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The volunteers will help in the construction and maintenance of a community center, called "La Casa del Volcan". The construction has already been started by the local people, but volunteers will help at the creation of a place that can receive tourists as a camping zone, since Mata de Platano is surrounded by very beautiful natural environment. Moreover, the group will gather some elements for the opening of a community museum. Language: The official language of the project is English. Some Spanish would be appreciated. Accommodation: Volunteers will be hosted in a building in the Mata de Platano community, with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat). Location: The community of Mata de Platano is a small town located in La Huacana Municipality. Nearest airport: Mexico City Airport Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 210 Euro
Volunteer project: The local host is an institution that works in different communities of the State of Michoacan. The education is an important tool to improve the life of the people in any country, and this school is aimed at bringing formal education to isolated communities where there are many social problems, lack of work, and where youngsters immigrate to the USA, looking for more opportunities. The school gives to the youngsters tools and experience to develop and improve their life in the town. In this frame, a group of international volunteers is invited to participate in different activities, not only ecological, but also cultural and social, together with the school students and the people who live in the villages. Moreover, they are invited to participate in awareness activities to promote the importance of taking care of the environment. The volunteer group, along with the students of the institute, will paint some rural schools and will realize different dynamic activities with the children in order to get in touch with one another and get to know and share their cultural backgrounds. In addition, they all will carry out a cleaning campaign to demonstrate to the local people the importance of the environment and its preservation. Language: The official language of the project is English. Some Spanish would be appreciated. Accommodation: Volunteers will be hosted in a house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat). Location: Panindicuaro, Michoacan Nearest airport: Morelia City Airport Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 190 Euro
Volunteer project: The local host is an institution that works in different communities of the State of Michoacan. The education is an important tool to improve the life of the people in any country, and this school is aimed at bringing formal education to isolated communities where there are many social problems, lack of work, and where youngsters immigrate to the USA, looking for more opportunities. The school gives to the youngsters tools and experience to develop and improve their life in the town. In this frame, a group of international volunteers is invited to participate in different activities, not only ecological, but also cultural and social, together with the school students and the people who live in the villages. The international volunteers will be working at the restoration of the city arbors/ bowers with the aim of cleaning and painting them, and reforesting the green areas around. Language: The official language of the project is English. Some Spanish would be appreciated. Accommodation: Volunteers will be hosted in a house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat). Location: Apatzingan, Michoacan Nearest airport: Mexico City Airport Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 190 Euro
Volunteer project: The local host is an institution that works in different communities of the State of Michoacan. The education is an important tool to improve the life of the people in any country, and this school is aimed at bringing formal education to isolated communities where there are many social problems, lack of work, and where youngsters immigrate to the USA, looking for more opportunities. The school gives to the youngsters tools and experience to develop and improve their life in the town. In this frame, a group of international volunteers is invited to participate in different activities, not only ecological, but also cultural and social, together with the school students and the people who live in the villages. Moreover, they are invited to participate in awareness activities to promote the importance of taking care of the environment. International volunteers and local youngsters will paint a mural that communicates the importance of taking care of the environment. Moreover, they will participate in workshops to speak about recycling, reforestation, composting, etc. In addition, volunteers will organize informal chats with local indigenous people to research about their way of life and their culture inside the ethnic groups. Some language classes will also be organized in the town. Language: The official language of the project is English. Some Spanish would be appreciated. Accommodation: Volunteers will be hosted in a house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat). Location: Purepero, Michoacan Nearest airport: Guadalajara City Airport Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 190 Euro
Volunteer project: The local host is an educational institution, part of the National System of Superior Education, which mission is to form professionals with a sense of social compromise and service to the community, identified with the development of their region and the country, getting skills which cover wide range of competences. At the University, the students can choose among five Engineering and two Bachelor degrees, and be actively involved in cultural, sport, ecological, and social activities. The University runs many activities to promote awareness toward the environmental issues. In this frame, a group of international volunteers is invited to participate in different cultural activities with the students of the university. This project is aimed to promote the preservation of the cultural heritage of the city and to promote the intercultural exchange between the local students and the international volunteers. Volunteers and local students will be involved in restoration and maintenance activities in the local Kiosko, the main square garden. They will help to clean and to make a restoration of this very important and historical monument of the city, made with “Cantera”, a beautiful stone from the region. Language: The official language of the project is English. Some Spanish would be appreciated. Accommodation: Volunteers will be hosted in a house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat). Location: La Piedad city, located in the north-west of the Mexican state of Michoacan Nearest airport: Guadalajara City Airport Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 190 Euro
Volunteer project: The local host is an institution that works in different communities of the State of Michoacan. The education is an important tool to improve the life of the people in any country, and this school is aimed at bringing formal education to isolated communities where there are many social problems, lack of work, and where youngsters immigrate to the USA, looking for more opportunities. The school gives to the youngsters tools and experience to develop and improve their life in the town. In this frame, a group of international volunteers is invited to participate in different activities, not only ecological, but also cultural and social, together with the school students and the people who live in the villages.
