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Travel with a Purpose!
​ Travel with a Purpose - Spanish Immersion Volunteering Options
Enjoy the heart of the beautiful Colombian coffee region with year-round Spring-like weather, while you Serve & Learn!
Minga House Foundation, Carrera 9 # 11-34​, Chinchina, Caldas, Colombia  176020

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SERVICE PROJECTS
Practice your Spanish
immersing yourself in a valuable community role in either education, social work, or a health field!

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$35 USD/day:  Your program includes lodging & breakfast,
plus transportation to & from job site (30-day min stay)
Own private room with private bathroom may be available, hurry get yours!
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Covered: Mandatory Colombian ARL Liability insurance required by law
(Cost: $5-20 USD per 30-day coverage depending specifically on your volunteer role)  
Covered: Mandatory Invitation Letter to do volunteering in Colombia and SIRE registration with Migracion Colombia
  
Refund Policy:  The reservations are non refundable if cancelled within 30 days of date of arrival
ONLINE APPLICATION
Lodging Facilities
Planning Guide
Recreation & Cultural Experience Options
Extending your stay in Colombia - PAID Teaching Jobs



24/7 Support
Volunteer@MingaHouse.org
WhatsApp  +57-323-505-5710
Schedule your FREE CONSULTATION to discuss your Volunteering Experience in beautiful Colombia!
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EMERGENCY MEDICINE - EMT-Paramedics - Health 
Opportunities to train and share with Colombian first responders in the fields of medicine, and firefighting will offer an unforgettable and valuable experience for anyone who has worked in the field.  Much logistical planning is required for this opportunity so it especially important to follow-through on participation commitment -- a background check may be conducted to verify the participants experience, in addition to a video interview by the volunteer site’s staff may be requested.  

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CHILDCARE CENTER FOR SEX WORKERS  - Social Work, Health, Education
This childcare center hold a critical role for the community as well as for these families.  Every Friday to Monday approximaely 35-50 childen are dropped-off by their Mothers. The children are fed, clothed, and educated  away from their Mother's working environments.

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YOUTH HOME FOR GIRLS - Social Work, Health, Education
Educators who have a passion for instilling their love for reading in youth are welcome to volunteer at Minga House. We need you!  Would you like to help?  You can spend days, weeks, a whole GAP year with us! ​  This center has up to 100 girls ages 11-17 who have either emporarily or permenently lost their families.  They are great need of love, compassion, positivity, and tools for their future.

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SHELTER FOR HOMELESS ELDERLY, FREE CLINIC & CNA SCHOOL - Social Work, Health, Education
Opportunity to learn & train hands-on with the staff exists daily.  The shelter houses 10-14 elderly as well as a free medical clinic run by visiting Colombian volunteer professional nurses & doctors. The region's hospital calls on them to take-in any terminally ill patient or elderly who does not have any family to claim them.  While their relentless spirit of service and boundless resourcefulness to care for them, is astounding. But you are welcome to lend a hand.

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DOG HAVEN CARE & VETERINARIAN ASSISTANT - Education, Animal Science
​This volunteering & internship experience is rich hands-on opportunity!  You will be able to participate in 2 settings.
 
Location 1:  Veterinary Clinic & Laboratory
You will have the opportunity to shadow 5 veterinarians as they conduct diagnosis & care, a vast range of surgeries, post-surgery recovery care, vaccinations, and control procedures.  You will also learn all laboratory blood-based testing procedures.
 
Location 2:  Amaparo Foundation: Dogs and Cats Shelter:
A dog haven is different from the typical animal shelter. These dogs are either too old or too sick or disabled to likely be adopted anymore unless a recovery intervention takes place.  Their condition at intake is likely the reason why they were abandoned by their owners in the first place. Most of these dogs will live out the rest of their lives in this private facility 100% supported by volunteers. And, with some creativity and determination, it is still possible to provide them with extended healthy lives.  Volunteers/interns in this position will have an incredible opportunity to experience all aspects of what it is like to run the entire operation which currently holds 35-40 dogs as well as dive into the dog care awareness campaign community-wide.   Participants are invited to play an active role in all aspects of operations of animal shelter management:

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MIGRATORY BIRD LAKE HABITAT - CONSERVATION ASSISTANT - Environmental Science, Animal Science, Education, 
Learn more about tropical ecology, bird biology & conservation! Gain hands-on experience and practical research skills! Participate in campaigns on a variety of environmental issues; to assist in the provision of a comprehensive Environmental Health Service which will focus on the local environment through a combination of advice and education.  Colombia has 1886 bird species; most in the world!  The lake is home to many migratory birds!  

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ASSISTANT TEACHER  - English, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Technology, Social Science Music, Theater, Visual Arts, Health, Childhood Education, and Physical Education    
Enjoy the Coffee Region!   You can visit legendary Salento & the Cocora Valley, enjoy a traditional coffee tour in Hacienda Guayabal, visit the Natural Hot Springs of Santa Rosa, hike up the paramo of the mystifying Nevado Ruiz, enjoy Parque del Cafe, go horseback riding or take-in a jeep ride in the esplendor of the coffee landscape, explore beautiful urban Manizales & Pereira, catch a professional soccer match, and truly experience the unique cultural flavor, warm hospitality, and the amazing Eje Cafetero.  ​

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CLUB & SCHOOL SPORTS - Kinesiology, Sports Health, Physical Education, Coaching, Rec & Leisure
Historically sports have played a pivotal role in breaking down cultural barriers and transforming societies worldwide. Sports change lives, affect politics, fuel economies, and shape cultures. Our Sports Without Borders program unites young athletes and underprivileged children in order to promote teamwork, encourage athletic achievement, and inspire positive social change in the areas of education, health, and wellness. This program offers athletes  and sports enthusiasts a unique opportunity to teach skills while experiencing another culture.

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COMMUNITY HEALTH - Pre-Med, Nursing, Health-related students and professionals
Pre-health students will receive intensive training on taking vitals, basic triage and sorting medications. In the clinical setting you will be able to participate only under the supervision of a local licensed professional. You will be allowed to take vitals, conduct patient intake, observe the examination, diagnosis and treatment of community patients as well as help to distribute medications.  Students and professional are welcome to participate.

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BEAUTIFICATION & CONSTRUCTION - COFFEE FARM WORKER COMMUNITIES
Volunteers will help to revitalize the shanty neighborhood of Barrio Horizontes by
engaging in a housing project, the beautification of a public park, and salvaging a playground recently damaged by floods.

Minga House
Our Lodging Facility

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ONLINE APPLICATION

Reviews

We love the concept of Minga House Foundation!  
Travel with a purpose! Colombia's Coffee Region is one of the most beautiful places on Earth; and Colombia is the 2nd most bio-diverse country in the world, next to Brazil. I love Colombia, my year-round Spring weather paradise.

Contact Us

Minga House Foundation
Carrera 9 #11-34
​Chinchina, Caldas, Colombia 176020

Colombia@MingaHouse.org

Email Us
  • MINGA
  • Teach USA
  • Teach Colombia
  • Volunteer Colombia
    • ALIANZA COMUNITARIA CHINCHINÁ
    • Emergency Medicine
    • Children
    • Youth
    • Seniors >
      • Senderos de Omaira Foundation
    • Animal Rescue
    • English Teacher >
      • Chinchina Bilingue >
        • English Immersion Week
        • English Conversation Group
    • Sports and Fitness
    • Community Health
    • Construction
  • Learn Colombia
  • Our Team
    • Testimonials
    • Facilities
  • Centro Educativo Menfis