Our Program

Chaalo offers no cost, short-term learning journeys abroad for young adults who don’t yet have a U.S. passport and have financial need.

Guatemala
May 21 - 31, 2027

OUR Program

Our program will:

  • Be offered at no cost to the participants.

  • Be short-term, approximately 2 weeks in length.

  • Require applicants to not yet have a U.S. passport and demonstrate financial need.

  • Be intentional - designed to measure and achieve stated learning outcomes.

  • Begin with a pre-departure orientation.

  • Encourage students to step outside their comfort zones.

  • Facilitate interaction with local students and residents.

  • Include activities that connect students to the culture, history, and environment of the host country, helping them to understand the local way of life. 

  • Include opportunities to volunteer in the community.

  • End with reflections to foster growth and deeper self and cultural understanding. 

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

Marcel Proust