Adopt-a-Village in Guatemala

You can help make fundamental changes in the life of a Mayan child. Volunteers have helped hundreds of children and their families by donating their time and skills in Guatemala and the US.

Volunteer in Guatemala

Adopt-a-Village offers the opportunity to provide hands-on help and witness the realities of life in this remote, impoverished and beautiful corner of Guatemala. Volunteers who travel to Guatemala to share their time and skills work side-by-side with our Mayan partners. Upon their return home, volunteers play a vital role in spreading the word about our work and the acute needs of the children we serve. We welcome instructors in carpentry, construction, cabinet and furniture making, and machine maintenance. We also need electricians, agriculturists, and reforestation experts, as well as English-Spanish teachers, tutors, embroiderers, and photographers. Volunteers are responsible for travel to the work sites (a 12- to 18 hour drive from Guatemala City) and contribute a small fee for room and board during their stay.

Click here for an application.

Volunteer in the United States

Volunteers from coast to coast provide critical support for AAV in a variety of capacities. Lend a hand with Spanish-English translations, clerical tasks, Internet research, publicity, marketing, mailings, letter-writing, graphics, selling Mayan crafts and art, knitting and crocheting.  Or propose something else–we welcome your ideas, creativity and energy!

Kids Helping Kids

Some of our most enthusiastic volunteers are children. These young volunteers collect loose change, wash cars, do tasks around the home, and sell lemonade and snacks. They are endlessly creative in finding ways to raise money to help their friends in Guatemala. Alex (in photo) and his brother and two sisters have been involved in social entreprenuership for over a year–their business–a lemonade stand.  The family sponsors a child, Eluvia, in Santa Elena and their earnings support that sponsorship.