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10 April 2010
"Volunteering makes you feel good. It resets your moral compass and it makes you stand up a couple of inches taller when you walk down the street."
Quote from an EFTC volunteer, October 2008
Description of Volunteer Positions
Volunteers generally help in the classrooms as assistant teachers. If a volunteer specialises in a certain skill, they are encouraged to use that skill. Volunteers can choose to work in our primary school, Escuela Proyecto La Esperanza or our secondary school, Escuela Proyecto La Esperanza - Nivel Basico.
Volunteers are also able to help in the office, in the kitchen, teach English and organise extra recreational activities for the children as well as help children with their homework.
Volunteer Schedule
Primary School
8.00am - 12.30pm & 2.00pm - 4.30pm (Monday to Friday)
Secondary School
8.00am - 1.00pm (Monday to Friday)
The school is often organising different activities for the schools and the children often participate in extracurricular activities so it is important to be as flexible as you can.
Schedules are flexible and volunteers may decide the times they wish to work upon arrival.
Volunteer Requirements
- Minimum Age: 18
- Minimum Commitment: 2 weeks
- Minimum Spanish Level: Intermediate
Volunteer Qualities
- Patient
- Great communication skills
- Creative
- Flexible
- Outgoing
- Compassionate
- Responsible
- Able to use initiative
- Relevant experience is useful (education, working with children, dealing with poverty, psychology, medical etc)
Accommodation
Accommodation can be arranged by the foundation before arrival and volunteers have the option of staying in hotels, apartments or with a Guatemalan host family. All accommodation is situated in the centre of Antigua and prices vary according to budget. Antigua is 5 minutes by bus from Jocotenango where the schools are located. Antigua is a beautiful colonial town with many bars, cafes and restaurants and offers something for all travel tastes.
Additional Arrangements
The foundation are happy to assist in any travel plans or organising your stay in Guatemala. For a $25 donation to the school, we are able to arrange accomodation, transport to and from the airport, Spanish classes with a local Spanish School and assist in any travel plans within Guatemala. (All of these will of course incur charges payable locally).