Volunteer Abroad in Mexico
Are you ready for the life-changing experience of volunteering abroad? Join us for immersive volunteer projects in Mexico that range from 1-26 weeks. See the world and yourself from a new perspective.
ProWorld works with you to match your skills, interests, and timeline with a meaningful volunteer project to aid the local Mexican community. Our Program Advisors work to find you the perfect project for you, and the on-site ProWorld team guides you through project planning, execution and conclusion.
The following are examples of volunteer projects. Projects are dynamic and change throughout the course of the year, as well as the volunteer needs at each project. Final project placement for volunteers (especially during the peak season months of May-August) will be determined by site teams based on community need, while also taking into account your skills and interests.
Projects
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Intern AbroadHealth
Volunteer AbroadCommunity Development
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Help Migrant Workers Stay Safe on Their Journey North
Description and Impact
Each year thousands of migrant workers from Central America make their way northward in search of a way make a living in order to feed their...
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Help preserve indigenous and Mestizo art and history
Description and Impact
This ProWorld program partners with an organization of eighteen indigenous and mestizo (people of...
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Classes, Seminars, and Sports for Locals
Description and Impact
Many of the rural communities outside of Oaxaca are home to low income families with fewer resources than those residing in the nearby city....
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Help Grass Roots Organizations Collaborate
A strong community is the sum of many parts.
This ProWorld program aims to bring people in and nearby Oaxaca together to improve community and quality of life.... -
Promote Healthy Eating to Encourage Healthy Communities
Description and Impact
According to the 2000 census, Oaxaca is the second-poorest state in Mexico. The average person in Oaxaca earns less than $5.00 per day and...
Intern AbroadCommunity Development
Volunteer AbroadEducation
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Work with Disabled Kids
When disabled kids in impoverished areas can’t attend school, they usually have nowhere else to go. This ProWorld program provides therapy and educational services...
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Help Kids Living Away from Home for School Make the Transition
Students travel from rural villages to attend high school in Oaxaca. Living away from their families for the first time, the transition between rural and urban life can...
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Be a Friend to Abandoned or Abused Kids
Description and Impact
Many women in Oaxaca are very poor and marginalized and are forced to seek night time employment in order to survive. As single mothers, their...
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Overcoming both poverty and a disability is a huge challenge. When you cannot speak or be understood, you are completely at the mercy of those around you. This...
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Bike Paths and Trees Keep the Southern Sierra Clean and Pristine
Description and Impact
Although surrounded by the lush and beautiful Sierra de Madre Mountains, the valleys and...
Volunteer AbroadEnvironment
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Use Resources More Effectively
Description and Impact
Amongst all of the problems that plague many people in the state of Oaxaca, one of the most dangerous and detrimental to the long term success...
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Bike Paths and Trees Keep the Southern Sierra Clean and Pristine
Description and Impact
Although surrounded by the lush and beautiful Sierra de Madre Mountains, the valleys and cities of Oaxaca are plagued with environmental...
Intern AbroadMicrofinance
Intern AbroadEnvironmental Management
Intern AbroadEducation
Study AbroadFall
Volunteer AbroadWorking with Children
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Help Kids Living Away from Home for School Make the Transition
Students travel from rural villages to attend high school in Oaxaca. Living away from their families for the first time, the transition between rural and urban life can...
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Help Kids with Disabilities Ride Horses
Description and Impact
The state of Oaxaca is one of the poorest in Mexico and subsequently it is lacking in social and human services for its citizens, especially for...
Volunteer AbroadHealth
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Description and Impact
One Mexico’s most forgotten group is poor children with disabilities. For these children, overcoming poverty and a disability is a double...
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Promote Healthy Eating to Encourage Healthy Communities
Description and Impact
According to the 2000 census, Oaxaca is the second-poorest state in Mexico. The average...
Study AbroadSpring
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