Every year, the Women’s Center teams up with Student Leadership and Engagement and local Guatemalan non-profit CEDEPCA, to host an Alternative Service Break trip to Guatemala focusing on gender issues. Participants on this trip explore:

• traditional understandings of gender,
• historical and contemporary manifestations of gender-based violence in Guatemala, and
• how gender influences the daily lives of Guatemalans.

These issues are closely examined within the Guatemalan context, but participants also consider the manner in which these same themes manifest themselves in the US, as well as an examination of US-Guatemalan relations. Significant emphasis is placed on the learning aspect of educating ourselves in the historical, cultural, and political dynamics of gender issues and bringing that new-found knowledge back to share with others.

Learn more about the trip in this March 25, 2025 Technician article.

Details

• Dates: TBD
• Cost: TBD
• Team Leaders: TBD
• Application Deadline: TBD

For more information on the trip and to apply, please visit the Alternative Service Break page.

In Their Own Words

Past Participants of ASB

“Out of my four years at NC State, if not my whole life, the Guatemala trip made the single biggest impression on me.”

“This trip to Guatemala forced me to really explore my own beliefs, understandings, and thought processes.“

“This trip was an unforgettable, unimaginable, breath-taking experience. I witnessed things that I thought I would never ever see. Although it was hurtful to witness those things, it was very much necessary. Their story needs to be known. I would recommend this trip to everyone considering ASB because it will change your life, just like it did mine.”

For more information on ASB Guatemala-Gender