The Maryknoll Volunteer Program

MARYKNOLL MISSION STATEMENT

Rooted in our shared charism and spirituality, the Maryknoll family of Lay Missioners, Brothers, Sisters, and Priests in Bolivia believes in facilitating mission for all members of God's Church. Through the Maryknoll Bolivia Mission Immersion Program we offer mission exposure trips and volunteer opportunities. We foster formative and transformative experiences, introducing North Americans to mission, to cross-cultural engagement , and to the realities of Bolivia. We invite them to a deepened understanding of justice and peace as central to living the gospel.

Volunteer Description:

• Six-week, six-month, and one-year mission immersion in Bolivia doing volunteer service. Individuals, married couples, and families are invited.

• Maryknoll will place volunteers in work sites that reflect Maryknoll's values, favoring partnership over paternalism, empowerment over dependency, and reflecting gospel values. Placements will be determined according to availability of mission sites and talents and interests of volunteers as determined in application and interview process.

• Start dates will be in January and late June/early July.

• Maryknoll will find housing for volunteers, provide orientation upon arrival in Bolivia, accompany volunteers throughout their time here, and facilitate a process of integration and re-entry upon return to the U.S. Each volunteer will be assigned a Maryknoll missioner as a mentor.