Volunteer in Nicaragua
Long-Term Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer with us!
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!
Long-Term Volunteer
- Cross-cultural experience
- Build relationships with mission trip participants
- Build relationships with community members
- Personal growth
- Professional growth
- Spiritual growth
Available positions listed below
ESOL / TEFL Internship
(Flexible Dates)
- Cross-cultural experience
- Real classroom teaching experience
- One-on-one mentorship
- Plan and teach lessons twice per week
- Professional development
- Social-emotional learning opportunities
Long-term Volunteers
May 24 – July 11, 2026
What you give
- Time: 7 weeks, May 24 – July 11, 2026.
- Energy: physical, emotional, spiritual
- A positive attitude
- VERY hard work
- $350 program fee (includes 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)
Long-Term Volunteer Program
The Amigos for Christ Long-term Volunteer Program is an opportunity to step into mission juntos — partnering with Nicaraguan families and staff to be a bright spot of hope and transformation in Chinandega, Nicaragua.
Volunteers contribute to meaningful work in areas like clean water, education, health, and economic development. Beyond physical work, volunteers build meaningful relationships, encourage and uplift communities, and reflect Christ’s love through service, partnership, and cultural engagement.
Living in a homestay with a local Nicaraguan family, volunteers are immersed in daily life, culture, and connection. Along the way, they grow personally, professionally, and spiritually — gaining hands-on experience, a global perspective, and a deeper understanding of how to make Christ more visible.
Available 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 / 7 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 / 7 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 / 7 weeks
Requirements:
Minimum Age: 18 Years Old
*Please submit work sample with application.
If you have any questions please email us at volunteers@amigosforchrist.org
ESOL / TEFL INTERNSHIP
Flexible Dates
What you give
- Commitment to serve in a mission- and service-based school community
- Transportation costs to Nicaragua, including airfare and the $10 tourist visa
- Willingness to learn, grow, and engage fully as an educator
- Respect for cultural, faith-based, and community values
What you get
- A deeply meaningful, inspiring, and formative cross-cultural experience
- Real classroom teaching experience with Pre-K 3–7th grade students
- One-on-one mentorship and regular feedback from experienced teachers
- Opportunity to plan and teach lessons at least twice per week
- Professional development and social-emotional learning opportunities
- Cross-cultural immersion through homestay living, daily classroom practicum, collaboration with local staff, and participation in school life
- Three cultural excursions, in-country transportation, home-stay housing, and most meals are included
Requirements
- Must be 18 years or older with at least one year of university coursework completed (two years preferred)
- Currently working as an educator OR major in one of the following fields:
- Education
- Early Childhood Education
- Psychology
- Family Studies
- Child Development
- Other related fields
- Interest in education, TEFL, and/or ESOL
- Strong foundational Spanish required; intermediate to advanced Spanish preferred
- Open to feedback, personal growth, and cross-cultural learning
Internship Program
The Amigos Academy Cross-Cultural Education Internship is an 8–12-week, mission-driven internship in Chinandega, Nicaragua. It is designed for university students interested in education, TEFL, or ESOL.
Interns serve alongside local teachers in a faith-based school while gaining hands-on classroom experience in a cross-cultural setting. Amigos Academy serves students from Pre-K 3 through 7th grade, and interns are placed intentionally based on their strengths, interests, language ability, and desired areas of growth. Interns gradually take on teaching responsibilities, including planning and teaching lessons with guidance and feedback.
Housing and most meals are included, making this an accessible and meaningful alternative to traditional study abroad programs.
School Environment
The Amigos Academy in the rural community of La Chuscada provides quality education that focuses on excellence, innovation, and being a model for other schools. Equipped with the best teachers, curriculum, and technology, our students are receiving one-of-a-kind opportunities to develop and thrive academically. We are committed to investing in the futures of our students and developing the next generation of leaders and visionaries in Nicaragua.
If you have any questions please email us at volunteers@amigosforchrist.org
We believe that work should be a place where you 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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