Puerto Rico Post Maria Rebuild

PLEASE NOTE: WE REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 5 PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROGRAM IN ORDER FOR IT TO PROCEED.

VOLUNTEER WORK PROJECT IN PUERTO RICO

Location: About 30-minute drive west of the capital, San Juan. Our volunteers are the most precious resource for this project. Volunteers will be divided into teams and will be serving simultaneously in different projects in our city. Unlike our other programs, we do not have a coordinator with you all day every day, but rather only from 7:30 am until dinner every day except Sundays. The following are projects volunteers will be working on:

Infrastructure: digging foundations, placing rebar, mixing cement, laying blocks, installing kitchen cabinets, toilets, sinks, windows, and doors, plastering, and finishings.

Education: rehabilitate and re-open a small store in the elementary school so kids can learn about money and stewardship. Also, rehabilitate their sports facilities and start equipping teachers in technology.

Small Business: Volunteers can share their knowledge as we launch small businesses within our communities. From market research and running the numbers to training residents of the community and marketing the businesses, every volunteer who joins this project will be helping schools create jobs and have an economic impact on the city.

Small Groups: Every Tuesday volunteers will have the opportunity to join “Program Impact Conversations”. It’s a small group of women hosted where they share their stories about how their lifestyles have changed for the better thanks to the empowerment and involvement they have received. Volunteers will have the optional opportunity to do childcare while moms spend two hours investing in themselves.

No special skills or languages are necessary though we recommend that volunteers are capable of working in a tropical climate.

One week-long program