Do something really different: Be a volunteer in Brazil!

  Brazil

• Rio de Janeiro: 
Rio de Janeiro

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks and 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks

Description: Show SOLIDARITY with a cultural and educational centre, Brazil.

The center offers the community a wide range of educational and recreational activities as communication, courses and personal development, streamlined through various services. It is a challenging and inspiring environment, located inside a poor community; it researches and documents their own history; information that has triggered the opening of a museum to rescue the roots and history of the community. The center also publishes a newspaper. Work with a group of thinkers, and innovators from a low-income community.

As a Volunteer you can do:
* Research work
* Project design and management
* Language classes
* ICT
* Theatre and dance classes
* Workshops and seminars
* Translations

Highlights:
* Located IN a poor community
* Inspired staff
* Community museum IN the project

Qualifications: For people from all over the world, volunteering is giving of you as an expression of support for a worthy cause, and that is the very principle that strikes at the heart of SOLRISA: that by working together, we can make the world a better place!

For this reason no specific educational skills are needed for our programs. We believe that it is much more important to be motivated and open-minded, respectful and pro-active. Although speaking Portuguese is not required, we recommend you to follow a language course. Basic knowledge of the language brings you a long way.

Cost in US$: 988

- Program fee
- Four weeks accomodation in our own residence, based on shared bedrooms;
- Three or four weeks program vacancy and placement;
- Pre-departure information, regarding the program;
- Airport pick-up;
- Donation to the partner organization;
- Assistance enrolling a good language course;
- Advise on the best (day)tours;
- Assistance in case of emergencies.

Total price: Euro 645,00 / USD 988.00 / 4 weeks
Additional period only per full week and upon availability: Euro 85,00

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Typical SOLRISA volunteers like to: SHARE experiences to work side-by-side in an unusual environment; FEEL the need, bridging the difference between rich and poor; EXPERIENCE another culture from inside; ENRICH their world and someone else's; ACT socially responsible; DO something and make the difference;

Age Range: 18+

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:

• Other
• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

SOLRISA's Mission Statement: Solrisa helps communities through volunteers, project development and through partnerships to provide technical and financial support. Our programs are developed to promote intercultural exchange, bring a positive contribution and development in low income communities to help support and strengthen local organizations. Solrisa has 3 main goals: Develop and operate sustainable projects in communities where help is needed the most, promote intercultural respect and understanding through volunteers and increase consciousness to build a fairer and sustainable society.

Year Founded: 2006