About

The aims of Veamos con el Corazón are:

• Help to empower children and youth with visual impairments to become active citizens through a customised curriculum and by awakening in them the need to set goals and create new expectations.
• Contribute to the educational, vocational and social inclusion of people with visual disabilities.
• Raise awareness about the current problems of people with visual disabilities.

They offer workshops to visually impaired people with limited economic resources on the following topics: oratory, theater, computing, cooking, crafts, singing, music, braille, yoga, photography, etc. They also accompany students to different events outside the institution and organise fundraising events, such as the Athletic Race and Dinner in the Dark.

They promote the organisation through student events.

Location

The project is in Toluca, a big city located very near Mexico City. The population served are babies to elders who have a visual disability.

Volunteer Tasks

• Support the teachers in the workshops offered by the institution.
• Look after the children and youth when entering and leaving school, and at lunchtime.
• Support the various activities and events of the institution, such as Christmas, civic ceremonies,
  visits to museums, fundraising events, etc.
• Support with marketing and promotion activities.

Volunteer Requirements

• Patience and tolerance
• Empathy, Creativity, Flexibility
• Willing to work with people with visual impairment.

Child Protection

Please note that you will be required to sign ICYE’s policy Care to Engage on Safeguarding Children.

Accommodation

Host family in the city