VOLUNTEER FOR WELLNESS AND PREVENTION


CICEL offers a rewarding and exiting opportunity for people to experience the art of sharing their skills, love and passion to help disadvantage people.

Volunteers will have the opportunity to assist while learning from community leaders, traditional healers, social activists, non-governmental civil organizations, and youth organizers. Participants will also be able to visit environmental and sustainable development projects and women's cooperatives, among others places. One of our main programs include:

  • Xochiquetzal-Calli Project
  • Low-costs Wellnes Center:
 

One of our projects is an indigenous-based wellness center which has been providing services to low-income people for more than 10 years to which we continue to add new activities, programs, and services.  In this center we offer services such as sweatlodge, massage therapies, nutrition classes, and homeopathic medical assistance. We also offer healthy products for sale. We use products from local producers and we try to find products of the best quality that are as organic as possible to offer them to the community at a very affordable prices. We are looking for volunteers to assist and it wil be a great opportunity for participants to use the facilities and learn about indigenous practices of self-care and health.

Short-term goals at Xochiquetzal-Calli

To offer an alternative wellness center promoting health and prevention services in the following areas:

  • Education and information off different aspects that affect the health of different sectors, focusing on women and children.
  • Prevention of ailments through several services such as: nutrition, healing treatments using the natural recuperation of the mind and body (especially when exposed to severe levels of stress and trauma), and applying traditional ancient techniques as well as professional and alternative care.

Long-Term Goals

  • To aid the needs of individuals in search of alternative ways for healing and strengthening of the spirit.
  • To achieve leadership in attention and for holistic services with human quality and professional efficiency. The projects aim to be flexible and affordable for any person of any income level and thus become a role model and inspiration for similar projecs in different areas and communities.
  • Volunteers are essential for this project, which does not have financial support. The project aims to be self-sufficient and be a source of other micro-enterprise projects and programs that may allow social and communty development. Participants will also be able to enjoy the benefits and services of the center.

Working With Disadvantaged Children

We are working closely with schools and educational centers that are implementing new activities that benefit children in need and at risk. This program will strive to enrich the learning environment within the schools, for example providing books, participating in improving educational facilities, and promoting cultural events for entertainment and education. This program will also help disadvantaged children to study English, computers, or receive necessary therapies for their development.  A long-term goal is to be able to build alternative centers where children who are disadvantage and at risk may attend and be able to integrate as many fun and therapeutic activities as possible.

Costs:

Cost of the program depends on the length of stay; a minimun of one month is required. Volunteers are responsible for paying their room and board, personal expenses and local transportation. Cost of housing is $25 USD for a minimun of a one-month stay.

We offer a Spanish program which has a cost of $700 for four weeks. For volunters we offer a discount of 20%