Volunteer in Guatemala - Join the thousands of volunteers who are making a meaningful difference with their lives.
- Feel what it’s like to know that someone else’s life has been made better because YOU were there
- Partner with others who know that a better world begins with changing a single life
- At $160, ours is the world’s most affordable volunteer program available
- Your safety is always our priority... every volunteer location has been thoroughly vetted
- Contribute in the way that is most meaningful to you... by volunteering in many life changing projects
Is your next volunteer destination Guatemala? Do you want an inexpensive yet rewarding opportunity to help underprivileged people?
Guatemala is an amazing country filled with amazing people. When you volunteer here you will feel right at home. The people will welcome you into their homes and make you feel like family.
Unfortunately, Guatemala is struggling to evolve and overcome their issues of poverty. You can help. Volunteer in Guatemala and bring hope to these destitute people.
These last six weeks of volunteering have been a truly amazing and life-changing & very wonderful experience for me.
Alexandra Miller
- USA
I had an excellent time, better than I ever could have imagined. Other volunteers were so nice and willing to help.
Leslie Slade
- Vermont, USA
I had a wonderful experience. I had the opportunity to teach children of all different ages.I am sad to leave!
Don Maddocks
- USA
My volunteer experience with IFRE has been unforgettable. It has opened my mind & heart. Staffs were very helpful.
Manko Blakely
- Germany
What volunteer opportunities are available in Guatemala
We have many volunteer opportunities in Guatemala where you can join the fight to end poverty. You can help in an orphanage, teach, or join a medical program. All are important to improving the futures of the Guatemalan people.
Guatemala Orphanage Project
Abandoned children are a huge problem in Guatemala. Many families deal with poverty, abuse, and alcoholism and are either left to fend for themselves in the streets or run away to get away from the abuse.
Our programs to volunteer in a Guatemalan orphanage help give these kids a safe and loving place they can call home. These orphanages lack funding and staff to provide adequate care to these children. This is where you come in! Volunteer today and help show these children the love they deserve.
Orphanage volunteers will help with daily tasks of the orphanage. You will cook, clean, help with the children, and any other tasks staff needs. You can even teach and play games with the children.
Required Skills: Skills are not required to volunteer with the children in Guatemala. We only require you to be passionate and caring towards the children. We desire you to be flexible and understanding with these abused and neglected children.
Volunteer Responsibilities: When you volunteer in the Guatemalan orphanage, you will teach English for a few hours each day. You will also help with getting the children dressed, personal hygiene, and transporting them to school.
Volunteers will also be asked to help with the smaller children who do not attend school, cooking and cleaning, and working in the garden. There is always work to do to benefit the orphanage.
Teach in Guatemala Project
Because of the increasing amount of English speaking tourist that flock to Guatemala, the youth of Guatemala desperately need to learn English to be able to get better jobs.
. Regrettably, the rural schools do not have the money or staff to teach this language in demand. Volunteers in schools are urgently needed to help solve this problem.
You can help by volunteering at a school in Guatemala to help these disadvantaged children lean English. You will be helping them to have a brighter outlook on their future. Join the mission to help these children have a chance at a better life.
Required Skills: We desire our education volunteers to be passionate about teaching children. It is beneficial to know some Spanish, but it is not mandatory. We do request that you are patient and caring with the children. No specific skills are required.
Volunteer Tasks: Volunteers with education in Guatemala, will follow the local curriculum for teaching English. You will teach English to the younger students in rural areas of Guatemala. You will be helping these students to have a chance at a brighter future and rise out of poverty.
Health Projects
Guatemala is an underdeveloped country striving to keep progress with the times. Still, there are many Guatemalan people who do not have access to basic healthcare.
Medical volunteers in Guatemala will see first hand the struggles of healthcare in a deprived country.
Public health volunteers in Guatemala will have an amazing learning experience. You will not only learn from local doctors, you will have the chance to see different diseases that are all but extinct in the western states.
