What to bring page 


This is an interim list made up by the teachers who are here now. A complete "Bring with you" guide is being developed. We hope this helps for now.

What to bring – for the home
Basically everything you need to buy can be bought in Cofradia or San Pedro Sula.

Most foods can be bought however Ben is still working on seeing if the supermarket can stock Vegemite for the increasing amount of Australian volunteers!

The major brands of toiletries can also be purchaed here, as well as a large range of medicines.

Following though is a list of what you might like to bring with you:


Bedding, however you will only need a double sheet and at a stretch a light sleeping bag. It is very hot here for most of the year. It can get almost one blanket chilly in February sometimes and who know what further climate change will bring.

Mosquito net – there are some provided in the houses but it is always handy to have one for weekends away

Clothes and footwear for a tropical climate

Non-essential:
Any books you can’t live without, however there is a good selection of novels left behind by previous volunteers that you can borrow. There is also an extensive collection of Lonely Planet Central America on a shoestring that you can borrow and many Spanish English dictionaries including two massive volumes donated by previous volunteers.

Music CDs – there is a stereo in the smaller volunteer house

What to bring  - for school

Essential:
Dress code – its expected that you should dress neatly but its not too formal.
Medium length skirts are expectable for women, as are longer shorts for men however shorts are viewed as very informal dress here for men.

Non-essential:
Any books that will help you with teaching. There are already many teaching books, and textbooks that will help you plus the ETAP curriculum, see separate page on this website. Art supplies are always useful, if your community in your home country wants to donate something then pencils, textas, crayons and paint are very useful.

Also helpful would be flags and national costumes from your own country for the Independence Day parade. A special note to Dutch volunteers, Ben and Mirna would love the children to learn how to dance in wooden clogs so if you know a cheap place to buy some sets of clogs and had room in your suitcase it would be a wonderful gift to the school.