📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Vive Mexico
💼 What the programme involves
PROJECT: Since 2014 Vive Mexico opened its "International Cultural Center Vive Mexico (ICCVM)" in the city of Morelia in order to share the culture and languages ??of different countries in an innovative and experiential way, with the philosophy of "learning by doing” to promote intercultural exchange between Mexico and the world; through language classes, workshops, games and different dynamics that volunteers bring to the Cultural Center, in addition to classes, Vive Mexico invites you to join the office’s staff in Morelia, this is a project in which volunteers will develop their skills by the hand of the working team at the office, attend to meetings with different institutions, develop workshops, conferences, and participate as a project leader in one of the workcamps in Mexico, these are some of the activities that the volunteers will perform. If you have any ideas, experience and knowledge in teaching, teamwork, dynamics or creative materials, you are welcome!
The volunteer must stay the 3-month duration of the project.
ACTIVITIES: Volunteers will be part of the Vive Mexico team and will be facilitators of workshops, classes essentially to practice English language, but also other languages that the volunteer wants to share with driven dynamics, fun and ideas that promote the involvement of participants enrolled in the Cultural Center. Some of the activities to be developed are:
1. To prepare and provide language classes for the participants of the Cultural Center.
2. To drive workshops and dynamics to practice language and share their culture in an entertaining way.
3. To promote cultural exchange and international volunteerism among all participants of the Cultural Center and Institutions.
4. To produce creative teaching materials for language classes.
5. To organize various activities for participants of the Cultural Center as festivals, workshops, film evenings, cooking classes and anything creative you want to propose.
6. To support at the office activities, answering emails, phone, provide information about the organization to the public.
7. To promote voluntary activities in different cities across the country.
8. To participate as a project leader in a workcamp in Mexico.
🏠 Accommodation on site
HOSTING: at Vive Mexico’s International Cultural Center in Morelia, in a shared room with all facilities, private bathroom, hot water, WIFI, kitchen.
VEGETERIAN FOOD AVAILABLE: Yes
📍 About the location
LOCATION: Morelia, Michoacan, Mexico, in addition to being a beautiful city, it is the capital of Michoacan State, it is declared Cultural Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO and hosts several cultural festivals (such as film, music, art).
ℹ️ Additional information
SPECIAL NOTES: Volunteers must leave a 100 Euros deposit, paying the equivalent in Mexican pesos on arrival, wich are 100 % refundable at the end of the project. They will receive pocket money for the whole duration of the project to cover their food expenses.
For volunteers who are interested to learn Spanish, there will be a Spanish course organized before the project starts, it will be organized in the city of Morelia. Cost: 110 Euros. It includes lodging for 7 days at a Youth Hostel in Morelia city, materials, theory and practice activities for 15 hours with a professional teacher. (Meals are not included).