Volunteer with Children - Public Health and Medicine with Special Needs Bolivia

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Location

Bolivia
- Coroico

Length

4 weeks

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Program Details

Language

Spanish

Age Min.

Timeframe

Year Round

Housing

Guesthouse Host Family

Groups

Small Group (1-15) Medium Group (16-30)

Travel Type

Budget Family Older Travelers Solo Women

Pricing

Starting Price

250

Price Details

Volunteers can choose in between:
*250$: a shared room in our volunteer house (upon availability)
*350$: a private room in our volunteer house (upon availability)
*450$: a private room in a host family (incl. 3 meals per day)

All the options include:
Pre-arrival support
Accommodation
Volunteer or internship placement
Internet access
Orientation
Pick-up from Riberalta airport
Grant funding through mini-grant program
Cleaning services
Drinkable water
Access to Plant Medicine Retreat Pisatahua
Sponsored cultural events (workshops, shared dinners, yoga classes, documentary screenings, etc.)
24-hour staff support
A contribution to our scholarship program
3 meals a day (only for Family Home Stay option)

What's Included

Accommodation Activities Some Meals Wifi

Last Updated: May 17, 2019

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About Program

Sustainable Bolivia is supporting the Centro Nuevos Horizontes which is working with children with special needs. Using a multidisciplinary approach, this Centre is able caters to the unique physical and psychological needs of each individual. Services include assessment and evaluation, physical therapy and rehabilitation, individualized educational programs, speech and communication support, play therapy and vocational training.

Responsibilities may include:
Provide physical therapy & rehabilitation, based on your own personal qualifications, to physically and developmentally disabled individuals both at the center & at their homes
Evolve & adapt new methods of teaching to enable differently abled individuals to live independently
Empower individuals to become as independent as possible through adaptive education, physical rehabilitation, & teaching self-advocacy
Provide direct care to disenfranchised individuals who cannot afford treatment

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Program Highlights

Volunteer with children with special needs and make the difference
Help out with your skills an understaffed center
See concrete results in your work
Learn or improve your Spanish

Program Impact

* Help an understaffed center
* Help with your experience and/or your expertise

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About Sustainable Bolivia

Founded in 2007, Sustainable Bolivia (SB) is a 501 (c) 3 international non-profit organization with conservation and sustainable development initiatives in the Bolivian Amazon. Our Work in the Aquicuana Reserve In 2016, we helped secure protection for more than 20,000 hectares of rainforest, establishing the Aquicuana Reserve. Inside the Reserve...