Overview
Teach and Travel in Central America for 12 weeks.

By joining this combination programme you will take part in three of GVI’s most popular community projects in Central America. In Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua volunteers live with local families in the picturesque towns of Antigua (Guatemala), Copan (Honduras)and Estelí (Nicaragua), travelling each day to teach children who have little or no access to education. Spanish lessons are included as you will be teaching the children basic literacy and numeracy in Spanish. Volunteers will spend time teaching in each country and enjoy side trips and visits to the must-see places in each location.

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By combining three totally different countries and cultures, one can really get the feel of how Central America works!

Jake Goodall, 2007 Volunteer

What Difference Does This Project Make?

Volunteers work in GVI programmes which provide educational reinforcement and first time education for children and adults, funded through volunteer contributions. We also run a food programme. Without these projects, education would not exist for most of our children in Guatemala and the children in Honduras and Nicaragua would not have secondary education or primary reinforcement.

Highlights

Teaching in indigenous rural communities in Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, learning Spanish in one-on-one teaching environments; going on various exciting trips, including Lake Atitlán and the Copán Ruins; living with local families. Seeing the best of everything in Central America whilst giving something back.

Location

In Guatemala volunteers live in the beautiful old Spanish colonial town of Antigua. Project work is carried out in San Andrés Itzapa and Santa María de Jésus, both within a one hour journey from the town.

In Honduras, volunteers live in Copan Ruinas, a tiny colonial town close to the Copan Ruins. Project work will be undertaken in the Chortí community of San Rafael, within a half hour journey from the town.

In Nicaragua Volunteers live in Estelí, also known as “El Diamante de las Segovias” (the Diamond of the Segovias), situated 150km North of Managua, surrounded by mountains and valleys dotted with small agricultural communities, in which the project work will be undertaken.

Field Conditions

Living with local families in Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua in comfortable but basic accommodation allows volunteers to immerse themselves in the culture of the countries, as well as providing you with the valuable opportunity to practice your Spanish! All accommodation provided is private, has washing facilities and includes three meals a day; lunch is eaten in the communities with a local family or packed lunches during the project work week.