Description:
This home for orphans accepts boys and girls usually from maternity hospitals where mothers have given them up for adoption. Also, there are boys and girls abandoned by parents at public hospitals. Depending on availability, this private foundation will raise them to age 18. They receive donations and the administration is in the hands of a group of ladies who are volunteers. They have room for 125, but due to lack of sufficient funds, they currently have 72 boys and girls. There is a public school (K-6) within the premises. It is state funded and is open to other children in the surrounding areas. Volunteers can help in: teaching aid, tutoring, recreation, dining room supervision, basic maintenance, office, etc.
Past volunteers have offered reading programs, assisted in English courses, and assisted in daily chores and needs. Daily Daily volunteer projects include sports/play time with kids, reading to children, daily maintenance including feeding at meal and snack, cleaning, and tutorials. This project is ideal for the volunteer who is flexible, open-minded, and wants to make a difference in the lives of orphaned children.
Qualifications / Skills Needed:
No qualifications are required for this placement
Languages:
English
and Spanish
Cost in US$: Costs start at $750 for 2 weeks
Cost Includes: Placement and Supervision
Housing
Meals (Mon-Fri)
Airport pick-up/drop-off
Spanish Tuition
Salary / Pay: This is not a paid position
Experience Required: no
Typical Volunteer Projects:
arts,
childcare/children,
community development,
curriculum planning,
drama,
education,
English teaching,
health education,
orphans,
painting,
playgrounds,
primary education,
sports,
technical assistance
and volunteering
Age Range: 18+
This Program is open to
World Wide
Participants.
.
Typical Living Arrangement:
Home-stays
Participants Travel to Ecuador
Independently
Application Process Involves:
Ecua-Experiencia's Mission Statement: To make it possible for students, interns and volunteers of other countries to have a meaningful experience while studying in Ecuadorian universities and institutions of higher education, interning in professional placements throughout Ecuador, and while volunteering through contributing their time to the society of Ecuadorian people.