Cheap Alternative Spring Break Trips
Are you or your group thinking of taking an alternative spring break trips? Are you looking for best, affordable and life changing volunteer abroad experience? Alternative spring break trip abroad is an amazing opportunity to work with impoverished communities and positively change lives.
These spring break programs are a great volunteer abroad opportunity for college students looking for a cheap way to explore the world while doing meaningful activities to change the world. In this program you will be able to travel, meet new people, and get satisfaction that comes from working to improve communities and lives. It will also teach you invaluable lessons to see how live like a local in another country with a chance to understand what underprivileged communities are going through.
IFRE’s spring break ideas are a great way to immerse in community development, available to both high school and college-aged students. For more than 12 IFRE is highly regarded with a reputation to safe projects, attention to detail, affordability, professional field volunteer support and diverse opportunities for cultural immersion across Asia, Africa and Latin America. Working with IFRE will be beneficial to your because your effort, passion and love to change communities will spiral down to the future generations.
This is a great chance for you and your group looking to take cheap alternative spring break mission trips while working to help poor communities for an incredibly rewarding and life changing experience. To positively make a difference and lifetime memories that will be included in your resume please contact us today. Do not let this opportunity slip by!
- Benefits of Joining Alternative Spring Break
- Popular cheap alternative spring break programs and destinations
- Skill and Qualifications
- The Start Date(s)
- The Fee
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- How can I apply?
- Why go with IFRE Volunteers?
- How can you go as a group?
Benefits of Volunteering
There’s no doubt that those who join a volunteer program experience as many benefits as those it as set up to help.
Although these experiences will often be very different, the fact remains that signing up for an alternative spring break cheap program will bring many positive things into the lives of everyone involved.
A sense of achievement
Unlike a suntan gained by lazing around the pool, or laying on the beach all day, doing something different like teaching English to orphans, or building houses for the homeless, will have a very long lasting and extremely positive result.
A different story to share
Few tourists ever get to see the truly authentic culture of their destination country. Volunteer program locations offer you the rare opportunity of experiencing a country from the inside out, as well of course as the chance to visit the famous tourist attractions and sights.
Lots of fun
While cheap alternative spring break volunteer destinations are obviously quite different from the typical spring break experience it’s not all about working hard and having no fun. Every day will provide new and exciting experiences, along with plenty of time for relaxation, sightseeing and laughter.
Character building
Breaking away from the norm isn’t always easy, and choosing to volunteer in spring break may even feel quite scary. One thing is for sure though; volunteering abroad is an excellent way to face and overcome challenges, and to learn exactly what you are capable of.
Feeling like you made a difference
Volunteering overseas in a community where disadvantage is the norm is a humbling and extremely worthwhile thing to do. The knowledge that your time and effort helped create a better future for many generations to come is something to treasure for the rest of your life.
IFRE Popular Cheap Alternative Spring Break Trips
IFRE offer an amazing range of cheap alternative spring break volunteer programs in several countries on different continents. With so much choice it’s easy to find something which especially appeals to you, whether you feel passionate about helping children, animals, the environment, or pretty much anything else.
You can be assured that they are all well-structured, safe, cheaper than the average spring break program, and there won’t be any hidden costs to surprise you. Here’s a selection of the most popular programs you can choose from.
Costa Rica
Working with kids volunteer project in Costa Rica
Many Costa Rican children who have been abused or neglected in their family home find new hope for the future in an orphanage. They have the chance to get an education, regular meals, attention and care, all essential for healthy development.
Check out our underprivileged children volunteer opportunities in Costa Rica which offer you the chance to help cement positive changes in the lives of these deserving young people. These specially designed Costa Rica spring break volunteer programs involve teaching basic English, helping with homework and organizing fun activities involving art, music and games.
Volunteer With Turtles in Costa Rica (Caribbean Coast, Pacuare)
Costa Rica beaches are the nesting grounds for four different species of endangered sea turtles, and the perfect place for your cheap alternative spring break programs abroad adventure! Sea turtles populations are declining and they now endangered because of humans who consider them a delicacy hunt them for their meat and eggs. At this particular location sea turtles run the beach from March-October, and your duties will vary seasonally based on if eggs are being laid or babies hatching. During the turtle conservation project in Costa Rica, you will work to collect eggs and bring them to safety of the hatchery where a new nest will be dug for them to incubate in. You will also help in education outreach in the nearby community to actively save and protect the turtles.
Wildlife Volunteer Costa Rica (Tortuga Beach, Puntarenas)
This program allows you to work on multiple projects including turtle conservation, crocodilian monitoring, butterfly garden mammal inventory and environmental education outreach. In this location wildlife struggles to hold on in the rainforests, getting electrocuted by powerlines, hit by cars, or captured and sold into the illegal pet trade. You will gain valuable experience during you cheap alternative spring break opportunities in animal conservation in Costa Rica and doing exciting scientific research in the field.
