What is a Brigade add-on and what are my options?

If you're planning a Brigade, add-ons are a great way to customize our itinerary for your Chapter. Here are some options that are available to you.

Do you feel like your brigade itinerary is missing something? You can now add programmatic/cultural activities to your itinerary! You will fundraise the corresponding donation to add an extra day(s) to your brigade stay, and GB staff will help you arrange it. Whether you’d like to build an eco-stove on your medical brigade or visit Tinos Island in Greece, we can make it happen!

 

Ghana

Kakum National Park Tour

Learn more about the endangered and rare animals like the Diana Monkey, Bongo, Yellow-backed Duiker and elephant at the Kakum National Park. Observe species of herbaceous and woody plants. 

Located in Assin Attandanso Reserve is the Kakum National Park and Canopy Walkway that offers visitors spectacular scenery.

Extra Days: 1 | $180 USD | $234 CAD | £126 GBP

Medical Day for Public Health Brigades

Visit Ghana's rural community CHPS (Community Health and Planning Services) for structural maintenance work or to donate supplies and medications. 

The CHPS are Ghana's strategy to deliver community level services as a key element for healthcare service and health planning.

Extra Days: 1 | $180 USD | $234 CAD | £126 GBP

Public Health Day for a Medical Brigade

Visit Public Health project or a school in Ghana rural communities for maintenance work.

No construction is included, instead maintenance work to previous Public Health projects will be implemented alongside community members. 

Extra Days: 1 | $180 USD | $234 CAD | £126 GBP

Medical Immersion

Shadow doctors for 2 days in hospital rotations at the Cape Coast Teaching Hospital.

You can have the opportunity to learn from qualify HCPs by shadowing various procedures and surgeries in hospitals settings.

Extra Days: 2 | $350 USD | $455 CAD | £245 GBP

Public Health Construction

Work with Public Health technicians in the implementation of Biodigester constructions during 2 days in rural communities.

The biodigester serves as a sustainable waste and sewerage management system, where organic material can be biologically digested. 

Extra Days: 2 | $350 USD | $455 CAD | £245 GBP

Greece

Delphi, Galaxidi, Nafpaktos & Arachova

Visit to archaeological site of Delphi, Galaxidi, Nafpaktos, & Arachova.

Explore more of Greek culture by visiting modern and acclaimed archeological sites in Greece. Immerse yourself in historical and cultural sightseeing.

Extra days: 3 |$380 USD | $494 CAD | £266 

Epidaurus, Melas & Nafplion

Visit site in Epidaurus, Melas & Nafplion.

Dive into Greek Culture by learning more of Ancient Greece and try olive oil & wine tasting from local business.

Extra days: 3 | $450 USD | $585 CAD | £315

Tinos Island

Visit by bus to the traditional villages of Tinos, once there you can take a trip by kayak to the beaches of the island.

Home of well known landscape, cultural heritage and food culture. Tinos is a Greek island situated in the Aegean Sea.

Extra days: 3 | $550 USD | $715 CAD | £385 

Panama

Panama brigade add-ons

Supporting Public Health Brigade

Hygiene stations construction follow Basic Sanitation Committee proposals to complete public Health goals the community has set.

Exchange 1 clinic day and add another day of construction of sanitation units for local families (shower, sink, toilet).

Extra Days: 1 | $240 USD | $312 CAD | £168 GBP

Support WASH projects in local schools

Visit local schools in Rural Community partners to repair & provide maintenance of water systems & infrastructure (kitchen, bathrooms…) alongside community members and local staff.

Extra Days: 1 | $250 USD | $325 CAD | £176 GBP 

Expanded PH Days

Hygiene stations construction follow Basic Sanitation Committee proposals to complete public Health goals the community has set.

Add 2 days to your regular brigade to work with local families in the construction of sanitation units.

