 Volunteer in Mexico
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If you do not see the volunteer program you want, look under Worldwide for volunteer programs located in several different regions.
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Marine Expedition in Mexico for Advanced Divers
Improve your scuba diving skills and learn marine conservation techniques by joining GVI's marine conservation program situated north of the Mayan village of Mahahual. At this new center you will receive comprehensive training and increase your knowledge of marine habitats and conservation. Rescue Diver, Dive Master and PADI specialty courses are also available. Activities include coral and fish monitoring surveys and turtle nesting surveys, working with scientists at the field research center. Also participate in awareness projects in the local community.
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Dates: 5 or 10 weeks, visit the website for upcoming start dates
Costs: From $1790 for 2 weeks
Email Contact: info@gviworld.com
Phone Contact: +1 888 653 6028 (USA) or +44 (0) 1727 250 250 (UK)
Where do I go from here? Visit the website for more information on this marine conservation expedition
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Mexico Marine Conservation Diving Expedition for Beginners
This unique expedition takes you to learn scuba diving and earn yourself an internationally recognized PADI diving qualification in the Caribbean waters of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Here you can take part in important marine conservation work on the world’s second largest barrier reef with coral reef and fish monitoring, turtle nesting and crocodile surveys, as well as community education and sustainable tourism development on land. On top of the dive training, volunteers will have the chance to vastly expand their knowledge of this tropical marine environment, learn Spanish and partake in expeditions to the almost innumerable places of interest in this beautiful and historically rich area. This expedition takes place in the Sian Ka’an Biosphere Reserve, a stunning area with diverse wildlife both above and below the waves
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Dates: 5 or 10 weeks, visit the website for upcoming start dates
Costs: From $3350 for 5 weeks
Email Contact: info@gviworld.com
Phone Contact: +1 888 653 6028 (USA) or +44 (0) 1727 250 250 (UK)
Where do I go from here? Visit the website for more information on this marine conservation expedition
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United Planet
Volunteer in Mexico — Orphanage Quests
United Planet's Quests offer volunteers a unique blend of work, cultural immersion, and fun. All ages and skill levels are invited to apply. Everyone has something to offer! Join us from 1 to 52 weeks on a Quest that will change your life and will help create a world in which all people understand, respect, and support one another.
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Cost: Varies with duration of your stay.
Dates: Ongoing start dates.
Contact: United Planet, 11 Arlington St, Boston MA 02116, USA.
Tel.: 800-292-2316 or 617-267-7763.
Email: quest@unitedplanet.org
Website: www.unitedplanet.org
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How Will You Touch The World?
Volunteer Projects in Mexico
REAL projects….REAL experience! Your development project is determined by matching your skills with the needs of the local community. Hands on service work, weekly adventures, homestays, and local culture and language classes create an unforgettable experience. Volunteer projects include: health care, environment, journalism, teaching, and human rights.
Dates: Programs start every month of the year and run from 2 – 26 weeks in duration.
Cost: Program fees are based on the location and duration of your volunteer project. Please inquire or visit our website for current pricing. ProWorld scholarships and many private scholarships are available. We also offer fundraising support.
Program fees support our host community economies in the forms of project materials purchases, local salaries, host family payments, and local purchases. Program fees include: full room and board, domestic transportation, 24 hour safety and medical services, local culture and language classes, and funding of development projects and internships. The program fee also includes multiple cultural and adventure activities.
Contact: ProWorld Headquarters, ProWorld Service Corps, 1215 Taylor Avenue, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA
Tel: 877.733.7378 (toll free); 406.245.7348 (direct line). Fax: 406.252.3973.
Email: info@myproworld.org
Website: www.MyProWorld.org
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Promote Community Nutrition or Digital Culture in Mexico
Spend your summer as an AMIGOS Volunteer working, living, and learning with a host family in beautiful Oaxaca, Mexico. Learn a new language and a new culture while promoting leadership skills, team-building, and youth empowerment. Partner with local youth to run camps for 5-12 year old children. Collaborate with community members on the planning and implementation of a Community-based Initiative tailored to your community’s specific needs. This year, AMIGOS will offer 3 different projects in Mexico including Community Nutrition and Digital Culture. For more specific information, visit our website.
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Cost: The participation fee is $4,600. Scholarship and fundraising support is available.
The Participation Fee includes:
* Round-trip international airfare from your gateway city
* Food, lodging, and transportation in Latin America
* All project related supplies
* Training materials and workshops
* Veteran supervisory Project Staff
* 24-hour emergency On-Call Communications System during the program
* Supplemental short-term international medical insurance
Contact: Amigos de las Américas, 5618 Star Lane, Houston, Texas 77057.
Tel: (713) 782-5290 (Dial Ext 126 (Allison Fishbein) or Ext 116 (Daniel Pacheco) to speak to our volunteer managers directly)
Email: info@amigoslink.org
Website: www.amigoslink.org
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Projects Abroad in Mexico
Projects Abroad is the world’s leading short-term international volunteer organization.
Projects start year-round and last from one week to a year. Opportunities exist in teaching, care, conservation, culture and community, animal care, medicine and journalism. Programs are for ages 16+.
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Dates: Start any day you choose.
Cost: Please see our website for prices.
Contact: Projects Abroad, 347 West 36th Street, Suite 903, New York NY 10018.
Tel: US Toll-free 1 888 839 3535.
