Travel with a Purpose!
Minga House Foundation is non-profit organization founded to host & facilitate community service and/or internship roles by international volunteers in the beautiful Colombian Coffee Region.   Our unique facility and professional bilingual staff will ensure you have a safe & fun educational experience!  Only participating volunteers may stay at Minga House housing facilities.

Volunteering & Interships List: Select the field which interests you:

Upon receiving your Online Application, our volunteer experience advisor will help you plan your volunteering program.  Then, you will receive information on how to prepare for your experience, as well as offered ongoing feedback & reflection during your stay.  We will be your guide and we will introduce you to many good people in the community!  Our goal is that you be fully engaged, SAFE, LEARNING, and having FUN. 

Why and who is Minga House Foundation:

We realized that individuals found themselves exploring Colombia independently wishing they would be having a more 'real' experience engaging with communities in their daily lives and having a more significant role.  Yet, it is difficult to have such a rich experience in a safe and efficient manner in a limited amount of travel time & budget as a stranger in a foreign community.  Minga House has professional educational staff and active relationships with many NGO's, government entities, and private companies that welcome Minga House guests as volunteers.  So, if you wish to join us in service, simply make your reservations and reach out to us to tell us about yourself, your skills, what you'd like to learn, and how you feel both an organization and yourself will benefit from the shared experience. We want to hear what you what believe would be the perfect experience for you.  Challenge us!  We dare you not to FALL in LOVE with the Colombian coffee region and our wonderful Chinchina community. Come MINGA with us!  Stay a week, stay a year!  Check out the Coffee Region  

Minga House Foundation was founded in 2014 by Glen Galindo who has 20+ years experience in U.S. higher education running recruitment, retention & leadership programs. Glen is also a former U.S. Marine Corps Officer, as well as a former national director for a U.S.-based logistics company responsible for operations in Latin America.  All our support staff consists of local bilingual professionals.  
SPECIAL PARTNERSHIP: ISL Global Health Teams
Minga House Foundation is an affiliate non-profit organization to International Service Learning (ISL), one of the most trusted and well etablished service missions providers in the U.S founded in 1994.  ISL operates in 12 countries of Latin America & Africa and has fasciliated learning experiences within the health professions for more than 1600 U.S. university students annually. 

Minga House Foundation idividual volunteer experiences DO NOT include particiaption in ISL Global Health Teams.  ISL Global Health Teams are very rebust excursions and require a great deal more logistical planning & support, in-country health permits, liability insurance, ​specialized paid staff, transportation, medications and supplies.   It is why they cost much more.​