Description:
If you are considering volunteering abroad and are looking for a summer program that focuses on community service and volunteer work while incorporating international travel, outdoor education, language and cultural immersion, then join the lifeworks team this summer and help make a difference during one of our community service projects for kids.
Lifeworks offers a broad range of international youth community service summer programs. We work with the British Virgin Islands Marine Parks, Galapagos National Parks, the Duang Prateep Foundation in Thailand, the Australian Red Cross and the Fundacion Humanitaria in Costa Rica. The community service projects that we undertake with these organizations are very real and very needed. They range from human to environmental based, and most of our programs incorporate a combination of the two. This, in turn, leads to a rewarding experience for all involved. Each location offers something unique, both in the community service projects that we undertake as well as in the cultures within which we become immersed. All of our programs are co-ed and, with 30 years of experience running teen adventure travel programs, over 100 students volunteer every year.
Distinctive to Lifeworks is that, when our time is up, we are able to offer financial help with a direct donation to the service organizations with which we have worked. This helps fund these and other projects in an ongoing way. Additionally, all participants enroll in the President's Volunteer Service Award program -- an official presidential recognition system originated by President George Bush, Sr. in 1992, for outstanding students who participate in voluntary community service.
If you are ready for something new and different, ready to give something back to the international community while growing tremendously as an individual, then Lifeworks will provide an experience of a lifetime.
Highlights:
Community service and Conservation projects; President's Volunteer Service Award program; Cultural exploration
Travel Types:
Camping,
Eco Tours,
Environmental Studies,
Geology,
Hiking,
Homestay,
Native Culture Studies,
Nature Tours,
RainForest Tours,
Sailing,
Snorkeling,
Tours,
Trekking,
Volunteering
and Windsurfing/Windsailing
Type of Programs:
Adventure Travel,
Community Service / Volunteerism
and Cultural Exploration
Language:
English
Cost in US$: $3,690 to $4,790
Cost Includes: All food, accommodation, activities and programs. Program costs exclude airfare. Please request a brochure for full details.
Credit Available: yes
Experience Required: no
Typical Volunteer Projects:
biological research,
community centers,
community health,
culture,
eco-tourism,
education,
English teaching,
environment,
fixing fences,
gardening,
health education,
home visit,
indigenous issues,
orphans,
painting,
playgrounds,
recreation,
sea turtle protection,
sports,
street kids
and volunteering
Age Range: 14/15 - 19
This Program is open to
World Wide
Participants.
.
Typical Living Arrangements:
Group living,
Home-stays
and Other
Participants Travel to Caribbean
Independently
Or
in Groups
Typically Participants Work
in Groups of 8 - 20
Scholarships Are Available. - Various scholarship opportunities are available. Please call or email us for scholarship information.
Application Process Involves:
- Phone Interview
- Written Application
Year Founded: 1986