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Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
June 12-28, 2009

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DOCARE needs you to sponsor a mission! We will provide you with the materials you need to develop and carry out a medical mission, and we can match you with prior sponsors who can answer your questions along the way. We will support you while you provide support to others by using your time and talents to coordinate a mission.
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Upcoming Missions

Antigua, Guatemala
February 13-28, 2009

San Andreas, Guatemala
Feb. 20-March 6, 2009

San Martin & Chimaltenango Regions, Guatemala
March 7-21, 2009

Lilongwe, Malawi
April 1-May 1, 2009

Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
June 12-28, 2009

Huamachuco, Peru
August 6-19, 2009

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Lake Atitlan, GUATEMALA

MISSION DESCRIPTION

Mission Site: Lake Atitlan Region, Western Highlands, Guatemala

Mission Dates: 6/15/09 - 6/29/09 (2 Weeks)

Deadline for Receipt of Volunteer Applications: 3/1/09

Mission Objective: 17th medical outreach to provide primary healthcare to Mayans living in villages around the lake and small town outside of Antigua.

MISSION CONTACTS

Mission Director: Camille Z. Bentley, DO
Chief Medical Officer: Camille Z. Bentley, DO
Coordinator/Logistics Officer: Camille Z. Bentley, DO

Volunteers Needed

Healthcare Professionals Needed:
Primary Care Physicians
10
Volunteer
Nurses, Paramedics
4
Volunteer
Pharmacists
2
Volunteer
Podiatrist
1
Volunteer
Dentist
1
Volunteer

Support Personnel, Including Osteopathic Medical Students, Needed:
RVU Medical Students
30
Volunteer
Med Students from other programs with approval
6
Volunteer

HOUSING
Locally run hotels used. Double occupancy, private bath.

HOST COUNTRY INFORMATION

Will the host country be providing government support?: Yes
If yes, what type?: Guests of La Secretaria de Obras Sociales de la Esposa del Presidente - SOSEP and Asociacion Caminar, Police escort provided.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Trip is coordinated in conjunction with Rocky Vista University COM. For more detailed information and registration forms, please visit www.rockyvistauniversity.org under "Public Involvement - Medical Outreach" or contact Dr. Bentley.




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Volunteer in Guatemala

We need to make a list of all the charities, nonprofits and NGO's in the Lake Atitlan area (and all over Guatemala, of course). Here's a very nice email I received today:


Hello,

I was looking for relief work organizations and places to volunteer in Guatemala (Antigua or near to) and I came across your blog page. It has been hard to find information on places to volunteer in Guatemala online, I'm wondering if you know of any that I can get into contact with. I am hoping to work with children in either a school or orphanage setting, but I am very open to new suggestions. Thank you for your help!

Happy day,

Kiah

My answer is that maybe Kiah could volunteer to help create the very list she is looking for! Plus it could be done anywhere in the world, and sent to me by internet. The Volunteer in Guatemala list could be posted on this blog, and on the wikispace Lake Atitlan Directory I am in the process of creating, and would be a wonderful thing for all concerned. I am so glad she wrote today. Maybe more people would like to help with this!

Cross-Cultural Solutions (CCS) or Peace Corps?

Two International Volunteer Organizations, Two Different Experiences
What are some differences between Cross-Cultural Solutions and the Peace Corps?

* Start Date & Length of Stay: The Peace Corps usually requires a minimum two-year commitment. You will begin on a start date based on the country to which you are assigned.

At Cross-Cultural Solutions you can choose to volunteer from 1 to 12 weeks, and from start dates year-round. The CCS experience ensures that you get the most out of your experience in a relatively short period of time.
* Requirements: To join the Peace Corps, you must be a U.S. citizen and at least 18 years old; most Peace Corps volunteers have a college degree. Married couples are required to participate together, and those with dependents generally cannot participate.

Since CCS is an independent not-for-profit organization, we are able to welcome a wide range of participants to our programs. We accept citizens of any country, and from a wide range of ages and backgrounds. Families with young children and groups are welcome, and 16 and 17 year-olds can participate under our Teen Volunteer Abroad program as well.
* Application Process: Peace Corps volunteers make a formal application to the Peace Corps that includes a medical review process, and not all people who apply are accepted.

