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Volunteering with deaf and blind child's

Project Description

Children board at the institution from Monday till midday on Friday when they return to their families for the weekend. The children come from extremely low-income families. Unfortunately, the center lacks the resources to be able to recruit sufficient personnel, who would reside full-time. Currently, a staff of 24 provides special needs education to 39 children, of whom 24 reside permanently at the center.

Even though the school has a reasonable number of staff, volunteers are needed to provide greater assistance to these special needs children. Volunteers will help to strengthen the current workforce during afternoons and particularly during the evenings.

Why the projects need volunteers

Volunteers are needed to help with efforts to integrate the children into society and provide them with the tools necessary to aid their learning and understanding of the world around them. Volunteers constitute a vital resource.

Fast Facts
What is included?
What is not included?
What is also included?

Fast Facts
Voolunteer Time	3 Months +
Project Location	Quito
Nearest airport	Mariscal Sucre - Quito
Responsibilities	Volunteers will assist in recreational activities; support classroom initiatives; accompany children on their errands and extra-curricular activities; help in preparation of class material, transcribe material into braile, etc. If the volunteer is staying at the center, then assistance with the children’s hygiene routine and bedtime is expected.
Hours of Work	5 to 7 hours / day
Number of places available	3 volunteers
Project availability	During the academic year, from the beginning of September till the end of June.
Prerequisities	- Minimum age is 20 years. -Eager to assist and learn. -Creative ability and have good work ethic. Basic knowledge of painting, music, dance and handicrafts. -Love of children and the patience to work with them. -Intermediate level of Spanish and basic understanding of sign language.

What is included?
Accommodation	Dormitories and shared bathroom at the center.
Food	Breakfast, mid-morning snack, lunch and afternoon snack: according to what is available at the time.
Support	Before your trip - 24/7 advice via telephone and/or email before leaving your home country.
Training	Workshop volunteer trainning before commencing as volunteer.
Extra	Application Fee 25 hours of Spanish Lessons + Activities

What is not included?
Transport	International flight tickets. Local transport once in the country. Airline and/or airport taxes.
Insurance	Travel insurance and related expenses.
Visa, inoculations	Visa application costs and related expenses. Inoculations and related expenses.

What is also included?
Transfer from the airport to location of the project or place of stay in Quito. Practical, informative advice and support before, during and after project from a team of professionals. In-country guidance to resolve potential issues that may arise during the project. Guidance and evaluation to check on progress during volunteer period. A facility at the project grounds for making local calls. Receiving of faxes. Informative visitor guide with information on recreational activities. Certificate of successful completion as volunteer.

Please note

Volunteers will have the opportunity to develop and implement educational tasks and activities that help to develop the children’s creativity and establish intercultural relations inside the classroom taking in to account the facilities available.

What skills do volunteers need?

-Volunteers should preferably have knowledge of sign language. However, this is not obligatory. Volunteers should: • Have a love of children and the patience to work with children of school age. • Be team-oriented and have the ability to show leadership skills. • Have an intermediate level of Spanish.

What does the Volunteer needs to bring

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Sunscreen
Shampoo, first aid kit
Rain coat
Warm clothes
Long sleeve shirts
Summer clothes
Trekking shoes
Cap or hat
Sleeping bag
Flip-flops
Towels
Sun glasses
Books to read

Steps to follow

When you have booked...

Once we receive your first email we will immediately contact you to give you general information about us and projects.
Select the project where you would like to participate.
Send your CV.
Participate in an interview.
You will receive an email about confirmation of your participation and we will prepare for your trip to Ecuador.
You should fill out certain documents of the Ecuador Volunteer Foundation, which we will send you opportunely.

After you have been selected as a volunteer...

Get your flight tickets.
Get travel insurance for the time that you will participate in our projects.
Get your Police Check or Police Disclosure.
Send us the documents of the Ecuador Volunteer Foundation filled out with the pertinent information.
Verify that you got certain vaccines as Yellow Fever, Hepatitis A & B, Diphtheria, Typhoid. We recommend getting the yellow fever vaccine and malaria pills as a precaution.
Get a medical certificate.
Fill out the Final Form that is on our website.
In the case that the volunteer is not a Hispanic speaker she/he must plan a Spanish course before entering in the project.
Give an exam in Spanish to check your knowledge in the language.
Check if you need a visa to enter in the country.

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