Volunteer Abroad Programs in Guatemala
Nature conservation, wildlife, education, health, child care and community programs for college students, adults, couples, families and volunteers under 18. Volunteer abroad in Guatemala.
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Wild Guatemala
Volunteers help in the daily feeding and caring for the animals, which includes parrots, macaws, spider and howler monkeys, owls, hawks, crocodiles, turtles, kinkajous and many more.
- Airport
Pickup - Bus Station
Pickup - Free-time
Activities - Internet
Access - Nature /
Wildlife - Volunteer
Certificate
Midwifery Internship
Our natural birth clinic accepts interns, usually midwives or midwifery students, who have the opportunity to participate in the full scope of our clinical practice.
- Free-time
Activities - Internet
Access - Spanish
Classes
Build Homes in Guatemala
Construction volunteers work under the direction of local masons and gain a valuable insight into the lives of an underprivileged Guatemalan family.
- Airport
Pickup - Bus Station
Pickup - Families
Welcome - Spanish
Classes - Training
Provided
Build Homes for Poor Families
Building a home for a poor Guatemalan family takes about 5 working days to construct. This is an excellent location to learn Spanish as part of your trip.
- Families
Welcome - Free-time
Activities - Spanish
Classes - Training
Provided
Volunteer in Medical Clinic
Our medical and dental clinic serves indigenous Mayan rural villages surrounding Lake Atitlan in the highlands of Guatemala. We are always in need of volunteers.
- Free of
Charge - Free-time
Activities
International Accompaniment
Volunteers provide political accompaniment to organizations and individuals who receive threats for their work, utilizing nonviolent methods in pursuit of human rights and social justice.
- Free
Flights - Free
Food - Free
Lodging - Stipend /
Small Salary - Training
Provided - Volunteer
Certificate
Conscious Living Retreat Center
We offer opportunities for wellness warriors (healers, therapists, yoga teachers), chefs, social media buffs, photographers, and more.
- Free of
Charge - Free-time
Activities - Free
Food - Free
Lodging - Internet
Access - Stipend /
Small Salary
Service Learning Trips
We focus on Indigenous led community wellness programming, empowerment through agency building, and ecological programming.
- Airport
Pickup - Families
Welcome - Free-time
Activities - In-country
Transport
Conserving Guatemala's Cloud Forests
Join our expedition and contribute to the conservation of endangered cloud forest amphibians and reptiles.
- Free-time
Activities - In-country
Transport - Internet
Access - Nature /
Wildlife - Training
Provided
Community Outreach Facilitator
As a Community Outreach Facilitator you will be working alongside our nutritionist as well as collaborating with other foreign volunteers and staff from various programs.
- Academic
Credit - Internet
Access - Training
Provided - Volunteer
Certificate
Pedal Power Volunteers
We recondition used bicycles donated from abroad, or use the components to build a range of pedal-powered machines. These perform a variety of tasks like threshing corn or pumping water.
- Families
Welcome - Free-time
Activities - Internet
Access - Spanish
Classes
Volunteer at Animal Shelter
With over 300 dogs and around 50 cats we always need help with anything from cleaning, grooming, walking the dogs, and maintaining the shelter facilities.
- Free of
Charge - Free-time
Activities - Free
Lodging