Description

Volunteers help by playing with the children, teaching them in the school or daycare center, and providing them with a lot of attention. Volunteers can also help create alternative projects and activites for the children to participate in.
Volunteers can also choose to help with cleaning and maintaining the center, serving food and helping the children with their hygiene practices.

Highlights

Casa de Sol supports some of the disadvantaged people in Quito, They specifically work with single mothers and their children. They provide a number of different services to these people including; day care, meals, homework help for children 6-12, as well as some skill training such as sewing and weaving.

Volunteers are needed at this project to help with the daily routine in the childcare center and school. Any help is always valued and appreciated as this center provides much needed services but has very little funds to keep it running.

Qualifications

Any previous experience working with children, teaching, or studies in the area of childcare will be assets for volunteers at this placement.

Minimum Education

High School

Intern Types

• Education

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 3.295 for 8 weeks; USD 250 each additional wk.

Cost Includes:

• Emergency evacuation services
• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Language instruction
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Written materials abroad
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

Upon arrival in country our staff will pick you up at the airport and return you to our Orientation Center for a safety briefing and general country orientation. For this program you are required to complete one - 4 weeks of language training and orientation which is included in the cost of the program. At the end of that week you will transfer to your placement to begin volunteering. Our staff are available to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week should you require help of any kind.

Experience Required

yes

Volunteers should have lots of stamina, be flexible, resourceful and enjoy working with very young children.

Volunteer Types

• Childcare/children
• Education
• Health Care
• Primary Education
• Street Kids
• Teaching

Typical Volunteer

We believe everyone can contribute by volunteering. Recent graduates from high school, college or university, professionals taking a career break, recent retirees, individuals or groups who are interested in a change and the chance to enrich their own life and the lives of others. If you are 18 years or older you can apply for any of the placements available. If you are from 16-18 years old you may apply for placements near our Volunteer Abroad Office and Residence, so that we are able to give you more support. Both students and professionals are needed for placements in all our countries.

Age Range

18+

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Dormitory
• Group living
• Home-stays

Participants Travel

Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

Independently or in Groups of Depends on the placement

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Resume
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

24-48 hrs

Basecamp International Centers's Mission Statement

We believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America.

Year Founded

1998