Volunteer and contribute at cultural centre on the Caribbean Coast, Guatemala
Country: Guatemala
Last Activity: 28/05/2011
Description
Mission:
A Cultural Center that focuses on improving the quality of life for the youth and community in Livingston, Guatemala through arts, culture, education and agriculture.
Goals:
* To preserve and promote the Garifuna Cultural Heritage
* Facilitate a safe, fun Center for Garifuna Arts where people from the community and travelers can learn about Garifuna Cultural activities like singing, dancing, drumming, cooking and handicraft
* Create the first Health & Environmental Educational Laboratory in Livingston where students can practice sustainable agriculture and farming techniques that use earth-friendly local food production methods
* Educate students about Permaculture principles, nutrition, and the medicinal healing properties of local plants
* Increase awareness of the importance of community and local agriculture and its relationship to food and nutritional security in Livingston
* Organize cultural events and educational workshops to share and appreciate Garifuna Culture through music, dance, art, craft, cuisine and agriculture.
A Cultural Center that focuses on improving the quality of life for the youth and community in Livingston, Guatemala through arts, culture, education and agriculture.
Goals:
* To preserve and promote the Garifuna Cultural Heritage
* Facilitate a safe, fun Center for Garifuna Arts where people from the community and travelers can learn about Garifuna Cultural activities like singing, dancing, drumming, cooking and handicraft
* Create the first Health & Environmental Educational Laboratory in Livingston where students can practice sustainable agriculture and farming techniques that use earth-friendly local food production methods
* Educate students about Permaculture principles, nutrition, and the medicinal healing properties of local plants
* Increase awareness of the importance of community and local agriculture and its relationship to food and nutritional security in Livingston
* Organize cultural events and educational workshops to share and appreciate Garifuna Culture through music, dance, art, craft, cuisine and agriculture.
Area
Izabal; Caribbean Coast - 2 minute walk from the sea
Type of work
Helping with Tourists,Help with Eco project,
Farming,
Cooking / shopping,
Building,
Gardening
Work
We do not require our volunteers to stay for any period of time. The longer you stay the richer all of our experience and the more we can get done!!! You pick the area you want to help with, and we facilitate the rest.
Hospitality Services & Public Relations
Work in the Restaurant & Bar. Learn to cook Garifuna food and Caribbean style bartending/serving… occasionally get an opportunity to join in our local band, Tagule Falma (Aciete de Coco/Coconut Oil). Also, work on our public relations team and with our tourist information representitives in downtown Livingston, on the beach and the river side. Meet other travelers and have a chance to connect with locals here.
Education
Help elaborate and execute one of the existing educational programs here or develop your own project with our guidance. Your chance to work with the children in the community and open their eyes to new and exiting experiences. Ongoing projects include our Garifuna Cultural classes, beach clean up and JANKUNO costume construction.
Construction
Get your hands dirty!!! Start building the Learning Garden behind the business. Clear out the area, set up a natural drainage system, build some safe stairs, construct the greenhouse, build the raised beds and compost station.
Contact us to ask for more information.
Hospitality Services & Public Relations
Work in the Restaurant & Bar. Learn to cook Garifuna food and Caribbean style bartending/serving… occasionally get an opportunity to join in our local band, Tagule Falma (Aciete de Coco/Coconut Oil). Also, work on our public relations team and with our tourist information representitives in downtown Livingston, on the beach and the river side. Meet other travelers and have a chance to connect with locals here.
Education
Help elaborate and execute one of the existing educational programs here or develop your own project with our guidance. Your chance to work with the children in the community and open their eyes to new and exiting experiences. Ongoing projects include our Garifuna Cultural classes, beach clean up and JANKUNO costume construction.
Construction
Get your hands dirty!!! Start building the Learning Garden behind the business. Clear out the area, set up a natural drainage system, build some safe stairs, construct the greenhouse, build the raised beds and compost station.
Contact us to ask for more information.
Languages spoken
English, Spanish, Garifuna, Italian and Creole
Accommodation
We have some lodging for the right person/people in a fully furnished secure house with hot water. We require a contribution for gas and elec. We can help you identify other options in the village as well.
What else ...
What You Get in Return
A rewarding opportunity and a chance to do some positive work in our community.
A unique hands on experience to learn about Garifuna culture. Learn the language and customs or participate in cultural activities. There is an infinite wealth of knowledge here; it is up to you to decide how much you would like to interact.
Volunteers can opt to work the hours they wish to contribute but a small payment maybe expected if you work a low number of hours.
A rewarding opportunity and a chance to do some positive work in our community.
A unique hands on experience to learn about Garifuna culture. Learn the language and customs or participate in cultural activities. There is an infinite wealth of knowledge here; it is up to you to decide how much you would like to interact.
Volunteers can opt to work the hours they wish to contribute but a small payment maybe expected if you work a low number of hours.
This host charges a fee
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15 dollars per day (There is no outside funding and all the money goes directly into their project, food, gas, lights,materials for projects, tools, games for the kids, etc. )
Host ref number: 3945483754a3
Feedback left about host
My wife and I stayed at Rasta Mesa for 2 weeks. What was not said here on the website, when we wrote to them, was that you are expected to stay for at least two weeks and have to pay for that on the first day of your stay. The amount is Q 1800.-- / person for 2 weeks (around EUR 180.--).
We were told that we would get 3 meals a day which was more
We were told that we would get 3 meals a day which was more
I had a very similar experience here as to the above mentioned feedback.
It seemed a bit of a scam and they were only interested in making money
Although I had a great time there and it was really interesting to integrate into the local culture there was really not much point in me being there. There were lots of 'projects' supposedly more
It seemed a bit of a scam and they were only interested in making money
Although I had a great time there and it was really interesting to integrate into the local culture there was really not much point in me being there. There were lots of 'projects' supposedly more
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