Volunteer Vacations Welcome to All... Bienvenidos Todos!

The best gift is to teach them languages.  Since we live close to the tourist area, this will provide them an opportunity to work and make a decent living." Please continue reading to find out 10 reasons to come on a volunteer vacation at SuncampDR!

FEES:  To participate in the volunteer program there are NO FEES. You must pay your flight to get to Puerto Plata and your lodging facilities at SuncampDR. You can find the price list of the studios and apartments here: http://www.suncampdr.com/rates.html

Prices at SunCampDR start at 60 U$/week and 190 U$/month. You can also choose to stay at the more luxurious all inclusive hotels in Playa Dorada.

Location:

Muñoz, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Number of inhabitants, 14,000 with lots of children Languages spoken by our staff: English, French, German, Spanish, Creole. Languages spoken in the community: Spanish and Creole (Haitian)

Project Goals & Activities

The volunteer project goals are to help the people become healthier, to become more self sufficient and aware of solutions to their difficulties.

By motivating and working with them, we will set goals to achieve together that we are all proud of and benefits everyone.

How to reach the goals:

All the tools for improvement are at our disposal. Continually sharing knowledge, combined with a structured, realistic series of goals will move the people of Muñoz forward.

Once they begin to see results, and their own lives begin to flourish as a result, the more involved they will become in determining their own destiny.

Lodging Facilities for Volunteer Vacation.

Welcome to the tropical life in our rustic and SIMPLE apartments at SunCampDR.

Enjoy a unique vacation retreat in a lush tropical compound! Visit us at SunCampDR!

Only 20 minutes from Puerto Plata Airport and very near Playa Dorada resorts, golf course, and beaches.

A vacation at SunCampDR introduces you to the real Dominican Republic, away from hectic, over-scheduled, high-priced tourist-only resort hotels and into a welcoming tropical lifestyle with simple pleasures of a dip in the fresh-water river nearby to a walk through Munoz and conversations with local villagers.

In Your Volunteer Vacation Immerse Yourself

in a different culture in Munoz, Puerto Plata,  Dominican Republic...

• Experience close relationships with Dominicans and Haitians by helping them learn new skills and languages so they can acquire jobs and make a living.
• Live in a tropical paradise and experience the real Dominican life in Munoz, a very typical community
• Discover tranquility and peace of mind by living simply and in harmony with nature
• Learn things about yourself from living among these friendly native people

If these concepts impress and intrigue you, COME VISIT US IN PUERTO PLATA! WE NEED YOU!

Come and Enjoy Your Vacation in the Tropics!

Discover the Dominican and Haitian culture and give a hand to help. The schedule is flexible. Volunteer as much or as little as you want! Accompany the children in their learning process. No qualification needed. Experience a new vocation if you are not a teacher. All skills can be taught at different levels. Have fun playing with the happy students!

Muñoz needs volunteers

We have a project to help the impoverished community of Muñoz.

SunCampDR is located within this community, so if we improve the life of these people, we improve our own neighborhood. We need volunteers of all ages and there are no specific qualifications required.

You will be greatly appreciated here among the Dominican and Haitian communities. Your schedule is flexible and there are many different ways to help. Teaching languages is the most convenient service we can bring to these people. There is no limit to the progress that we can achieve...

Specific Volunteer Vacation Options

Nurses and assistants:

Fundamental hygiene practices are needed to survive under basic conditions. Teaching efficient water usage, basic treatments and preventative measures would be a huge benefit for the people of Muñoz. Providing medical assistance to people in immediate need is another badly needed service. There is a possibility to work at the Community Center (centro sanitario).

We Need Your Humanitarian Services!

The best gift is to teach them languages.  Since we live close to the tourist area, this will provide them an opportunity to work and make a decent living."

Location:

Muñoz, Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. Number of inhabitants, 14,000 with lots of children Languages spoken by our staff: English, French, German, Spanish, Creole. Languages spoken in the community: Spanish and Creole (Haitian).

Vacation Volunteer Commented by William

William is a young pensioner who came on a vacation volunteer project at SuncampDR in December 2010. William is a builder and an active man. He went back to Canada and his heart remains here because he is making some funding actions to come back and help better the community. While in Puerto Plata, William participated in some activities at the Community Center and his favorite pastime was walking in the Munoz village. Here is how William described the volunteer vacation in Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic: