Description

Casa do Caminho is situated in the middle of a rainforest, outside of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The orphanage aims to take children away from aggression, drugs & criminality in Rio and surrounding suburbs. It provides these children with shelter, nutrition, education and a lot of freedom to play. Your help is needed because international volunteers bring new knowledge and enthusiasm to Casa do Caminho from which the children and staff can learn!

Visa Requirements:
In Brazil, for most nationalities, a tourist visa is issued for three months and can be extended for free for an extra three months by going to the Federal Police closest to you when it is near to expiration. It depends on your nationality whether you need to get the visa issued before you leave or whether you can get it at the airport. According to the rules of a tourist visa, you must leave Brazil after 6 months and cannot re-enter until 6 months have passed.

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.

Volunteering with us is 100% free!
We offer food and accommodation in exchange for your services.

Qualifications

Who do we need?
We are looking for motivated volunteers & trainees with different backgrounds (psychology, teaching, business, IT, arts & culture, sports, organic farming,..) to work as:
* Psychologist
* Social Worker
* Educator
* Teacher
* Organic farming specialist
* Volunteer coordinator
* IT expert
* Medical coordinator
* Maintenance/ Electrician volunteer
* Sports teacher/ manager
* Theater, Art, Music teachers

Our minumum requirements are:
* Age minimum: 21 years
* Intermediate Portuguese skills
* 6 months- 2 years volunteer period

Languages

• English
• Portuguese
• Spanish

Cost in US$:

0

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing

Program Fees Include:

We charge no fees and offer volunteers food and accommodation.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

Enthusiastic, motivated, flexible, hard worker that loves to hang out with children and helps out where necessary. Patience is an important attribute when working in Brazil.

Age Range

21+

This Program is open to

American, Asian, Australian, Canadian, European, Kiwi, South African and Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.

Typical Living Arrangements

• Dormitory
• Group living

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 20

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone/Video Interview

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