Volunteer for the Hogar Communitario in Costa Rica

  Costa Rica

• Central Pacific Coast: 
San Isidro del General

Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks

Description: This hogar comunitario (community daycare centre) assists underprivileged families by caring for children while parents are working. The daycare centre, like most of the daycare centres in the country, is run by one woman who could use help caring for the young children. There are typically 10-ish kids of various ages. It is great having assistance keeping up with all the energy and give a hand to teachers, also to take care of side projects the staff do not have time for.

Volunteers can assist by doing the following tasks:

- reading with the kids
- caring for children (help facilitating: brushing teeth, nap time, eating, etc.)
- tidying
- playing with the kids (arts and crafts, side projects, sports, games, etc.)
- teaching basic English (to some of the older kids)

Qualifications: Volunteers must be of age 18 or above with minimum education of high school. This Placement does not need any volunteer in the month of Jan.

Volunteers with the following special skills are preferred for the placement:
- Child & Youth Worker
- Early Childhood Education
- At-Risk Youth Work Social Worker (BSW)
- Social Work Student
- Psychology Student
- Day Care Work Social Worker (MSW)

Basecamp International welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference.

Cost in US$: 2,995.00 CAD

Experience Required: no

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.

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Costa Rica Independently or in Groups

Typically Participants Work Independently or in Groups

Application Process Involves:

• Letters of Reference
• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Resume
• Written Application

Basecamp International Centers'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