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Parent-Child Teams

Parent/Child Weeks 2012:  spend a week experiencing another culture with your son or daughter while making a real difference in people’s lives.

We offer you the special chance to meet and volunteer side-by-side with women and children from the program in Guatemala and others from around the world. Inspired by our successful past Mother/Daughter Weeks, Parent/Child Weeks are a way to visit the project, share the experience with a family member, and have a meaningful service experience supporting the families who live around the Guatemala City garbage dump.

Highlights include:

  •    A complete tour of Safe Passage, tortilla making with the moms
  •    Assisting with English classes
  •    Meeting with heads of several Safe Passage departments
  •    Implementing group-designed activities
  •    An excursion with the Guatemalans with whom you work over the course of the week

Both Guatemalan and US mothers and daughter make tortillas during a 2011 Mother-Daughter trip.

Dates for 2012: 

February 26th through March 4th

June 10th through June 17th

July 29th through August 5th


Cost: $595 for in-country expenses (includes hotel, meals, transportation, Safe Passage activities & guide) plus a $200 donation per person.  Please note that airfare to and from Guatemala is separate.

How to reserve your space now: Email teams@safepassage.organd make your deposit of $100, by mailing a check to the Safe Passage US Office at 81 Bridge Street, Suite 104 / Yarmouth, ME 04096. All participants must be 15 years of age or older.

For More Information:Call (207) 846-1188or email teams@safepassage.org.

Testimonials from recent volunteers:

"Thank you all for an unforgettable week! My daughter and I had an amazing time. She has literally not stopped talking about her time in Guatemala and the amazing mothers and children at Safe Passage. Her best friend didn't get a word in for an hour on the phone the first night we got home." --Jennine Johnston, 2011 Mother and Daughter Week participant

"It was one of the most amazing weeks of my life. More people need to see the problems here and help solve them by being a part of Safe Passage." --Mary Donlan, 2011 Mother and Daughter Week participant

"I was immensely inspired. The people of the dump were vibrant and joyful, despite having such difficult lives." --Elizabeth Eyerer, 2011 Mother and Daughter Week participant