mission Statement: 2008 marks a decade of commitment from GVI to all volunteers and partners. Global Vision International aims to promote the advancement of sustainable development through the creation of partnerships, promotion of local and global education, opportunities and via direct financial support. GVI remains committed to its local partners by ensuring they receive full credit for any research undertaken or achievements reached.

Year Founded: 1998