Chiapas and Oaxaca Application
Are you applying for volunteer work in Chiapas, or Oaxaca?
Are you applying for a house position, or a nonresident position?
Personal Information
Name:
Address:
City, State, Zip:
Home phone:
Work phone:
Emergency contact:
Organizational Affiliation:
Time periods
-Specify when you would be interested in volunteering, beginning when and for how long.
References
-List two references. Include Name, Phone, E-mail, and Organizational Affiliation.
Spanish Proficiency
For each task listed, please describe your level of proficiency in Spanish. Spanish proficiency is crucial to volunteer work here. An honest evaluation will help us place you with appropriate volunteer work.
Speaking:
Writing:
Reading:
Receiving/following directions:
Essays
Please include three brief (one-to-two page) essays, on the following topics:
1a. (Chiapas applicants only) A summary of your understanding of the political situation in Chiapas, your reasons for wanting to work there.
1b. (Oaxaca applicants only) A summary of your understanding of the political situation in Oaxaca, your reasons for wanting to work there.
2. Please describe specific skills or experience you have that might be of use in your volunteer work (for instance, computer programming or puppet making or electrical engineering) and ideas about organizations or projects you would be interested in working with or on.
3. A discussion of the politics of doing solidarity work abroad. Please think about what it means to be someone from the first world doing work in developing countries, what we can do to maintain accountable relationships with the people we work with, and how you plan to bring your experience in Chiapas (or Oaxaca) back to your community at home, and any other issues that may arise for you related to this kind of volunteer work.
Also Include with Your Application
1. A resume or curriculum vitae
2. A summary of your experience with Spanish (can be included in CV)
3. A summary of previous justice work/political activism
