Description

In the charming rural village of Tutova, you can help feed and care for babies who arrive at the "failure-to-thrive ward" shortly after birth. Each day, you and your teammates stimulate, love and nurture them in a way a parent would. Just playing with these children will make a huge difference in their lives. And you will benefit from the healing smiles and warm hugs of your small charges. Physicians can also be helpful, but note: flexibility is a key, as equipment and medicine are scarce throughout this country.

You can also choose to teach conversational English to middle school and high school students in Barlad. No formal teaching experience is required. You will serve as a resource in formal classrooms, practicing pronunciation and assisting with language exercises. This is an exceptional chance for retired and active teachers as well.

Highlights

Lend your heart to change a life! No special skills are needed to teach conversational English skills, or to nurture a disabled or abandoned baby. Demonstrate the universal language of love and compassion. No matter the circumstances of their birth, infants, toddlers and teens understand the nurturing touch and kind words of a caring adult. Deserving children in our Romanian host communities eagerly await your help today.

You'll stay in a comfortable and safe family-owned guest house with television and bright common areas. Enjoy home-cooked and restaurant meals featuring authentic Eastern European cuisine.

At the end of the workday, and on the weekend, enjoy the vast cultural, educational and natural attractions of central and northern Romania.

Qualifications

If you have energy to work with kids, an open mind, and are willing to serve as part of a team and take direction from local leaders, you will make a positive contribution to this exciting volunteer program.

Languages

• English

Languages Used as a Medium of Teaching

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 2,495-2,895/ 1-3 weeks - discounts available

Cost Includes:

• Emergency evacuation services
• Food
• In-country orientation/Training
• Housing
• In-country staff support
• Language instruction
• Medical insurance
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Registration fees
• Travel while in host country
• Written materials abroad
• Written materials pre-departure

Program Fees Include:

The service program fee supports the community's on-going English development programs, and also covers your meals, lodging, transportation within the work site, project expenses, administrative costs, and the services of a trained team leader. The service program cost does not cover free-time expenses, or your airfare or other travel to the host community. All costs, including airfare, are tax-deductible for U.S. tax-payers.

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

Our volunteers are culturally curious and open-minded people looking to contribute to a community development project and to improve their understanding of different ways of life. They are all ages, from various ethnic backgrounds, and of all different professions, such as educators, students, laborers, medical professionals, full-time parents, computer professionals, artists, lawyers and the like. Above all, Romania volunteers love children, and wants to contribute to their well-being.

Age Range

adults all ages; minor with parent

This Program is open to

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

Typical Living Arrangements

• Apartment/Flat

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 15-18

Scholarships are Available

Please check with us throughout the year on partial and full scholarships that may be available.

Application Process Involves

• Letters of Reference
• Phone/Video Interview
• Written Application

Typically The Application Process Time is

12 hours

Post Services Include

• Alumni Network
• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Re-Entry Debriefing at Home

Global Volunteers's Mission Statement

Global Volunteers is a private, non-profit (501C-3) tax-exempt organization in consultative status with the United Nations working at the invitation and under the direction of local leaders to deliver the 12 Essential Services to partner communities worldwide. We engage short-term volunteers on long-term development projects to create, nurture and sustain the wellbeing of the world's children - so they can realize the full promise of their human potential. Each year, we mobilize up to 300 teams of volunteers to work alongside local people on work projects central to their advancement. We also raise funds to support our international and domestic partners and to provide sponsorships for educational, social and medical assistance.

Year Founded

1984