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Enthusiastic volunteers with various skills (100% free volunteering)
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Location:
Xerem, Rio de Janeiro, 25245-970, Brazil
Organization:
Casa do Caminho - Free Volunteering
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Start date:
September 18, 2009
Sex:
All are welcome
Language(s):
English, Portuguese
Last updated:
September 18, 2009
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End date:
September 17, 2011
Age:
Adults (18-64)
Area of Focus:
Children and Youth, Community Service and Volunteering, Education and Academia, Farming and Agriculture, Foundations, Fundraising, and Philanthropy, Health and Medicine, Health, Mental, Housing and Homelessness, Sports, Recreation, and Leisure
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Description:
Do you want to...
• work with children while experiencing a foreign culture?
• live in an international environment in a rainforest?
• have the freedom to set up and lead your own projects?
..then..
challenge yourself and become a volunteer/ trainee in an orphanage in Brazil!
Who are we?
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 from!
What are we looking for?
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
• Theatre, Art, Music teachers
• Nutrition specialist
• Plumber
• Cook
What are the requirements?
• Age minimum: 21 years
• Basic Portuguese skills
• 6 month - 2 year volunteer period
What do we offer?
The volunteer program at Casa do Caminho is completely free. Volunteers receive airport escort, accomodation, food, training, portuguese classes and access to “capoeira” classes. Volunteering at Casa do Caminho is a unique cultural experience – you will get to know the brazilian culture, have the freedom to set up your own projects and the children will make you feel at home from the very first second!
More information about the programme and Casa do Caminho can also be found at: www.casadocaminhobrasil.org
How to Apply:
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Permalink:
http://www.idealist.org/if/i/en/av/VolunteerOpportunity/137918-258/c
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