VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Volunteer Opportunities

Natik’s commitment to education and economic impact makes us an exceptional ally for volunteers and interns interested in establishing strong working relationships with small grassroots initiatives and/or larger organizations that work in Chiapas and Guatemala.

Our Alliances in Mexico and Guatemala include organizations that specialize in education, micro-economic opportunities, environment, agriculture, health, and human rights.

Our Philosophy & Guiding Principles

Sustainable change grows from listening, mutual respect, and shared responsibility.

Learning flows in all directions between community members, partners, participants, and supporters.

That means we hope you will:

  • Come as a guest, not a fixer.

  • Listen as a learner, not an expert.

  • Leave as a witness, not a spokesperson.

    Natik Volunteer experiences are designed to:

  • Cultivate meaningful relationships rooted in trust

  • Offer authentic immersion into daily life and Maya worldviews

  • Encourage reflection, learning, and long‑term connection beyond your volunteer experience

If you’re interested in more information, let us know by filling in the contact sheet at the bottom of this page!

Immersions: Learning, Service, and Culture

  • We facilitate Academic and Service-Learning immersions for graduate and undergraduate students. Contact us for more information. \

  • We offer hands-on Social Justice and Cultural Exchanges with our long-term partner relationships in Mexico and Guatemala for global citizens who want to make a difference.

Natik has long-term relationships of trust with partners in Mexico, and Guatemala.

Our commitment to the long-term accompaniment of local organizations working in education, health, and sustainable livelihoods makes us an exceptional ally for academic institutions that are interested in establishing relationships with organizations in the region.

We are in a unique position to craft interactive learning experiences that explore the complexity of regional issues such as marginalization, poverty, environmental degradation, violence, and migration.

All of our Immersions Cultural Experiences are planned with our Alliances and Partners.

Please note: Natik is a development organization that runs individually crafted, interactive travel experiences. We aren’t a travel agency. Income from these trips helps Natik subsidize our year-round administrative expenses of supporting our Partners as they grow impact in their home communities.

Interested? Contact us below for more information!

Examples of volunteer and internship opportunities:

  • Archiving Photos/Videos

  • Arts and crafts with children

  • Child Care/Educator

  • Cooking/Nutrition

  • Curriculum development

  • Data analysis (Evaluation)

  • Local clean-up campaigns

  • Organizing spaces

  • Painting, digging, composting

  • Photography: do and/or teach

  • Planting & cultivating

  • Social media strategy/ structure

  • Teaching English

  • Videography: do and/or teach

  • Web Design/Update

Group of visitors from a tour of Chiapas, Mexico