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IT Expert (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 23, 2009
Sex:
All are welcome
Skill(s):
Computer Hardware & Installation, IT Support, Network Configuration
Area of Focus:
Children and Youth, Communications Access and Infrastructure, Community Service and Volunteering, Computers and Technology, Education and Academia
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End date:
September 22, 2011
Age:
Adults (18-64)
Language(s):
English, Portuguese, Spanish
Last updated:
September 23, 2009
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Description:
The Casa do Caminho's orphanage main concerns are communication and education. Children and teenagers of both Casa do Caminho and the community live isolated in a rural area where they have no idea of what is going on in the outside world. The long-term effect is that they will lack fundamental skills required for employment and therefore they will not be able to compete for a reasonable wage to ensure a better future.
We want to offer PC and internet education for the children, teenagers and local community. We believe that bringing PCs and internet can be an incredible step towards a better Education, Communication, Management and fundraising.
We are lurgently ooking for volunteers with a degree or experience in IT to work on our Information and Communication project. As an IT expert at Casa do Caminho you will have the following key responsibilities
• Maintain the IT infrastructure of three different houses (orphanage and teenager houses)
• Extend and improve the existing IT project
• Develop new ideas to optimize the means of communication of Casa do Caminho, i.e. set up a Voice over IP project
Besides your key responsibilities, new projects are always welcome to be set up!
What are the requirements?
• Age minimum: 21 years
• Basic Portuguese skills
• 6 month- 2 year volunteer/trainee period
• Degree or experience in IT & Communication
• Ideally experience in working with children and teenagers
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 do we offer?
The volunteer program at Casa do Caminho is completely free. Volunteers receive airport escort, accommodation, food, training, Portuguese classes and access to “capoeira” classes in exchange for their services. 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/181415-13/c
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