Tiempo de Crecer/ Jardin Cienpies (ARG-16)

Type: Human Rights: Children Rights - Country: Argentina

Brief description and main aims

The Kindergarden helps families in taking care of their children. Provide food and education. There are from maternity wards to 2, 3, 4 and 5 year old children. In addition, they offer school support for primary school children. 90 children participate in the project.

Main Activities

If you want you can work with the babies in the nursery but if you prefer you can collaborate in classes with children from 3 to 5 years old.

Volunteer tasks

It depends on your preferences.

Volunteer requirements / Skills

Intermediate or high level of Spanish
Initiative to propose activities independently
Sensitivity to social and economic problems
Flexibility to adapt to the structure and way of working in Latin America
Teamwork
Creative and motivated person
Interest in the development of young people

Location

It's located on a vulnerable area called Ingeniero Budge. In the kindergarten the kids stays almost full time while their parents work. Many of the children eat the most important meal of the day in the kindergarten.

Hosting Situation (Board and Lodging)

Volunteers are received in our volunteer house, located in the City of Buenos Aires. They usually take their lunch at the project. It is important to be flexible in eating local food. For the rest of the meals, they will have what is necessary to cook in our house. Get ready to live in a community environment!