Extra Days: 2 |$360 USD | $468 CAD | £252 GBP

Panama Canal: Miraflores Locks visit and Casco Viejo

The Miraflores Locks visitor center is the right place to experience the unique Panama Canal. There you can find different activities to learn and enjoy the Panama Canal.

Explore Casco Viejo, Panama City's historic district, and discover the Panama's history in this Cultural World Heritage Site.

Extra Days: 1 | $250 USD | $325 CAD | £176 GBP 

Embera Quera Indigenous Village

Learn more about Indigenous groups in Panama (Embera) by visiting the Indigenous village of Embera Quera.

Explore Embera traditions, food and folklore with community members.

Extra Days: 1 | $250 USD | $325 CAD | £176 GBP

Panama Canal and Monkey Island tour

The Monkey Island tour provides a unique way to experience the Panama Canal.

Take a boat through the Chagres River, all the way to Monkey Island. Observe the white-face monkeys, howler monkeys, and Geoffrey's tamarinds and many more species of monkeys.

Extra Days: 1 | $250 USD | $325 CAD | £176 GBP

Honduras

Museums in Comayagua

Explore Honduran culture in museums like the IHAH. Visit Comayagua, the hearth of Honduras and learn more about pre-Hispanic times in the Country.

Extra days: 1 | $180 USD | $234 CAD | £126 GBP

Eco-stove day

Visit rural community projects in Honduras, and help implement Eco-Stove projects with community members.

Eco-Stoves produce less particulate emissions, improving health and respiratory diseases found with traditional cooking.

Extra days: 1 | $180 USD | $234 CAD | £126 GBP

Hygiene station construction

Hygiene station construction follow Basic Sanitation Committee proposals to complete public Health goals the community has set.

The total length of the construction is 3 days.  Adding one construction day from your regular itinerary and 2 more days to the Brigade to complete the construction.

Extra days: 2 |$350 USD | $455 CAD | £245 GBP 

Cantarranas and candy factory visit

Located a few miles away from Tegucigalpa, we have Cantarranas, considered a modern treasure full of art. Often also referred to as a "selfie town".

Made up of artists from different cultural backgrounds, the city counts on a large collection of murals you cannot miss.

Extra days: 1 | $180 USD | $234 CAD | £126 GBP

Walk through Choluteca

Learn more about Honduran culture by visiting Choluteca.  Known for its agricultural hinterland yielding mainly coffee, cotton, melons, and cattle, Choluteca retains a good deal of interesting sightseeing site from the Spanish colonial period.

You will have a chance to visit the Chinchayote Mirador or Salt Mine depending on the season you visit Honduras.

Extra days: 1 | $180 USD | $234 CAD | £126 GBP 

Guatemala

Antigua Guatemala & Hobbitenango

Learn more about Antigua, Guatemala and visit Hobbitenango for a deeper understanding of Guatemalan culture.

Commonly known as La Antigua, Antigua, Guatemala is home of colonial edifices that tale the history of Guatemala.

Extra days: 1 | $190 USD | $247 CAD | £133 GBP 

Eco-stove construction

Visit rural community projects in Guatemala, and help implement Eco-Stove constructions.

Eco-Stoves produce less particulate emissions, improving health and respiratory diseases found with traditional cooking.

Extra days: 1 |  $190 USD | $247 CAD | £133 GBP

Pacaya Volcano

Pacaya Volcano is one of Guatemala most complex volcanos, just outside of Guatemala City.

Located over 8,000 feet above sea level, Pacaya offers not only a great experience to Guatemala's known volcanos, but spectacular views of nearby volcanoes.

Extra days: 1 | $280 USD | $364 CAD | £196 GBP

Lake Atitlan

Located in the heart of the Guatemala Highlands, Lake Atitlan, is the deepest lake in Central America.

Learn more about Ancient Mayan culture as the communities around the lake, still mantain their signature Maya folklore.

Extra days: 1 | $190 USD | $247 CAD | £133 GBP