Orphanage Volunteering in Brazil - Help our Children Without Any Cost

  Brazil

Rural Areas

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: 7-12 months
Dates: All year

Description: This orphanage is run by a non-profit organization with an aim of providing a full-time home to shelter children on a long-term basis. We are situated in the remnants of the 'Tingua Rainforest.' It is an ideal setting; children are able to get away from the violence and poverty of the favellas (shantytowns) that most of them grew up in. It is 30 minutes away from Xerem, which itself is an hour's bus ride away from the center of Rio de Janeiro.

Currently we shelter 20 children (11 boys and 9 girls) between 4 and 13. Back in 2002, two other houses were opened in Xerem; one for teenage girls (8 live there now) and one for teenage boys (16 live there now). These houses have been set up to encourage independent living, but the teenagers are invited back on weekends to spend time with the younger children.

Cost: Volunteering here is free and all volunteers are given free food and accommodation.

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Highlights: Role of Volunteer:
1. Special skills needed: Nurse, teacher, fundraiser, child psychologist, artist, construction worker.

2. Volunteers are responsible for assisting with education, helping the nannies with daily routines like hygiene, organizing games, ensuring timely bedtimes, serving food for dinner and cleaning up afterwards, basic first aid, and other necessary duties. There will be spare time for sports, arts, and helping with homework!

Qualifications: None

Cost in US$: Free

Experience Required: no

Age Range: over 21

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

Participants Travel to Brazil Independently

Typically Participants Work in Groups of 2-6

Application Process Involves:

• Other
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• Job and Internship Network

Ecoteer's Mission Statement: To help locally run grass root organisations to achieve their aims via attracting paying volunteers and tourists. Plus we personally help develop and improve the projects we work with to help them to achieve their objectives.

Year Founded: 2005