Centro Fortaleza San Guillermo de Malavalle (BOL-84)


Type: Human Rights: Children Rights - Country: Bolivia

Brief description and main aims

Centro Fortaleza San Guillermo de Malavalle aims to accommodate adolescents referred by the Public Prosecutor or the Judge responsible for Children and Adolescents, to support their empowerment and reintegration into society based on restorative justice model. This is conducted in a warm, safe environment which guarantees the respect for the rights of adolescents, under the rules and regulations that help and encourage the pursuit of this goal setting.

The project has the purpose of reversing adverse situations that adolescents go through during their internment period, in collaboration with their family and comunity with an integral support to enable the return to their social environment as responsible individuals and with the ability to contribute to the construction of a better future.

Main Activities

The Centre seeks to contribute to the comprehensive training and rehabilitation of the adolescents by rescuing and generating on them a range of skills and values that guide them to understand and take on responsibility in their lives. In addition, the project facilitates and optimizes the work of educators who daily work more closely with adolescents.

Volunteer tasks

Depending on the volunteers abilities, the volunteer can work as:
  • a teacher for tutoring, ed. physics, dance, music, etc. 
OR
  • a social educator, in collaboration with educators from the center
 

Volunteer requirements / Skills

The volunteer should:
  • be at least 25 years old
  • not have a history of violence or substance abuse
  • have basic knowledge of the Spanish language
  • have training in educational or social overhead

Location

Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.

Hosting Situation (Board and Lodging)

The volunteer will live with a host family.

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