Description

Play with and teach bright, happy children from impoverished families in Calderon, Ecuador. You're needed to assist teachers and help expand and maintain residential, training, and daycare facilities. Our service program enables you to provide direct, hands-on care for pre-schoolers through an amazing grassroots organization. No matter your background, your personal efforts improve these youngsters' well-being. What's more, Global Volunteers raises funds to provide on-going support and classroom sponsorships.

Global Volunteers' development partnership serving at-risk and disabled children in Ecuador began in 1996, and continues under the direction of the Fundacion de Damas Calderonenses. As an essential link in a long chain of volunteers, you can help deliver essential services to greatly expand impoverished pre-schoolers' educational, health and social resources:

* teaching English to elementary and middle school students
* teaching math, science and geography
* demonstrating study skills and assisting with homework
* teaching health, nutrition and hygiene
* promoting girls' education
* demonstrating effective hand washing
* starting and maintaining school gardens
* constructing and repairing school and health facilities
* assisting local heath care workers with public health campaigns

Highlights

You can make a lasting difference in these young lives. Work with the enterprising women of FUNDAC to provide direct, hands-on care for village children and help improve two great childcare facilities. You will also have time to enjoy the wonders of the country. Ecuador is one of the world's most geographically varied, species-rich countries and nearly all of its natural treasures are within your reach. From Quito, you can travel to colorful Andean markets, remote jungle villages and warm Pacific beaches. Or you can tour this magnificent capital city. This chance combines hands-on service with cultural immersion in a unique way where your contribution lasts a lifetime.

Travel Types

• Native Culture Studies
• Volunteering

Qualifications

Everyone can help. No professional qualifications necessary. If you enjoy nurturing children, or working with your hands to improve their living conditions, you can be a valuable resource on this program.

Languages

• English

Cost in US$:

USD 2,295/1wk - 2,495/ 2wks

Cost Includes:

• Emergency evacuation services
• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Registration fees
• Written materials pre-departure
• Written materials abroad

Program Fees Include:

The service program fee supports the host partner's on-going development work, and also cover your meals, lodging, transportation to and from the work site, project expenses, administrative costs, and the services of a trained team leader. All costs, including airfare, are tax-deductible for U.S. tax-payers.

Credit Available

yes

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

Typical Volunteer

Our volunteers are culturally curious and open-minded people looking to help improve the lives of children. They enjoy Latin American culture, and 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.

Age Range

adults, children ages 12-plus 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 or in Groups

Typically Participants Work

in Groups of 12-15

Scholarships are Available

Check with us throughout the year for scholarship and fundraising opportunities.

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