Build Homes in Bahia, Brazil
Location
Brazil: Salvador, Trancoso
Description
Although the constant increase in the number of wealthy visitors has brought benefits to Trancoso, it also has caused the cost of living becomes too high for many families who have not benefited from tourism. Some of these families live in deplorable conditions, in houses that need urgent intervention. You can help them improve their quality of life through our construction programme.
Our volunteers will build/ improve the homes of six of the many families referred to Scope Institute by the community because of the critical situations they find themselves in. Earning about USD 100/ month in a town where living costs have raised considerably as a result of increasing tourism, they are unable to pull themselves out of these situations without the help of our volunteers.
Highlights
Programme takes place in the beautiful town of Trancoso in Bahia. It is for people who truly want to volunteer and work hard to make a difference. But when the work is done for the day, there are many fun activities we are happy to organize for those volunteers who simply cannot take any more relaxing time on Trancoso's stunning white, sandy beaches. Some of these include:
- Mountain biking through the valley of buffalos
- Horseback ridingon the beach
- Kayaking through rivers that cut through mangroves and tropical forests
- Soccer with locals in the middle of the quadrado (town square)
- Diving in Arraial DAjuda
- Capoeira lessons
- Surfing, windsurfing, and kitesurfing lessons
- Forro dancing on Friday nights
- Tennis on a clay court in the jungle
- Excursions to Praia do Espelho, Curuipe, Caraiva and night time outings in the town of Arraial Dajuda