Social Centre Toctiuco

  Ecuador

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

Durations of Program: 3-6 months, 7-12 months, 1-2 years and over 2 years
Dates: all year through

Description: This project is located in Quito in a neighborhood called Miraflores, which is about 45 minutes away from La Mariscal.

Project Description
The centre is a non-governmental organization that provides help to young adolescents. The first task is to take care and look after the 60 children that study in the centre. They are 5-17 years old and they need support in health, food, education and especially recreation.

Volunteer Work Activities
-The volunteer will be a great help by teaching and helping the children with their homework. Other important activities are to play sports with the children, inventing and playing games in the patio, and organizing trips in and outside of the city will be part of the work as well. At lunch time the volunteer will need to help in the kitchen and with the children.

-Another activity that a volunteer could participate in is talking to the parents to find out why some of the children have difficulties with being affectionate. It is a great way to find out more about the background of the children and to see what it is that you can do to help the child to come out of their shell.

Highlights: Volunteer Time
The work will be 40 hours a week, Monday to Friday 8 hours a day, so the volunteer will have the weekends off to discover the city or to make trips to surrounding areas. 20 hours is possible as well.

Qualifications: Volunteer Profile
*The project needs enthusiastic volunteers, both men and women, 18 years or older, who are willing to stay for at least three months. Two or three volunteers will work in the centre at the same time.
*An intermediate level of Spanish is required. If the volunteer is not at this level, Ecuador Volunteer could help him/her to find the best program to improve his/her Spanish skills before starting the project.

Cost in US$: 165-360.-/month

Experience Required: no

Age Range: at least 18 years

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

Participants Travel to Ecuador Independently

Typically Participants Work 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