Mentor and teach physically and mentally challenged local residents
when you volunteer with our Special Needs Program in Bolivia.
As a volunteer in Santa Cruz, you will be working in various capacities
with physically and mentally challenged children and adults. Opportunities
include volunteering at a school for the vision impaired, a school for
the hearing impaired, and a school for children with special needs. Each
school needs help in different departments, and all welcome both lay volunteers
and trained specialists.
Volunteers will help run workshops including sports, arts, cooking, and
carpentry for both adult and youth students at the schools. You will also
assist teachers in classes, as well as with lesson planning and recreational
activities. As a volunteer with our Special Needs Program in Bolivia,
you will have the chance to use your skills to make a difference in the
lives of both teachers and students at special needs schools in Santa
Cruz.
 As
a volunteer you can choose to:
 Work
at schools for the vision impaired, hearing impaired, or for children
with special needs
Assist
in various workshops, including carpentry, gardening, cooking, tailoring and computers
Help
teach English
Assist
teachers with organizing and preparing creative lesson plans
Organize
extra curricular activities, including sports and games
Mentor
children with games, songs and stories
Specific skills are not required, but specialists in the field are needed
and welcome!
| Project Length: |
Project Dates: |
Minimum:2 weeks
Maximum: unlimited |
1st and 3rd Monday of every month.
Closed December 15th -January 15th. |
| Project Cost |
Cost Includes: |
2 weeks: US$
1,195.00
Extra week: US$
195.00 |
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Airport pickup |
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Accommodations |
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Spanish classes |
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City tour |
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3 meals per day |
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Activities |
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| Schedule: |
Accommodations: |
| M-F, 4-5 hours per day, depending on project. |
Bolivian host family
Private room |
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