Description

Get involved in the various social programs, providing assistance and advice where appropriate.
Help coordinate the programs and activities.

Highlights

Fundapadele is a not-for-profit organization that is actively involved with multi-faceted social development projects. Their central objective is to promote, drive and execute projects aimed at personal and communal success and to strengthen the bonds of society through the family, democracy and self-sustainability.

Fundapadele have built several barrios (neighbourhoods) in the outskirts of the city of Leon that make land available to those in need, specifically single mothers or widows and low-income families. Staff at Fundapadele also build schools, health centres and communal houses for different uses, such as preschools, dining rooms for infants and children, immunization centres, etc.

Along with these projects, Fundapadele also facilitates small business loans for local businesses, principally owned by women, and by doing so they contribute to the local economy. Their hope is that through these different programs, they will contribute to a more just society and the new social model that Nicaragua needs.

Most of the people living in the barrios are abandoned or single mothers supporting their families alone. They work in the fields, in the market or any where else they can find work. The children of these women are looked after in the community houses by other local women, who are responsible for as many as 14 children a day. Because these women have little to no financial assistance, we need volunteers to assist and support the women in caring for the local children.

Qualifications

Be cooperative and willing to share his/her knowledge, culture and time.

Minimum Education

High School

Intern Types

• Counseling
• Medicine
• Social Work
• Sociology

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 3,245 for 8 weeks; USD 225 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

Creative, innovative, enthusiastic, compassionate with a desirer to work with small children.

Volunteer Types

• Adult Education
• Business
• Community Development
• Environment
• Popular Education

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