Children & Youth Volunteering (10 programs)
 Centro Social SOS - El Tejar
About the institution
SOS has since 1949 worked for children who are orphaned, abandoned or whose families are unable to care for them. The family approach in the SOS Children's Village is based on four principles: Each child needs a mother, and grows up most naturally with brothers and sisters, in their own house, within a supportive village environment.
SOS enables children to live according to their own culture and religion, and to be active members of the community. They help children to recognize and express their individual abilities, interests and talents. They ensure that children receive the education and skills training they need to be successful and contributing members of society.
SOS also shares in community life and respond to the social development needs of society's most vulnerable children and young people. SOS establishes facilities and programs that aim to strengthen families and prevent the abandonment of children. In Quito SOS has 7 Social Centers that works as a kindergarten for kids whose parent are working and don’t have a place to leave their kids. The center gives attention towards the kids, the family, women and the community.
Description of the work
SOS needs help at the social centers within the following fields:
- Pedagogic
- Gender
- Social work
- Psychology
- Medicine
- Pre-school/ nursery school teacher
- Community work
Keep in mind
You are going to work with kids who very fast make strong bonds. They will miss you and feel sad if you don’t show up to work and it is important that you with anticipation tell them when you are going to leave. Clue words in your work are respect and confidence. The work will contain a lot of laughter and joy but it is important that you as an adult are responsible and that you fulfill your accomplishment.
Time: Minimum 1 month
Regular time schedule: Monday - Friday 07:30-17:00
Sometimes Saturdays when there are extra activities.
Sometimes after 17.00 when the centre has activities for the parents.
You will be able to make your personal time schedule together with the workplace.
What you will get from the workplace
- A first meeting where you will receive all the information you need.
- Frequently following up
- Lunch
- A certificate at the end of your volunteer period.
Board and Lodging
None
Costs: $ 20
This fee enables them to cover costs for lunch and also to try to develop more projects that have to do with nutrition and education for the children.
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