WHAT IS BOUND FOR PEACE?
Bound for Peace is an experiential education program that sends volunteers to collaborate with community members and engage with youth in Latin America. We strive to facilitate meaningful, service-oriented interactions that emphasize and respect the needs identified by community leaders, and cultivate educational experiences that illuminate the complexities and realities of lived experience among the communities and children with whom we work.
BFP volunteers will have the opportunity to cultivate meaningful relationships, experience social and cultural immersion, and exercise effective communication skills through their participation in the trip. Since the first BFP trip to Medellín in 2003, over one hundred volunteers have traveled with Children Beyond Our Borders. We are looking for passionate, caring individuals who are motivated to cross borders, experience other cultures, and connect with the children we serve.
Bound for Peace is an experiential education program that sends volunteers to collaborate with community members and engage with youth in Latin America. We strive to facilitate meaningful, service-oriented interactions that emphasize and respect the needs identified by community leaders, and cultivate educational experiences that illuminate the complexities and realities of lived experience among the communities and children with whom we work.
BFP volunteers will have the opportunity to cultivate meaningful relationships, experience social and cultural immersion, and exercise effective communication skills through their participation in the trip. Since the first BFP trip to Medellín in 2003, over one hundred volunteers have traveled with Children Beyond Our Borders. We are looking for passionate, caring individuals who are motivated to cross borders, experience other cultures, and connect with the children we serve.
Curriculum
Prior to our departure, volunteers will participate in a specialized training process unique to Children Beyond Our Borders, including discussion on what makes an effective workshop, how to execute these workshops, background of the city and country of destination, effective interpersonal skills with fellow volunteers, community partners, and the children they serve, and the travel itinerary & logistics.
2021 -2022 Trip
Applications have closed for the 2021-2022 Bound for Peace Trip. Please check back next year for information on our next trip!
