Opportunites to help
Hey there, future change-maker! At TRL, volunteers are the heart and soul of what we do. From helping install energy-efficient stoves to spreading awareness about our mission, every hand and heart counts. Ready to make a difference? Join us and let’s create a sustainable future together!
JOIN US IN SANTIAGO ATITLÁN
Join our exciting and growing organization located in the heart of the Guatemalan highlands on the shores of Central America’s legendary Lake Atitlan. Tui’k Ruch’Lew (Tz’utujil for Helping the Earth) accepts volunteers year-round with a minimum commitment of two months. Gain valuable work experience in nonprofit administration, volunteer coordination, or monitoring and evaluation. We accept volunteers for our field work as well, installing ONIL stoves, conducting outreach work with our clients and case managers, and learning the ins and outs of our digital survey system.
AREAS OF NEED
Our areas of immediate need include:
- Photography
- Communications (social media, website, etc)
- Engineers (with experience in renewable energy/biogas)
- Administrative support
We are always interested in receiving experts in their field of work. We can assist prospective volunteers with securing housing before their arrival. To apply, fill out the form below. Please include a resume.
Interested in Volunteering?
Contact Us to explore how together, we can amplify our reach and transform lives.
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Noémie Déom
TRL’s multidisciplinary team provides an inclusive space where ideas can bounce around to grow into solid projects. Besides being locally run, TRL’s emphasis on ethical design and context-sensitivity makes it a unique NGO to work with. It is the ideal place to develop transferable skills while contributing to thoughtful environmental development projects.
Carlos Gustavo Rodriguez Ruiz
Guatemala is a colorful country plentiful of natural and cultural resources and many social challenges, as well. TRL is a dynamic organization that has proven successful within this complex -yet fascinating- environment offering an invaluable opportunity to young professionals seeking to grow their expertise in generating sustainable impact amidst a highly diverse ecosystem.
Alex Shur
TRL taught me the importance of grassroots work and the inevitability of positive change when an organization cares for its community. It also helped me rekindle my love for writing, leading to my current profession in journalism.
Timothey May
I was attracted to TRL for their uniquely contextualised approach to the environmental crisis. Unlike many other NGOs, TRL does not seek to impose its ideas, but rather aims to build a deeper and more participatory relationship of reciprocity with Indigenous communities. TRL gave me the opportunity to collaborate with other like-minded individuals in a creative and positive environment. This rich experience directly led me to my current job working for another environmental NGO based in Guatemala.
Ava Scott
My experience as a PiLA Fellow at TRL taught me about the heart and drive behind true, community-led grassroots development. Despite the fact organizations like TRL are often best-equipped to tackle complex environmental challenges and climate injustice, it seemed that there were forces (policy-related or otherwise) that posed systemic barriers to progress for organizations like TRL. Consequently, I decided on Law as my path forward. TRL played a fundamental role in shaping this aspiration of mine.
Tamara Winter Nelson
Tamara Winter Nelson, 60, hails from Wisconsin but found her home in Boulder, Colorado, where she lived in a mountain house heated solely with wood for many years. During her volunteer work with various fuel-efficient wood stoves in Honduras and Guatemala, she took a break to visit friends in Santiago Atitlan. It was there that she was introduced to Candice, Cameroon, Isa, and the TRL project. Tamara finds immense gratification in witnessing the numerous ways in which the Onil stoves enhance lives.
