Cultural Embrace - Volunteer in Latin America 2010

Location
Brazil: Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Curitiba and 7 other cities; Chile: Santiago; Costa Rica: Manuel Antonio, San Jose; Ecuador: Galapagos Islands, Puyo and 2 other cities, Quito, Rural Areas; Guatemala: Antigua; Honduras: La Ceiba; Mexico: Cuernavaca, Oaxaca; Nicaragua: Granada; Peru: Chiclayo, Cusco and 2 other cities, Lima, Trujillo

Program Duration
1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months (includes high school academic semester abroad), 7-12 months (includes high school academic year abroad)

Typical Duration of Program
1-2 weeks

Dates
All year round

Description

Cultural Embrace partners with local humanitarian organizations to share more knowledge about the people and culture in Latin America. Our goals are to assist the at-need and at-risk communities and to improve their standards of living. By contributing your time, energy and passion to others, you will gain a memorable and meaningful experience while traveling abroad.
Qualifications

You must be at least 18 years of age, or with adult consent. Enjoy providing a service and working with others. Capable to live and work in basic and sparse conditions. Spanish knowledge preferred.
Languages
- English
Cost in US$:

Varies
Cost Include Description:

- Pre-arranged Volunteer Project
- Housing
- Most meals
- Language Lessons at many countries
- Comprehensive Insurance
- Arrival Assistance
- Training/Orientation
- Bi-Lingual Pre-departure and Local Support
Experience Required

no
Volunteer Types
- Adult Education
- Agriculture
- Animal Welfare
- Childcare/children
- Community Centers
- Community Development
- Community Health
- Community Organizing
- Conservation
- Cutting Wood
- Digging
- Eco-tourism
- Education
- English Teaching
- Fixing Fences
- Health
- Health Care
- Health Education
- Hospital
- Medicine
- Nutrition
- Orphans
- Painting
- Parks
- Planting
- Popular Education
- Primary Education
- Public Education
- Reforestation
- Sea Turtle Protection
- Secondary Education
- Social Services, Social Work
- Street Kids
- Teaching
- Tutor
- Wildlife Surveying
Typical Volunteer

Volunteers that share the compassion of helping others and trying to improve the lives of others while gaining a new perspective on their own.
Age Range

Minimum age 18 or with parent consent
This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals.
Typical Living Arrangements
- Apartment/Flat
- Group living
- Home-stays
- Independent living
Participants Travel

Independently
Typically Participants Work

Independently
Application Process Involves
- Letters of Reference
- Other
- Phone Interview
- Physical Exam/Health Records
- Resume
- Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time is

2 weeks-1 year
Post Services Include
- Exit Debriefing Abroad
- Re-Entry Debriefing at Home
Cultural Embrace's Mission Statement

Our mission is to encourage people to recognize and appreciate cultural diversity. We believe that visiting a place firsthand allows one to truly experience the authenticity of a culture and develop his/her own impressions. Our goals are to provide quality service and opportunities for people to explore their world and enlighten their eyes, mind and heart. Traveling is a reciprocated flow of communication and interaction between people...the more you seek, the more you learn. "Discover the Similarities - Share the Differences"