Best Volunteer Reviews 2017

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Review Jenna Volunteer in Quetzaltenango Guatemala

Volunteer Review Jenna Stoller Quetzaltenango Guatemala PreMed Program



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Volunteer Name: Liz Werlwas
Project Location: Xela, Guatemala
Volunteered at: Orphanage

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Volunteer Name: Mary Beth Holbrook
Project Location: Xela, Guatemala
Volunteered at:  at the daycare and at the orphanage

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Volunteer Name: Melissa Dofredo
Project Location: Xela, Guatemala
Volunteered at: Medical facility

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Review Yolanda Gomez
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Volunteer Name: Yolanda Gomez

Project Location: Xela, Guatemala

Volunteered at: Mother and child shelter   

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Review Terry Moran Volunteer in Xela, Guatemala

Volunteer Name: Terry Moran, Jr. (WCUCOM)
Project Location: Xela, Guatemala
Volunteered at:  Centro de Salud, Hogar Temporal, hogar ancianas

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Volunteer in Guatemala Xela Review Woman's Support Program Yuko Watanabe

My host family is nice. The host mother is good at cooking. My host family didn´t go inside of my room. On-site, I put my backpack in the office but the door is always open.

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Review Daniel Frndjibachian Volunteer in Guatemala Quetzaltenango

Review Volunteer Daniel Frndjibachian Guatemala Quetzaltenango teaching Program 

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Review Volunteer Mirofora Paridis in Guatemala Xela at the medical program Bridgeport University

I first came with ABV to Xela in 2014 for two weeks to volunteer in the Centro de Salud and instantly fell in love. Two years later when I started PA school I came back with 10 of my classmates and faculty. This year we came back with 22 people! Everyone who comes to Xela wants to come back. I have so much love for this city and hope to come back again one day.

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Review Nicholas Krejchi Volunteer in Quetzaltenango Guatemala

Volunteer Review Nicholas Krejchi Quetzaltenango Guatemala Health Care Program

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Volunteer Name: Temidire Alesh
Project Location: Antigua, Guatemala
Volunteered At: Nutrition project

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Review Ben Levine-Drizin Volunteer in Xela, Guatemala

Volunteer Name: Ben Levine-Drizin

Project Location: Xela, Guatemala

Volunteered at: Rehabilitation, health clinic



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Volunteer Name: Anna McGucken
Project Location: Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
Volunteered at: Public schools Education

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Volunteer Name: Catherine (Catie) Grandi
Project Location: Quetzaltenango, Guatemlaa
Volunteered at: Clinic and Elderly Home

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Volunteer Name: Laura Williams
Project Location: Xela, Guatemala
Volunteered at: Orphanage

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Feedback Emily Yao Volunteer in Xela, Guatemala

Volunteer Name: Emily Yao
Project Location: Xela, Guatemala
Volunteered at: Health clinic

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Review Vivien Cadd Volunteer in Guatemala Xela at the woman/children shelter program

Review Volunteer Vivien Cadd in Guatemala Xela at the woman/children shelter program

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Review Sarah Hambleton Volunteer in Guatemala Xela

Review Volunteer Sarah Hambleton in Guatemala Xela Health Care program

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Volunteer Name: Rachel Downes
Project Location: Xela, Guatemala
Volunteered at: Child daycare centre

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Volunteer Name: Katie Kerr
Project Location: Xela, Guatemala
Volunteered at:  Health clinic

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Volunteer Name: Adrienne Towns 

Project Location: Xela 

Volunteered at: Child care center 



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Volunteer Information

Volunteer Schedule

Day One: Our local coordinator/staff will give you an orientation and will accompany you to your program. You will be shown how to manage the commute (bus, taxi, walking). You will be introduced to the site director and discuss your role at the project. Volunteers typically work a morning and an afternoon shift each lasting about 3-5 hours.

Weekdays: A typical volunteer day is as follows:

  • 7:30 AM Breakfast at the volunteer house/homestay.
  • 8:00 AM Volunteers depart, and travel to their project site.
  • 8:30 AM to 13:00 PM Volunteer work and a lunch break.
  • 14:00 PM to 17:00 PM Spanish lessons or afternoon volunteer work.
  • 18:30-19:30 PM Dinner at the volunteer house/homestay.

Note: This is an example schedule. Volunteer work hours can vary depending on the program and the location.

Evenings: For peace of mind and to ensure the well-being of our volunteers, a nightly curfew of 21:30PM is in place from Sunday to Thursday. Curfew is set at 12:00AM for Friday and Saturday. (All volunteers must comply with their home country’s legal drinking age).

Communication While Overseas

Volunteers have several ways to stay in touch with their family/friends back home and with the ABV local staff while they are overseas. All city/urban program locations have access to internet/cyber cafes which typically charge hourly rates ($1-$2). The majority of ABV guesthouses, homestays have WIFI access (fees apply), and have land line telephone numbers. Even rural program locations have mobile phone service, and small towns nearby with internet facilities. All ABV staff use mobile phones to stay in contact with their volunteers.

Before traveling volunteers should contact their mobile phone provider and ask about international call/texting plans. Volunteers should consider buying a portable wifi device (especially in rural locations). If planning on traveling with your own mobile phone volunteers should look at apps like Skype, FaceTime and WhatsApp to stay connected through messenger or short calls home. Volunteers can rent a wireless phone or buy a cheap throwaway phone once they arrive in-country. In some locations you can do that for less than $50. In fact, your regular carrier may even offer overseas rentals. ABV local staff will assist you and show you where to purchase SIM cards.

Once you arrive in-country and settled in, our ABV staff will help you contact home to let someone know you arrived safely. All volunteers are also given an emergency phone number on their Volunteer Guide/summary, which is available 24/7 to contact ABV staff.

When can I travel?

Easy. Choose the dates that work best for you. Although some programs have date restrictions the majority of our volunteer programs are available year round. Volunteers select their own program start date and complete an online application. Once you have been accepted and dates approved, ABV will ask you to confirm your registration by paying a us$120 included in the overall fee.

Money Matters

A Broader View Volunteers work tirelessly year round to support our volunteers, and also to serve the local communities where ABV projects are based. As a tax-exempt 501 c(3) organization A Broader View receive 100% of our funding from volunteer contributions. Through your program fee contribution our non-profit charity organization can operate beneficial humanitarian aid programs which are successful and continuous supported year round.

Local, professional full-time coordinators, placement logistics, airport pick up and departure transportation, arrival orientation, food & local accommodations, are a major part of providing a safe, meaningful volunteer experience. When you join A Broader View, you will receive pre-trip visa and vaccination support, assistance with flights, fundraising planning, through our interactive online volunteer portal. Our local partners not only benefit from volunteers valuable contributions at the project, they benefit financially with year-round monetary support from A Broader View. In the last decade A Broader View has donated over 3.5 million dollars in international aid.

By joining A Broader View you are not only helping to make a difference during your own trip, your impact will last even after you go home.