Volunteer Petèn is a non-for-profit organization established in San Andrès, Petèn whose mission is to aid development in Guatemala by training international volunteers to participate in, design, and implement sustainable projects.
Their main projects focus on environmental education, general education, reforestation, forest management, medicinal plants, and working with the public library and public schools, but they are also open and able to aid volunteers to develop any project that suits their abilities and goals.
The program is divided into two:
Ecological Managment Education
Park Maintenance Environmental Education
Trail building Volunteer Teaching Program
Reforestation English Education
Tree Nursery Rural Literacy Program
Restoration Projects Library Activities
Medicinal Plants Adult Education
Natural History Museum School Restoration
Gardening
Agriculture
Volunteers can and are expected to take park in all program areas, and should not limit themselves to working in one particular area. Typical work days run from 8am-12 noon Monday through Friday. Four caretakers and the director run programs on a daily basis ranging from light construction, to trail maintenance, to gardening, to teaching. Afternoons are typically spent studying Spanish, running errands, teaching, participating in activities, or continuing work in ecological park. Activities include field trips, movie night, and working in the community library.
more info at: www.volunteerpeten.com
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