Volunteer in Nicaragua

Long-Term Volunteer Opportunities
At Amigos for Christ, we believe we are better together – juntos. Amigos long-term volunteer opportunities support and enrich all that we do to be a model cross-cultural development organization.  Amigos volunteers experience professional and enriching service opportunities as they get to be part of impactful work in a cross-cultural setting. Together we will spark transformational growth in people, families, and communities.

Serve with us as a Long-Term Volunteer!

Whether you are a college student with a semester or summer off, a working professional between jobs, or recently retired, Amigos has an opportunity for you to spend extended time in Nicaragua! Join us in serving alongside our team in Nicaragua for an impactful experience. We’re waiting for you!

Spring 2025

Dates: January 25 – March 22, 2025

Application CLOSED

What you give

  • Time: 4-8 weeks 
  • Energy: physical, emotional, spiritual
  • A positive attitude
  • VERY hard work

What you get

  • Cross-cultural experience, including the opportunity to be immersed in the Spanish language
  • Opportunity to build relationships with mission trip participants and community members
  • Growth: personal, professional, and spiritual

Spring 2025 Positions:

On the Partnerships Team, volunteers build meaningful relationships with group members and community members that lead to transformational connections. Volunteers help to facilitate all aspects of the the week-long mission trip experience, supporting the Partnerships Team in all that they do. Volunteers play a vital role in welcoming and connecting with mission trip participants, caring for their physical health, and ensuring that they have a meaningful, fun, and transformational experience while serving with Amigos. 

Location:
Chinandega, Nicaragua

Position:
Unpaid 

Requirements:

Minimum Age: 18 Years Old

On the Community Development Team, volunteers help to execute the strategies and tactics utilized to achieve progress in the 5 goals of our Community Development Plan, Plan 7. Volunteers are involved in all areas of the team, working alongside Community Advocates to build relationships and trust with community members in order to facilitate health, water, education, economic development, and leadership.

Requirements:

Bilingual English/Spanish

Minimum Age: 18 Years Old

Location:
Chinandega, Nicaragua

Position:
Unpaid 

We are no longer accepting applications for Spring 2025.

If you have any questions, please email us at volunteers@amigosforchrist.org

5 Weeks - Summer 2025

Session 1: May 24 – June 28, 2025 | Session 2: July 5 – August 9, 2025

What you give

  • Time: 5 weeks 
  • Energy: physical, emotional, spiritual
  • A positive attitude
  • VERY hard work
  • $350 program fee (in country transportation and accommodations)

What you get

  • Cross-cultural experience, including the opportunity to be immersed in the Spanish language
  • Opportunity to build relationships with mission trip participants and community members
  • Growth: personal, professional, and spiritual

Requirements

  • 18 years of age
  • Have been on a previous Amigos for Christ mission trip
  • Willing to participate in pre-arrival trainings

Preferred

  • Have completed one year of college OR have one year of work experience
  • Intermediate to Advanced Spanish (some full summer positions have bilingual requirements)

Desired Characteristics

  • Heart to serve
  • Quick learner
  • Responsible
  • Dedicated
  • Takes initiative
  • Amazing interpersonal skills

5 Weeks - Summer 2025 Position:

On the Partnerships Team, volunteers build meaningful relationships with group members and community members that lead to transformational connections. Volunteers help to facilitate all aspects of the the week-long mission trip experience, supporting the Partnerships Team in all that they do. Volunteers play a vital role in welcoming and connecting with mission trip participants, caring for their physical health, and ensuring that they have a meaningful, fun, and transformational experience while serving with Amigos. 

Location:
Chinandega, Nicaragua

Position:
Unpaid 

Requirements:

Minimum Age: 18 Years Old

Application closes on February 7, 2025.

If you have any questions please email us at volunteers@amigosforchrist.org

11 Weeks - Summer 2025

Dates: May 24 – August 9, 2025

What you give

  • Time: 11 weeks 
  • Energy: physical, emotional, spiritual
  • A positive attitude
  • VERY hard work
  • $350 program fee (in country transportation and accommodations)

What you get

  • Cross-cultural experience, including the opportunity to be immersed in the Spanish language
  • Opportunity to build relationships with mission trip participants and community members
  • Growth: personal, professional, and spiritual
  • One-week immersion Spanish school (includes private classes and accommodations)

Requirements

  • 18 years of age
  • Have been on a previous Amigos for Christ mission trip
  • Willing to participate in pre-arrival trainings

Preferred

  • Have completed one year of college OR have one year of work experience
  • Intermediate to Advanced Spanish (some full summer positions have bilingual requirements)

Desired Characteristics

  • Heart to serve
  • Quick learner
  • Responsible
  • Dedicated
  • Takes initiative
  • Amazing interpersonal skills

11 Weeks - Summer 2025 Position:

On the Partnerships Team, volunteers build meaningful relationships with group members and community members that lead to transformational connections. Volunteers help to facilitate all aspects of the the week-long mission trip experience, supporting the Partnerships Team in all that they do. Volunteers play a vital role in welcoming and connecting with mission trip participants, caring for their physical health, and ensuring that they have a meaningful, fun, and transformational experience while serving with Amigos. 

Location:
Chinandega, Nicaragua

Position:
Unpaid / 11 weeks

Requirements:

Minimum Age: 18 Years Old

On the Community Development Team, volunteers help to execute the strategies and tactics utilized to achieve progress in the 5 goals of our Community Development Plan, Plan 7. Volunteers are involved in all areas of the team, working alongside Community Advocates to build relationships and trust with community members in order to facilitate health, water, education, economic development, and leadership.

Requirements:

Bilingual English/Spanish

Minimum Age: 18 Years Old

Location:
Chinandega, Nicaragua

Position:
Unpaid / 11 weeks

On the Marketing & Communications Team, volunteers utilize their photography, videography, graphic design, and story telling gifts to highlight bright spots and stories of success. Volunteers capture the progress of our project areas, always seeking to make Christ more visible by celebrating and sharing the success of the intercultural Amigos family through multiple media outlets.  

Location:
Chinandega, Nicaragua

Position:
Unpaid / 11 weeks

Requirements:

Minimum Age: 18 Years Old

*Please submit work sample with application.

On the Amigos Academy Team, volunteers assist and support teachers and students in all aspects involved in a typical school day.  Volunteers are expected to model the care and generosity teachers and educators have for each of their students, and our volunteers receive an immersive experience in a classroom with the ability to positively impact the lives of many. The Amigos Academy serves children from Pre-K to 6th grade in the areas of literacy, reading comprehension, mathematics, science, history, English as a foreign language, arts and sports.

 

Requirements:

Bilingual English/Spanish

Minimum Age: 18 Years Old

Location:
Chinandega, Nicaragua

Position:
Unpaid / 11 weeks

Application closes on February 7, 2025.

If you have any questions please email us at volunteers@amigosforchrist.org

We believe that work should be a place whereyou can invest all of who you are to meet the world’s greatest needs. Working alongside our full-time team members, Amigos for Christ Volunteers use their God-given gifts to serve and make Christ more visible as we transform lives in rural Nicaragua. Amigos Volunteers have a unique and transformative experience. It’s an experience that bridges what you do and why it matters. From working in community development, to hosting short-term mission groups from the States, to teaching at the local school, there’s a place for you at Amigos. 

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