For
the duration of your stay with Experience MexECO your
health and safety is of the utmost importance to us, and as such
we do everything possible to ensure your well-being.
An English-speaking member of staff is always at hand to supervise
volunteers’ work.
There is an emergency telephone number available 24 hours a day,
seven days a week to contact members of staff in an emergency.
This number will be provided prior to departure from the UK to
Mexico.
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At
the turtle conservation camp, staff are trained in first aid by local
doctors with up-to-date knowledge on illness and problems that we
are likely to encounter in this area. There is a medical centre in
Tomatlán, 30 minutes from
our Sea Turtle Conservation Programme, and in cases requiring
hospitalisation or monitoring, volunteers will be transferred to Puerto
Vallarta.
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If
volunteers fall ill whilst they are in Melaque (Community Projects)
there are several doctors surgeries, 24hr medical centres and pharmacies.
The nearest hospital is in the nearby town of Cihuatlán, approximately
20 minutes drive from Melaque.
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Host
families are scrupulously vetted and interviewed by our staff, and
their homes checked for suitability.
We also continually monitor the weather and the political climate in Mexico to
ensure the comfort and safety of our volunteers and staff.
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If
you wish to find out more about living conditions and other information
about your placement in Mexico, visit our apply
now page and download our information packs on what
it is like to live and volunteer in Mexico, or gather advice through
browsing through the links on the essential
information page.
Members of staff continually monitor volunteers’ progress and
implement any changes required to enhance or improve our volunteers
experience and help them get the most out of their time abroad. |
Experience
MexECO Volunteer Codes of Conduct
On arrival in Mexico each of our volunteers must sign the ‘Experience MexECO
Volunteer Codes of Conduct’, stating that they agree to abide
by our rules and guidelines that have been put into place in order
to insure the safety of our volunteers. |
