Description

Volunteers would work one-to-one with the kids and also assist the teacher in other ways at the daycare. Your work would include feeding the children snacks and lunch, organizing and helping with arts and crafts, dancing with the kids, and reading with/or to them.
You may also help out by cleaning and tidying the daycare, and/or organizing books and toys.

Highlights

Aldeas Infantiles SOS (SOS Children's Villages) creates families for children in need and helps them form their own future and participate in the development of their communities. They strive to ensure that each child belongs to a family and grows up with love, respect, and safety.

SOS Children's Villages revolve around the effort to give children who have lost their parents or who are no longer able to live with them a permanent home and a stable environment. The SOS Children's Village family-like structure is formed by four basic pillars: mother, brothers and sisters, house and village. Each child receives a mother, who assumes complete responsibility for the care and protection of the child. Biological brothers and sisters are not separated, and the children receive "new" siblings as they grow up with other children. The villages are made up of 12 to 16 houses, which each contain nine children and a mother. In this way, the children are able to grow up in a manner that closely resembles a family and a home as much as possible.

Aldeas Infantiles SOS is an organization that is constantly working to help distressed families in this poor location. They provide daycare as well as other family services, when/if possible. Such as, teaching planned parenthood and/or assisting children with their homework, plus more, when they are able to do so. Volunteers would be greatly appreciated at this placement, as there is always a huge need for help.

Like so many organizations in the developing world, this placement is underfunded and lacks the necessary man-power to implement its programs effectively.

Qualifications

A volunteer at this placement should have some experience working with young children, preferably in a daycare setting.

Minimum Education

High School

Intern Types

• Education

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 3,245 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

You should enjoy caring for toddlers and small children. It is also important to be able to cope with children asking for and needing lots of attention.

Volunteer Types

• Childcare/children
• Education
• 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

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