Community Sports Program in Brazil

  Brazil

• Northern Brazil: 
Recife

Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: All Year Round

Description: Global Crossroad's Community Sports Program was designed to encourage sporting activities within the local community, from football and aerobics to arts and crafts classes such as painting and drawing. Project volunteers will help to involve the community in cultural dance activities including hip-hop and ciranda. Most of the activities take place within the community; inter-community football matches and skateboarding competitions are actively encouraged. The project receives some federal funding and, while the project has some full-time staff, it relies heavily on volunteer support.

Activities
Volunteers will help plan and carry out sports, games, and recreational activities within the community, as well as encourage and motivate those in the community to participate. Volunteers may act as a referee or help coach the participants in their chosen activity. They may also help organize tournaments and competitions and help to organize training schedules.

Working Hours
Volunteers will work 5 hours a day on week days some time between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m.

Resources
Facilities are few. Any resources, such as sports and activity equipment, that volunteers could bring from home to support the center's activities would be appreciated.

Special Points
Communities involved in this project are extremely poor; unemployment in these areas is high.

Qualifications: No qualifications are required.

Cost in US$: starts from $1349

Salary / Pay: volunteer job

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: A typical Global Crossroad volunteer would be one that enjoys travelling abroad, intensive cultural immersion, and has strong convictions in helping others on the international stage.

Age Range: 18+

This Program is open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Brazil Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 5

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Global Crossroad's Mission Statement: Global Crossroad offers many remarkable and challenging volunteer, internship, mini-adventure, and cultural immersion opportunities to interested international volunteers in marvelous countries such as India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Mongolia, Ghana, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Kenya. Our unique programs are creative and exciting, as they engage volunteers in breathtaking journeys. Here, a volunteer can become involved in service projects while they explore remote villages. A volunteer can also learn a wonderful new heritage as the Global Crossroad provides language training courses and cultural tours.

Year Founded: 2002