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Support the Youths near Bogotá, Colombia

location
4 - 12 weken  ·  Leeftijd 18 - 50+

rating  Zeer goed 4.3  · 
  Geverifieerd door Volunteer World
  Uitstekend Responsgraad

Highlights

  • Experience the Colombian way of life in a small village
  • Gain Spanish fluency by living with a host family and immersing with the local culture
  • Enhanced your curriculum vitae and career with International Experience
  • Make memories you will never forget with the weekend tours with your fellow participants
  • Visit; Cartagena, Medellín, Bogotá , Santander, Boyaca, and get to know the most beautiful places in Colombia

Vooral geschikt voor

Leeftijd 18+
Alleenstaanden
Koppels
Families
Groepen
50+

Over het programma

Children in rural communities stay out after school while their parents are at work. Volunteer In Colombia to support them with activties and teach English at the YC/Schl

Volunteer in Colombia helping at the Youth Center which offers after-school support and activities for children so they won't be left in the streets vulnerable to many dangers. The center can hold up to 130 children but because of the lack of staff, they can only hold max. 80. Any qualification ...

Over het programma

Volunteer in Colombia helping at the Youth Center which offers after-school support and activities for children so they won't be left in the streets vulnerable to many dangers. The center can hold up to 130 children but because of the lack of staff, they can only hold max. 80. Any qualification that can help with education and cultural activities will be very appreciated. 

In Colombia, people with learning disabilities or special need is cared for by their relatives who find it very difficult to cope as they get older. They do not go to schools or have the opportunity to socialize making their life more difficult. Nor they are thought to be independent.  Volunteers are needed to help them to become part of society teaching them new skills, languages, sports, and communication skills so they can care more for themselves.

A volunteer will help with entertainment, playful activities, sports, IT, English, Music lessons, homework, and research. Support them from 9 am to 5 pm with 2 hours break. this program can be combined with other programs like the day center for the elderly or teaching at the school. 

Dagelijkse activiteiten

A typical Day is as follows

Take a minibus from the village where the volunteer's house is it will take 20 minutes to town. Start at 9 am, Receive the children, and start the activities according to the schedule in the Video room, playful room, IT room, gardening, or classroom. 

Lunch will be 12 pm ...

Dagelijkse activiteiten

A typical Day is as follows

Take a minibus from the village where the volunteer's house is it will take 20 minutes to town. Start at 9 am, Receive the children, and start the activities according to the schedule in the Video room, playful room, IT room, gardening, or classroom. 

Lunch will be 12 pm to 2 pm. 

Then afternoon activities will be from 2 pm to 5 pm. 

Most volunteers prefer to combine working at the school in the morning and Youth Center or Learning Disabilities Center in the afternoon. This will allow volunteers to have more experience in different ambiances. 

There will be times when the special need center is closed please require before booking it. 



Vrijetijdsactiviteiten

The La Mesa town in Colombia where we are based offers a variety of activities for volunteers as it is surrounded by Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, and Waterfalls. Volunteers can visit the: Orchid Sanctuary at the Tequendama region, The Waterfall La Monja, Hill Walking to the La Cruz Peak, Trekking by ...

Vrijetijdsactiviteiten

The La Mesa town in Colombia where we are based offers a variety of activities for volunteers as it is surrounded by Mountains, Rivers, Lakes, and Waterfalls. Volunteers can visit the: Orchid Sanctuary at the Tequendama region, The Waterfall La Monja, Hill Walking to the La Cruz Peak, Trekking by the River Apulo, Bird Watching, and small towns around La Mesa like Anapoima, San Antonio del Tequendama, Mesitas del Colegio, and The Tequendama Waterfall. The proximity to the Capital City of Bogota offers the opportunity to visit Museums, restaurants, bars, and discos. For the weekends we offer organized tours to go caving or visiting other Colombian Counties like Santander or Boyaca which offer a lot more to do like visiting waterfalls, lakes, caves, and extreme sports. Other volunteers have managed to visit the Tayrona Park in Santa Martha, Cartagena, The Caño Cristales in Macarena, Palm Trees farms in Armenia, and Coffee and Sugar Cane farms around.  There is plenty to do here, also we are blessed with a hot climate. So be prepared. Volunteering in Colombia can give you more satisfaction as you get to know more about the real culture and customs. 


