ProWorld's Group Programs in Various Countries
Location: Belize: Rural Areas, San Ignacio; Mexico: Oaxaca; Peru: Cusco, Rural Areas and 2 other cities; Thailand: Chiang Mai
Term: Summer, Winter, Throughout the year
Program Duration: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Dates: June 6 to July 4, July 4 to August 1, July 6 to July 25, Dec 27 - Jan 9, June 22 - July 9, August 1 - August 15, January through November,
600 California Street 10th Floor San Francisco, CA 94108 United States
Description
Join a team and a host community to work side by side with locals on a focused development project, putting your skills at working with others while helping those in need to use. ProWorld's group volunteer projects, based in several countries worldwide, offer individuals a balance of cultural interaction, service work and a team experience. Private Group Programs are fully customizable, from projects to academics to living.
Programs are highly supported by an international staff team and welcoming community partners. ProWorld, founded in 1998, is a true leader in the field of sustainable international development. Projects are chosen based on the needs of communities, specific group interests and length of program.
Further, ProWorld's on-site Project Coordinators work year round with our host communities assessing needs, thinking creatively, and setting long-term goals for sustainable development and volunteer participation. Enroll now!
Highlights
Real Projects... Real Experience! The focus of your development project is determined by your skills, your interests, and the needs of the local environmental community. Projects form the core of every ProWorld program. Through collaboration and shared learning, members of your team work toward completing a group project.
Degree Level
Bachelors Degree (Undergraduate)
Qualifications
Participants need no prior experience, Spanish language ability, or specific skills, only a desire to help the best they can. At the end of each program, volunteers see that their work has made a difference in the lives of others.
Intern Types
- Biology(General)
- Ecology
- Environmental Management
- Environmental Studies
- Health Sciences
- Human Rights
- Nursing
- Social Work
- Sustainable Development
- Tourism
- Urban & Regional Planning
- Women's Studies
- Zoology & Wildlife Sciences
- Spanish
- Development
- Forestry
- Medicine
- Occupational, Envir. Health
- Sociology
Languages
- English
- Spanish
- Thai
Cost in US$:
Please inquire for details.
Cost Include Description:
Program fees do not include: international airfare, passport or visa fees, insurance, independent travel during the program or personal expenses. Program fees may change without notice due to currency exchanges and the unique nature of international travel.
Credit Available
no
Volunteer Types
- Building/construction Projects
- Childcare/children
- Community Development
- Community Health
- Conservation
- Eco-tourism
- Economic Development
- English Teaching
- Environment
- Grassroots Organization
- Health
- Health Care
- Health Education
- Housing
- Human Rights
- Natural Resources
- Nursing
- Nutrition
- Organizational Development
- Orphans
- Planting
- Playgrounds
- Primary Education
- Public Education
- Reforestation
- Renovation
- Repairs
- Street Kids
- Teaching
- Tourism
- Tree Planting
- Tutor
- Volunteer Management
- Volunteering
- Women
- Youth
- Youth Development
Age Range
18 and aboveThis Program is open to
Worldwide Participant. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangements
- Dormitory
- Group living
- Home-stays
Participants Travel
Independently
Application Process Involves
- Phone/Video Interview
- Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time is
48 hoursPost Services Include
- Alumni Network
- Exit Debriefing Abroad
- Job and Internship Network
ProWorld 's Mission Statement
To empower communities, promote social and economic development, conserve the environment, and cultivate educated compassionate global citizens. We invite you to join the ProWorld mission and make a difference in our host communities through our sustainable development model.
Year Founded
1998
