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Childcare Center for Disadvantaged Children |
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Project Description
This volunteer project has been set up by mothers to provide a childcare center to care for small children who come from low-income families and whose parents cannot take care of their children while they work full-time. This center provides these parents an alternative to having to leave their children at home unattended or take their children with them to work.
The project’s main objective is to offer such children comprehensive and supportive daycare, which includes their health, nutritional, and psychological needs. The center is run in conjunction with parents and the local community. However, parents and the community oftentimes lack the skills or economic means to meet their children's needs.
Why the projects need volunteers
This project needs volunteers who are willing to look after, teach, and give these children all the love and support they need. The children need the support and love that they may not be able to obtain at home for various reasons. Volunteers also also serving the community by helping in the childcare center. The loving environment of the childcare center contrasts sharply with dysfunctional family relations and other socio-economic problems. In many of these families, the heads of family often have to work full-time outside the home, leaving their children alone for long periods because other childcare facilities are unavailable or expensive.
Fast Facts What is included? What is not included? What is also included?
Fast Facts
| Voolunteer Time |
1 week |
| Project Location |
Quito |
| Nearest airport |
Mariscal Sucre - Quito |
| Responsibilities |
- Look after children between the ages of 2 and 4 years old. - Teach basic math, grammar, and science to the children at the childcare center. - Plan different activities for the children. - Help in the kitchen preparing meals to ensure children receive a balanced diet. - Organize recreational activities for the children. |
| Hours of Work |
30 - 40 hours per week |
| Number of places available |
10 volunteers |
| Project availability |
Throughout the year, January until December. |
| Prerequisities |
No prerequisites are required, but volunteers should have initiative and a love of working with children. An intermediate level of Spanish is required before commencing as a volunteer. |
What is included?
| Accommodation |
- Volunteers will stay with a host family in individual or shared rooms with a shared bathroom. Laundry service is included.
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| Food |
- 3 meals per day, vegetarian options available
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| Support |
- Before your trip - 24/7 advice via telephone and/or email before leaving your home country.
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| Training |
- Workshop, volunteer training, and orientation before beginning as a volunteer.
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What is not included?
| Transport |
- International flight tickets.
- Local transport once in the country.
- Airline and/or airport taxes.
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| Insurance |
- Travel insurance and related expenses.
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| Visa, inoculations |
- Visa application costs and related expenses.
- Inoculations and related expenses.
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| Extra |
Tourist activities in Quito and trips around Ecuador
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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.
- Ability to make local calls and receive faxes at the organization's office.
- Informative visitor guide with information on recreational activities.
- Certificate of successful completion as volunteer.
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Please note
The charm and warmth of the children make this work extremely rewarding. Many of them lack sufficient love and care from their families and seek protection and love from those who show concern for them.
What skills do volunteers need?
Volunteers should:
• Have love and endless patience for children.
• Be proactive and dynamic.
• Be team-spirited and able to maintain good working relationships.
• Have an intermediate level of Spanish.
What does the Volunteer needs to bring
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- Sunscreen
- Shampoo, First Aid kit
- Warm, wind-proof clothing
- Long-sleeved shirts
- Swimsuit
- Hiking boots
- Hat
- Sandals
- Towels
- Sunglasses
- Books (for personal use)
- Games for kids
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Steps to follow
Once you have registered...
- Once we receive your first email we will immediately contact you to give you general information about us and our projects.
- Select the project in which you would like to participate.
- Send your CV.
- Participate in an interview.
- You will receive an email confirming your participation and we will prepare for your trip to Ecuador.
- You should fill out the documents that the Ecuador Volunteer Foundation sends you as part of the registration process.
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.
- Obtain your Police Record or Police Disclosure.
- Send us the documents from the Ecuador Volunteer Foundation, filled out completely.
- Verify that you have gotten the necessary vaccines, such as Yellow Fever, Hepatitis A & B, Diphtheria, Typhoid. We recommend getting the yellow fever vaccine and bringing malaria pills as a precaution.
- Get a medical certificate from your doctor.
- Fill out the Final Form that is on our website.
- If the volunteer is not a Spanish speaker, she/he must plan to take a Spanish course in Quito before entering in the project.
- Take a Spanish exam to check your knowledge of the language.
- Check if you need a visa to enter Ecuador.
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