City/State: La Esperanza Country: HONDURAS Volunteer in Honduras REQUEST MORE INFORMATION »» Global Volunteer Network PO Box 30-968 Lower Hutt NEW ZEALAND 6001 Phone: (644) 920-1451 Program description: The Global Volunteer Network currently has opportunities to work with rural communities in the Central American country of Honduras. Volunteers can become involved with a range of projects, including teaching and building. Living with a Honduran family, and volunteering at projects in rural locations, volunteers will help a community in need while gaining a new perspective on life in Central America. On the Building Program volunteers work with rural communities in the region surrounding La Esperanza to build houses, schools, or extensions to existing buildings. In most cases volunteers work directly with the family or community group they are helping, and use traditional methods of building with materials sourced from the region. Tasks on the building project include renovation, labouring, painting, decorating, making adobe bricks, building walls, digging, and building wooden playgrounds. Volunteers will assist with cement mixing, sand sifting, cutting wood, and transporting building materials; there is little equipment and it is mostly manual work. The building projects are to help families build or improve their homes and schools, and the community decides which projects are in need of assistance. Be prepared to be very patient and flexible, and to get your hands and clothes very dirty. Teaching Project Volunteers can help teach English at one of the eight state schools outside of La Esperanza. This is a rural region with very little resources. Volunteers can make a difference to provide quality education and help reduce poverty for the future generation. Volunteer activities will include assisting the local staff as well as taking on sole responsibility of the classroom. The children are aged from 5 to 12 years old and volunteers may be allocated more than one grade to teach. There is no set curriculum for teaching English in rural areas, and volunteers should expect to come prepared with ideas for classroom activities. The level of English of the students is basic and volunteers will be teaching basic vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. Medical Project This project allows volunteers with experience and/or qualifications in medicine to help at an under-funded rural hospital. The la Esperanza hospital continually struggles to meet demand within its meagre budget and is therefore in constant need of assistance. Volunteers will participate in many of the roles associated with shadowing nurses and doctors, laboratory work, pre-natal, intensive care, physiotherapy and more. The level and scope of your involvement will be determined by your experience and knowledge. Volunteers on this project require at least an intermediate level of Spanish and all applications need to be accompanied with a copy of your CV (résumé). Childcare Project Volunteers will work at a state-run institution which aim is to take care of orphaned, sick, neglected and poor children of Honduras. The specific institute that we are involved with is for children from single parent families that have a net income of around US$100.00 per month. All 30 to 35 children that presently frequent the centre come from extremely impoverished backgrounds, and for the children who go to the centre it is a second home as they spend 6 days a week there. Volunteer activities include feeding, playing, educating and cleaning the children. The children are aged from around 5-15 and are in need of love and attention and volunteers act as older siblings. In addition, we have an on going revitalisation project at the centre. With the continuous help from volunteers we are slowly but surely changing the building by painting and decorating the faciltities which are run down due to lack of funds. Iguana Conservation Project Situated off the coast of Honduras on the Caribbean island of Utila, volunteers on this project will work at an Iguana Centre which is dedicated to the protection and breeding of the Utila Iguana. The centre was founded in 1994 and is vital for the on-going protection of the endangered species, which is threatened by unsustainable development of the mangroves and beaches, over-hunting, as well as by increasing pollution. As a result, the work in the iguana sanctuary has become even more important and the contribution by volunteers is vital to the on-going preservation of this species. The centre is located on the he beautiful tropical island of Utila, nestled in the Caribbean Sea 29 km from the Honduras mainland port of La Ceiba. General program information: Program open to: American, Australian, Canadian, European, kiwi, SouthAfrican Age range: 18-60 years Travel to site: Independent Travel Is opportunity more independant or group orientated: Group No. in group: 10 Living arrangements on the program: Home stays (living with local families) How long does the program last?: Various Durations Benefits and advantages of the program: This program will give you a chance to make an important contribution to the people of Honduras, while gaining first-hand knowledge about the country and its culture; an experience that will stay with you for the rest of your life. Cost or price of this program: The cost of this program varies depending on how long you wish to volunteer for. Qualifications required: As a volunteer in Honduras you must: * be at least 18 years of age, and not older than 60 years of age * have no health problems Application process Involves: Your application process is free and seamless and if you are successful we will provide you with a choice of application fee payment options that include a secure online service. We also are one of the few organizations that offer a full money back guarantee on your application fee if you are unable to volunteer. You only pay your application fee once and then you can access any of GVN's volunteer programs over the next 5 years. To apply for this program please visit us. 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