CCS does not have a formal application process; you may enroll online or by contacting us today. (more)

Welcome to the Cross-Cultural Solutions Community! Meet other volunteers, blog, discuss, share photos and videos from abroad, and much more! (more)

Pueblo a Pueblo

Welcome to Pueblo a Pueblo

Pueblo a Pueblo is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting the people of Santiago Atitlán, Guatemala. Located on the shores of Lake Atitlán, this community of more than 40,000 indigenous Maya suffered some of the worst mudslides as a result of Hurricane Stan. The Panabaj mudslides alone buried hundreds of people and left more than 5000 homeless and destitute. The Hospitalito Atitlan, the only ER, inpatient and surgical care facility in the area was once again closed - a victim of the disaster.

Hospitalito Atitlan
Donor will match your gift to rebuild a permanent hospital for the people of Santiago Atitlan

Pueblo a Pueblo both supports the operations of the temporary Hospitalito Atitlan and has begun a Capital Campaign to build a permanent hospital. We are pleased to announce that an anonymous philanthropist, through the Kendeda Fund has awarded Pueblo a Pueblo a challenge pledge of $750,000 to build the permanent Hospitalito Atitlan. This means the Kendeda Fund will match your donations dollar- for-dollar. Together, with the T'zutujil community, we can build a sustainable medical facility that will dramatically improve the health status of Santiago Atitlan and the surrounding indigenous communities.


(more) http://www.puebloapueblo.org/

Contact: Kenneth Wood - Pueblo a Pueblo NGO- in Santiago Atitlan, Solola
www.puebloapueblo.org
Hospitalito Atitlan
Referred by Claudina Monterroso who worked there 8 months as a volunteer coordinator

NGO Networking

By Revue Magazine • December 1, 2008

Written by by John Barrie

How the Antigua Network helps connect organizations productively through presentations and one-on-one contacts

Another successful meeting of the Antigua Network was held recently in the spacious surroundings of La Peña del Sol Latino in downtown La Antigua Guatemala. The Network is the brainchild of Judy Sadlier and Gene Budinger, two active U.S. retirees who came to Guatemala in 2004. Judy and Gene both have a background in sales and say they “love to connect people.” The Network has been active since Spring 2005, when it first convened under the title of the Community Forum. It describes itself as “an informal network of organizations and individuals in Guatemala and outside the country who work to improve the living conditions, health, education, and economics of others in Guatemala.” The principal aim of the Network is simple: to bring together locally operating non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and interested individuals, with the goal of fostering cooperation between them and of increasing awareness among them of what other individuals and organizations are doing throughout the country.

Through the Network, organizations that require resources or knowledge can connect with those who are able to provide these things. Organizations that require volunteer assistance or materials find this connection very useful. The Network meets in Antigua three or four times a year.

Read the full story here: NGO Networking

With the wide range of NGOs and individuals working throughout the country, it is clear that the potential for the Antigua Network and similar organizations, including the monthly networking group at Stuardo’s Place, to make “the whole more than the sum of its parts” is great.

For more information about the Antigua Network and its many participants, email: dulcitainantigua@gmail.com. For monthly NGO activities and gatherings.

Source: revuemag.com

EntreMundos ("Between Worlds")

Mission

EntreMundos is a non-profit organisation which supports and helps local communities non-profits increase their capacity while respecting their principles and values. EntreMundos is an intermediary which facilitates and connects organisations and volunteers, both national and international, with the objective of maximising the impact of each organisation.

It is a our aim to link socially and culturally active organisations in Guatemala together with useful resources, and to provide a forum and information centre for people wishing to become involved in social, cultural and political projects. We believe in the value of volunteer work for community and project development. http://www.entremundos.org/index.html

6a Calle 7-31 | Zona 1 | Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
mail@entremundos.org | Tel: +502 7761-2179

Source: entremundos.org

Quetzaltrekkers

Volunteering in our Street School in Las Rosas
We currently offer free education to over 195 children (between 5-15yrs) in the economically poor neighborhood of Las Rosas, just on the outskirts of Xela (a 10min. busride). If you are interested in volunteering in our school we ask the following from you;
• Be able to commit for a minimum of 3 months, 5 days a week
• Speak intermediate Spanish
• Be flexible, adaptable and take initiative
• Have some experience working with children
• Help with fundraising events

