We provide community-based educational enrichment and healthy living programs for children and teens in the north-coast beach community of El Porvenir. Programs include: English and Spanish literacy; computers; arts; intro to science; sports and fitness; group skills; social emotional learning; sexuality-education and more! These projects were initiated in response to our awareness that the cycle of poverty is perpetuated through lack of education. The combined energy of our international volunteers and in-country Honduran intern team blends an unique and effective set of skills to support educational and humanitarian projects to target that cycle. In addition; to address malnutrition issues; HCA supports healthy eating “healthy snacks” offered to children every day during class. The target population are children in grades 1-6 and our programs are delivered in 3 locations within the community that are supplement to the public schools.
El Porvenir is a safe and welcoming community on the Caribbean Sea; located 25 minutes west from the nearest city of La Ceiba. There are two volunteer houses that are walking distance to the classrooms. Managers reside in the volunteer houses to guide; train; support; and to maintain safety for volunteers. International volunteers work together in teams to deliver classes and promote programs in the community. We have a local bilingual team that provides conversational Spanish lessons through our online tutoring program; Convo-Amigos. Volunteers are provided 5 free lessons ($35 value) before arriving to El Porvenir if they wish to start or improve their skills. Additional lessons can be purchased on our website or our Instagram page. Follow @convoamigos for free mini Spanish lessons and opportunities to win free lessons!
El Porvenir; Atlantida
Year round
6 weeks minimum but most volunteers stay longer
Adults of any gender 19+
Volunteers teach English; Spanish literacy; computers; art; sports; and so much more! We seek volunteers who are passionate; collaborative; and highly motivated with relevant skills to help make a difference in the lives of Honduran children. Some ability to speak Spanish is a plus but not required.
Housing in our clean; comfortable; and secure volunteer houses is US$49 per week for the first 6 weeks and then drops to US$42 per week from there. One house is beachfront and the other is 1.5 blocks from the beach. Upon acceptance to the program; there is a one-time donation of US$160. There are no other fees with the organization. This is a very inexpensive volunteer opportunity but be prepared to pay for your own food; which is very inexpensive in that area (about US$30 per week).
Enrichment Programs for Children in Grades 1-6 has received 4 reviews with an average rating of 5 out of 5