Voorwaarden

Voorwaarden

Minimum leeftijd: 18 jaar

Om deel te nemen aan het programma dien je tenminste 18 jaar oud te zijn op de startdatum van het programma. Er kunnen uitzonderingen gemaakt worden indien je een bewijs van toestemming kan aantonen van uw wettelijke voogd(en) of samen met je ouders deelneemt.

Taalkennis

Je dient over volgende taalkennis te beschikken Spaans (basis niveau)

Bewijs van goed gedrag en zeden

verplicht

Vereiste documenten

Criminal background Check, CV, Vaccination, Travel Insurance and Photocopy of Visa.

Nationaliteitsbeperkingen

Geen beperkingen. Helpende handen van over de hele wereld zijn welkom.

Andere vaardigheden

Volunteering in Colombia will enhance your skills. Skills like drawing, crafts, music, and IT are welcome and will help the children at the Youth Center, those who wish to have experience with special needs will be very helpful to have some skills in Makaton. Volunteers will work every day only 6 hours a day. Volunteering in Colombia will give you good memories.

Tijdsinzet

Uw helpende hand wordt verwacht op maandag, dinsdag, woensdag, donderdag en vrijdag van 09:00 - 17:00

Diensten ingesloten

Diensten ingesloten

Diensten door Volunteer in Colombia

What the fees pay for : 

Donations for the project site and 24/7 support from the coordinators. 

Hosting:

Accommodation in a single room if fewer than 6 volunteers or a twin bedroom only two per room if more than 6 at once. 

Food: 2 meals M-F. 1 on Saturday, 0 Sunday. 

1 local tour, Orientation, and first-day guide to the project site.

Internet,

Washing Machine, 

Fresh fruits from the gardens.

Pick up from Airport.

All Administration costs are included

Afhaal aan de luchthaven op El Dorado International Airport

We will pick volunteers up from The Bogota El Dorado Airport.

Accomodatie

The living accommodation is located at Volunteer in Colombia headquarters in the Paraiso Village, the bungalow is in a small country house and it is shared with the coordinator who lives in the annexed main house. It is surrounded by Mountains and a River and can hold up to 7 volunteers at the same time.

We offer 3 single bedrooms. Single rooms only if requested or less than 6 volunteers at one time. 

We also have a twin room for only two volunteers. And, a double bedroom for a couple or a single volunteer if needed. 

Bed linen is provided, but volunteers will buy their own toiletries.

Common areas with the coordinator are the Gardens, dining room, and kitchen. Although the volunteer's house has a small sitting area.

The Bungalow rooms are well-decorated, with a desk, lamp, electricity, and hot and cold share shower in two share toilets.

For the hot climate and the countryside, volunteers need to be prepared: with very light and long sleeves shirts and trousers at all times,
repellent, sun creams, hat, and torch to walk in the evening to the accommodation site if the volunteers decide to come late, bring only dark clothe as we do the laundry with cold water, and be open-minded to see little country animals like crickets, spiders, mosquitos, many birds, dust...and more.

Please bring videos and books for your entertainment the area is very quiet and tranquil.

Eten & Drank

Meals provided are home cook food. Traditional dishes from Colombia.

Breakfast: egg, hot chocolate or coffee, juice or cereal, toast.

Dinner: a home-cooked meal that includes: vegetables, rice or pasta, salad, juice or water, soup, meat or chicken.

Any extra food is not included in the price. 

Sometimes volunteer decides to eat out at restaurants these meals are not included in the price.

As we only provide 2 meals per day from Monday to Friday, volunteers can make use of the kitchen and BBQ facilities in the evening or at the weekends if preferred but will need to buy stuff to cook. 

Internet toegang

Makkelijke toegang op de project site

Wat is er NIET inbegrepen?

Wat is er NIET inbegrepen?

Vlucht tickets

De dichtste luchthaven is El Dorado International Airport (BOG) in Bogota. We assisteren u met het vinden van goedkope vluchten naar Colombia. VIND GOEDKOPE VLUCHTEN

Reisverzekering

Naar het buitenland reizen is een avontuur en het is best om goed voorbereid te zijn. Plots ziek worden of gewond raken, annulaties of diefstal - een reisverzekering voor Colombia biedt zekerheid en is een meerwaarde. KRIJG EEN OFFERTE

Vaccinaties

Als je de intentie hebt om als vrijwilliger aan de slag te gaan in Colombia dien je eerst medisch advies in te winnen alvorens je eropuit trekt. Kijk de benodigde vaccinaties na voor Colombia. VACCINATIE CHECKER

Gegevens over jouw aankomst

Volunteer arrivals can be every Sat/Sunday to start Monday Morning. Please try to book the arrival also on an even day as we are not allowed to drive on an odd day in Bogotá. 