Possible work at the School is limited only by the imagination and funding resources. Current needs; (co)-Teachers, Social workers, Health care workers etc. Working in our School you will most likely be working in the mornings unless you want to help out with computer classes in the afternoon. Co-teaching with one of the local teachers you will be involved in all teaching aspects. Helping children to learn to read and write, class discipline and in all other areas were needed. Our teachers are open towards any ideas or plans you have. Volunteers receive discount on a room in Casa Argentina (see below for prices).
For more information about volunteering in our Street School, please e-mail the school at edelacxela@turbonett.com. (Spanish only, please.) Estimated cost of living in Casa Argentina for volunteers:
(as of December 10, 2008, you get 7.65 Quetzals for US$1 and 9.97 Quetzals for EUR€1)
Room 600Q per month US$78.42/EUR€60.11
Food 400Q per month US$52.28/EUR€40.08
Other 200Q per month US$26.14/EUR€20.03
Total 1200Q per month US$156.83/EUR€120.20

Source: quetzaltrekkers.com

Globally Minded Works

Globally Minded Works
helps Mayan families in the Highlands of Guatemala rise above poverty through charitable and educational development.

Read our blog or support our projects here.

Kat Vaughan (MBA), founder and President, launched Globally Minded Works after living and serving in Guatemala for three years. She launched a non-profit internet cafe/technology center and directed a middle school, both around Lake Atitlan, in the Highlands of Guatemala. Kat also launched Globally Minded, a fair trade, eco-friendly jewelry business to help support Mayan artisans in Guatemala.

Making a Difference, one child, one teacher, one school at a time.

Globally Minded Works is looking for people to help us accomplish a myriad of tasks to help the Guatemalan people. If you are willing and committed, we welcome your arms and legs to do great works in Guatemala and for the people of Guatemala.

Globally Minded Works is committed to helping families in Guatemala obtain access to fresh water through affordable and portable water filters. A water filter costs approximately $35.00 and includes the manufacturing, testing, delivery and education for the family so they know how to use it. The water filter will last 3-6 years, depending upon usage.

We are committed to empowering the poor in Guatemala. Join us!

Donate $35.00 and help a family get clean water today. DONATE

Source: globallymindedworks.org

Fundacion Tradiciones Mayas

Fundacion Tradiciones Mayas

The Fundacion Tradiciones Mayas is a Fair Trade organization working with cooperatives of Maya women weavers in Guatemala. We need materials to post in travel agencies and other places where we can attract tourists and wholesale buyers traveling to Guatemala. We offer educational tours on Fair Trade, weaving demonstrations and a Fair Trade shopping experience in Panajachel, Sololá (Lake Atitlan). These tours help support our social economic development programs while educating people about the ancient art of back strap weaving and Fair Trade. The promotional material could be an attractive bookmark, a brochure or a poster with presentation cards. We would like to start by placing these materials in fifty locations within Guatemala and the US during the month of January, 2009. There is no deadline and we have not yet developed a budget.

How to Apply:

Rebecca Cutter, Foundation Director
rebecca@mayatraditions.com
(502) 7762 2829

Source: http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/VolunteerOpportunity/157665-147/c

Habitat for Humanity Guatemala

Note: I found this listing from Habitat for Humanity Guatemala on Craigslist.org (who has no Guatemala category, people use Mexico or Costa Rica):



http://burlington.craigslist.org/vol/920598881.html

vermont craigslist > volunteers
Working to eliminate poverty housing-Guatemala (Totonicapan, Guatemala)
Reply to: comm-920598881@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2008-11-15, 5:02PM EST


Our international team will work with the local community to replace poverty housing. No prior experience needed, just good health and a willingness to help. Totonicapan is in the mountains of Guatemala, and remote enough that people have retained their traditional dress and customs. We will be there from Jan. 31 through Feb. 15. The team leaders are Jack from Toronto and Ann from Boston. Contact us if you would like more information. Habitat for Humanity Guatemala.

* Location: Totonicapan, Guatemala

PostingID: 920598881

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http://www.habitat.org/intl/lac/86.aspx

Habitat for Humanity Guatemala
Families Served Current FY: 2,899
Total Houses Constructed: 26,588
House Sponsorship Cost (USD): $4,020
Tercer Nivel
Office 3
Supercom Delco
Quetzaltenango
Guatemala
Phone: +502 77635308
Fax: +502 77671301
E-mail: info@habitatguate.org
URL: www.habitatguate.org

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In 2004 Duke University was selected as one of the first five recipients of the Senator Paul Simon Award for Campus Internationalization by NAFSA: Association of International Educators. The Duke philosophy of internationalization is that every aspect of Duke should be international in concept and character.

