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Volunteer in Mexico with Children
Joining Projects Abroad as a care volunteer in Mexico, you will have an important role to play in the orphanages, care centres, and kindergartens where we work. Volunteers at all our care placements in Mexico are engaged in helping children who have few other people they can turn to. Volunteering in Mexico should be considered a challenging, but also an incredibly rewarding endeavour.
You are not required to have previous experiences working with children, provided that you are passionate and committed to the job and the people you’re trying to help. Whether you are on a gap year, an older volunteer on a career break or volunteering for a summer abroad, you will have a role to play and your contribution will be valued.
Volunteering with Children who have Special Needs and Orphanage Work in Mexico
Projects Abroad has a variety of care placements in Guadalajara, Mexico's second largest city, and Ciudad Guzman, a smaller town in the volcanic region a couple of hours south. Volunteering in Mexico could see you working in an orphanage, kindergarten, pediatric ward or centre for children with mental and physical disabilities. Our partner organizations include the Red Cross, who operate care centres in the region.
You will need to be patient with children as many of them have problems stemming from their home life and general background. Many of the children are desperate for attention and there will undoubtedly be children who have health problems and need special attention due to both mental and physical disabilities.
Volunteering Abroad at a Care Centre in Mexico
We also place volunteers at a day care centre for children receiving cancer treatments. You are needed to assist the dedicated staff here, helping keep the children entertained with a variety of activities while they wait for treatment. For the most part, you will be helping add positivity and fun into their difficult daily lives.
As a Care volunteer it is important you have a lot of energy! Help the children with everything from brushing their teeth to learning the words of the latest pop song. Any encouragement you can offer goes a long way toward building a child's self-esteem and confidence. However exhausted you feel at the end of the day, you will always feel that it has been well worth the effort.