Volunteer for Hermann Gmeiner Huascar in NIcaragua
This Placement is focused on initial health service , nutrition and education to childern under the age six in Nicaragua
Press Release (PressBurner) Jun 12, 2009 - To protect and facilitating initial health care, nutrition and education to children under the age of six, through community management, while their families develop the skills to respond to their children's needs. SOS Children's Villages revolve around the effort to give children who have lost their parents or who are no longer able to live with them a permanent home and a stable environment. The SOS Children's Village family-like structure is formed by four basic principles: mother, brothers and sisters, house and villageThe community(s) does this organization assist Vulnerable 154 children, from a range of 07 months to 6 years old.
This organization have any religious affiliations In view of the misery of countless war orphans and homeless children after the Second World War, the Austrian Hermann Gmeiner initiated the construction of the world's first SOS Children's Village in the small Tyrolean town of Imst in 1949. How many people at the organization speak English? 2 If you find sponsors interested in sending donations, here is what they need: Toys, crayons, notebooks, pencils, erasers, colors, etc. Placement Work Details This organization need volunteers because Like so many organizations in the developing world, this placement is underfunded and lacks the necessary man-power to implement its programs effectively. This is a recurring problem that you will find with all of our organizations. The tasks will you be required to fulfil Establishing community structures, made up of families participating in the programmes who manage the community homes and centres. Volunteers will continue to work developing the programmatical and educational aspects of an organization committed to child advocacy. Volunteers will also help women become self-sufficient, support them in the areas of personal development, literacy, information on protection from gender violence, sexual and reproductive health education and, above all, training and integration into the labour market (skills for work, job searches, micro business and micro loans, etc). Other tasks that you may be requested to preform outside of your core duties: Volunteers can also support families as they work at attaining better care and protection of their children, and the development of "family project" centres dedicated to improving their living conditions through education. You can also help meet the daily needs of children, providing child care for the youngest residents: the infants and toddlers need caring hearts and steady arms to hold and feed them, help them with their first steps, and play to help their socialization. The days per week will you be working From Monday to Friday. Children from 6 months up to 5 years and their mothers. The kind of background may be useful at this placement Experienced trades people. Knowledge of Spanish. Lots of patience and love. Being able to cope with kids asking for lots of attention. Who may have a difficult time at this placement? If you have difficulty spending large amounts of time with people who have little or nothing, or have difficulty being comfortable with basic living situations.
The specific skills are they looking for at this placemen:
Doctor
Nurse
Medical Student
Pre-Med Student
Emergency Medical Technician
Health & Hygiene Training
Child & Youth Worker
Early Childhood Education
Recreational Programming
Social Worker (BSW) Program
Proposal Writting
Social Work Student
Psychologist
Psychology Student
Day Care Work
Report Writing / Data Collection
General Administration
Teacher - Math
Teacher - Science
Handicraft Design
Educational Games
Sexual & Reproductive Health Training
Social Worker (MSW) How to Apply
: Basecamp International Centers welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details:
Email: <hidden email> at basecampcenters.com
Website: www.basecampcenters.com
Mailing Address 298 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 3B4
Phone: 613.541.7862
Toll Free : 866.646.4693
Fax: 613.541.1604
