V O L U N T A R I O S I N T E R N A C I O N A L E S M É X I C O, A.C.

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1 V O L U N T A R I O S I N T E R N A C I O N A L E S M É X I C O, A.C.

2 VIMEX VOLUNTARIOS INTERNACIONALES MÉXICO Voluntarios Internacionales México A.C (VIMEX) is a Mexican organization founded on December 4th, It began to work officially in Located in Mexico City, VIMEX is an independent non-religious, non-governmental and non-profitable organization. It co- organizes International Work camps, Medium and Long Term Volunteering programs, EVS and Weltwärts projects in Mexico, it hosts international volunteers in various projects and sends Mexican volunteers to projects abroad. VIMEX s national programs aim at integrating national and international volunteers in various projects by providing their time, energy and knowledge and at the same time sensibilising them to certain aspects of the Mexican reality. Being part of a project in Mexico allows the volunteers to get to know a bit more about the Mexican culture, customs, heritage, but mostly about its people. Volunteers can also practice their Spanish skills as well as getting acquainted with other languages while doing something useful. But more important, VIMEX hopes that the attitude of the people changes for the benefit of human kind and of the society we all live in. Therefore, VIMEX encourages everyone to experience being a volunteer in Mexico and abroad. The object of VIMEX S international programs is to support and provide Mexican people the possibility to get to know different points of view about different perspective of life and other cultures in comparison to ours. Moreover, VIMEX promotes living together in harmony and working in an international team 2

3 VIMEX MISSION GOALS To promote global solidarity, tolerance and mutual understanding between the different cultures and races through the International Volunteer Projects. Identify the necessities of our country in social, educative and environmental areas. VISION To give support to communities that require volunteer work. To make young people conscious of their important participation in society. To reinforce our organization with social, educative, ecological and environ- mental awareness with national and international presence with voluntary work contributing to the development of people, especially those with fewer opportunities. ORGANIZATION Type of organization: VIMEX is a Civil Association, recognized by the Mexican Government and by the Mexican Laws is a Non-Governmental. ACTIVITIES VIMEX organizes: Short term work camps Medium and Long Term volunteering EVS Weltwärts Projects Spanish courses 3

4 MEDIUM/LONG TERM VOLUNTARY PROJECTS 2016 VIMEX has the pleasure to introduce you in our Medium and Long Term Voluntary Service Projects 2016 in México. You can find a brief description of them in different and interesting topics or areas. Your volunteers are very welcome and we are sure they will enjoy our culture, warm people and beautiful places. At the same time, you as a volunteer can contribute in the necessities of the people of various and diverse communities and above all have the opportunity to have an unbelievable experience for their life and to discover your own abilities. A-VIMEXMTV/LTV 16/01 Permanent Country Side Hostel Guanajuato Open since / 2016 (Per 3,6, 12 months) ADM / PROM 18 4 Vol. PARTICIPATION FEE : 6300 Pesos for 3 months, 9000 Pesos for 6 months and Pesos for 12 months. It includes food & accommodation PROJECT DETAILS: The Comunidad Agropecuaria Industrial A.C. was founded 20 years ago and has had various volunteers from all over the world. Kibbutz means community, in specific to live in a community where the people sow and harvest their own food. This community also owns a hostel for events and a social center in Amexhe, Guanajuato. In the community the environment is respected, they make their own compost and implemented green energy. Their mission is to be an auto-sustainable community with respect to the environment and to have a social impact. They pay attention to vulnerable social groups with few resources. The community s objectives are: To be 100% auto-sustainable. Cultivate 20 hectares of organic products. To have their own brand of dairy products and to offer them to the community. To contribute to the self-employment and education of the people in Amexhe. The daily timetable is: from 8.00 to 8.30 a.m. meditation, at 8.30 a.m. breakfast, work from 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. and from 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m., lunch during the break. Additionally, every Thursday at 7.00 p.m. there is a meeting of the community. The volunteers are going to have free time from Saturday at noon to Sun- day 9.00 pm. WORK OR ACTIVITIES TO DO: The project Countryside Hostel aims to be very professional in the services of the hostel they have. The volunteers are going to help in the promotion and supports of 70 rooms during the events are held. Specific activities are the administration of the rooms, promotion of the accommodation, checking the rooms, controlling the supplies and the 4

