WORKSHOPS
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About the project
WORKSHOPS
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The project is developed in cooperation with VIMEX A.C. and Casa del Sol that is an independent organization formed by parents whose purpose is to provide children and adolescents from Villa del Progreso, a space for initiation, growth, assessment, and training in the areas of arts, sports, education, and culture. In this case, we are looking volunteers who can teach painting, yoga, dancing, singing, piano.
💼 What the programme involves
Doing different activities with two groups: a) 10 - 20 children and teens, b) 15 – 20 adults Every day, from Monday to Friday, 4 hours per day in the afternoon in Casa del Sol and in the mornings at the DIF -Desarrollo Integral de la Familia – 2 hours per day. Bring your own material.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The lodging will be at Casa del Sol.
🍲 Food
The meals will cook by the volunteers but it is possible that the women from the community cook the meals
📍 About the location
Tamazulapam Villa del Progreso, Oaxaca is located at 8 hours by bus from Mexico City.
🎒 Leisure activities
Visiting close places and towns such as:
• “El Cañón” an antique and mystical place with ancient paintings;
• “Tepoxcolula” with an ex-monastery with tunnels and ancient paintings
• “Yanhuitlán “ it has an antique church with a convent.
• “Las Tinitas” with beautiful waterfalls and landscapes
• Oaxaca City, superb!!! The capital of the State.
⚠️ Requirements
Good disposal to the team work, dedication, responsibility and be available to work with children, adolescents, and adults. Bring clothes according to the activities.
🤝 Meeting point
It will be at the VIMEX office at 11 a.m, one day before the project starts. We have to take the bus the same day in the night. Arriving WORKSHOPS staff will pick the volunteers up.
ℹ️ Additional information
3420 Pesos per one month,6300 Pesos for 3 months, 9000 Pesos for 6 months and 16200 Pesos for 12 months. It includes food, accommodation and administrative costs.
In order to be able to communicate with children, the co-workers and the community the volunteer needs to have a certain level of Spanish (at least 30%).
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
A-VIMEXMTVLTV18/13
12/10/2018 → 31/12/2019
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
3420.00 MXN ≈ 165 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Oaxaca, Mexico
Mexico
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Mexico Peso (MXN / Mex$)
Exchange rate
1 MXN = 0.048171 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Central Standard Time
Local time: 21:11 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
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