Description

At this placement you would work to create and maintain an attractive website for AIDENICA, which includes their mission statement, values, organization history, contact info, and a photo gallery. You would also design a brochure and business cards.

You would work daily in the administrative office, with staff members. They would provide you with all the content they would like you to use on the website and brochures. Over the course of four weeks, you would build their website from scratch plus provide them with the finished products of the brochures and business cards. The staff would provide some input into the designs, but you would have a lot of creative freedom to make the designs through your own initiative.

Volunteers can properly spend some time socializing with the boys; perhaps playing games or helping with chores and homework thus providing, during the interaction, a positive role model to them.

Highlights

AIDENICA, or Asociacion para la Atencion Integral de Niños de la Calle (Association for the Comprehensive Care of Street Children), is an organization dedicated to improving the lives of street children. They run a home, called Casa Hogar AIDENICA, which has accommodations for up to forty children. While on the streets, most of these boys were involved with drugs and delinquent behaviour. The boys live at the house and do chores, attend high school, get help with their homework, learn vocational skills, and ideally by the age of 18 the boys will have learned enough to become self-sufficient.

In all of Peru, there are about three million children who are working in the streets. They are usually driven there by poverty and/or to escape family violence; forcing them to help themselves and/or their families to earn a living by selling and begging. Once in the streets, they are often subject to abuse from older children and also usually forced to drop out of school. Some end up in gangs and/or become addicted to sniffing glue in order to survive the streets.
This organization has a very small staff with few resources. They do not have enough funds to operate at full capacity,(40 to 50 children). Currently they can support only 15 boys in the home and frequently have difficulty meeting their needs of adequate clothing and nourishment. At times, the organization risks having to down-size even further or stop their work altogether. AIDENICA is well-known and respected in their neighbourhood, however, there is little awareness of this wonderful organization throughout Lima or internationally.
An informative website and promotional materials for distribution would greatly increase public awareness in who they are, what they are trying to accomplish, their immediately needs and future goals; thus hoping to establish a greatly increased stream of income to provide for current needs and in the future, expansion to full capacity. Currently there is no website. What an opportunity!! What a challenge!!

Qualifications

A volunteer at this placement needs to have an education and/or experience in website creation and graphic design.

Minimum Education

High School

Intern Types

• Graphic Design
• Web Design

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

The volunteer should be able to work well in a team with other staff members. The volunteer should also be energetic and enthusiastic when interacting with the boys.

Volunteer Types

• Computer Training

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