Internationalization is not seen as a specific or discrete set of activities or units, but as an integral part of Duke's effort to become a world-class institution in all its endeavors, and thereby to better serve the world of which it is a part. A section of the 2007 Duke strategic plan, Making a Difference notes that: "the internationalization of the region (the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area) echoes ever increasing globalization in many other areas, and global challenges now have consequences for our daily lives in ways we never before imagined. Engagement in these local and global communities provides exceptional opportunities for teaching and learning and for connecting knowledge to real world problems. Duke, therefore, gives high priority to reaching beyond its campus and to strengthening local, regional, and international partnerships."

In many respects Duke already represents a model of the internationalized research university. Almost fifty percent of Duke undergraduates study abroad. Foreign language and international courses are a requirement of Duke's core curriculum and 18 languages are taught on campus including Persian, Turkish and Arabic. One third of Duke's graduate and professional students are international. Duke has six federally-funded Title VI international centers and foreign area studies centers, at the top of the rankings for private research universities. More than 400 international post-doctoral fellows carry out research at Duke every year. All of Duke's professional schools are also engaged in international activities. Duke faculty and graduate students work in partnership with over 300 institutions worldwide. Duke has international alumni clubs in 41 countries throughout the world.

Enhancing the Study Abroad Experience and Curriculum Integration Effort:

While facilitating quality study abroad experiences remains the chief mission of the Office of Study Abroad (OSA) (http://studyabroad.duke.edu/), OSA, together with the Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education and Dean of Trinity College, initiated a Curriculum Integration effort in 2004 that continues as an on-going effort to enhance the undergraduate study abroad experience. By establishing departmental liaisons between the OSA and academic departments on campus we are working to link study abroad more closely to the Duke curriculum so that students view their study abroad experience as an integral component of their four year academic plan at Duke rather than something unrelated to this plan.

The OSA has established $25,000 in funding for summer research fellowships to plan and conduct summer projects inspired by and based on academic study abroad experiences. Priority is given to students whose projects will serve as a foundation for a senior distinction project in their majors. More information about this effort may be found at: http://studyabroad.duke.edu/fellowships.html

DukeEngage and Duke Global Health Institute:

Two major new initiatives at Duke highlight the innovative and interdisciplinary approach to internationalization at Duke.

Firstly, DukeEngage: In one of the most ambitious efforts of its kind in U.S. higher education, Duke University announced in February 2007 that it had committed an initial amount of $30 million to provide funding and faculty support to all undergraduates who want to apply their classroom learning to addressing societal issues at home and abroad for a summer or a semester. In addition to tackling real-world problems, the students will develop the valuable skills and self-knowledge that result from an immersive service experience. During the summer of 2007 DukeEngage launched seven pilot programs with over 80 Duke students participating. Of the seven programs, five were international; in Yemen, the Ukraine, Kenya (2) and India.

The second example is the new Duke Global Health Institute (DGHI), launched in 2007. The Duke Global Health Institute works to reduce health disparities both in the local Durham community and worldwide. Recognizing that many global health problems stem from economic, social, environmental, political and health care inequalities, the Duke Global Health Institute brings together interdisciplinary teams from schools and departments throughout the University to work with partners to solve highly complex health problems and to train the next generation of global health scholars.

DGHI will develop an undergraduate major in global health, work with the Duke Career Center to offer undergraduate global health career counseling, establish masters and doctoral programs in global health, add a third-year global health track for medical students and promote campus activism, advocacy and service. In research, DGHI will assist current Duke projects in global health and develop a focused portfolio of new research initiatives on priority topics such as HIV/AIDS and other emerging infections, obesity, environmental health and the interrelationship of gender health and poverty.

DGHI's goal is to make Duke "the" destination for scholars and practitioners in global health, as well as the producer of the next generation of global health experts and leaders. DGHI’s service efforts will show Duke's commitment to providing practical and sustainable solutions to global health problems. DGHI’s website can be found at http://globalhealth.duke.edu/

The richness of the all international aspects of Duke University can be found at Duke’s Global Gateway website: www.international.duke.edu

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Beginning in the summer of 2008, every undergraduate at Duke University will have the opportunity to participate in a summer or semester-long immersive service experience in the United States or abroad, funded completely by Duke. The new program, called DukeEngage, provides $30 million toward supporting
undergraduate civic engagement projects. The money will also help establish the Duke Center for Civic Engagement (DCCE), an umbrella organization to coordinate civic engagement and service-learning programs on campus.

