Day-Care Center for Poor Children

  Ecuador

• Quito: 
Quito
• All Other Regions of Ecuador: 
Pichincha

Durations of Program: 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Dates: all year through

Description: This project is a non-profit, volunteer--run school for children who would otherwise be on the streets shining shoes or begging. The world is a tough place, and there is no way to change that, but with a little compassion and a bit of time, we can actually make a difference. And if we can´t change the world, we can at least change their world. We need volunteers to help teach, fund-raise, build, clean, love, and fight for these kids. This Project is located in the North of Quito in a poor neighborhood near the Pichincha mountain.

Program Description
The objective of this project is to help these poor, underprivileged children, and also to help their parents who cannot always afford a good educational for their children. Sometimes these families are so poor that they cannot even afford to keep their children healthy, or provide them with nutritious food. The children in the project come from poor areas and some have family problems as well. This project is for children between the ages of 2 to 4 years old. Some come from families where there is an excessive amount of violence or poverty and where the parents have to leave to the children in the center because they need to go to work. This project hopes to work together with the parents and the community to develop a better quality of life for the children and the families in these communities. This project joins the families and the parents through the "Parents School". The project serves as a kindergarten for little children and the volunteers, by taking care of the children, are a huge help.

Volunteer Work Activities
-Taking care of children from 2 to 4 years old.
-Teaching Basic levels of Maths, Music, Grammar, Geography, and English to the little children.
-The organization of different activities for the children.
-Helping in the kitchen with the nutritious food preparation for the children.

Duration
The volunteers have to work minimum 4 hours every day and if is possible they can work full time (8 hours). The project opens at 8:00 am and closes at 17:00 p.m..

Highlights: Free time is available on weekends. During this time you can take excursions to other parts of the country or stay in town to get to know the community and people more intimately.

Qualifications: All the volunteers need to have an intermediate knowledge of the panish language before starting their volunteer work. If the volunteer is not at this level, Ecuador Volunteer can help him/her to find the best program to improve his/her Spanish skills before starting the project.

Cost in US$: 165-360 USD per Month

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Ecuador Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently Or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Other

Ecuador Volunteer Foundation's Mission Statement: We are Ecuador Volunteer, an international nonprofit organization founded in 1999 committed to the provision of volunteering opportunities in social, educational and community development in Ecuador. Voluntary work opportunities based around Quito and main programs offer experiences of cultural exchanges, work and help with local people. We arrange voluntary placements in the environmental or community area. The environmental involves working in nature on a wide variety of projects, the community works are about helping street children, elderly people and educating people. We dedicate ourselves to alternative solutions to these problems, to make a difference and create a better world in Ecuador.

Year Founded: 1999