PARTICIPATION FEE: 3200 pesos . It includes food & accommodation.
PROJECT DETAILS: The Comunidad Agropecuaria Industrial A.C. was founded 20 years ago and has had various volunteers from all over the world. Kibbutz means community, in specific to live in a community where the people sow and harvest their own food. This community also owns a hostel for events and a social center in Amexhe, Guanajuato. In the community the environment is respected, they make their own compost and implemented green energy. Their mission is to be an autosustainable community with respect to the environment and to have a social impact. They pay attention to vulnerable social groups with few resources.
The community’s objectives are:
•To be 100% autosustainable.
•Cultivate 20 hectares of organic products.
•To have their own brand of diary products and to offer them to the community.
•To contribute to the self-employment and education of the people in Amexhe.
The daily timetable is: from 8.00 to 8.30 a.m. meditation, at 8.30 a.m. breakfast, work from 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. and from 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m., lunch during the break. Additionally, every Thursday at 7.00 p.m. there is a meeting of the community. The volunteers are going to have free time from Saturday at noon to Sunday 9.00 p.m.
WORK OR ACTIVITIES TO REALIZE: It is important to give maintenance to Kibuttz installations because is the presentation of the Center where volunteers live during their volunteering, where different meetings, seminars, social events are organized.
The volunteers are going to:
To reforest with trees and fruit trees in Kibbutz.
To grow vegetables such as, tomato, cauliflower, lettuce, purslane, etc.
To impart different workshops to Amexhe´s children Center.
To get rid of plagues and the weed from the trees and the orchard.
To paint rocks in a white color and place them on both sides of the “Palm Trees Way”.
To sow from 5-10 friendship trees as remembrance of the volunteers in Kibbutz.
PLEASE!!!: Each volunteer ought to bring a Power Point presentation (10 - 12 slides) of their country , in which, they will show their regional costume, their language, the money their country uses, traditional food, the most important cities. Please bring a flag from your country (40x60 cms.) and give it as a gift to Kibbutz.
ACCOMODATION: The lodging is going to be in rooms with one or two beds and a private bathroom. The rooms are part of the project, therefore no transportation from the accomodation to the project is needed.
FOOD: From Monday to Saturday the breakfast and lunch is going to be cooked for everyone. The volunteers are going to cook themselves their diner and the meals on Sunday.
LANGUAGE: Spanish (40% ore more) will be welcome in order to be able to realize the activities.
LOCATION: Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato is at about 4 hours by bus from Mexico City.
FREE TIME: Interesting places nearby to visit are Querétaro, Celaya, San Miguel de Allende, Peña de Bernal, Tequisquiapan and Guanajuato. In the area of Kibbuts the volunteers can go jogging, playing squash and soccer.
REQUIREMENTS: Good disposal for teamwork, dedication, responsibility and willingness to work with youth and adults. In addition, good manner and enthusiasm to learn and serve. Bring clothes according with the activities. Please bring your own insurance.
MEETING POINT: The meeting point will be at the VIMEX office at 9 am next day of the arrival.NOTE: It is forbidden to take drugs during the project.
COMMENT: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers before to go the project.
See the information and conditions at the section of the Spanish Courses 2015.
The meeting point will be at VIMEX office before the project starts.