à partir de 750€

Génial 4.7rating (6)

Assistant in a support-center for victims of abuse

location
8 - 50 semaines  ·  Âge 18 - 50+

rating  Génial 4.7  · 
  Vérifié par Volunteer World
  Taux de réponse excellent

Clou

  • Find out about the importance of "lunchtime" in Cochabamba.
  • Visit the highest statue of Jesus Christ in the world (bigger than in Rio de Janeiro).
  • Learn and improve your Spanish while taking classes
  • Live in the city of eternal spring. Seriously, the climate here is awesome.
  • Be surrounded by national parks and protected arreas.

Particulièrement approprié pour

Âge 18+
Seul voyageur
Couples
Groupes
50+

À propos du programme

Volunteers needed to help out in a NGO supporting victims of abuse in Cochabamba/Bolivia

The project helps victims of abuse in their recovery and has its headquarters in the city center. Here they work on different issues with
children and adolescents up to 18 years old. On the one hand, they offer free legal support in the process to get perpetrators
sentenced and imprisoned. On the ...

À propos du programme

The project helps victims of abuse in their recovery and has its headquarters in the city center. Here they work on different issues with
children and adolescents up to 18 years old. On the one hand, they offer free legal support in the process to get perpetrators
sentenced and imprisoned. On the other hand, they focus on the victims in need of support both during and after the trial. This support
is given in the form of creative dance therapy, drawing workshops, information processing and psychological support. They
also organize campaigns and political events to give a voice to those unheard.
This great project can use your help with therapy (take into account that Spanish can be a bit of an obstacle if you want to transfer
your knowledge and experience) and with activity guidance and English lessons. There is a lot going on in this vital organization,
with many possibilities to help. If you have a professional background in creative therapy or counseling consider a minimum stay of
three months. If you want to help out with daily activities for the kids in and around the center, then a minimum stay of two months is

also possible.

Possible tasks:
  • recreational activities with the kids such as sports, arts and teaching English
  •  support the local staff in counseling and with therapeutic topics
  •  creative therapy, helping out with campaigns
  •  short term projects like dance-workshops, theater or music-classes


Journée typique

In the morning, after you had breakfast with your host family, you get in the trufi (the common public transport) to your project. As always, there is rush hour and traffic but you get to chitchat with the locals.

First task of the week is to write a protocol of the weekly team meeting where the ...

Journée typique

In the morning, after you had breakfast with your host family, you get in the trufi (the common public transport) to your project. As always, there is rush hour and traffic but you get to chitchat with the locals.

First task of the week is to write a protocol of the weekly team meeting where the team plans the coming week. Someone has to edit and upload photos for the Facebook page and you are assigned to do it. Later you write invitations for a public event the project is planing a month from now.

In the afternoon you accompany your boss to a town hall meeting about getting permission and support for the mayor for a demonstration you are planing on the cities' birthday. After that you meet up with a teacher and join her giving a workshop in a school the project is cooperating with.

You have dinner with her and discuss her methods of teaching but the report you have to write about your observations has to wait, because a volunteer of the house you are living in, has a Whine and Cheese Party, and you don't want to miss out on that.


Activités de loisirs

In Cochabamba you can find hospitals and western doctors, supermarkets,  good mobile signal and a vast cultural life. There are National Parks nearby, sportstudios, museums, music-schools and yoga studios. Hiking-trails  in the nearby mountains  and trips to Villa Tunari and other Bolivian ...

Activités de loisirs

In Cochabamba you can find hospitals and western doctors, supermarkets,  good mobile signal and a vast cultural life. There are National Parks nearby, sportstudios, museums, music-schools and yoga studios. Hiking-trails  in the nearby mountains  and trips to Villa Tunari and other Bolivian Hotspots.

Conditions

Conditions

Âge minimum: 18 ans

Pour participer à ce programme tu dois avoir au moins 18 ans quand le programme commence. Il peut y avoir des exceptions si tu peux montrer la permission de ton tuteur légal ou si tu es accompagné(e) par l'un de tes parents.

Compétences linguistiques

Tu dois parler Anglais (niveau de base) et Espagnol (niveau de base)

Vérification des Antécédents Criminels

requis

Restrictions de Nationalité

Aucune restriction. De l'aide venant de tous les coins du monde est bienvenu.

