Empower women through education and training in gender equality in the social, family and work spheres.
This volunteer program is especially suitable for:
Profile of the women in the group
In the Psycho-Social Intervention procedure, two forms of
Access to the Women's Program: external referral from private or public social entities, or on their own initiative. In both cases, in the initial reception and reception phase, the social interview with the social worker is contemplated as an essential step, in order to prepare an individual social diagnosis and an intervention proposal, as well as verify that the woman is in some of these situations:
- Women in a situation of risk or social exclusion.
- Long-term unemployed women.
- Unemployed women with a low level of employability, due to low educational level, no professional qualification and/or low level of language proficiency.
- Single mother families.
- Women with great emotional and affective deficiencies, without support networks.
- Women victims of gender violence.
Schedule from Monday to Friday
The women's group meets twice a week permanently. Specific days may vary depending on activities. The other days the volunteers who are in the project support the teaching project in houses where we also work with women in a personalized way. They can also propose workshops focused on personal growth, self-esteem and learning in general.
The hours that are attended are from 10:00 am to 11:30 am and from 2:30 am to 5:00 pm This may vary according to the months and activities
Activities
The Women's Program runs from March to December.
- The programming of the workshops and activities is directly linked to the achievement of our specific objectives, with each activity having an impact on one of them and providing our women with tools to overcome the risk situation or its non-chronification.
- The workshops and courses of personal development, pre-employment training and job orientation are developed in groups.
Personal development
- Personal development and empowerment: group therapy for self-knowledge, interpersonal relationships and self-esteem.
Pre-employment training
- Literacy: Betting on the transformation of the reality of our women through education, as a tool to improve their quality of life and personal growth.
Labor orientation workshop
- The employment contract: Salary, Rights and obligations of companies and workers
- Job portals, job boards
- The resume
- The recommendations
- The cover letter
- The job interview
Personal and social skills
- emotional intelligence
- Active listening
- assertiveness
- Public speaking
- Teamwork
- Conflict management
- Leadership
- Digital competencethat are carried out with the group or the scheduled workshops.
Creative sewing workshop
This workshop has been changing its main objective depending on the needs.
Today, the aim is to train women when it comes to operating sewing machines and making basic repairs, but this workshop is mainly understood as a space for cohesion and meeting between all women.
This workshop has been changing its main objective depending on the needs.
Today, the aim is to train women when it comes to operating sewing machines and making basic repairs, but this workshop is mainly understood as a space for cohesion and meeting between all women.
Jewelry workshop
This workshop seeks to benefit all the women served. It is a training and integrating space, where our women learn, coexist and create pieces such as bracelets and necklaces where they impregnate their emotions, sensitivity, skills and artistic aptitudes.
The elaborated pieces are sold in different spaces (markets, fairs) where a group of women users accompanied by a person in charge participate in the sale and commercialization of the product. All the economic benefits obtained are distributed among the participants (women), depending on their attendance, commitment and aptitude.
Socio-sanitary workshop
- Prevent unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.
- Develop good mother-child practices.
- Promote women's autonomy.
- Regarding activities related to women, three blocks are carried out:
- 1. BLOCK: activities related to knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases, as well as the prevention of unwanted pregnancies.
- 2. BLOCK: activities related to women and we will give away those that promote autonomy, empowerment and socio-labour insertion.
- 3. BLOCK: activities specifically related to maternal and child health.
Depending on the number of volunteers we will divide into groups. Since we seek that the workshops, activities and school support are a way to learn, share, depend and get out of the routine. Therefore, it is important that all volunteers who are part of the project bring an ACTIVITY OR WORKSHOP PROPOSAL.
This proposal can be related to your profession, your talents, hobbit or sewing, art, yoga, garden, recycling, self-knowledge and early stimulation.
Regarding the workshops or activity that we propose in the form that we send to the volunteer, he must indicate:
- A workshop or activity proposal
- Ages to whom it is focused
- Materials, since you will be the one to direct the activity.
Requirements to participate
- be of legal age
- Flexibility, adaptability, proactivity and respect for culture
- Make video calls
- Required to read and sign a volunteer form, declaration and agreement
- Pay the reservation 25% of the place for registration
- Send requested documentation:
- Copy of passport
- Travel insurance with civil liability and accident
San Blas Islands
Considered the most beautiful islands in all of Latin America.
Visitors choose them for their crystal clear waters and white sand. These
islands are 3 hours from Panama City.
Bocas del Toro
It is very close to the Costa Rican border.
On its beaches you can regularly go surfing, snorkelling, scuba diving, enjoy
the sun and the nightlife among many other activities.
Santa Catalina-Santiago
Beach
It is a small coastal town, during the day
you can go to the beach and go surfing. You can also book an excursion to
Coiba Island.
Portobello and Mamey
Island-Colón
This beautiful and historic place located in the Caribbean area can be
visited in a weekend.