Exchange your culture and help indigenous woman to learn about human rights for health and peace.
Project
The objective of this project is to promote quality and education by creating a common and collaborative approach in the benefit of indigenous woman of Mexico, to share and discuss about human rights, access to health, violence prevention and peace promotion.
Work
Volunteers will be part of the promotion team for activities that strengthen environmental education this will be done from 8:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Monday to Friday. Volunteers will help to organize environmental workshops for the students of local schools promoting environmental education, as well as a campaign to care for the environment in the various schools, finally volunteers will be key actors to coordinate the logistics of a big State Ecological Forum.
You will have a permanent mentor who can appeal in case of any doubt, if you care about the environment and have respect for animals is a project that will fascinate you.
Skills and Certifications
By participating in this project, you will acquire the global skills of Adaptability, Global Awareness, Strategic Thinking and Collaborative Planning, after the participation in the project volunteers will receive an official letter certifying these skills.
Accommodation
Volunteers will be hosted in a private house with all facilities, kitchen, dining room, sleeping rooms, place to wash clothes and hot water, there are no beds so please bring an air mat and sleeping bag.
Location
Zacapoaxtla is located in the northern part of the State of Puebla and it has 8062 inhabitants. Located 172 km from the capital of the state which is also called city of Puebla.
Terminal
CLOSEST STATION: Bus station in Zaragoza, Puebla, México.
CLOSEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT: Mexico City International Airport
OTHER POSSIBLE AIRPORTS: Puebla City International Airport
Special Requirements
This camp is open for youngsters who have sensibility and open minded to emphasize about the situation and the realities of indigenous communities, the rural life conditions and be respectful for the indigenous culture and wisdom.
CAMP LANGUAGE: English (Spanish is appreciated!)
VEGETERIAN FOOD AVAILABLE: Yes
OPEN FOR FAMILIES: No
OPEN FOR DISABLED VOLUNTEERS: No
Leisure time
The camp is very close to wonderful places, you can visit archaeological sites such as Cuetzalan and Cantona as well as enjoy cultural diversity in museums and in magical villages and then ecotourism in marvelous caves and waterfalls, there will also be time to visit Puebla City, the capital of the state of Puebla and many more places.
Read more: https://www.zonaturistica.com/en/tourist-attractions-in/401/puebla.html
Read more: https://www.lonelyplanet.com/mexico/puebla/top-things-to-do/a/poi/361541
Participation fee
Since neither VIVE MEXICO nor its local camp partner, does not receive financial support for this camp from municipality or private sources, to realize this camp we have to charge participation fee of 165.00 Euro, this fee includes food, hosting, materials and local transportation for work activities, this fee has to be paid by bank transfer before arrival to the camp or by participants upon arrival to the camp. The bank details will be provided after the acceptance of the participant to the camp.
SPECIAL NOTES: For volunteers who are interested to learn Spanish, there will be a Spanish course organized before the project starts, it will be organized in the city of Morelia. Cost: 110 Euros. It includes lodging for 7 days at a Youth Hostel in Morelia city, materials and practice activities for 15 hours with an experienced teacher are included. (Meals are not included).