Proyecto Horizonte USHPA-USHPA (BOL-51)


Type: Human Rights: Women Rights - Country: Bolivia

Brief description and main aims

Proyecto Horizonte - Ushpa Ushpa (Society of St. Vincent de Paul) is a non-profit institution of social welfare, located in Ushpa Ushpa community, a marginalized semi-urban area 10 km south of the city of Cochabamba.

It was founded in 2004 in order to cope with the extreme poverty of the community and respond to the needs of protection, education, medical care and feeding of children.

Main Activities

The project's main activities are:

  • Health Centre “Mineros San Juan”
  • Comprehensive Educational Centre Initial Training and Education Unit “St. Vincent de Paul”
  • Group of Women“TANTAKUNA”
  • Several groups of Sports and Culture (children, youth and adults)
  • Department of Micro Finance and Micro Enterprise Development

Volunteer tasks

The volunteer is expected to:

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

Volunteer requirements / Skills

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

Location

The project is located in San Juan Mining District Ushpa-Ushpa, 10 km to the southeast of the city Cochabamba. There are around 1,500 families living under marginal economic circumstances, they are very poor people who lack almost any basic service.

Hosting Situation (Board and Lodging)

The volunteer will live with a host family.

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