5 budget, helping with the purchase of groceries, controlling the inventory and helping in the laundry. ACCOMODATION: The lodging is going to be in rooms with one or two beds and a private bathroom. The rooms are part of the project; therefore, no transportation from the accommodation to the project is needed. FOOD: From Monday to Saturday the breakfast and lunch is going to be cooked for everyone. The volunteers are going to cook themselves their dinner and meals on Sunday. LANGUAGE: Spanish (40% or more) will be desired, in order to be able to realize the activities. LOCATION: Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato is at about 4 hours by bus from Mexico City. FREE TIME: Interesting places nearby to visit are Querétaro, Celaya, San Miguel de Allende, Peña de Bernal, Tequisquiapan, Guanajuato. In the area of Kibbutz the volunteers can go jogging and can play squash and soccer. REQUIREMENTS: a positive disposition towards work, dedication, responsibility and willingness to work with young people and adults. In addition, a good manner and enthusiasm to learn and serve. Bring clothes according to the activities. Please bring your own life insurance. MEETING POINT: The meeting point will be at the VIMEX office at 9 am of the arrival day. NOTE: It is forbidden to consume drugs during the project. COMMENT: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers before to go the project. See the information and conditions at the section of the Spanish Courses A-VIMEXMTV/LTV 16/02 Permanent Teaching Farm Guanajuato Open since / 2016 (Per 3,6, 12 months) EDU/ ENVI/ WS 18 4 Vols. PARTICIPATION FEE: 6300 Pesos for 3 months, 9000 Pesos for 6 months and Pesos for 12 months. It includes food & accommodation PROJECT DETAILS: The Comunidad Agropecuaria Industrial A.C. was founded 20 years ago and has had various volunteers from all over the world. Kibbutz means community, in specific to live in a community where the people sow and harvest their own food. This community also owns a hostel for events and a social center in Amexhe, Guanajuato. In the community the environment is respected, they make their own compost a n d implemented green energy. Their mission is to be an auto- sustainable community respecting the environment and having a social impact. They pay attention to vulnerable social groups with few resources. The community s objectives are: To be 100% auto-sustainable. To cultivate 20 hectares of organic products. To have their own brand of dairy products and to offer them to the community. To contribute with the self-employment and education of the people in Amexhe. The daily timetable is: from 8.00 to 8.30 a.m. meditation, at 8.30 a.m. breakfast, work from 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. and from 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m., lunch during the break. Additionally, every Thursday at 7.00 p.m. there is a meeting of the community. The volunteers are going to have free time from Saturday at noon to Sunday 9.00 p.m. WORK OR ACTIVITIES TO DO: The project Teaching Farm aims to realize educational activities as well as animal feed. The project includes organizing and doing workshops for primary school 5

6 students who visit the farm. Specific activities are: organization of everything for the visits of schools, animal feed, helping to vaccinate, cleaning and repairing the farmyard, taking control of the lavatories, reproduction and loss of life. ACCOMODATION: The lodging is going to be in rooms with one or two beds and a private bathroom. The rooms are part of the project; therefore no transportation from the accommodation to the project is needed. FOOD: From Monday to Saturday the breakfast and lunch is going to be cooked for everyone. The volunteers are going to cook themselves their diner and the meals on Sunday. LANGUAGE: Spanish (40% or more) will be welcome in order to be able to realize the activities. LOCATION: Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato is at about 4 hours by bus from Mexico City. FREE TIME: Interesting places nearby to visit are Querétaro, Celaya, San Miguel de Allende, Peña de Bernal, Tequisquiapan and Guanajuato. In the area of Kibbutz the volunteers can go jogging, playing squash and soccer. REQUIREMENTS: Positive disposition towards teamwork, dedication, responsibility and willingness to work with youth and adults. In addition, to have a good manner and enthusiasm to learn and serve. Bring clothes according to the a c t i v i t i e s. Please bring your own insurance. MEETING POINT: The meeting point will be at the VIMEX office at 9 am of the arrival day. NOTE: It is forbidden to consume drugs during the project. COMMENT: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers before to go the project. See the information and conditions at the section of the Spanish Courses A-VIMEXMTV/LTV 16/03 Permanent Organic Vegetable Garden Guanajuato Open since / 2016 (Per months) ENVI/ EDU 18 3 Vols. PARTICIPATION FEE: 6300 Pesos for 3 months, 9000 Pesos for 6 months and Pesos for 12 months. It includes food & accommodation PROJECT DETAILS: The Comunidad Agropecuaria Industrial A.C. was founded 20 years ago and has had various volunteers from all over the world. Kibbutz means community, in specific to live in a community where the people sow and harvest their own food. This community also owns a hostel for events and a social center in Amexhe, Guanajuato. In the community, the environment is respected, they make their own compost and implemented green energy. Their mission is to be an auto-sustainable community respecting the environment and having a social impact. They pay attention to vulnerable social groups with few resources and aim to be very professional in the services of the hostel they have. The community s objectives are: To be 100% auto-sustainable. To cultivate 20 hectares of organic products. To have their own brand of dairy products and to offer them to the community. To contribute to the self-employment and education of the people in Amexhe. The daily timetable is: from 8.00 to 8.30 a.m. Meditation, at 8.30 a.m. breakfast, work from 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. and from 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m., lunch during the break. Additionally, every Thursday at 7.00 p.m. there is a meeting of the community. The volunteers are going to have free time from Saturday at noon to Sunday 9.00 p.m... WORK OR ACTIVITIES TO DO: The project Organic Vegetable Garden provides food for the 6

