Volunteering with Safe Passage

Thank you for showing an interest in volunteering with Safe Passage. 
Join us to make a difference and have the adventure of a lifetime.

We are a local organization in Guatemala City and we have been working directly with this community since 1999. We have a strong team of local, trained staff working together with the community to create real opportunities through education for students living around the Guatemala City garbage dump.

We are looking for skilled, professional volunteers who have the knowledge and experience that would fill a gap in our program, enhancing the service we offer the community. 

We offer you a unique opportunity to live and work in Guatemala, using your skills to impact this community; supporting them in a way they could never receive anywhere else. You can have a real impact through our program as well as living a truly unique experience.

We understand that living abroad can be challenging but we offer many levels of support to ensure that your focus remains firmly on supporting the community. Please click on one of the links to the right to understand the opportunities we have currently available. Thank you.

Experience Guatemala whilst supporting our services so, through you, we can offer more to the community.

We have specific positions available in the program for skilled volunteers who can fill a gap in our services. Please click on the link below to read more about the volunteering opportunities and to see what would be a good fit for you.

If you are interested in applying, please read our volunteer handbook before sending your resume and an introduction as to why you think you are right for the position to Sarah de Lemus at volunteers@safepassage.org

We’ll review your application and be in touch as soon as possible.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Read more about volunteering with us and see the different roles available.

We’re interested in building relationships with US universities that would like to set up a service learning program with Safe Passage. 
A service learning program is designed to enable the students to fulfill some university credit studying and volunteering abroad instead of in the university. If you or your university is interested in setting up a relationship with Safe Passage then please email Sarah de Lemus, director of volunteering at sarah.delemus@safepassage.org.

If you want to make an impact but struggle to commit to a period of months in Guatemala, our virtual volunteering program may be a better fit for you. 

There are positions available for people who can volunteer regularly, for a few hours a week or month, offering support via online tools. This volunteer program allows us to offer more flexibility to volunteers whilst still offering extra services and support to the students in Guatemala.

Please click on the link below to read more about the virtual volunteering opportunities and to see what would be a good fit for you. If you are interested in applying, please read our volunteer handbook before sending your resume and an introduction of why you think you are right for the position to Sarah de Lemus at volunteers@safepassage.org.

Virtual Volunteering from Home

US CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS ONLY

Safe Passage is proud to be a certifying organization for the U.S. President’s Volunteer Service Award. Through the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, this is a volunteer service award granted by the President of the United States to honor U.S. citizens for their volunteer service. 

This award honors individuals whose service positively impacts communities in every corner of the world and inspires those around them to take action, too; it is based on the number of volunteer service hours worked.

There are 4 levels of awards: Bronze, Silver, Gold, and the Lifetime Achievement Award depending on how many hours you complete with Safe Passage. Volunteers receive a personalized certificate of recognition, a congratulatory letter from the President and an official pin.

To apply for this award, please let us know on arrival that you are interested in working towards it and we will do the rest.

If you’re ready to pay for your volunteer experience click here.

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“I could say that I owe everything to Safe Passage. I would love to do something so big that it will inspire people to help others.” 
Daniel
former student, current volunteer
“The students that I worked with taught me valuable lessons that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. Volunteering changed the way I live.”
Gaby
Guatemalan volunteer

Join our Community

When you make a donation, join a Support Team, sponsor a child, organize an event or volunteer in Guatemala, you help a top rated school empower people and change lives in one of the poorest places on earth.

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Contact Us

We invite you to reach out to our U.S. office in New Gloucester, Maine and our program site in Guatemala City

USA

49 Farm View Dr
Raymond Hall, Suite 302
New Gloucester, ME 04260

9am - 5pm (EST)

TEL (207) 846-1188
FAX (207) 926-8244

info@safepassage.org

Guatemala

6a. Avenida 11-95 Zona 7
Colonia Landivar, Ciudad de Guatemala

8am - 5pm (GMT)

TEL (502) 2440-4388

infoguate@safepassage.org