🇬🇹 ESC Volunteering in Guatemala 🌞 Renewable Energy and Community Sustainability Volunteer with CDRO 🌍

Solar panels in indigenous communities. Diagnostic studies on local energy needs. Training sessions with families on how to use and maintain their own energy systems. And multimedia content that amplifies the message beyond the community itself. ASPEm and VISIONEERS are offering an ESC Humanitarian Aid Volunteering placement with Asociación CDRO in Totonicapán, Guatemala — for someone with a background in renewable energy or environmental sciences who wants their skills to make a tangible difference in communities facing real energy access challenges.

🏘️ About the Project

The AVCA Project (Amplifying the Voice for Climate Action) is implemented by Asociación CDRO in Totonicapán, with the support of ASPEm and VISIONEERS. The volunteer will contribute to community initiatives promoting renewable energy, environmental awareness, and energy sustainability — working directly with local communities and families in the Totonicapán region of Guatemala.

📋 What You’ll Do

🔍 Support diagnostic studies on renewable energy needs through field visits and community meetings

🔧 Assist with the installation, use, maintenance, and monitoring of renewable energy systems

🎓 Contribute to the creation of training and awareness-raising materials on renewable energy and environmental sustainability

👥 Participate in training sessions with communities and families on the use and maintenance of their energy systems

📹 Develop multimedia content — videos and short clips — on renewable energy and environmental sustainability

📋 Carry out communication and documentation tasks throughout the project

🎁 What the Project Provides

🏠 Private room in an apartment in Totonicapán — rent and basic utilities (electricity, water, internet) covered. Kitchen available for personal use

🍽️ Volunteers can eat at local eateries or buy groceries and cook at home — local food options are affordable and accessible

🚌 Local minibuses provide transport to the office (approximately 2km, 15 minutes). Taxis and buses also available

📚 Pre-departure in-person training organised by ASPEm and VISIONEERS in Italy

🏘️ On-arrival onboarding at CDRO — team introduction, organisation overview, community visits, and introduction to local context

📜 Youthpass certificate recognising all competences developed

✅ Eligibility Requirements

This is a Humanitarian Aid Volunteering placement:

🔞 Aged 18–35

🌍 Must reside in an eligible country (EU Member State, North Macedonia, Iceland, Liechtenstein, or Türkiye)

✅ Must have completed the compulsory face-to-face Humanitarian Aid Volunteering training

🚫 Must not have participated before in individual Humanitarian Aid Volunteering

⏱️ Total duration of this and any previous EU volunteering must not exceed 12 months

👤 Who Should Apply

The ideal candidate has:

☀️ A background or experience in renewable energy, environmental sciences, sustainable development, or related fields

🔧 Knowledge of renewable energy systems (solar or other appropriate technologies) — their use, maintenance, and community applications

🎓 Ability to use participatory and non-formal education methodologies and develop educational and multimedia materials

🤝 Ability to work in teams and with local communities and families

💡 A proactive, initiative-driven, and responsible approach

🗣️ Knowledge of Spanish is a strong advantage

🔎 New to ESC Humanitarian Aid Volunteering? Everything about how the programme works is right here: https://youthworkshub.org/15101/

🌍 Eligible Countries

🇦🇹 Austria 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇬 Bulgaria 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇨🇿 Czechia 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇪🇪 Estonia 🇫🇮 Finland 🇫🇷 France 🇩🇪 Germany 🇬🇷 Greece 🇭🇺 Hungary 🇮🇸 Iceland 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇮🇹 Italy 🇱🇻 Latvia 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein 🇱🇹 Lithuania 🇱🇺 Luxembourg 🇲🇹 Malta 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇲🇰 North Macedonia 🇵🇱 Poland 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇴 Romania 🇸🇰 Slovakia 🇸🇮 Slovenia 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇹🇷 Türkiye

📅 Activity Dates

🗓️ 9 October 2026 — 13 September 2027 (48 weeks total)

📍 Totonicapán, Guatemala

⏰ Deadline

15 May 2026

🔗 Link

https://youth.europa.eu/solidarity/opportunity/51163_en

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