7 community and holds an agreement with the agriculture club to supply baskets of fresh vegetables. The project aims to support the production and harvest of organic vegetables. Specific activities are sowing, transplantation, care, fertilizing, and watering of the organic vegetables. Furthermore, in some occasions volunteers have the possibility to teach interested university students how to start an organic vegetable garden. ACCOMODATION: The lodging is going to be in rooms with one or two beds and a private bathroom. The rooms are part of the project; therefore no transportation from the accommodation to the project is needed. FOOD: From Monday to Saturday the breakfast and lunch is going to be cooked for everyone. The volunteers are going to cook themselves their diner and the meals on Sunday. LANGUAGE: Spanish (40% or more) will be welcome in order to be able to realize the activities. LOCATION: Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato is at about 4 hours by bus from Mexico City. FREE TIME: Interesting places nearby to visit are Querétaro, Celaya, San Miguel de Allende, Peña de Bernal, Tequisquiapan and Guanajuato. In the area of Kibbutz the volunteers can go jogging, playing squash and soccer. REQUIREMENTS: Positive disposition towards team work, dedication, responsibility and willingness to work with young people and adults. In addition, a good manner and enthusiasm to learn and serve. Bring clothes according to the activities. Please bring your own life insurance. MEETING POINT: The meeting point will be at the VIMEX office at 9 am of the arrival day. NOTE: It is forbidden to consume drugs during the project. COMMENT: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers before to go the project. See the information and conditions at the section of the Spanish Courses A-VIMEXMTV/LTV16/04 Permanent Production of diary Guanajuato Open since / 2016 (Per 3-6 months) EDU/ ENVI/ WS 18 2 Vols. PARTICIPATION FEE: 6300 Pesos for 3 months, 9000 Pesos for 6 months and Pesos for 12 months. It includes food, accommodation and administrative costs. It includes food & accommodation PROJECT DETAILS: The Comunidad Agropecuaria Industrial A.C. was founded 20 years ago and has had various volunteers from all over the world. Kibbutz means community, in specific to live in a community where the people sow and harvest their own food. This community also owns a hostel for events and a social center in Amexhe, Guanajuato. In the community the environment is respected, they make their own compost and implemented green energy. Their mission is to be an auto-sustainable community with respect to the environment and to have a social impact. They pay attention to vulnerable social groups with few resources and aim to be very professional in the services of the hostel they have. The community s objectives are: To be 100% auto-sustainable. To have their own brand of dairy products and to offer them to the community. To contribute with the self-employment and education of the people in Amexhe. The daily timetable is: from 8.00 to 8.30 a.m. meditation, at 8.30 a.m. breakfast, work from 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. and from 3.00 p.m. to6.00 p.m., lunch during the break. Additionally, 7