DukeEngage will provide full funding and staff support for participants to learn about contemporary social
issues. Students will have the flexibility to work with a variety of different organizations, including nonprofit and nongovernmental agencies, in addressing poverty, housing, and education, among other issues.

Students may use funds to participate in programs coordinated through Duke or they may initiate their own proposals and earn funding by writing grant proposals. The $30-million endowment comes from equal
contributions from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and The Duke Endowment, a private foundation serving North Carolina and South Carolina.

Eric Mlyn, incoming director of the DCCE, estimates that half the students taking advantage of DukeEngage will volunteer abroad. HIV/AIDS relief work in India and Tanzania and volunteer positions at a Kenyan school for young women are some of the program’s international opportunities currently in development.

Mlyn is also looking to include programs that tie experiences at home to volunteering abroad. For example, Duke students might work with Guatemalan immigrants in the area around the university in Durham, N.C., then travel to Guatemala to teach English as a second language. Mlyn says the program’s emphasis on engagement and service learning “fits in beautifully” with the University’s greater mission of using knowledge in service to society.

“We give our students superb academic training, but we also want them to become active citizens and creative problem-solvers, using their education to make a real-world difference,” Duke President Richard Brodhead says in a press release. “Duke has always placed a special emphasis on using knowledge for the greater social good.”

Social awareness and service have a strong presence on campus, as more than 80 percent of students actively volunteer. “Duke students are already doing this—now we have the money to do it fully,” Mlyn says. He says student response to DukeEngage has been overwhelming. “The demand is there, now the question is building programs to meet the demand.” Program directors hope that by 2012 a quarter of
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Volunteer Veterinarians for Street Dogs

Volunteer Program for Veterinarians

"La Clinica a la Corazon para los perros" (Clinic for the Love of Dogs)

We have established a spaying clinic in the village of San Marcos La Laguna... on Lake Atitlan...The clinic was built to host volunteer veterinarians who are willing to come and help in our vision to aid the street village dogs of this Mayan village by reducing over population. Now in 2008 we have our own resident veterinarian, who also educates two days in the school.

To date, we have spayed /neutered over 400 dogs, male and female since the Clinic's completion in Jan. 2005.

Please visit this link for information on how you can help... spirited-expeditions.com

Art for Dogs is the decision to sell a small collection of art work by famed Oaxacanian artist. Eduardo Guzman for the benefit of this project.
		Artist: Eduardo Guzman
Any donations are accepted with gratitude towards the cost of the medicine service and supplies. Contact us at: darlenalake@yahoo.com,

IFRE Volunteer Guatemala

VOLUNTEER IN GUATEMALA
www.ifrevolunteers.org

Welcome to volunteer Guatemala . For the nature-lover or the history buff, the entire country of Guatemala reads like an encyclopedia of people (both indigenous and those echoing their colonial ancestry), places (ruins of the Mayan Empire as well as quickly-developing cities), and sceneries (landscaped brimming with rainbow-colored wildlife and plants). With people as diverse as the ecosystems found within this Central American country, Guatemala is a perfect place to travel and volunteer.

IFRE invites you to join its volunteer in Guatemala program to explore the country, serve poor kids and women groups, enrich your lifetime experience, and share your love and passion for others. Presently, we offer volunteer in Guatemala in Antigua and Guatemala City , the two most vibrant and beautiful cities of Guatemala.

FREE SPANISH LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL IMMERSION (2 HOURS A DAY UP TO 12 WEEKS)

Your Guatemala Experience starts with Spanish language program. Presently, IFRE offers free Spanish language classes for volunteers joining the Guatemalan volunteer program - volunteering and learning Spanish simultaneously. For example, volunteers can take Spanish classes from 9:00-11:00 AM (before lunch) followed by volunteer activities. However, you can choose to take the Spanish classes or work only in a volunteer project. Alternatively, volunteers may take Spanish classes from 3:00-4:00 PM (after their day's volunteer work). Most of the projects are close to our nearby office (Spanish language center), so it is possible for volunteers do either.
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