Costa Rica Turtle Conservation Volunteer OSA Peninsula, Pacific Coast)
Named one of the most biodiverse places on the planet, You’ll find massive rainforest trees, macaws flying overhead, whales and sea turtles, sloths, monkeys, and spectacular sunsets. You will carry out a variety of duties that will vary based on the time of year, the movement of the sea turtles, and the current needs of the turtle volunteer project in Costa Rica. Duties might include in-water monitoring, catching sea turtles for tagging and data collection, performing scientific research using a variety of methods, helping rescue and rehabilitate injured sea turtles, participating in mangrove restoration efforts, beach clean-ups, and monitoring the sea grass beds.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Costa Rica
Regardless your background, passion, or interests may be, IFRE has Cheap alternative spring break trips in Costa Rica you can get excited about! From working with underprivileged children, teaching English to healthcare including school orphanage construction and group programs for college and high school students.
Peru
Teenage Mother Project in Peru
Few visitors to Peru are aware of the shocking social inequality poor young women live with every day. Many experience sexual violence, and every year teenage rape victims become pregnant and bear children, making regular life goals like education and employment almost impossible.
IFRE support teenage mother volunteer project in Peru in the Cusco area which offers these young women training to help them become self-employed and support both themselves and their babies.
These alternative spring break volunteering opportunities in Peru need sympathetic helpers who can help the young women grasp basic business, marketing and food hygiene skills, or even just pitch in with kitchen work and offer moral support.
Volunteer Orphanage Peru
IFRE’s Peru volunteer orphanage project in Peru aims to provide homes, education, love and hope to these children. You will typically spend 4-5 hours per day, Monday through Friday teaching English in an orphanage or at the local school. Your support will have long-term results in building social skills and creating awareness of the opportunities available in Peru and beyond its borders
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Peru
IFRE has a great selection of available projects, so you’re sure to find something that appeals to you for chance to make the world a better place. Other volunteer opportunities in Peru include teaching English, medical, dental, working with street children including summer volunteer adventure.
Ecuador
Ecuador Conservation Project
If conservation is your passion then our Ecuador spring break destination should be your first choice. Volunteers get to spend time in a country which boasts stunning scenery, on a project based at a reserve which is home to over 200 species of birds, as well as many bugs, reptiles, big cats and rare mammals.
Spring break volunteers don’t need any previous experience or qualifications to join this conservation program in Ecuador, as a fierce interest in taking care of the environment is considered to be the key essential attribute.
Volunteer as an English Teacher in Ecuador!
With all the tourism pouring into this exciting destination, Ecuadorians who learn to speak English have the chance to break the cycle of poverty and have well-paying careers and bright futures. By taking Cheap alternative spring break trips to teach English in Ecuador, you will teach English and open up a world of opportunity to the impoverished communities. In addition, you’ll get great experience teaching in Peru, making such a profound difference in the lives of children in need.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Ecuador
IFRE offers multiple alternative spring break volunteer opportunities in Ecuador that are perfect for every volunteer. If you are looking to help orphaned children, work in street children or dedicate yourself to the conservation in Galapagos, you’re sure to find a program you can get excited about even for high school and college students they have unique programs.
Argentina
Volunteer Teaching English Argentina
With stunning beauty to marvel about in Argentina there also exists a dark past. More than a third of the population is living in abject poverty. IFRE offers Cheap alternative spring break trips to international volunteers in Argentina to teach English to kids in rural schools outside of Cordoba and Buenos Aires. You’ll teach conversational English, engage children in fun recreational activities, and offer support to the rural school you are working at.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Argentina
No matter what type of experience you are hoping to have, we have a program, which will suit your interests and ensure you make a real impact. IFRE’s Community development volunteer program in Argentina focuses on ways to help local organizations in planning and implementing projects that will improve the quality of life for local Argentineans. During this project, you will be primarily helping with construction and restoration of community-based buildings, especially in rural areas. You may also assist in other development projects, such as income generation, agriculture, raising animals, and gender empowerment.
Guatemala
Medical Volunteer Guatemala
Guatemala is a stunning country filled with outstanding scenery and sights like the Tikal ruins and El Boqueron Canyon. Sadly, many people in rural and poor areas have inadequate access to healthcare. This alternative spring break cheap volunteering program in medical in Guatemala you’ll work in public and community hospitals as an assistant to the doctor. You will learn from shadowing real-life cases and helping patients struggling to navigate the broken medical system. The experience you gain will be invaluable in the medical field for your future career,
Orphanage Program
There is world-class beauty in Guatemala spanning from centuries of Spanish influence and history. It is more prominent in gorgeous cities like Antigua and Quetzaltenango. Fallbacks such as, poverty, abuse and alcoholism have left thousands of homeless children depriving them of the parental love and care they need. The few orphanages available in Guatemala are constantly trying to stop this problem by giving children a safe environment where kids can grow up and get an education.
Cheap Alternative spring break volunteer opportunities with orphans in Guatemala give you an opportunity to change these children’s circumstances by providing love and care and nurturing the
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Guatemala
We face choices every day throughout life. Some are fairly routine and minor; others could change the path we follow forever. If you want to get something more lasting from spring break than a tan why not choose to volunteer in Guatemala.
