Peru Teaching and Social - ONG Manos Especiales
Peru
Durations of Program: 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months and 7-12 months
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Dates: Year round; monthly departures
Description:
This organization educates children and teenagers with Down syndrome. It also provides parents with valuable information about the range of abilities and talents their children can reach through the specialized education. Due to lack of funds, this NGO can´t afford to pay for special educators, speech therapists, occupational therapists, etc. Experts in these areas are greatly needed.
Highlights:
Volunteers are needed to provide stimulation and encouragement to children with Down Syndrome while also assisting in provide specialized education programs designed to meet their unique needs.
Volunteers will also aid in teaching the parents of a Down Syndrome child how to make a concerted effort not to compare the developmental progress of a child with Down syndrome to the progress of other siblings or even to other children with Down Syndrome.
Qualifications:
Volunteers with experience as special educators, speech therapists, occupational therapists are greatly needed.
Cost in US$: $2775 for 8 weeks; $165 for each additional week
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Cost Includes :
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- Emergency evacuation services
- Food
- Housing
- In-country orientation/Training
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- In-country staff support
- Language instruction
- Medical insurance
- Pre-departure orientation/Training
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- Registration fees
- Written materials abroad
- Written materials pre-departure
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Cost Include Description:
Upon arrival in country our staff will pick you up at the airport and return you to our Orientation Center for a safety briefing and general country orientation. For this program you are required to complete one week of language training and orientation which is included in the cost of the program. At the end of that week, you will transfer to your placement to begin volunteering. Our staff are available to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week should you require help of any kind.
Experience Required: yes
Volunteers with experience working with children with Down Syndrome are greatly needed!
Typical Volunteer: We believe everyone can contribute by volunteering. Recent graduates from high school, college or university, professionals taking a career break, recent retirees, individuals or groups who are interested in a change and the chance to enrich their own life and the lives of others. If you are 18 years or older you can apply for any of the placements available. If you are from 16-18 years old you may apply for placements near our Volunteer Abroad Office and Residence, so that we are able to give you more support. Both students and professionals are needed for placements in all our countries.
Age Range: 18+
This Program is open to
Worldwide
Participants.
This Program is also open to
Families, Couples and Individuals
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Typical Living Arrangements :
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Participants Travel to Peru
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Or
in Groups
Application Process Involves:
- Resume
- Written Application
Volunteer Abroad's Mission Statement: We believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin America.
Year Founded: 1998
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