VOLUNTEERING

Find out the perfect volunteering opportunity for you

At our school

We have a volunteer position available at Miguel de Cervantes Spanish school for anyone interested in marketing and advertising who already has an intermediate level of Spanish. Duties would include general marketing and advertising tasks such as maintaining social media sites, creating marketing documents, spreadsheets and publicity posters etc. The volunteer would also need to be available to lead different activities on a Saturday/Weekend, for example trips to the beach and Lake Atitlan (the school will cover the volunteers transport and accommodation costs). In exchange for this, we offer the volunteer free accommodation at our school, which includes wifi, free drinking water, tea and coffee.

Local Volunteer Programs

We work with various local volunteer organisations and anyone coming to Xela to participate in any of the following programs will have a discounted price of Q750 per month to stay at our school’s accommodation. So, come and study Spanish at our school and volunteer some of your time to one of these worthy causes:

Chico Mendes – Reforestation

Website: www.chicomendes.webs.com
Address: Aldea Pachaj, Cantel, Quetzaltenango Department
Email: ambientecantel@yahoo.com.mx
Telephone: (+502) 5531-3082 or 5969-0720

Nuevos Horizontes – Women’s Issues

Facebook: Asociacion Nuevos Horizontes
Address: 19 Av. "A" 11-44 Zona 3, Quetzaltenango
Email: honoris17@yahoo.es or nhcoordinadoras@gmail.com
Telephone: (+502) 7767-6463 or 7767-3853

Amigo Fiel – Animal Care

Facebook: Amigo Fiel – Animal Care
Email: asociacionamigofiel@hotmail.com
Telephone: (+502) 4267-0705 or 5438-0583

Huellas – Animal Care

Facebook: Amigo Fiel – Animal Care
Contact:@huellasxela through messenger or facebook

Trama Textiles - Women’s Weaving Co-operation

Website: www.tramatextiles.org
Address: 3a Calle 10-56, Zona 1, Xela.
Email: coordinator@tramatextiles.org
Telephone: (+502) 7765-8564

Donate/Sponsor
We would also like to ask anyone interested in sponsoring one of our linked organisations to donate to one of these great causes that help with local issues:

Asociación Sordomudos
A voluntary organisation teaching those hearing and speech impared residents of Xela how to read and write.