Autres Compétences

experience in working with kids, sensitive to the project’s issue, enthusiastic about sports- and other activities, creative background in music/theater/arts, counseling and creative therapy, teaching and guidance. Not sure if you have the right skills? Don’t worry – talk to us!

Engagement horaire

Nous avons besoin de ton aide pour lundi, mardi, mercredi, jeudi et vendredi de 08:30 - 18:30

Services inclus

Services inclus

Services de Beyond South America

Our one-time mediation fee includes:

  • search and mediation for a suitable project
  • preparation via Skype calls
  • search and mediation for accommodation (host family and/or volunteer house)
  • airport pick up and city tour; SIM-card; donation to the project; support with visa
  • 24/7 contact to coordinator on site
  • emergency support and hospital transport;
  • evaluation of the project
  • transport to your project (one-time)

Note: We offer an upgrade package (comfort class) for volunteers that need more support. This package includes more contact time. We take you more often to your project/Spanish classes, we offer 'airport drop-off' and there is extra time to explore Cochabamba. Naturally, this upgrade comes with a small price increase. 

Which costs are not included? 

  • Flights
  • Insurance
  • Accommodation (we do offer accommodation in our volunteerhouse or host families for additional prices)
  • food/meals and daily needs
  • Spanish classes (possible)

We will send you detailed information about the costs of living you can expect in Bolivia.

Please note, that all the profit of Beyond South America goes to the foundation "Casa de la Alegría" providing therapeutic workshops for children and adolescence in social projects in and around Cochabamba/Bolivia

Transfert de l'aéroport J Wilsterman Airport

We will pick you up from Cochabamba airport any time and get you to your accommodation the day you arrive.

Accès à Internet

Bon accès sur le site du projet

NE SONT inclus dans le prix:

NE SONT inclus dans le prix:

Logement

Nous te prions d'organiser ton propre hébergement.

Aliments & Boissons

Aliments, collations et boissons sont disponibles contre supplément.

Billets d'avion

L'aéroport le plus proche est J Wilsterman Airport (CBB) à Cochabamba. Nous t'aidons à trouver des vols pas chers pour aller en Bolivie. TROUVER DES VOLS PAS CHERS

Assurance Voyage

Partir à l'étranger est une aventure et c'est toujours mieux d'être bien préparé. Que ce soit une maladie soudaine, une blessure ou du vol - une assurance voyage pour Bolivie te protège en cas de situation imprévue. OBTENIR UN DEVIS

Vaccins

Si tu envisages de faire du bénévolat en Bolivie, nous te conseillons de consulter un médecin avant le début de ton voyage. Renseigne-toi sur les vaccins nécessaires pour Bolivie. INFOS VACCINS

Informations sur l'arrivée

Voluntees are needed all year arround. Take into acocunt that the tasks you will be assigend for, are depending on you Spanish level and background.

Disponibilité
janv. févr. mars avril mai juin juil. août sept. oct. nov. déc.

Frais de Programme

8 semaines (durée min.) 750€
50 semaines (durée max.) 750€
Prix moyen 54€/semaine

Frais de Programme

54€ par semaine 8 - 50 semaines Âge 18 - 50+

Méthodes de payement

Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

PAS DE FRAIS DE CARTE DE CRÉDIT


Durée

8 - 50 semaines

Acompte

L'acompte sert à réserver ta place avec l'organisation. Les paiements sont effectués par Paypal, notre partenaire de confiance pour les solutions de paiements internationales. Si tu n'as pas Paypal, tu peux également utiliser ta carte de crédit.


Paiement final

Le paiement du montant restant doit être organisé avec Beyond South America durant le processus de candidature. Très souvent ce paiement est effectué par virement bancaire ou en espèces.


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Beyond South America

Génial 4.7 rating (6 avis)

Non lucratif - fondée en 2013

Vérifié par Volunteer World

  Taux de réponse excellent

Hébergé par

Laurie

Sur le projet

We are a non-profit agency, offering handpicked and sustainable volunteerpositions in South America.

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About Beyond South America



Beyond South America is a small nonprofit agency in Cochabamba, Bolivia. It all started in 2012 with a few volunteer positions at "Casa de la Alegria", a foundation that provides therapeutic workshops to youth- and childcare projects in and around Cochabamba.