8 every Thursday at 7.00 p.m. there is a meeting of the community. The volunteers are going to have free time from Saturday at noon to Sunday 9.00 p.m. WORK OR ACTIVITIES TO REALIZE: The project Production of Diary includes the making of yoghurt and cheese. The activities include gathering the milk, filling containers with milk, measuring the temperature, placing in molds and unmolding, weighting, packing, labeling and refrigerating the products. Another task is teaching interested students how to produce cheese and yogurt themselves. ACCOMODATION: The lodging is going to be in rooms with one or two beds and a private bathroom. The rooms are part of the project; therefore, no transportation from the accommodation to the project is needed. FOOD: From Monday to Saturday the breakfast and lunch is going to be cooked for everyone. The volunteers are going to cook themselves their diner and the meals on Sunday. LANGUAGE: Spanish (40% or more) will be welcomed in order to be able to do the activities. LOCATION: Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato is at about 4 hours by bus from Mexico City. FREE TIME: Interesting places nearby to visit are Querétaro, Celaya, San Miguel de Allende, Peña de Bernal, Tequisquiapan and soccer. REQUIREMENTS: Positive disposition towards teamwork, dedication, responsibility and willingness to work with youth and adults. In addition, a good manner and enthusiasm to learn and serve. Bring clothes according to the activities. Please bring your own life insurance. MEETING POINT: The meeting point will be at the VIMEX office at 9 am of the arrival day. NOTE: It is forbidden to consume drugs during the project. COMMENT: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers before to go the project A-VIMEXMTV/LTV 16/05 Permanent Social Center Guanajuato Open since / 2016 (Per 3,6, 12 months) EDU/ ENVI/ WS 18 2 Vols. PARTICIPATION FEE: 6300 Pesos for 3 months, 9000 Pesos for 6 months and Pesos for 12 months. It includes food & accommodation PROJECT DETAILS: The Comunidad Agropecuaria Industrial A.C. was founded 20 years ago and has had various volunteers from all over the world. Kibbutz means community, in specific to live in a community where the people sow and harvest their own food. This community also owns a hostel for events and a social center in Amexhe, Guanajuato. In the community, the environment is respected, they make their own compost and implemented green energy. Their mission is to be an auto-sustainable community respecting the environment and having a social impact. They pay attention to vulnerable social groups with few resources and aim to be very professional in the services of the hostel they have. The community s objectives are: To be 100% auto-sustainable. To cultivate 20 hectares of organic products. To have their own brand of dairy products and to offer them to the community. To contribute to the self-employment and education of the people in Amexhe. The daily timetable is: from 8.00 to 8.30 a.m. meditation, at 8.30 a.m. breakfast, work from 9.00 a.m. to 2.00 p.m. and from 3.00 p.m. to 6.00 p.m., lunch during the break. Additionally, every Thursday at 7.00 p.m. there is a meeting of the community. The volunteers are going to have free 8

9 time from Saturday at noon to Sunday 9.00 p.m. WORK OR ACTIVITIES TO DO: The project Social Center includes attending to groups of children, adolescents, and adults. The project aims to give tools to these vulnerable groups of people to live better. The activities include offering English classes as well as classes in computer sciences, plumbing, electricity, handicrafts, sexuality, health, and more. Whatever qualifications the volunteer brings with him/her, the community likes him/her to use them. ACCOMODATION: The lodging is going to be in rooms with one or two beds and a private bathroom. The rooms are part of the project; therefore no transportation from the accommodation to the project is needed. FOOD: From Monday to Saturday the breakfast and lunch is going to be cooked for everyone. The volunteers are going to cook themselves their diner and the meals on Sunday. LANGUAGE: Spanish (40% or more) will be welcome in order to be able to realize the activities. LOCATION: Apaseo el Grande, Guanajuato is at about 4 hours by bus from Mexico City. FREE TIME: Interesting places nearby to visit are Querétaro, Celaya, San Miguel de Allende, Peña de Bernal, Tequisquiapan and Guanajuato. In the area of Kibbutz the volunteers can go jogging, playing squash and soccer. REQUIREMENTS: A good disposition towards teamwork, dedication, responsibility and willingness to work with young people and adults. In addition, a good manner and enthusiasm to learn and serve. Bring clothes according to the activities. Please bring your own life insurance. MEETING POINT: The meeting point will be at the VIMEX office at 9 am of the arrival day. NOTE: It is forbidden to consume drugs during the project. COMMENT: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers before going to the project. A-VIMEX MTV/LTV 16/06 Permanent Environmental Education Oaxaca Open since /2016 (Per 1, 3, 6 and 12 month ) ENVI/ EDU vols PARTICIPATION FEE: 6300 Pesos for 3 months, 9000 Pesos for 6 months and Pesos for 12 months. It includes food & accommodation PROJECT DETAILS: Ecosta Yutu Cuii is a constituted Society of Social Solidarity that develops activities in 21 rural communities in the coast of Oaxaca state with families, small farmers, groups of women, young people and children of different ages who participate in this project. Ecosta impels a strategy of handling and conservation of natural resources with 3 thematic topics: natural agro-ecology resources, economic development and formation of human resources. Throughout 15 years, 43 project actions have come out where up to people have participated. Ecosta has developed innovating initiatives in the different thematic topics that include technological, economic and social issues. Ecosta s mission is to promote the communities along with the conservation of the natural resources, the culture and formation of human resources towards the sustainable development of the Cuenca Baja of Río Verde. WORK OR ACTIVITIES TO REALIZE: Provide environmental education workshops for groups of adults, women, youth and children in 40 Communities. ACCOMODATION: The lodging will be with families in the community or a village house with services. The volunteers will clean the house. 9

