Description:
This volunteer project of El Salvador is the perfect project for those looking to acquire some hand-on experience. With a number of projects aiming to assist communities/organizations by providing them with various levels of self-sufficiency, this project is perfect for the volunteer with the "can do" or "will do" attitude. There are currently numerous projects needing the assistance of able bodies and helping hands.
Highlights:
Based on the needs of various communities and organizations as well as the skills of the volunteers, past projects have included construction to improve various schools as well as water/irrigation projects (providing clean water for communities). Other projects have included assisting orphanages to establish some form of income-generating trade in hopes of arriving at some level of self-sustainability. Join this volunteer program in El Salvador and enrich the local community
Qualifications / Skills Needed:
no qualifications are needed.
Language:
English
Cost in US$: Starts from $899
Cost Includes:
Food,
Housing,
In-country orientation/Training,
In-country staff support,
Language instruction
and Written materials pre-departure
Experience Required: no
Typical Volunteer Projects:
building maintenance,
building schools,
community centers,
community development
and community organizing
Age Range: 18 or above
This Program is open to
World Wide
Participants.
.
Typical Living Arrangements:
Apartment/Flat
and Home-stays
Participants Travel to El Salvador
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Application Process Involves:
Typically The Application Process Time Is 1 week
Global Crossroad's Mission Statement: Global Crossroad offers many remarkable and challenging volunteer, internship, mini-adventure, and cultural immersion opportunities to interested international volunteers in marvelous countries such as India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Mongolia, Ghana, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Kenya. Our unique programs are creative and exciting, as they engage volunteers in breathtaking journeys. Here, a volunteer can become involved in service projects while they explore remote villages. A volunteer can also learn a wonderful new heritage as the Global Crossroad provides language training courses and cultural tours.
Year Founded: 2002