Email: info@projects-abroad.org
Website: www.projects-abroad.org
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Conversation Partner in Mexico
Live With a Family in Mexico and Tutor a Group at a Local School
Volunteer 20 hours each week in exchange for free room and board in Mexico! Weekends are normally free to experience the culture by traveling around Mexico. This is a great program for people who want to experience life in Mexico and the Mexican culture in-depth. The program has a focus on cultural exchange and host families are not only excited to learn English but also love to share the characteristics of their country, culture and cuisine.
Dates: Year ‘round
Cost: Please see website for prices.
Contact: GeoVisions, 63 Whitfield St. Guilford, CT 06437.
Tel.: 203-453-5838. Toll free 1-877-949-9998.
Email: programs@geovisions.org
Website: www.geovisions.org
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Volunteer Abroad in Mexico from US$270
Affordable volunteer opportunities available in Cuernavaca, Mexico from US$270. Volunteers can participate Teaching, Childcare, Environmental Work and Computer Tutoring. IVHQ sends over 5000 volunteer travelers worldwide annually - one of the world's most popular volunteer placement organizations!
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Dates: Start: 1st and 3rd Monday of each month. Duration: anywhere from one week to six months.
Cost: Program fees start from US$270
Contact: International Volunteer HQ, Unit 17, 4 Buller Street, New Plymouth, 4342, New Zealand.
Tel.: +64 6 758 7949.
Email: volunteer@volunteerhq.org
Website: www.volunteerhq.org
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Amizade Global Service-Learning
Teaching English in Paradise — Mexico
You'll experience the Caribbean Coastal Community of Puerto Morelos, where Amizade has worked with volunteers and community organizations for the past several years. In Puerto Morelos, you'll have opportunities to visit regional Mayan
sites and learn about the intersection of mega-tourism with local communities. You'll also visit the original site for harvesting gum for chicle production, have opportunities to swim in Cenotes, and appreciate the Caribbean Sea. Most importantly, in this beautiful
and inviting location, you'll have opportunities to support young people's efforts to improve their English language skills.
Contact: volunteer@amizade.org, amizade.org
Annunciation House
For 25 years, Annunciation House has provided hospitality to immigrants and refugees on the US-Mexican border. The organization has grown from the original house, Annunciation House, to also include Casa Vides (a house of hospitality for those seeking political asylum and those with longer-term needs) and Casa Peregrina in Juarez, Mexico (a house of hospitality for women and children). A fourth house, Casa Emaus is located in a squatter’s neighborhood and provides support and space for community building efforts. The volunteer community has also grown to a full-time volunteer staff of 20 volunteers.
Visit: www.annunciationhouse.org
Casa de los Amigos
Quaker-run peace and service center in Mexico City holds information on peace and justice movements and volunteering opportunities throughout Mexico and Central America. Casa provides simple inexpensive lodging for individuals involved in service activities. Volunteer opportunities with the Casa and other organizations in Mexico City are available for Spanish speakers able to commit for at least 3 months.
Contact: Ignacio Mariscal 132, Col. Tabacalera, 06030 Mexico, D.F., Mexico; 011-52-55-5705-0521; amigos@casadelosamigos.org, www.casadelosamigos.org.
Global Volunteers
Teach English in Mexico as a Volunteer
As a volunteer in Mexico, you teach English to college students in the Spanish colonial cities of Dolores Hidalgo and Queretaro. You are immediately accepted and appreciated in our host communities as a rare and valuable resource in the local students' quest to gain greater English language proficiency.
Contact: email@globalvolunteers.org, www.globalvolunteers.org/1main/mexico/volunteer_in_mexico.htm
Mar de Jade Ocean-front Center, Chacala, Nayarit
Celebrating our 20th year as a center for responsible tourism, we are located in the fishing village of Chacala on its beautiful beach north of Puerto Vallarta. For 15-years, our volunteer/study program has been offering opportunities to guests to learn Spanish and put it to use in rural community volunteer projects, including a medical clinic, an after school program for children, a community kitchen and garden project, ESL classes, and house construction. Guests gain insight into local culture through volunteering. Surrounded by lush jungle with the warm, clear Pacific at our door, they enjoy swimming, surfing, hiking, horseback riding, snorkeling, kayaking, whale-watching, and other excursions. Our calendar of retreats include yoga, meditation among others as well as our teen summer camp.
Contact: In Mexico, Tel./fax 011-52-322-222-1171; Tel. 011-52-322-222-3524. U.S. mailing address: PMB 078-344, 705 Martens Ct., Laredo, TX 78041-6010; info@mardejade.com, www.mardejade.com.
Quick and Easy
Volunteers for a Life Purpose
A group of talented people established an English Institute with the sole purpose to generate income to fund and finance an orphanage for needy children in Mexico. We are also recruiting talent in order to be part of this team and to help create other companies for the same purpose. We provide housing and cover living expenses.
Contact: www.quickandeasyenglish.com
SEDEPAC
Partner of American Friends Service Committee and places volunteers of other nationalities in various grassroots projects.
Contact: Proyecto de Verano, Calle Huatusco #39, Col Roma Sur., Mexico, D.F. C.P. 06760; 011-52-55-5574-6397; info@sedepac.org.mx, www.sedepac.org.mx.
WWOOF Mexico
Volunteers in Organic Farms in Mexico
Volunteer to work in Organic Farms in Mexico. Get to know the land and the people while you live and work close to nature.
Visit: www.wwoofmexico.org
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