Two weeks preparatory classes, followed by a one month minimum of volunteer work. After this requirement is met, students may extend their program with work only. The student will need to send us a resume of their studies in order to arrange part-time work according to their needs. Student will receive a certificate from the organization and the Academia Latinoamericana at the end of the course.

FUNDACION APRECIA

Description: This foundation provides aid, education and rehabilitation to: patients who were born blind; who have lost their sight due to illness or accident or who are visually impaired in some capacity. Main focus of organization is to teach the patients how to live independently.

Activities/Tasks

Currently three programs in operation:

Soon it loses its German gov't funding and must function autonomously. The director is visually impaired and founded the org. 20 years ago. Needed: Therapists (SLP, OTA, PT, Psychotherapists, etc.) and Teachers.

FUNDACION CARITAS

Description: Rural agricultural initiative in the surrounding Sucre area. Main focus: wheat cultivation, fruit cultivation, rabbit farming, potable water initiatives and agricultural education for women and children whose husbands/fathers leave the community in search of work.

Activities/Tasks

Following backgrounds needed: business/marketing, agriculture(community assisted and individual family farming), veterinary medicine, artesanial, psychology, teaching.

VARIOUS SUCRE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Description: Various public and private kindergarten, elementary and high schools throughout Sucre.

Activities/Tasks: English and German teaching assistants for classroom instruction and also teaching English and German to school administration.

We also need teachers who willing to support english or german teachers after classes.

ASOCIACION SUCRENSE DE ECOLOGIA (ASDE)

Description: A non-profit organization dedicated to the environment especially educating people about the advantages to saving natural resources. They run 3 separate programs that operate in different months throughout the year.

Activities/Tasks:

TREE PROJECT: From October 2nd until the end of February.

Dedicated to planting trees in parks, suburbs, streets, plazas, etc. Volunteers work with local citizens and neighbors.

CLEAN-UP PROJECT: From September 15 until October 15.

Volunteers work with Scouts cleaning up the city.

QUALITY OF LIFE PROJECT: From April 22nd (Earth Day) until October 2nd.

Dedicated to educating people about natural resources, including water conservation, river contamination, etc. through presentations in public schools, theater and community visits.

We also need teachers who willing to support english or german teachers after classes.

FUNDACION OQHARIKUNA

Description: A private, non-profit institution begun in 1995 that works with at-risk, marginalized children and youth of Bolivia who are homeless, drug-addicted, troubled, etc There are 4 houses to the program.

Activities/Tasks: Varies depending on specific Casa. A lot of supervising, talking to the youth, helping them with different tasks. They need help distributing dairy products, speaking to local women regarding the benefits, helping to package the goods.

SECRETARIADO ARQUIDIOCESANO DE PASTORAL SOCIAL (SEAPAS).

Description: This organization has been in existence for 40 years. It is dedicated to the social pastoral promotion of humanitarian projects. This organization works in small villages outside of Sucre. The main aim of the program is to give better living conditions and education to the residents of some of the poorer villages and communities. Some projects include: forestation, basic construction, alternative education, etc.

Activities/Tasks: Río Chico region in an indigenous community called Falafaya (about 1 hour from Sucre). All of the village residents speak and indigenous language called Quechua, but the on-site staff members of SEAPAS all speak Spanish.

MUSEO DE LOS NIÑOS TANGA - TANGA

Director: Domingo Izquierdo

Está Ubicado a las faldas del Cerro Churuquella (a 6 cuadras caminando de la Academia). Es un museo muy interesante donde dan cursos a precios módicos de todo lo relacionado con arte , ejemplo: cerámica, dibujo, pintura. Clases de inglés para niños, teatro para presentaciones de títeres, payasos, etc.

Tienen además una Biblioteca para los niños y un "Bibliobus", que van de barrio en barrio (de escasos recursos económicos) para que los niños tengan acceso a cuentos y libros en general.

Cuentan también con un vivero, un centro médico un consultorio dental, una cafetería y un almacén de artesanías.

Necesitan voluntarios que en lo posible hayan trabajado con niños, o que sepan algún tipo de arte, cantar, tocar instrumentos, pintar, cerámica, manualidades, y que sobre todo muchísima imaginación, creatividad, y que sepan trabajar con pocos recursos, por ejemplo que sepan manualidades con cartón, papel periódico, envases deshesables, maderas, o que deseen trabajar en el almacén o cafetería.

No se necesita ningún tipo de experiencia

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