SUEKUN
Mexico
Social work
Social work
Permanent
About the project
SUEKUN
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Project:
Sueniños is an organization founded in 2005, where the work aims
kids and teenagers education from San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, México. The center is conformed by educators, psychologists, social workers and volunteers.
The activities are directly with kids and teenagers living risky situations and disadvantage to get a
proper physical and psychological develop, with a lack education opportunities, regardless of their origin, gender or religion.
We pretend to strength their personal development to improve their skills, so they can find their own abilities.The organization promotes and defends the child and adolescence rights to build a good life trough ethics, avoiding social exclusion of the minors.
The Educational Programs offers; school accompaniment, processes to strengthening human
development, artistic projects, cultural, environmental, sports and academic. It can develop learning skills as well as promote healthy nutrition. Promote spaces of coexistence, respect, dialogue and constant learning, which all underage deserves.
SUEKUN works with teenagers from secondary school and high school from Monday to Saturday in the Youth Center Suekun in a healthy and safe space. Suekun makes workshops and projects to promote skills and reading, writing, math, culture, arts and sports competitions. They promote thought the workshops topics such as drugs prevention, addiction prevention, esteem and sexual education.
This program helps to be close to the teenagers to get to know their problems, needs and encourage them. Suekun offers support and advises so they can have good accomplishment in their studies and to have the will to improve themselves.
💼 What the programme involves
Work:
The volunteers work around 5 to 7 hours a day, 5 days a week and they get involved in plaining and management of activities, workshops, events etc. They will realize integrating games with the teenagers and adults. They have to keep informed the coordination of the group about how the work is evolving and the volunteers can contribute with new ideas to make a better work.
The volunteer can also help with orientation and integration of new volunteers, participating in the final
evaluation in each stage of the work or in the last year of school, supporting the kitchen team preparing snacks etc.
They can also have the opportunity to collaborate translating documents (letters, webpages information) and general maintenance of the organization.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Acommodation and Food: Volunteers will stay in a volunteer house designated by Nataté in the city of San Cristóbal de las Casas, in same-sex, shared rooms. They will have access to basic services, shared bathrooms with hot water, and an equipped kitchen. The participation fee does NOT include the costs of food or transportation.
📍 About the location
Location: The project takes place in the charming city of San Critstóbal de las Casas, which has managed to maintain its colonial architecture and Mexican flavor while welcoming a mix of indigenous, national and international cultures. Similarly, it is a strategic starting point to tourist attractions like parks, lakes, Maya archeological sites, mangroves, waterfalls and beaches.
⚠️ Requirements
Requirements: It is necessary a minimum stay of 3 months, to be older than 18 years old, to be motivated and committed with the volunteer work, experience working with kids.
Language: An intermediate level of Spanish is necessary. We encourage volunteers who require intensive language classes to improve their Spanish, or any other international or indigenous Maya language, to matriculate in the language and culture institute La Casa en el Árbol.
🤝 Meeting point
Closest airport: The closest airport is Ángel Albino Corzo (TGZ), located in the capital city of Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas. Please keep in mind that it is necessary to travel from the airport to the city of San Cristóbal de las Casas in a taxi or bus
ℹ️ Additional information
Participation Fee : Nataté does not receive any type of funding, private or public, which is why each volunteer is required to pay a participation fee of $1,000 MXN each month. This fee includes housing and ongoing follow-up throughout the volunteer process. The costs of transportation and food are covered by the volunteer.
Before Applying: Indispensable to be adaptable to living conditions during the voluntary stay
Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.
Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
NAT-ML16-05
04/04/2016 → 16/12/2016
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ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
San Cristobal de las Casas, Chis., Mexico
Mexico
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Mexico Peso (MXN / Mex$)
Exchange rate
1 MXN = 0.048171 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🗣️ Languages spoken
English
Spanish