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Minga House is the guest house of a non-profit organization where international students and professions may stay to engage with community service opportunities in education, health, agriculture, and the arts. We have worked very hard for three years to set up trusting relationships with schools, associations, nonprofits, and regional city governments to create awesome volunteering opportunities for our motivated guests. Come Minga with us!
24 hours of help per week
Arts: Help with painting, graffiti, sculpting or drawing.
Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
Teaching Sports: Teaching or assisting the host, guests, or local communities in practicing sports or physical activities.
Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.
3 days off per week
Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.
Shared Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
Discounts on Parties: Get discounts at nearby parties and clubs.
Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.
Discounts on Accommodation: Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.
Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!
Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.
Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.
Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.
Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
Beginner English or Beginner Spanish
Over 18 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
Be from outside Colombia
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
All guests at Minga House are required to participate in either part-time or full-time volunteering work. First, we interviewing you to learn what experience you may be able to offer the community, and then we match you to a nonprofit organization, business, govt office, or school where you can have not only a huge impact people's lives but also LEARN what may interest you most. We have 30+ ready-planned & open volunteering roles where you can spend a day or stay a whole year if you'd like. Our leadership has 20+ years experience working with service learning & academic advising in U.S. higher education so we're very in tuned to facilitating these volunteering experiences for both parties to gain from the exchange. You may stay at Minga House where we have bilingual professional staff and the comfortable new facilities you need as basecamp. Please make contact. Let's talk!
Dog Haven - Open
Sustainable Farm - Open
Medicinal Herbs Shop- Open
Elderly Care - Open
Teaching English K-12 & Adults - Open
Teaching Arts (all) - Open
Physical Therapy - Open
Special Education - Open
Environmental Science - Open
Teaching CNA & Nursing Students - Open
Nutritionist - Open
Teaching Physical Education - Open
Coaching (all sports) - Open
Cafe Barista - Open
Cook Assistant - Open
...more listed on our website! Any profession, any hobbie, any interest! We will match you to your perfect full-time Spanish immersion experience!
We are NOT a free lodging program. It costs fifteen dollars per day to participate in our program. The fee covers your lodging in our guest house facility and the program. Treat others as you would like to be treated; Treat Minga House and your peer volunteers as if it was your home and they were your loved family; PLUS, we need to feel comfortable and confident that you are committed to learning & serving, and that you will represent Minga House well in our community.
