Mexico

Mayan Medicine Village 3

Code: 
NAT27-11
Country: 
Mexico
Project Theme: 
Environmental
Dates: 
Sunday, 2 October, 2011 to Saturday, 15 October, 2011
The Museum of Mayan Medicine and the Organisation of Indigenous Doctors of the State of Chiapas A.C. (OMIECH, A.C.) are jointly responsible for an area that presents different aspects of Mayan traditional medicine. This center houses different areas of the Association: the Museum of Mayan Medicine, Women and Midwives, Herbalism, Communication, Administration, and General Counseling. The small museum is very illustrative and the pharmacy where traditional medicines are sold, occupy the main buildings.

San José Educational Park 2

Code: 
NAT24-11
Country: 
Mexico
Project Theme: 
Environmental
Dates: 
Monday, 25 July, 2011 to Sunday, 7 August, 2011
The Educational Eco-park San José is a natural reserve of mild forest (oak and pine trees forest); it is part of the Natural History Institute in Chiapas. Its mission is to protect, conserve, and exhibit the flora and fauna from the region Los Altos de Chiapas; they also work for the rehabilitation and expansion of the structure of the park and to transform the spaces not currently used so that they can be used for eco-cultural and recreational activities that contribute to the conservation of natural resources in the region and to more sustainable lifestyles.

San José Educational Park 2

Code: 
NAT22-11
Country: 
Mexico
Project Theme: 
Environmental
Dates: 
Monday, 25 July, 2011 to Sunday, 7 August, 2011
The Educational Eco-park San José is a natural reserve of mild forest (oak and pine trees forest); it is part of the Natural History Institute in Chiapas. Its mission is to protect, conserve, and exhibit the flora and fauna from the region Los Altos de Chiapas; they also work for the rehabilitation and expansion of the structure of the park and to transform the spaces not currently used so that they can be used for eco-cultural and recreational activities that contribute to the conservation of natural resources in the region and to more sustainable lifestyles.

Tlayacapan

Code: 
NAT20-11
Country: 
Mexico
Project Theme: 
Renovation
Dates: 
Sunday, 17 July, 2011 to Saturday, 30 July, 2011
Volunteers will participate in cleaning of walls and floors of Tlayacapan Monastery with professional restoration techniques. They will also be cleaning up around the ex-convent and museum; they will raise awareness of the importance of preserving and conserving its heritage; other activities will involve art workshops, actions to protect the environment, identification of other cultural heritage values and recreational activities for the exchange Tlayacapan with youth. This year, the ex- convent is part of the Patrimonito Heritage Volunteers campaign.

Pingüinos

Code: 
NAT18-11
Country: 
Mexico
Project Theme: 
Kids
Dates: 
Saturday, 16 July, 2011 to Saturday, 6 August, 2011
This project is based at the Educational Community, “Pingüinos” where volunteers have been going since 2004. This year the project will follow 4 stages: 1) "Creating Multicultural Ties", which is about the integration of children and adults in a multicultural environment.

Community Centre “Floreciendo"

Code: 
NAT17-11
Country: 
Mexico
Project Theme: 
Kids
Dates: 
Monday, 11 July, 2011 to Friday, 12 August, 2011
During the summer, the Community Development Centre “Blooming Women” offers the children of the women who are trained in this centre a month of leisure activities, recreation and education. Volunteers will support the staff of the centre in preparing and conducting these activities; there is the possibility for volunteers to participate and organise workshops on topics such as environment, water care, paper crafts, making piñatas, nutrition and child health, construction of kites, how to make a camp, among others.

Tzajalá 4

Code: 
NAT25-11
Country: 
Mexico
Project Theme: 
Environmental
Dates: 
Sunday, 7 August, 2011 to Saturday, 20 August, 2011
The "HA-O-MEK-KA" is a community where all the people work together, sharing knowledge about different topics such as nutrition (preparing natural local food, most of that vegetarian), herbal medicine (gardening, tailoring tinctures and ointments), vegetable planting, preparing compost, promoting the use of dry toilets, fruit harvest for transformation, seed and local plant conservation, domestic animal maintenance (chicken, sheep), experimental beekeeping, mushroom cultivation. All this within an integral vision for environmental sustainability.

Marine Turtle

Code: 
NT02-11
Country: 
Mexico
Project Theme: 
Environmental
Dates: 
Saturday, 2 July, 2011 to Saturday, 23 July, 2011
In México, marine turtles played an important role in the economic development of some villages located on the coast. However, due to an irrational exploitation, this is one of the endangered species in our country. The activities to protect this specie consists of collecting natural nests, taking care of nests in the incubation corrals, taking care of the babies and freeing them to the ocean. This is not an easy work, as it requires night and day activities (even though there will be shifts to avoid a 24h/day presence).

Marine Turtle

Code: 
NT03-11
Country: 
Mexico
Project Theme: 
Environmental
Dates: 
Saturday, 23 July, 2011 to Saturday, 13 August, 2011
In México, marine turtles played an important role in the economic development of some villages located on the coast. However, due to an irrational exploitation, this is one of the endangered species in our country. The activities to protect this specie consists of collecting natural nests, taking care of nests in the incubation corrals, taking care of the babies and freeing them to the ocean. This is not an easy work, as it requires night and day activities (even though there will be shifts to avoid a 24h/day presence).

Marine Turtle

Code: 
NT04-11
Country: 
Mexico
Project Theme: 
Environmental
Dates: 
Saturday, 13 August, 2011 to Saturday, 3 September, 2011
In México, marine turtles played an important role in the economic development of some villages located on the coast. However, due to an irrational exploitation, this is one of the endangered species in our country. The activities to protect this specie consists of collecting natural nests, taking care of nests in the incubation corrals, taking care of the babies and freeing them to the ocean. This is not an easy work, as it requires night and day activities (even though there will be shifts to avoid a 24h/day presence).

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