About the Project

CIMET (Center for Integral Development of Working Children and Adolescents) focuses on the holistic development of street children and adolescents through four main areas: Health, Pedagogical Support, Social Assistance, and Nutrition.

The center offers support for their integral development, providing opportunities for them to learn or enhance skills. For instance, they can be trained as tourist guides in the city’s historical general cemetery.

Key service areas include:

• Health Area: Provides medical and dental protection and assistance.
• Pedagogical Area: Develops and strengthens knowledge, values, and skills through school support, pedagogical reinforcement, and art workshops.
• Nutrition Area: Supplies food to children and adolescents to support their physical development.
• Social Assistance: Promotes support for children and adolescents in cooperation with other services.
• Family Health: Works to prevent intrafamily violence.

Location

Sucre

Accommodation

Host family

Volunteer Tasks

• To take the children to the doctor, help with the training activities, give them company while having lunch.
• Volunteers will be able to work, according to their interest and experience in the several integral centers where they provide assistance in the following areas: Education, Health, Law, Social Assistance, administration.
• The center has a small nursery garden where children and staff produce some of their own food, especially vegetables.

Volunteer Requirements

Motivation, energy, patience, a basic level of Spanish and self-esteem to transmit to the young workers.Open mind and interest to help the working children and adolescents of the street.

Child Protection

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