Everyone in our team has been a volunteer, traveled to a foreign country alone and knows how difficult it can be. We’ve met many volunteers who have had bad experiences, have been left alone in their projects, and lacked support. With that in mind, we decided to start organizing different volunteer opportunities, with hand picked projects, host families we know well, airport pickups, 24/7 support, and most importantly: We want to get to know our volunteers, so we can help them find not just any, but the right project for them.

Since then we’ve grown and have become the "ones to go to when in need" for stranded volunteers in Cochabamba. We’re still a small, familiar organization but by now have partnerships in Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Guatemala, and are looking for enthusiastic, open-minded and skilled volunteers for a wide variety of positions in our handpicked projects.

As we have all lived our own lives of voluntary work all around the world, we understand the needs of volunteers, their concerns and wishes. We also care about our collaborating organizations, we offer only sustainable projects, that guarantee safety and on site support for our volunteers.

It may sound naïve, but we actually believe that volunteering can change the world for the better. Acts of solidarity, global learning and intercultural exchange break down borders that exist between cultures and in your own mind. Anyone who has ever worked in another country, who has given his time and energy to a good cause, knows that this can be an unforgettable experience, even a life changing moment. Your own impressions and the ones you leave in others, the learning experiences on both sides, bring the world closer together.


The feedback we receive from our volunteers and from our partners speaks for itself and shows that both sides benefit from volunteering. Many projects in Latin America need committed volunteers and helping hands to continue their important work. Motivated people, who work responsibly and in solidarity, also function as an impulse for the projects and their employees and prove that it makes sense to continue their work.


 

We try to combine the needs of projects and volunteers with our work and work towards finding the right project for volunteers and the right volunteer for the projects. Therefore, we want to get to know you, learn more about your background, your abilities, desires and fears, in order to propose suitable projects to you. Of course, we are also happy if you already have a project in mind and we gladly organize an unforgettable experience for you.

 

Currently we offer positions in projects working in the following fields:

  • Childcare

  • Education

  • Youth Development

  • Teaching

  • Community Work

  • Circus Arts

  • Healthcare

  • Environmental Education

  • Reforestation

  • Conservation

  • Animal Care

  • Urban Gardening


Check out our vacancies and please note, that ALL the profit of Beyond South America still goes to the Foundation "Casa de la Alegría" supporting and sustaining their work. So volunteering with Beyond South America means, you contribute directly to a good cause, bettering the lives of children in Bolivia.

So come with us to Beyond South America.

6 avis · rating4.7

Thank you Beyond South America! I worked in two projects in Bolivia and had an amazing time there. At first they organized for me working 4 hours a day in a community center in the west of Cochabamba and everyone was super friendly and welcoming. My Spanish wasn’t so good at the beginning but my ...
Hey there, I worked as a volunteer for Casa de la Alegría in 2018. It’s a foundation in Cochabamba/Bolivia working with kids. They give workshops to kids in order to strengthen and support their social emotional development through games with therapeutic aspects using the Rock and Water ...
2017 I went for 3 month working in a day care center in Cochabamba. We were a couple of volunteers – mainly Bolivians – and organized Workshops, prepared Food for the kids, helped out with their homework and simply played with them. The kids got there after school and I worked every day about ...
Gloria Reinhardt rating4.6

2017 at Reforestation Assistant

I had a bad experience with volunteering in Albania once, where I had to quit my project after 3 weeks. So I was very careful when my boyfriend wanted to do voluntary work in South America. We thought it would be better to organize part of our trip with an agency. I was really surprised about the ...
Joris Vermeulen rating4.6

2017 at Caretaker in a Park for Rescued Animals

In 2016 me and my girl friend went to Bolivia to volunteer and learn Spanish. Beyond South America (BSA) provided the best help we could have wished for. From the first e-mail we sent till the day we left Bolivia, Laurie and Marije have helped us with everything we needed. They found us projects ...
Ria Willems rating4.8

2015 at Caretaker in a Park for Rescued Animals

I went to bolivia with beyond south america. There is a one time donation and for that price Laurie organises the whole stay in Bolivia. House, work, languageschool, and even a bridge club for me. She wecomes you at the airport and shows you around. You pay for what you want directly to the school ...

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