Community Vision: Building & Renovation Project
Trip Overview
Build Relationships, Instill Hope, and Foster Community Development in the Heart of Rural Jamaica
Your home base will be in the farming community of Walderston. When you arrive, the first things that will catch your eyes are miles upon endless rows of crops. The natural terrain will be clearly visible with its scattered farms and lush jungles. You will be blanketed by the warm sunshine and breeze from the mountains that will have you pinching yourself and wondering if this green oasis could be real!
Community development is the focal point as you will be assisting in building and renovation initiatives that will help bring stability and sustainability to the warm and welcoming local people in the village.
Community Service
30 Service Hours. You will participate in building & renovation projects that will serve to beautify and make the spaces more functional.
Hands-on Learning
You will learn about agriculture by spending time with local farmers by working in the field and by attending presentations and discussions.
Program Highlights
What's Included
- Airport pick-up/drop-off
- Accommodation
- 3 meals per day
- Ground transportation
- Cultural activities
- Adventure tours
- Speakers & lectures
- 24/7 In-country support
What's Not Included
- Round Trip Airfare
- Travel Insurance
- Passport and Visa Fees
- Meals in airports before and after a trip
- Baggage Fees
- Transportation to and from departure airport
- Excursions & activities not included on the itinerary
- Optional tips & gratuities
Accommodation
Your home base is a historical estate set on a 24-acre farm with beautiful mountains serving as its backdrop. This accommodation is located in the village of Walderston, Manchester a farming community known for its serenity and beauty.
The estate is just 10 minutes from Mandeville, making it in the center of Jamaica and very close and convenient to all projects on the program.
The students will share comfortable, gender-segregated, dorm-style rooms with shared bathrooms. The home base delivers a cozy, "at home feeling" and is newly renovated with many Western amenities.