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Squads Abroad is a 501c3 non-profit organization under our parent company Global Brigades, a Platinum Level Guidestar member for Financial Transparency. Since 2004, our organization has collectively mobilized more than 70,000 international volunteers to help resolve global health and economic disparities around the world.
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Teachers: Join our movement…

Involve your students in real-world WASH programs abroad!

Global STEM Squads

Provide access to clean water and sanitation in rural underserved communities through applying STEM skills.

 

LEARN HOW TO GET INVOLVED

VOLUNTEER ABROAD TRAVEL PROGRAMS

Custom service trips for faculty-led High School student groups partner with rural underserved schools to provide much needed water and sanitation  infrastructure projects, cross-cultural exchanges, and education campaigns. These 7-10 day custom group volunteer travel programs also incorporate cultural learning and enrichment activities.

VIRTUAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROGRAMS

Online programs for STEM classes or clubs involve students in real-world community water system projects in Central America.  Students work with our engineers and in-country learn and apply STEM skills in the process of preparing a community water system proposal to deliver potable water and improved sanitation in partner communities.

stem projects include

Community Water Systems

Learn the engineering behind large scale gravity-based water systems, then help dig and lay the pipe.

Water for Schools

Help design and build water tanks and rainwater harvesting systems to provide clean drinking water for schools.

SANITATION INFRASTRUCTURE

Help design and build sanitation and hand washing stations in schools.

Community Surveying

Shadow engineers surveying land for water sources and testing water quality

Where We Work

PANAMA

HONDURAS

Guatemala

EACH GLOBAL STEM SQUAD PROVIDES

Real-World Applications of STEM Concepts
Water Projects that Improve Community Health
Guest Lectures From Local Experts
Cross-Cultural Sensitivity Training
Local Language Instruction
Enriching Cultural Activities

ABOUT STEM SQUAD VOLUNTEER ABROAD PROGRAMS

Global STEM Squads provide the opportunity for High School students to partner with rural underserved schools to provide much needed water and sanitation  infrastructure projects, cross-cultural exchanges, and education campaigns. These 7-10 day custom group volunteer travel programs also incorporate cultural learning and enrichment activities.  Each Squad is comprised of a minimum of eight (8) student volunteers accompanited by a minimum of two (2) complimentary faculty leaders.  Squads Abroad professional in-country teams (include Program Facilitators, Paramedics, Language Support Staff, and Private Drivers) handle all the program logistics and ensure group safety.  

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Water Systems Built

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Squads Abroad is a 501c3 non-profit organization under our parent company Global Brigades, a Platinum Level Guidestar member for Financial Transparency. Since 2004, our organization has collectively mobilized more than 70,000 international volunteers to help resolve global health and economic disparities around the world.
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Squads are passionate groups of volunteers who mobilize abroad to create positive change. Each Squad type has a skill-based focus area that support the education, health and economic development objectives of community partners. Faculty choose their dates, duration (typically 1-2 weeks), and their site location from one of our six program countries.