Volunteer for the Hogar Communitario in Costa Rica

Serves as a shelter for girls whose families are unable to take care of them or who have been removed from their homes by PANI. The girls at the shelter have no real contact with their families and appreciate having volunteers come to share time with them.

 Volunteers must be of age 18 o

r above with minimum education of high school. This Placement does not need any volunteer in the month of Jan.

 Volunteers with the following special skills are preferred for the placement:-

Child & Youth Worker Early Childhood Education At-Risk Youth Work Social Worker (BSW) Social Work Student Psychology Student Day Care Work Social Worker (MSW)

Volunteers can assist by doing following tasks:-

 Arts and crafts, teach English, sewing, tutoring, etc.

Location of the placement:

San Isidro de El General is the largest and most important town south of San Jose. It is often referred to as San Isidro, Perez Zeledon, or just Perez. It is located in a valley created by the Rio General and has become a centre for agriculture, tourism, and transportation.

Basecamp International 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: info@basecampcenters.com Website: www.basecampcenters.com Mailing Address 186 Princess Street Kingston, Ontario Canada, K7L 1B1 Phone: 613.541.7862 Toll Free : 866.646.4693 Fax: 613.541.1604

The town is located along the Interamericana Highway, so it is easy to get anywhere in the country from San Isidro. The town has a large downtown area with a wide variety of supermarkets, banks, restaurants and shops and is centred around the large cathedral and Parque Central.

Basecamp International Centers believe international volunteering promotes cross-cultural learning that helps create global awareness, understanding between cultures and provides the platform for positive change. Our volunteers have taught in schools, provided disaster relief support for the International Red Cross, conducted essential research to improve the management strategies of threatened environments, built homes for impoverished people, provided vocational training and programs for street kids and have worked in co-operation with hundreds of local organizations to distribute aid and improve the quality of life for people throughout Asia, Africa and Latin AmericaWe have volunteer placement on Social, Heath and Medical, Environment, Children and Building Projects in Nepal, Peru, Ghana, Nicaragua, Tanzania, Costa Rica and Ecuador.Basecamp International Centers welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference.
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