About the Project

The San Juan Mining District, Ushpa-Ushpa, located 10 km southeast of Cochabamba, is home to approximately 1,500 families living in extreme poverty with limited access to basic services. The Horizon Project – Uspha Uspha, founded in 2004 by the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, is a non-profit social welfare institution addressing the community’s poverty by providing protection, education, medical care, and feeding for children.

Key activities and centers include:

• Health Centre “Mineros San Juan”: Providing medical care.
• Comprehensive Educational Centre Initial Training and Education Unit “St. Vincent de Paul”: Offering educational services.
• Group of Women, “TANTAKUNA”: Empowering women in the community.
• Sports and Culture Groups: Engaging children, youth, and adults in sports and cultural activities.
• Department of Micro Finance and Micro Enterprise Development: Supporting economic development through microfinance and microenterprise initiatives.

Location

San Juan Mining District Ushpa-Ushpa, located in the km 10 to the southeast of the city Cochabamba.

Accommodation

Host Family

Volunteer Tasks

Support the nursery, provide school support (math, English), help with the sport and cultural classes (dance, music), work with the women, organization of events, updates of the website, translation work (English /Spanish / German). Can join us in all areas of the project and the specific tasks depend on your existing knowledge and experience and on the length of your stay. We are also open for new proposals and ideas as long as they are aligned with our general project ideas.

Volunteer Requirements

The volunteer must be very responsible, able to take the initiative and be open minded. Positive attitude.

Child Protection

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