It’s a decision that you will never regret; taking away memories not just of travel, food and cultural experiences, but solid experience for your resume, lifelong friendships, a greater sense of self and the knowledge that your work has made a lasting difference to others.
Cambodia orphanage
The warm and welcoming Cambodian people seem to smile all the time, despite so many still living in poverty and struggling to provide decent food and an education for their children.
The staff work hard to provide shelter and the basics, but there isn’t the time and money left for fun, creative activities or additional language lessons.
Cheap Alternative spring break volunteering opportunities in Cambodia in orphanage project give you the chance to help forge a better future for these children. IFRE volunteers help with homework, teach some Basic English classes, and organize activities to boost both their creativity and social development.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Cambodia
IFRE offers an array of impactful projects in Cambodia, so no matter what type of volunteer experience you are searching for you are sure to find a project which suits your interests.
HIV/AIDS Project in Kenya
Every year in Kenya many adults and children with HIV or AIDS suffer needlessly because they don’t have access to a properly staffed and resourced health facility. Those unlucky enough to live in villages or on the outer reaches of large towns and cities must get by with visiting community clinics which are desperately short of medical personnel.
This is why IFRE provide a much-appreciated alternative spring break cheap Kenya HIV volunteering program, providing willing hands able to assist local, trained staff deliver the quality of service their patients need and deserve.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Kenya
Africa needs your help in countless ways, so no matter what your experience, background, passion or interests are, IFRE has volunteer projects in Kenya you can get involved with that will help you make a real difference in the world.
Maasai Women/Orphanage project in Tanzania
It’s an unfortunate fact that in many countries women and children are marginalized when it comes to education and work opportunities, but on this worthwhile cheap alternative spring break trips in Tanzania you can help turn things around.
Over one week you will spend two days working with Maasai women, supporting their efforts to gain financial independence by selling their hand crafted goods.
The remaining three days is devoted to working in an orphanage, helping out where needed with children who need love, fun and smiles in their lives.
This Tanzania spring break Masai women and Orphanage program offers a truly unique opportunity to experience traditional rural life in this amazing country.
Other Volunteer Opportunities in Tanzania
If you and your group are passionate about helping others and making the world a better place, you are sure to find an IFRE volunteer project in Tanzania that matches what you are looking for. We offer a variety of opportunities that will allow you to make a difference in Africa in a number of different ways.
Skills and Qualifications
No skills or qualification are required to volunteer abroad. Volunteering is all about fulfilling your passion, sharing your love and skills to positively impact the lives of disadvantaged people in the poor communities. You will be required to warm up to strangers as many of these projects involve a lot of close interaction with the locals. However, some alternative spring break volunteering opportunities like medical and healthcare require certain skills.
The Start Date(s)
IFRE programs begin every Monday year-round. If you have travel constraints, you can still start your chosen program on any day of the year.
The Fee
IFRE is a non- profit organization that specializes in supporting humanitarian efforts around the world. This means we only charge enough to keep our programs running. You will pay your program fees directly to your host family and your service project so there is no second-guessing if your money is going where it is needed most. IFRE offer $399 for a weeklong stay best price guarantee the cost covers for food, accommodation and project contribution.
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Cheap Alternative Spring Break Trips : Housing and Food
A great good volunteer abroad accommodation ensures you a comfortable environment to work in and a chance to immerse yourself in the local culture. About 99 % of our programs will allow you to leave with a local host family. However, some projects will require you to stay in a volunteer house or hostel with your fellow volunteers. At the host family, you will be served with three delicious traditional home-cooked meals per day.
Please contact us to learn more about accommodation and food available in each country.
How can you apply to join?
IFRE’s application process is online and really very straightforward. You will be guided each step along the way. Basic information such as name, address, contact number, emergency contacts, and affiliated organization will be required during registration. When you complete the form check out for errors or omissions and submit. An application deposit will be required to complete the application process. If you have any questions answered or concerns contact IFRE prior to submitting your application.
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Why go with IFRE Volunteers?
IFRE is an international best organization in leaders in volunteer abroad industry. A renowned registered non-profit, was founded in 2005 and has hosted more than 17,000 international volunteers with a success rate of 99% for reviews left by past volunteers online. IFREs alternative spring break cheap volunteering programs are multifaceted and meaningful programs, which includes language courses, cultural immersion, volunteer opportunities and amazing travel experiences.
How can you go as a group?
IFRE offers undergraduate and university students a unique experience in service learning together with their group of classmates. Together with a team of experts IFRE identifies areas that are in genuine need for services and selects projects for the group accordingly. As a group taking cheap alternative spring break trips you will be able to engaged in providing service directly to a community in a different country, alongside getting to immerse into a completely new culture and learning a new language. If you and your group want to take a life changing alternative spring break program, please contact us. We will be glad to develop a program that match the interest of your group
Conclusion
These are just some of the well organized, fully supported and above all else very affordable programs cheap alternative spring break volunteer programs we offer. Other than this mentioned: Talk to us to find out more about these once in a lifetime opportunities!
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