Hospital in Ecuador
Ecuador
Durations of Program: 1-2 weeks, 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks and 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 2-4 weeks
Description:
This project is located in Quito at the Public Children's Hospital. It is a pediatric hospital that provides specialized health care for children from birth to 14 years of age. This is one of the main public hospitals in Ecuador and many of the children who receive care here come from lower economic backgrounds. If you want to truly make a difference and help others, Eco Volunteer UP provides a volunteer placement at this hospital. All forms of care are needed, from providing for basic care such as changing and feeding the children to entertaining them with reading, coloring, and game playing. This placement allows you to be creative. You are welcome to bring materials and create your program for the children.
Cost in US$: USD 110 per week
Cost Include Description:
Pick up airport, three meals per day and accommodation in a host family
Experience Required: no
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Volunteer Types :
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- childcare/children
- cooking
- drama
- health
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- health care
- health education
- hospital
- nursing
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- nutrition
- orphans
- street kids
- volunteering
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This Program is open to
Worldwide
Participants.
Application Process Involves:
- Online Application plus Application Assessment
Eco Volunteer UP Foundation's Mission Statement: Eco Volunteer UP Foundation is a non-profit organization which is recognized legally by Ecuadorian Government.
The volunteer programs give support through volunteers to the many worthy programs, such as vulnerable orphanages, institutes for children with disabilities, street children, and local indigenous communities. The volunteer programs are located in and around Quito, the capital of Ecuador. Program locations include the cloud forest and its communities close to Quito, the Ecuadorian Amazon, the Galapagos Islands, and other important places around Ecuador.
We offer volunteers real immersion in the various Ecuadorian ecosystems, and real opportunities for learning and sharing the Ecuadorian cultures, costumes and traditions.
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