The Global Volunteer Network currently has opportunities to work with rural communities in the Central American country of Honduras. Volunteers can become involved with teaching, childcare, conservation or building projects, or may choose to become involved with more than one.
Childcare Program
Volunteers will work at a state-run institution which aim is to take care of orphaned, sick, neglected and poor children of Honduras. The specific institute that we are involved with is for children from single parent families that have a net income of around US$100.00 per month. All 30 to 35 children that presently frequent the centre come from extremely impoverished backgrounds, and for the children who go to the centre it is a second home as they spend 6 days a week there.
Volunteer activities include feeding, playing, educating and cleaning the children. The children are aged from around 5-15 and are in need of love and attention and volunteers act as older siblings. In addition, we have an on going revitalisation project at the centre. With the continuous help from volunteers we are slowly but surely changing the building by painting and decorating the faciltities which are run down due to lack of funds.
For this program volunteers must be:
For this program volunteers must be:
* at least 18 years of age
* be enthusiastic
* know at least basic Spanish or be willing to learn prior to leaving
For more information and details on the costs of this program visit
http://www.globalvolunteernetwork.org/honduras
If you have a question then send it to:
info@volunteer.org.nz
* The Global Volunteer Network offers opportunities in Cambodia, China, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ethiopia, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, Nepal, New Zealand, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Romania, Rwanda, South Africa, South Dakota, Thailand, Uganda, and Vietnam.