10 FOOD: Food will be prepared by volunteers or local women's organization under their same daily diet. LANGUAGE: Spanish (40% or more) Speaking Spanish will be welcome in order to get in touch with the Mexican people. LOCATION: Santa Rosa de Lima Tututepec is at 13 hrs. by bus from Mexico City. FREE TIME: Visiting beaches such as: Puerto Escondido, Chacahua lagoons, Mazunte, Zipolite REQUIREMENTS: With ability to coordinate a meeting, ideally biologists, agronomists, sociologists, educators HOW TO ARRIVE: From the airport Benito Juárez to the VIMEX office. FREE TIME: Visits or trips to interesting places. REMARK: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers before the project starts. MEETING POINT: The meeting point will be at the VIMEX office at 9 am of the arrival day. COMMENT: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers before to go the project. See the information and conditions at the section of the Spanish Courses A-VIMEX MTV/LTV 16/07 Permanent Agro-ecology Oaxaca Open since (Per 1, 3, 6 and 12 months ) ENVI/COMPU/ADM vols. PARTICIPATION FEE: 3420 Pesos per one month,6300 Pesos for 3 months, 9000 Pesos for 6 months and Pesos for 12 months. It includes food & accommodation PROJECT DETAILS: Ecosta Yutu Cuii is a constituted Society of Social Solidarity that develops activities in 21 rural communities in the coast of Oaxaca state with families, small farmers, groups of women, young people and children of different ages who participate in this project. Ecosta impels a strategy of handling and conservation of natural resources with 3 thematic topics: natural agro-ecology resources, economic development and formation of human resources. Throughout 15 years, 43 project actions have come out where up to people have participated. Ecosta has developed innovating initiatives in the different thematic topics that include technological, economic and social issues. Ecosta s mission is to promote the communities along with the conservation of the natural resources, the culture and formation of human resources towards the sustainable development of the Cuenca Baja of Río Verde. WORK: Systematize the experience of food self-sufficiency in 15 communities LOCATION: Santa Rosa de Lima Tututepec, Oaxaca is at 13 hours by bus from Mexico City. ACCOMODATION: The lodging will be with families in the community or a village house with services. The volunteers will clean the house. FOOD: Food will be prepared by volunteers or local women's organization under their same daily diet. LANGUAGE: Spanish (30% or more). Speaking Spanish will be welcome in order to get in touch with the Mexican people. REQUIREMENTS: Volunteers with skills in handling word processing and excel sheet HOW TO ARRIVE: From the airport Benito Juárez to the VIMEX office. FREE TIME: Visiting beaches such as: Puerto Escondido, Chacahua lagoons, Mazunte, Zipolite 10

11 COMMENT: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers in our camps before to go to your project. See the information and conditions at the section of the Spanish Courses MEETING POINT: The meeting point will be at the VIMEX office at 9 am of the arrival day. A-VIMEX MTV/LTV 16/08 Permanent Loyola Home Guanajuato Open since /2016 SOCI/EDU/CHILD Vols. PARTICIPATION FEE: 3420 Pesos per one month,6300 Pesos for 3 months, 9000 Pesos for 6 months and Pesos for 12 months. It includes food & accommodation DETAILS OF THE PROJECT AND THE ORGANIZATION: The Casa Hogar Loyola is a civil non-profit organization. It is a project with 30 years of experience serving 60 children in three houses in different parts of the city, 2 houses for boys and one house for girls. Counseling, shelter, legal advice and monitoring of social work is provided to each of the cases they have. Attention, care and shelter for children in high-risk conditions is given. This home was established by the conditions of poverty, neglect and violence in which children of the city in the poverty belts are, and the failure of the Rights of Children in Mexico. It works in partnership with other institutions and with local, state and federal governments for childcare we are assigned directly by them. WORK: Volunteer activities are: 1. Active participation working with the children; 2. Accompaniment in their homework 3. Social work support and investigation of cases of child labor. The goal is to live a real and voluntary life experience about the conditions of poverty, violence and neglect where children in Mexico are located. ACCOMODATION: This will be in the same house. FOOD: The food will be prepared for the volunteers are for the staff of Loyola Home. LANGUAGE: In order to be able to communicate with children, the co-workers and the community the volunteer needs to have a certain level of Spanish (at least 30%). LOCATION: Leon, Guanajuato, is at five hours from Mexico City by bus. FREE TIME: Close to the city, there are various things to see and visit like magic villages, big cities with a rich culture, mountains, etc. REQUIREMENTS: Management Group, patience and courage to work and be with the kids. Adaptability to different circumstances. Respect and understanding different customs and cultural activities. COMMENT: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers in our camps before to go to your camp. See the information and conditions at the section of the Spanish Courses 2016 MEETING POINT: The meeting point will be on the day you start your volunteering at /in VIMEX office. 11

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