Beschikbaarheid
jan. feb. mrt. apr. mei. jun. jul. aug. sep. okt. nov. dec.

Programmakosten

4 weken (min. verblijf) 1.117€
6 weken 1.676€
8 weken 2.235€
12 weken (max. verblijf) 3.352€
Gemiddelde kosten 279€/week

Programmakosten

279€ per week 4 - 12 weken Leeftijd 18 - 50+

Betaalmethodes

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Duurtijd

4 - 12 weken

Waarborg

De waarborg dient om je plek als vrijwilliger te verzekeren. Betalingen worden door PayPal behandeld, onze betrouwbare betalingsprovider. Indien je niet over een PayPal account beschikt, kan je ook met een credit kaart betalen.


Finale betaling

Uw finale betaling zal worden goedgekeurd door Volunteer in Colombia gedurende de aanmeld procedure. Veel voorkomende oplossingen zijn een banktransfer of contante betaling op de projectsite.


Ontmoet je organisatie

Volunteer in Colombia

Zeer goed 4.3 rating (5 beoordelingen)

NGO - opgericht in 2014

Geverifieerd door Volunteer World

  Uitstekend Responsgraad

Gepresenteerd door

Blanca

Gesproken talen: Engels, Spaans

Over de organisatie

By reinforcing the workforce we are working to help our community. Supporting their own projects to achieve their goals and aims, to broad their chances and opportunities

Ontmoet je organisatie

Volunteer In Colombia social projects have been created to support the communities to stay together, to empower them,  to keep their youngster into the villages and families and to keep alive the production of sugar cane and coffee beans, and to protect the environment through increasing the beehives . Our commitment is to help and support  the community with their own social projects, to achieve their goals in order to improve their financial and socio-economic situation, their quality of life and their main income support, as well as to protect the bees and the environment.  

There is a big shortage of staff and qualified workers to carry on maintaining small communities. Big families have found themselves behind technology losing the aim for farming, looking after the elderly or educating children.  Now day’s the youth are attracted to live and work in a big city where they feel they can become more successful, leaving behind their parents, small children and farms, but most of them cannot achieve it for the lack of education putting themselves into gangs, drug addiction, prostitution, and child trafficking among other social problems. 

Volunteers will be able to choose the project that want to support like to help the youth at the youth center to broaden their views, by teaching them new ways of living in their own community, new skills to carry on farming, English language skills and tourism as well as support the learning disabilities, the elderly day centers, school,  farmers and bees. Please refer to each project description for more information.

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5 beoordelingen · rating4.3

Volunteering in Colombia is a special experience. The country is incredibly beautiful, the people are friendly and the food is delicious. San Javier is a rural village outside of La Mesa, Cundinamarca. There are opportunities to support local schools such as teaching English from 1st Grade to the ...
Dominique Oberlaender rating4

2022 at Teach English Skills to Colombia Rural Communities

Ich hatte einen intensiven Monat in San Javier und La Mesa. Es war ein extrem spannender Einblick in die kolumbianische Gesellschaft auf dem Land. Die Arbeit mit den Kindern ist wundervoll und wird hoch geschätzt. ..
The experience of doing manual labor along side the campesinos was great and I received much satisfaction from this. Upon arrival we did have some free time and I was given a great tour of the region. The time working with the campesinos was barely 3 hours per day so more free time for this reason. ..
I worked for three months in the school of San Javier supporting the organisation “Piedra de la Monja”. I supported Alex, the local art and sociology teacher for the classes 6 to 11. We touched on a variety of topics like geography, history and the French culture. We also played a lot of games ...
Johanna Mazzer rating4.4

2016 at Medical Assistance

During our journey around South America, my boyfriend and me stayed at the little village of San Javier for three weeks with the organisation “La Piedra de la Monja”. He worked at the local school as an art and theatre teacher and I worked at the hospital of the neighbouring village La ...

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