Building Homes Project 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: Our Building Homes Project in Brazil allows volunteers to construct houses for the homeless, work on the maintenance of public buildings and gardens, and reinforce flood barriers. Approximately 3,000 Brazilians between the ages of 18 to 67 work with the program'many with very little, if any, formal schooling. This project enables them to learn a trade or new skill while receiving a basic education in Portuguese, math, science, music, and theater. Volunteers are required to help organize, manage, and supervise activities for the project, which lacks the funding to employ the necessary staff.

Activities
Volunteers will be involved in a wide variety of activities, including helping with home construction and the maintenance of public facilities. Any construction skills will be put to good use. Volunteers will also help in the supervision and monitoring of groups of workers.

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

Resources
Resources for this project are adequate. However, volunteers may wish to bring supplies related to your project from home.

Cost in US$: starts from $899

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 for helping those on the international level.

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