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Ecuador Street Children Care and Education
Many of the children of Quito, Ecuador and their families live in extreme poverty and the support of volunteers is very appreciated. The aim of the programme is to help alleviate this poverty and teach life skills that will help the children and their families to make better future for themselves.
Volunteer Role The programme is separated into two parts. Two mornings a week you will help with the ‘Street Children Outreach’. The ‘School Support Programme’ happens on weekday afternoons.
Street Children Outreach
The outreach programme is an important project aimed at assisting children and their families who work or live in the streets and suffer from social deprivation. Most of the parents spend all their available time selling goods in the street markets of Quito to make as much money as they can for their families, often only enough to barely survive. Consequently the children are neglected and receive little attention. Volunteers therefore are essential to this project’s success as they give the children the attention and care that they very much need.
School Support Programme
The School Support Programme will involve you travelling to Quito’s countryside suburbs and to the small community of Santa Isabel. The programme allows underprivileged children to enjoy a summer school during their vacation and provides them with English classes and help with homework during term time. The summer school volunteers help to plan activities such as painting, art, music, English and reading and writing. You will play a very active role in these classes.
Volunteer Responsibilities include:
- Collecting the children from their parent’s market stalls
- Ensuring that the children wash their hands
- Taking a daily attendance register
- Provide support and care for the children, making sure they stay with the group
- Plan activities in advance and make sure all project materials are available and ready
- Take part in activities and help the children to successfully complete projects
- Make sure all children are returned safely to their parent’s market stalls
LocationBased in Quito, Ecuador’s capital city.
Accommodation and MealsYou will stay with other volunteers in nearby house owned by a host family: it is located in a safe and convenient area. You will be sharing a room with one other volunteer, and have shared bathroom facilities. Two meals a day will be provided, usually only breakfast and dinner, as you will be out at the programmes during the day. You will have access to laundry facilities at the house.
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Programme Overview
Duration and Price:
2 weeks £499, 4 weeks £649
2 weeks language and 4 weeks volunteering £999
4 weeks language and 4 weeks volunteering £1299
How to book & pay:
A deposit of £195, the balance is due 12 weeks before departure.
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What is included?
All your accommodation
All your meals
Orientation
Airport transfers
24 hour Emergency Contact
Complete support
Detailed information pack |
What is not included?
Flights
Traveller’s insurance
Necessary Visas
Personal items
Additional activities |
Programme Summary:
You can help around forty children and the work has expanded to assist children with social, educational and financial problems. Helping children in the most poverty-stricken areas of Quito.
Other Voluntary work in Ecuador
Programme dates:
The programme starts on the first Monday of every month (aim to arrive on the Sunday before). Other dates possible, please contact the office. |
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