Volunteer Nicaragua: Penitentary Program

  Nicaragua

Granada

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: open

Description: The Penitentiary Center of Granada was founded in 1980 with the vision that prisons should be a place of rehabilitation, and that efforts should be made to eventually reintegrate prisoners back into society. The Penitentiary Center holds 450 to 500 inmates, 20 percent of the prisoners are women and adolescents. You will be working with the staff and inmates of the penitentiary. Your duties will vary based on your own personal skills and ideas. Your time spent in The Penitentiary Center of Granada will help you to foster important relationships with the inmates and the staff. Through these relationships you will make a difference in their lives, as well as gain important cultural insight that you would never achieve as a tourist.

Highlights: The Penitentiary Center is located in Granada. Granada is the oldest colonial city founded in Central America. It is the oldest and most important city in the region. Along the narrow streets of this colonial city and outside its urban limits, there is plenty to explore. uVolunteer anticipates and encourages your desire for travel and adventure. Your time away from volunteering is open for you to decide your activities. You may decide to take advantage of the local culture and spend time within the community over the weekend. Otherwise, there is ample opportunity to explore Nicaragua and all it has to offer.

Great weekend trips include:
* Visit historical monuments in the colonial city of Granada
* Set up an excursion to visit one of the many factories that produce cigars, sweets and traditional golosinas
* Visit museums, local exhibitions or music venues
* Hike up volcano Mombacho
* Schedule a bike tour

Qualifications: Language requirement is Intermediate Spanish. However, you can still join this project if your Spanish does not meet the requirements, by taking our Spanish language course.

Cost in US$: USD 755 for 2 weeks

Experience Required: no

Age Range: Must be 18 years or older.

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Nicaragua Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Online Application plus Application Assessment

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

uVolunteer, Volunteer Travel Abroad's Mission Statement: uVolunteer's mission is to provide meaningful and affordable volunteering placements to our volunteers without sacrificing neither service nor quality; and the capacity to deliver this volunteer resource and funding directly to grass root projects, local non-governmental and public organisations in rural and urban communities in need worldwide.

Year Founded: 2005