Kyra Lee – Casa Guatemala – Guatemala
For almost three weeks this summer, Kyra Lee, a former contractor of ours with Ontario’s Ministry of Health, helped vulnerable children in a remote and secluded area of Guatemala.
A social worker by trade, Kyra volunteered this July at Casa Guatemala, a registered NGO that cares for the safety, wellbeing, and education of about 200 Mayan Indigenous children from the Izabal and Alta Verapaz regions of Guatemala. Our Meaningful Volunteer Program fully funded her trip.
“I made a very big difference in these children’s lives,” said Kyra. “All around, it was a really great experience.”
To get to the remote village where the school is situated, Kyra, who resides in Ontario, had to take a seven-hour flight, an eight-hour car ride, and then a 30-minute boat ride (each morning). While volunteering at the school, Kyra helped the children, aged three to 12, teaching them new skills – like how to plant fruit trees – and leading class activities and games.
Kyra is one of a number of our contractors who has taken advantage of our Meaningful Volunteer Program to help spread good in the world. Created in 2017 to allow our contractors to pursue meaningful volunteer work in the world, this program provides up to $10,000 to fund life-changing experiences for chosen contractors.
“I would recommend everyone who is eligible to apply for funding through this great program,” explains Kyra. “This experience has changed my life and the lives of so many children I was able to help.”
If you are a current contractor, check out our new application process in the new year. You too can help transform the world for the better, one meaningful volunteer experience at a time.
To see the stories of our past winners:
The Meaningful Work Foundation Announces 2021 Grant Recipients
The winners of our 2019 Meaningful Work Volunteer Program are….
2019 Meaningful Volunteer Program Highlights
