Voluntary Work
You would be working as part of a team dedicated to improving the lives of some of the special needs children and teenagers in the town’s care centre. The Youth, Care, and Community volunteers help these young people in all sorts of ways, from improving their basic life skills to organising sport, drama, and fun activities.
As well as having direct contact with the young people, there’s a chance to help out with practical projects such as painting classrooms and maintaining playgrounds, or just helping out wherever you’re needed.
This sort of community project is always in need of resources and funds, and any level of skill, as long as it comes with enthusiasm and a warm and friendly approach, is very welcome.
Your work may include organising or helping with:
- Taking care of underprivileged children in local day care centres - bringing warmth and affection as well as practical help
- Integration of children and teenagers with special needs into the Attention and Training Centre
- Recreational and developmental activities, special events, outings, sports and games
- Visiting the paediatric ward for recreational activities like story-telling, drama, and play sessions
Making and decorating wooden didactic toys and materials for play-therapy programmes
- Teaching or helping with computer or ceramics classes, or in the local music school (orchestral and choral)
- Restoring and maintaining children’s playgrounds, school facilities, and gardens
- Passing on vocational skills
What’s Included in the Programme
- Transfer from Caracas International airport to bus terminal
- Bus from Caracas to Santa Elena.
- Volunteer placement
- Accommodation
- Meals
- Full support and 24 hour back up from our local staff.
- Orientation, continual supervision and regular briefings
- Certificate and/or written reference
What’s Not Included in the Programme
- Personal travel insurance for the duration of your placement
- All flights
- All items of a personal nature, such as curios, gifts, clothing (work and other)
- E-mail/Internet and telephone calls
- Soft drinks, beer, wines and spirits
- Any excursions over and above the planned itinerary in Venezuela
Please note: The project cost only covers your one-way travel and hotel stay down to Santa Elena from Caracas. If you would like to add on a return package (which would cover your return bus ticket, transfers and hotel stay in Caracas), please contact us. This is an additional payment of £120/162€.
Prices & Durations
Venezuela Community And Youth Development - 2 weeks £949
Venezuela Community And Youth Development - 4 weeks £1,249
Venezuela Community And Youth Development - 6 weeks £1,549
Venezuela Community And Youth Development - 8 weeks £1,849
