Description:
This World Endeavors program offers its participants a truly unique and remarkable way to experience Brazil. By living and working side-by-side with the local community of Piracicaba (a couple hours from Sao Paulo) volunteers have an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the community while experiencing a total cultural immersion that cannot be matched by conventional travel programs.
Brazil is a country of amazing bio-diversity. Yet environmental degradation is a major threat to this unique and fragile place. Problems such as loss of bio-diversity, deforestation, desertification, soil erosion, over-fishing, and pollution are significant. World Endeavors' environmental conservation projects address these issues directly through community education and collaboration.
Highlights:
Brazil is the largest and most populous country in South America and the 5th largest country in the world. This tropical land is not only known for its size but its ecological treasures with a large Atlantic coast, a mountain range, and the Amazon River basin and rainforest. Despite its amazing beauty there is a great need for humanitarian aid in Brazil. With around 186 million citizens, 40 million live below the poverty level, a staggering number mostly due to social injustice and a struggling economy. World Endeavors offers an amazing opportunity to help Brazil and its people at the grassroots level.
Qualifications / Skills Needed:
Volunteers must have:
* English language fluency
* A desire to help the people of Brazil
* Flexibility
* Self-motivation
* Openness to a new culture and a willingness to learn Portuguese language skills are helpful but not required.
Travel Types:
Eco Tours,
Homestay
and Volunteering
Language:
English
Cost in US$: Please visit our website.
Cost Includes:
- Pre-departure packet to prepare you for your placement
- World Endeavors support for any of your pre-trip questions
- Accommodations (breakfast and dinner with a local family)
- Support from local World Endeavors representatives
- Orientation
- 1 week of Portuguese language training (for programs 4 weeks and longer)
- Language course materials
- Volunteer placement
- Emergency phone support
Experience Required: no
Typical Volunteer Projects:
biological research,
consciousness-raising,
conservation,
eco-tourism,
education,
environment,
natural resources,
planting,
population issues,
public education,
reforestation,
research
and tree planting
Typical Volunteer: World Endeavors volunteers are people from all backgrounds who are looking for a life-changing experience abroad. Our participants are of all ages and come from countries around the world. We seek to match volunteer to projects that best suit their interests and abilities in order to maximize their experience and their impact on their project.
Age Range: 18 and older. Younger volunteers accepted by application.
This Program is open to
World Wide
Participants.
This Program is also open to
Families, Couples and Individuals.
World Endeavors's Mission Statement: World Endeavors is a provider of unique international volunteer, internship, and study programs. Our mission is to become a catalyst for positive change in our community and the world through quality international programs.