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Volunteer Travel Guatemala

Street Children Project

Guatemala Street Children ProjectAbout 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.

 

Fact File Guatemala

Arrival Point:

Aurora International Airport , Guatemala City

Airport Pick-up:

Upon the receipt of your flight information, our in-country coordinator or other project staff will greet the volunteers in the airport and take you to your project site. The address and telephone number of the local contact hotel will be given before departure just in case volunteers miss our representative in the airport. Please make sure to e-mail your flight information to both the USA office and the local in-country coordinator's office.

Departure Point:

Aurora International Airport , Guatemala City

Airport Drop:

Rarely, a few do request an escort back to the airport; this is an extra expense of about $75.  Most are very familiar and comfortable with their stay and have great ease taking their own taxi or bus back to the airport.

Internal Transportation:

Rustic Volunteer Travel manages one-way transportation to project. Volunteers will be responsible for their own personal and return travel. We do not cover daily transportation from host family/hotel to the project. Volunteers will be responsible for their personal and return travel. Our program is designed to save you the volunteer as much as possible.

Start Dates:

1st and 3rd Mondays of each month

Arrival Before Start Date:

Rustic Volunteers/Travelers coming to Guatemala are advised to arrive one day before their program start date. If you arrive more than one day early or stay after the program, you will be responsible for your room and food expenses.

Working Hours: 30- 40 hours per week