Street Children Project
Trip code: GTM4
 About 2000 families are living around the garbage dump in the capital of Guatemala. These children can be made victims through a number of exploitive calamities – starvation, inhuman labor, sex industry, starvation… just to name a few misfortunes. As a volunteer you can support the project ‘Camino Seguro´ (Safe Passage) & provide hundreds of children at the garbage dump with the skills, caring, support and supervision they need in order to lift themselves and their families from grinding poverty. Volunteers/travelers are sought out to lend not only your support and attention, but real-world skills, pertinent information regarding personal hygiene, proficiency in English. Volunteers/travelers can serve as a positive AND a motivating factor in these children's lives. Volunteers are often the driving force and shining example for the possibility of a brighter future for these deprived children.
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| Project/Volunteer's Life: |
They work to help these at-risk children stay in school and pursue their dreams of an education. They provide help with homework, activities, clothes and food. Currently there are about 200 children going here every day. In reward for going to school, the children earn points and therefore they receive a bag with clothes and food once a month. If not for this reward, the children would be working on the garbage dump with their parents. The extra attention and care you give to these children can make them gain back their pride and continue school and provide opportunities for them to leave this garbage dump.
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| Skills and Qualification |
No specific qualifications are required to join the street children's project in Guatemala . However, interested individuals should have a passion and eagerness to help less fortunate children as well as have a strong personality to deal with these children's often unfortunate situations and demeanors. While Spanish is preferred it is not required. Rustic offers free Spanish lessons to participants volunteering in Guatemala |
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| Meals/Accommodations: |
Rustic Volunteer Travel manages room/food for volunteers. Volunteers live with the host family and we manage a separate/shared, simple, clean and modest room as well as local meals three times a day. Volunteer will also have an access to our office in Guatemala and mobile number of our coordinators. Our staffs also visit volunteers in each 2-4 week interval as a part of the program. Details covering living accommodations provided prior to arrival . |
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| Project Locations: |
 Street children projects are available in Quetzaltenango (Xela). Touted for its great tasting coffee, Guatemala has a rich and distinctive culture from its long mix of elements from Spain and the native Maya people. This diverse history and the natural beauty of the land have created a destination rich in interesting and scenic sites. It's full of contrasts: from traditional culture and history to modern urban infrastructure and offers the tourist all the services and commodities as expected from any other city.
Volunteers can organize different possible excursions during and after the project to visit places of interest. There is a tourist infrastructure already in place the volunteer can use during weekends. For example: architecture, volcanoes, beautiful church ruins, zoos, museums, parks, walking tours, hiking, restaurants, hotels, and many more.
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| TRIP Upgrade: |
| Rustic Volunteer and Travels offers a variety of volunteer projects and travel packages in Guatemala . You can customize or upgrade this travel itinerary to meet your specific interests. Please contact our travel advisor for more details |
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