Volunteer work with needy children

Pedagogical Support Center

This project seeks to overcome the challenges that underprivileged children face and to give them the knowledge, intellectual capacity, abilities and skills that they will need to create a brighter future for themselves.

Program Description

Volunteers have the option to work in one or more of seven important areas: six that serve to improve the pedagogic ability of the children and one that helps the parents to improve the way that they show affection towards their children.

Volunteer Work Activities

• Arts Workshop: Drawing, modeling objects, fabricating recycled paper, painting and more.
• Body Expression Workshop: Theater, juggler’s shows, juggling, dancing and ballet.
• Music Workshop: Building of instruments using recycled materials, the development of vocal sound, sound identification, and more.
• Visual Arts Workshop: Teaching the children to use a digital camera, graphic software, photography, and more.
• Cultural Workshop: Organization of excursions with the children to museums, movie theaters, expositions, walks, to theater, and more.
• Workshops for the Parents: Assisting the parents as they learn how to improve the way that they show affection to their children. Activities include body expression, conferences, Yoga, Tai-Chi, relaxation, and more.

Duration

Volunteers must work a minimum of 1 month in this project. Volunteers will work from 8h00 to 12h00 / 13h00 to 17h00 Monday to Friday. The volunteer can ask to work only half that time.

Free Time

All the volunteers have free time after their volunteer work hours during the week and during the weekends.

Requirements

All the volunteers need to have some knowledge of the spanish language before starting their volunteer work. If the volunteer is not at this level, Ecuador Volunteer could help him/her to find the best program to improve their Spanish skills before starting the project.