The international volunteers, along with the school students will reforest some areas of the town and will organize not only cultural activities, such as theater, singing, and dance workshops, but also ecological activities with youngsters from the town. Language: The official language of the project is English. Some Spanish would be appreciated. Accommodation: Volunteers will be hosted in a house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat). Location: Huandacareo is a very nice town located close to Morelia city. It is famous for its water parks; it has the flavor of the rural communities of Mexico, but has all the facilities and services of the modern cities. Nearest airport: Mexico City Airport Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 190 Euro
Volunteer project: Founded in 1997, the local host constitutes its educational platform in a two-year study program which enables the individuals to get a Technical Certificate once they finish their courses. The House of the Culture (‘Casa de la Cultura’, in Spanish) was created in April 1984, and currently is considered the place of the cultural divulgation of the north of the State of Quintana Roo. Among the objectives of this Cultural Institution are: 1) to support the cultural manifestation of different local and regional groups; 2) to promote and preserve the ‘Mayan’ culture; and 3) to support the artists in the divulgation of their work. Consequently, based on these cultural and institutional frames, the Technological University is interested in the cultural exchange and integral development of its students in such topics as: customs, beliefs, gastronomy, ideology, religion, etc., creating a multicultural space for understanding of people from different nationalities. The international volunteers, along with the students from the Technological University, will help to realize cultural, artistic and scientific activities in poor communities, in order to strengthen the cultural expression of the local people through the exchange of such different backgrounds of individuals from other nationalities and themselves. Language: The official language of the project is English. Some Spanish would be appreciated. Accommodation: Volunteers will be hosted in a house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat). Location: Cancun is a coastal city in Mexico's easternmost state, Quintana Roo, on the Yucatán Peninsula, best known as the Mexican Caribbean. Nearest airport: Cancun City Airport Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 210 Euro
Volunteer project: The local host is an institution that works in different communities of the State of Michoacan. The education is an important tool to improve the life of the people in any country, and this school is aimed at bringing formal education to isolated communities where there are many social problems, lack of work or where youngsters immigrate to the USA looking for more opportunities. The school gives to the youngsters tools and experience to develop and improve their lives in the town. A group of international volunteers is invited to participate in different activities, not only ecological but also cultural and social, in the town together with the school students and the people who live in the village. Moreover, they are invited to participate in awareness activities to promote the importance of taking care of the environment. The international volunteers, together with local students, will build a Botanical Garden, with the different medical plants which grow up naturally in the region, in order to show to the people their different uses and properties. Language: The official language of the project is English. Some Spanish would be appreciated. Accommodation: Volunteers will be hosted in a house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat). Location: Tzintzuntzan is a very nice town located close to Morelia city. It is famous for its Purhepecha Culture Archaeological ruins and for the beautiful environment. There is a lake called Patzcuaro very close and very nice spots to visit. Nearest airport: Mexico City Airport Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 190 Euro
Volunteer
project: The program for protecting the Marine Turtles is run since
1996 together with the Michoacan University and the local people of
Colola Beach. This year again the international volunteers will work
with the people of Colola village to protect the sea turtles. There are
two kinds of turtles that arrive on the beach, the Negra (Black Turtle)
and the Golfina (Olive Riddle Turtle). The people involved in the
project help by collecting eggs, burying them in the turtle camp, taking
care of the baby turtles and doing some work collecting statistical
information.
The main work consists in collecting
turtle eggs, burying them again in a secure place, and transporting the
baby turtles safely to the sea. This will be carried out at night since
the turtles do not get out of the ocean during the day (because of their
natural predators, it is safer for the turtles go out of the ocean in the dark).
Together with the people from Colola Village, the volunteers will seek
for the turtles and take care of the eggs and the baby turtles. Local
people, who are very friendly, work with the group and explain
them what to do. There are also some extra activities to be done with the local people in order to help improve the town such as setting names to the streets of the town or helping to arrange a multi-use playground for the children, and maybe some cleaning work, but this depends on the volunteers' initiative. The people of the town are very open to participate in other activities that the group of volunteers can propose, so any ideas will be welcome. Language: The official language of the project is English. Some Spanish would be appreciated. Accommodation: Volunteers will stay at the turtle camp. It is a wooden construction, made of coco palm trees. It is safe and very fresh (needed in the warm weather of the beach!). There are wooden beds, kitchen and a rustic bathroom. There is just some electricity (to run some lamps) and it is necessary to bring sleeping bag and mattress. The place is basic but functional and it is located 20 to 30 minutes walking from Colola town, where you can find more services. Location: Colola is a small town located on the Michoacan State coast, between Maruata and La Placita towns. It's a remote place that offers an excellent opportunity to be close to nature, on a virgin beach, with no tourism around. The closest city is Tecoman at 200 kilometers, but other villages such as La Placita that are closer (45 minutes by bus) can offer Internet connection. Nearest airport: Mexico City Airport Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 210 Euro
Volunteer project: The local host is an institution that works in different communities of the State of Michoacan. The education is an important tool to improve the life of the people in any country, and this school is aimed at bringing formal education to isolated communities where there are many social problems, lack of work, and where youngsters immigrate to the USA, looking for more opportunities. The school gives to the youngsters tools and experience to develop and improve their life in the town. In this frame, a group of international volunteers is invited to participate in different activities, not only ecological, but also cultural and social, together with the school students and the people who live in the villages. Moreover, they are invited to participate in awareness activities to promote the importance of taking care of the environment. The international volunteers, along with the students of the institute, will explore the archeological site of the ‘Purepecha’ culture in the ‘Tangancicuaro’ valley, in order to promote the zone and its preservation not only locally, but also regionally and nationally. Language: The official language of the project is English. Some Spanish would be appreciated. Accommodation: Volunteers will be hosted in a house with all facilities at disposal (there are no beds, so please bring your sleeping bag and air mat). Location: Tangancicuaro, Michoacan Nearest airport: Mexico City Airport Age range: 18 and over
Extra fee: 190 Euro
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Creating
opportunities for sustainable development 
Volunteer
project: The local host is an organization which works in many
activities, such as cultural and environmental, to promote sustainable
development and divulgate the richness of the indigenous communities in
Mexico. In this project, a group of international volunteers is invited
to participate in activities with the community called Mata de Platano,
to help in a program that seeks to promote the creation of activities
for sustainable development.
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