Health and Happiness

  Brazil

Rural Areas

Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks

Description: Starting from Santaram/ PA, the volunteers will take a boat trip to the riverside communities of the rivers Amazon, Tapajas and Arapiuns. The participants will be in direct contact with nature, they will take walks to igarapas (flooded areas), trails in the forest and observe the sunset in the river. They will participate in discussions about community organization, getting to know every day of the trip practical examples that were worked out in the visited places. The volunteers will work integrated to the Project staff.

Highlights: The art, the playfulness and the communication are the main tools of education, participation and mobilization of Porject.

With the Mocoronga Popular Communication Network, youths' groups are qualified as reporters for the production of newspapers, videos and community radio programs in a permanent exchange of information and knowledge. The Gran Circus Mocorongo is among the main activities developed (Mocorongo is the denomination given to who is born in Santaram/PA).

Qualifications: The desirable qualifications are: open head, motivation, flexibility, cooperation and enthusiasm.

Cost in US$: 1,300

- Accommodations;
- Three meals per day;
- Terrestrial or fluvial transport to the projects' locations;
- Development of Work Plan together with the partner organization;
- Necessary supplies for programs' accomplishments;
- Attendance of a bilingual team leader;
- Program Management and administrative fees;
- Personal Accidents Insurance;
- Virtual environment for communication and information about the project's course and the alterations accomplished after the program.

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: In most of the programs it is not necessary to have previous experience or specific abilities. The disposition to adapt in different realities and to exchange experiences is indispensable.

Age Range: Must be over 18

This Program is open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Brazil Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 6

Application Process Involves:

• Resume
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

Iko Poran Association's Mission Statement: To implement volunteer programs and projects that make a positive impact on the projects in which they take place, promoting a wide experience exchange between cultures and strengthening a constant and growing number of NGOs in Brazil.

Year Founded: 2002