Work in an Orphanage

  Brazil

• Northern Brazil: 
Recife

Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 1-2 weeks
Dates: 1st and 3rd Monday of each month

Description: There are many disadvantaged children in Brazil. Most of these children live at the city's municipal waste site. A community project in Brazil has been designed to house these children between the ages of 7 and 15, and provide education opportunities and recreation.

As an orphanage volunteer in Brazil, you will aid the teachers and community workers to rescue the children living in waste sites and help in a wide range of recreational activities such as art, music, dancing, and sports - promoting and developing the learning abilities of the children. Volunteers commit an average of four hours a day to the orphans.

It is helpful for the volunteers to learn some Portuguese, so our Brazil volunteer projects also tailor one week Language and Cultural Immersion Program to learn the basic language and Brazilian lifestyle customs prior to the start of your volunteer project.

Highlights: Whitewashed, pristine beaches with immense unspoiled habitat and traditional villages, amazing diversity of plant and animal species, and its vibrant indigenous people.

Qualifications: There are no degrees or certificates required to volunteer.   A qualified candidate is hard working and cooperative.

Cost in US$: Starts $999.

What does language and cultural fee cover?
- Language and cultural courses
- Food and accommodations for 7 days
- Training materials: books, paper, orientation package, TV, video, trainer, etc.
- Local sightseeing/tourist site arrangements
- Recreational activities
- Village stay/host family
- Cultural programs and additional activities
- Travel related expenses (one week orientation)
- Insurance

What program fee does not cover?
- Airfare, Visa and Visa extension fee
- Transfer to airport, airport taxes
- Any personal expenses
- Mineral water and soft drinks
- Gifts to project staffs and host family
- Laundry, Telephone, Immunization

Salary / Pay: Volunteer Job

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 18 or above

This Program is open to World Wide Participants. This Program is also open to Families, Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Brazil Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Institute For Field Research Expeditions's Mission Statement: The mission of our volunteer abroad program is to offer meaningful volunteer abroad opportunities for volunteers and to seek sustainable solutions for education, health, conservation, and development issues through international volunteering. We hope to achieve this goal by offering community orientated volunteer programs where the efforts of our volunteers go directly to the poor people and their communities. Many grass-root organizations working in developing countries are poor in resources. These organizations are doing a commendable job to address development, education, health, and conservation issues by launching a variety of programs but these organizations are in a great need of help and support. IFRE promotes these local organizations by making donations and sending volunteers.

Year Founded: 2005