Come be on the front line and see the challenges these hard-working healthcare people of Guatemala face each day.
Required Qualifications: To volunteer in healthcare and medicine in Guatemala, you do not need any experience. We will assign you based on your background and the needs of the staff. Students, professionals, and retirees are all welcome!
Volunteer Jobs: When you volunteer with the healthcare program in Guatemala, you will assist with multiple tasks based on your experience. You can help the doctors and nurses with basic tasks.
You may be assigned to any one of the major departments of the hospital or health clinic. Because of liability issues, you will not be allowed to assist with surgery or major exams.
Volunteer Program Fees & Dates:
Volunteer Program Dates
Most programs are available year-round. We recommend volunteers begin their placements on a Monday, scheduling their arrival and departure on the weekends. However, due to flight availability, particularly traveling internationally, start dates are flexible.
We ask that all volunteers ensure to communicate their arrival and departure plans clearly to their country coordinator to ensure transportation and accommodations are properly arranged.
Volunteer Program Fees
IFRE Volunteers strives to provide the lowest fees along with transparency to all of their volunteers!
IFRE Volunteers is proud to offer the world’s most affordable fee for international volunteering and as a 501(c)3 organization, your program fee will be tax deductible. We are proud to focus on the humanitarian aspect of our business, not on profit.
We strive to maintain affordable cost, particularly for volunteers; we recognize the value of your donated time and efforts. We remain devoted to maintaining both the quality of the program and the safety of all volunteers involved.
IFRE fees comprise of two separate fees:
- Application fee of $299 USD (covers advertising, staff/office expenses, etc.)
- Weekly program fee paid directly to your project (covers room/board, field support, etc).
You will pay your fee directly to host families and projects. In this way, what you pay will go directly from you to the people who deserve it (not for profit).
Volunteer Program Fee (US$)
| Weeks | All Other Projects (includes 10 hours per week group Spanish) | Medical project (Includes 10 hours per week group Spanish) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Week | $110 | $135 |
| 2 Weeks | $220 | $270 |
| 3 Weeks | $330 | $405 |
| 4 Weeks | $440 | $540 |
| 5 Weeks | $550 | $675 |
| 6 Weeks | $660 | $810 |
| 7 Weeks | $770 | $945 |
| 8 Weeks | $880 | $1,080 |
| 9 Weeks | $990 | $1,215 |
| 10 Weeks | $1,100 | $1,350 |
| 11 Weeks | $1,210 | $1,485 |
| 12 Weeks | $1,320 | $1,620 |
- Comprehensive Travel Insurance $3.49/day »
- Airport Pick up and Transfer to Xela from Guatemala City- $40 to $80 (depending on type of accommodation)
Program Fees Cover:
- Group Spanish Lessons (10hrs a week)
- Accommodation (host family)
- Food (local food 3 times a day)
- Program Orientation
- In-country support
- Personalized project
- Pre-departure information
- Certificate of completion
- Fundraising ideas and letters
- Discount for returning volunteers
Program Fees Exclude:
- Visas
- Airfare
- Personal expenses on soft drinks and foods
- Daily transportation
- Airport return transfer
The volunteering programs in Antigua, Guatemala fees will cover expenses that will begin on the first day of the program (usually the first or third Monday of the month) to the last day of the program. If you arrive before the first day of the program or you decide you stay beyond your program’s last day, you will be responsible for the additional expenses, which would typically be around $30 a day for room and meals at a hostel.
Accommodations/Food/Guidance
Don’t worry about a thing, while you are with one of our volunteer programs in Guatemala, we will take care of your every need! We will place you with a well screened host family who will welcome you and make you feel at home. The host family will provide you with 3 meals a day, and sleeping arrangements. Host families are a great way to immerse yourself in the culture and enhance your experience abroad.
Please note: Rooms are shared with other volunteers and the majority of homes do not have hot water. Our volunteer coordinator will be available to you 24 hours a day throughout your entire stay.
