Sustainable Development in Medellin
Trip Overview
Preparing for a more sustainable future
Develop the skills and knowledge to contribute to a more sustainable world while exploring a country brimming with color, music and passion.
Join Kagumu’s ground-breaking Jaguar Program in South America’s hub of innovation and transformation, Medellin, Colombia. Widen your knowledge of pressing global issues, develop a deep understanding of sustainable development and learn how to start your own social impact project in your own community.
Details
- Where: Medellín, Los Nevados National Park – Santa Marta, Cartagena (optional)
- Focus: Sustainable development, SDGs, environmental conservation, social impact, project development
- Date: Summer 2022 (June 27 – July 25) & flexible dates offered
- Suggested Ages: 17-25
- Number of participants: 6-18
- Cost: 2,499 USD (4-week program), 3,399 USD (5-week program)
- Discounts: Refer a friend to receive 200 USD off!
- Credit: Available depending on your university
- Language: English or Spanish Immersion
- Kagumu Support: Local guides and support staff. 24/7 emergency support
- Contact: [email protected]


Program Activities
- Your learning: 20 hours of formal classes on the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development with our partner institute: EAFIT.
- Project visits: Reforestation, organic farming, community gardening, urban development, bio-construction, and human rights projects and organizations.
- Your project: Develop the necessary skills to be able to start your own impactful social or environmental project in your country.
- Soft skills developed: Problem solving, leadership, adaptability and cross-cultural communication skills among others.
- Cultural activities: City tours, salsa class, cooking challenge, exotic fruit tasting, soccer match, coffee workshop, graffiti workshop and a nighttime bike ride!
- Adventure weekends: Raft and zip line in the Andean jungle, trek the UNESCO-listed coffee zone, explore a stunning Spanish colonial town.
- Responsible Travel: Travel responsibly, limiting your environmental impacts and increasing your positive social impacts.
Itinerary
Week 1: Medellín & Rio Claro
Week 2: Medellín
Week 3: Medellin & Los Nevados National Park
Week 4: Medellín & Guatapé
Week 5: Santa Marta & Cartagena (optional)
More Information
Flexible bookings
Book now, pay later. Due to changing circumstances we make it easy for you to reserve your educational trip without paying a deposit upfront!.