Description

We are looking for volunteers with experience in plumbing to make repairs in our three centers. You need to be creative with the limited supplies, tools and resources Casa do Caminho possesses.

Highlights

The volunteer program of Casa do Caminho provides a 100% free volunteer environment in which the volunteer has the opportunity to make a meaningful commitment to the project. All volunteers take on the responsibilities of full-time staff members, which requires hard work but also provides the opportunity to develop existing and new skills and take on leadership roles. Casa do Caminho also provides a unique cultural experience, as volunteers have the opportunity not only to get to know Brazilian culture but also to share their experience with fifteen other volunteers from all parts of the world.

Qualifications

* Intermediate Portuguese skills
* 6 months - 2 years volunteer period
* Experience working with children and teenagers
* Minimum age: 21 years

Languages

• Portuguese

Cost in US$:

0

Cost Includes:

• Housing
• Food

Program Fees Include:

We charge no fees and offer volunteers: food, accommodation and airport escort.

Experience Required

yes

Previous plumbing experience is required.

Volunteer Types

• Building Maintenance
• Childcare/children
• Orphans

Typical Volunteer

Enthusiastic, motivated, flexible, patient, hard workers that love children and teens and helps out where necessary.

Age Range

21-64 yrs old

This Program is open to

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

Typical Living Arrangements

• Group living

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

Independently

Application Process Involves

• Phone/Video Interview
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

1 week

Comunidade Rural Casa do Caminho's Mission Statement

Casa do Caminho is an orphanage situated in a rural town near a rainforest, outside of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Our mission is to help and take in children and adolescents in vulnerable social situations; to stimulate their development in fraternal cohabitation with nature while offering social, cultural, vocational, and sports programs; to promote the psychosocial restructurization of the family, and ultimately to facilitate the reintegration of this population into their families and society at the appropriate time.

Year Founded

1982