Volunteer: Environmental Education Programs

  Mexico

• Central Highlands: 
Aguascalientes

Term: Throughout the year 
Duration of Program: 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 3-6 months

Description: Internship program at CEC is open all year round and it offers a valuable experience to young people interested in the environment. The program is flexible and there are multiple opportunities for different degree students. We opened the program from a holistic point of view, since we're aware that the effort to improve environmental conditions requires all kind of knowledge.

Highlights: Their duties include: being an instructor for groups of children with environmental education programs, elaborating environmental education programs, being tour guides around the hacienda, translating, elaborating educational material, supporting the administration area in specific functions, collaborating with the Center's projects, supporting reforestation campaigns, visiting schools for promotion and attending conferences.

Qualifications:
* Fluent in Spanish
* Knowledge about the environmental problem
* Experience dealing with children
* Knowledge on games
* Adaptation ability to a foreign country
* Flexibility on working hours
* Active personality and be willing to work
* Team work ability
* Adaptation to living with people of other nationalities
* Understand that you both learn and contribute in this experience
* Ages 21 to 35

The intern stays at the Centro Ecologico Los Cuartos, located in the Municipality of Jesús María, just 15 minutes away from the city of Aguascalientes.

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 21-35

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Fundacion Miguel Angel Barberena Vega A.C's Mission Statement: Our mission is to encourage love for nature, protection of natural resources and care for the environment through values that form habits and attitudes in children, youth, and the society in general, through camps, guided tours, excursions, conferences, courses and workshops.

Year Founded: 1991