Volunteer In Latin America

Waterfall, Volcano, Beach
Chill + Laid Back
Local Mamacitas
Teach English
Biodiverse

Trip Highlights

Volunteering

Help Children Learn English

In this Humanitarian Program, you’ll be volunteering to help children learn English (you’ll spend about a half day volunteering). No experience is needed, we provide training on our teaching method!

You’ll be teaching English in an underprivileged neighborhood right outside the popular tourist spot, Granada. What you’ll be doing gives you a chance to really connect with the kids in and outside of class.

The kids you teach are here in an after-school program. It’s a resource that not only gives them an English education but also is a way to help them spend time in a safe place, rather than on the streets.

Volunteers headed to Nicaragua should be ready to dive in and connect with these kids. Since you’re living close to the school in this neighborhood, you’ll often see the kids you teach after playing soccer, who will want you to join in, of course. So far, the American teachers have quite the losing streak, but maybe that’ll change your semester!

Another really unique part of this program that we love is where you’re teaching. You’ll often get to teach classes outside and inside, sharing a big open space with all of your fellow teachers. Some days you’ll be teaching under the pavilion on the grounds, or under the shady trees.

The culture here is laid-back. Volunteers who can go with the flow and want to connect with the people and culture are a great fit for this country.

So many of our Nica volunteers come home and say the very best part about their semester was the people they met and the kids they taught. The kids you teach are a huge part of your semester, so if you’re looking for a humanitarian experience where you can have a direct impact, Nicaragua is the spot for you!

 

Help Children Learn English

In this Humanitarian Program, you’ll be volunteering to help children learn English (you’ll spend about a half day volunteering). No experience is needed, we provide training on our teaching method! Read More

What Makes This Program Unique

Similar to our program in the Dominican Republic, you’ll be living very close to the neighborhood where your students will live — in fact, your walk to school is along a dirt road through that neighborhood. We love this part of the program because it allows you to really connect with the community and get closer to your students and their families (a huge part of your ILP experience).

Nicans are welcoming, vibrant, and happy, and are infectiously friendly. The kids you teach live in nearby struggling neighborhoods, some who come from rough backgrounds. Some of your students come from a home with no running water, a tin roof, and may not have a parent around often. It’s a privilege to be part of this after-school program that we’ve partnered with and you’ll see your student’s eagerness to learn and be part of your classes.

As you walk through the neighborhoods you’ll often have kids running up to you wanting to say hello. They recognize you as a teacher and are so excited to spend more time with you. That connection often leads to volunteers looking for other ways they can help.

Past groups have spent time making piñatas for a family-run company, raised money to put a stocked first-aid kid in the community center, given the space a fresh coat of paint, and other projects.

Nicaragua’s growing tourism means that an English education is really invaluable, especially for these children who wouldn’t be able to pay for the classes you’ll be providing. We are so thrilled to be a part of the program here, and give groups of volunteers the chance to fully experience a country that can offer so much.

What Makes This Program Unique

Similar to our program in the Dominican Republic, you’ll be living very close to the neighborhood where your students will live — in fact, your walk to school is along a dirt road through that neighborhood. We love this part of the program because it allows you to really connect with the community and get closer to your students and their families (a huge part of your ILP experience). Read More

Experiences In + Around Nicaragua

You have every weekend off plus vacation time throughout the semester so that you can travel all over Nicaragua! There is more than enough to see and do in Nicaragua and you’re barely scratching the surface even after living there for 3-4 months, but volunteers love being able to visit other countries, too (which we totally get because you have some amazing neighbors). Check out vacations in Costa Rica, Panama, and even Peru.

nicaragua’s caribbean islands are perfect

volcano boarding, cathedrals + the coast in leon

this dreamy lake is just 30 minutes away From Home

Start Your ILP Adventure

[on vacation at Volcan de Hoyo] probably the best two days of my life. i love it here.

Maya

This has been the hardest but most rewarding thing everrrrr …. (Nicaragua) is AMAZING. The vacationing, warm weather, lack of real life responsibilities (hehe), and culture have made for the BEST experience.

Brinley

backpacking thru nicaragua and camping on a volcano while overlooking several others was the most surreal experience.

Rachel

The beaches and volcanoes were cool, but these awesome kids are no doubt the highlight of my time in Nicaragua.

Max