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Non-Profit Project Poptún, Guatemala
Help us with maintenance and make a positive impact in Guatemala!
What you offer
15h
- Hours per week
- Help out and collaborate with your host only a few hours per week.
- Child Care
- Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.
- Building & Repairing
- Help with a wide range of repairs or building.
- Cleaning
- Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
- Kitchen Hand
- Help prepare, finish and serve meals.
- Additional Fee
- This host charges a fee in addition to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan.
Additional fee required
This host charges an additional fee to the cost of the Worldpackers annual plan for the sustainability of the project and the quality of the experience for volunteers. Learn more.
Amount
- US$ 100
Per week
Fee pays for
- Benefits for travelers
- Materials for volunteer activities
- Donation to project
Description
Volunteer contribution helps pay for water, electric, and projects within the local community.
What you get
2
- Days off per week
- Have some time off for yourself, go explore the city or rest for a while.
- Shared Dorm
- You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
- Fast Internet Access
- High-speed internet for you to work remotely
- Dedicated Workspace
- Specific space for you to work remotely
- Use our equipped kitchen
- Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
- Language lessons
- Take free language classes at our place.
- Support
- Get help from the Worldpackers support team in case you need it, at any point of your trip.
- Verified Host
- This host has been verified by our team before joining the community.
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Availability
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
- Stay at least
- 1 week
The Experience
Volunteers will have the opportunity to help and work with kids, as well as visiting orphans and widows. This positions involves painting, repair, maintenance. Daily activities can be personalized on the individual and can range from doing maintenance or work projects on the facility or visiting families and delivering food bags or helping with our weekly kids events.
Learn moreRequirements
- Beginner English or Beginner Spanish
- Between 18 and 80 years old
- Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
- Travel insurance
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
UN Sustainable Development Goals
Join the host in pursuit of these goals and contribute to building a better and more sustainable future for all.
About the host
Hosted by Harry
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