Direct Support Trips
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- Tangible, Measureable & Reciprocal Cultural Exchanges.
- Sustainable Relationship Development.
- Get to know the country as a local while immersing yourself in the community by sharing food & culture.
Making someone's life better will transform yours and make what started as a volunteer vacation seem more like an invitation to a friendship.
- Meet new people face to face. Hear their voices. See their eyes. Share Food, recipes, and laughter.
- Build long-term relationships with these new friends.
- Visit communities with ancient roots.
- See UNESCO World Heritage Sites and provide food to those living in the shadows.
- Provide Hope & empowerment.
- Leave with more than photos.
Why are we different?
EYS can operate more freely than many US-Based Charities which are frequently included in partisan conversation.
- We enter a community as neighbors, new friends, and tourists providing meals to share.
- We spend locally.
- We stay in local accommodations.
- We partner with the local businesses who share our passion for the Community.
- We are already present with infrastructure in place when disaster strikes.
- Our “Disaster Supplies” are purchased in the local country, and we use our business relationships to bring needed supplies from local and international merchants.
- Our volunteers & donors leave with photos and more importantly, lasting relationships.
- Our business partners foster long-term community relationship opportunities.
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UPCOMING DIRECT SUPPORT TRIPS
Honduras - Share food with families on the outskirts of Honduras’ largest manufacturing city. While there, visit the seat of the Mayan artistic capital at the Copan archeological ruins. See coffee farms and visit the thermal Hot Springs of Aguas Calientes on the Guatemalan Border.
Cambodia/Thailand - Share food with families in Siem Reap on the outskirts of Angkor Watt one of the most famous Buddhist Temples in the world. While there, provide children with healthy meals in the surrounding villages. This volunteer trip connects through Bangkok with branch excursions to Phuket and the Philippines.
Morocco, Marrakesh. Visit a city with over 1,000 years of history. Help us rebuild from the devastating earthquake of 2023 and learn about new foods along with helping to replace food that was lost. Costa Rica - Spend time on the outskirts of San Jose, the capital city. See coffee farms and share food with villagers on the road to the active volcano, Mt. Arenal, Visit the thermal hots springs of La Fortuna . A side trip to Manuel Antonio National Park is also offered to work alongside locals in the Quepos area.
Nicaragua - Share food with families on the outskirts of Managua, the capital city, and work with families on the road to Granada, a city with a distinctively Spanish flavor. Along the way, visit the active Masaya Volcano and see the fresh water bull sharks of Lake Nicaragua.
Mexico - Visit families on the outskirts of Cuernavaca by connecting through Mexico City. See the Mayan ruins at Xochicalco and discover centuries old cooking with new friends. We bring the food. Separate trips to rural coomunities in Quintana Roo are also offered which allow for excursions to the centuries old archiological sites of Tulum & ChichenItza.
Cambodia/Thailand - Share food with families in Siem Reap on the outskirts of Angkor Watt one of the most famous Buddhist Temples in the world. While there, provide children with healthy meals in the surrounding villages. This volunteer trip connects through Bangkok with branch excursions to Phuket and the Philippines.
Morocco, Marrakesh. Visit a city with over 1,000 years of history. Help us rebuild from the devastating earthquake of 2023 and learn about new foods along with helping to replace food that was lost. Costa Rica - Spend time on the outskirts of San Jose, the capital city. See coffee farms and share food with villagers on the road to the active volcano, Mt. Arenal, Visit the thermal hots springs of La Fortuna . A side trip to Manuel Antonio National Park is also offered to work alongside locals in the Quepos area.
Nicaragua - Share food with families on the outskirts of Managua, the capital city, and work with families on the road to Granada, a city with a distinctively Spanish flavor. Along the way, visit the active Masaya Volcano and see the fresh water bull sharks of Lake Nicaragua.
Mexico - Visit families on the outskirts of Cuernavaca by connecting through Mexico City. See the Mayan ruins at Xochicalco and discover centuries old cooking with new friends. We bring the food. Separate trips to rural coomunities in Quintana Roo are also offered which allow for excursions to the centuries old archiological sites of Tulum & ChichenItza.
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