Description

Provide English classes for people in the community. Help reinforce the local school system through educational games for children, as well as adults. Help in handicraft design with local women.

Highlights

Lomas de Viento is a rural community cooperative settled in the mountains of Carazo. The area has been settled for over 100 years, but only recently have the residents realized the potential of the beautiful area in which they live. The role of this cooperative is to help create sustainable work for the entire community, by focusing on three main components:

* Promoting tourism: Recently Lomas de Viento has begun providing restaurant services, tour guides, hiking trails and horseback riding for visitors, as well as promoting local artistic traditions. Residents are also converting their homes into guest lodges to accommodate the influx of tourists. Income is also being generated by the sale of locally-grown ornamental flowers and plants.

* Conservation and reforestation: After recent difficulties with access to fresh water and serious deforestation, the residents of Lomas de Viento have realized that they land they live on is an incredible natural resource. Recent conservation efforts have revived their freshwater springs and fertile soil and have seen the return of the local wildlife. The community is working closely with other NGOs in order to preserve, control and develop a better, more organized system for the whole community to take advantage of the environment without endangering it.

* Other issues: Issues of waste management, total reforestation, and protection of wild life are pertinent to the communitys ongoing projects. Also under consideration is the bottling of the local spring water and the organization of the land for residents use.

A volunteer could help teach basic English to the community in an effort to help promote tourism. English is essential to their communication with many foreigners. Volunteers will also be expected to share their time with the conservation projects in the community. This is because there is not enough demand to specialize in teaching alone.

Qualifications

Have had experience teaching English to a wide range,(in age), of people would be beneficial.

Minimum Education

High School

Intern Types

• Education

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

Friendly, enthusiastic, energetic with the stamina to work outdoors teaching English to the community as well as help with their conservation projects.

Volunteer Types

• Education
• English Teaching
• 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