About

The main objective of “Comamos y Crezcamos” is to support families with low resources by ensuring a healthy nutrition of their children. The project also develops the academic and physical skills of the children.

The secondary objectives of the organization are:

• Improve the children’s nutrition by having them attend from kindergarten through to elementary school.
• Increase school attendance through good nutrition.
• Encourage the habit of hygiene both in the preparation and consumption of food.
• Strengthen education with values and family involvement.
• Improve the quality of life and strengthen the knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding children’s food, nutrition, and health.
• Encourage children to be interested in their education by providing artistic, cultural, and sports activities.
• Meet the needs of children in various villages of the State of Puebla.

Project Activities

• To feed children from families with low income
• To assist them with psychological consultancy
• To help them with their homework after the meal
• To provide them with several artistic and sporting activities

Accommodation

Host family in the city of Puebla

Volunteer Tasks

• Serve lunch to the children
• Be a teacher’s assistant.
• Help to prepare the material for the class.
• Look after the children while playing

Volunteer Requirements

• Be able to take initiative
• Show responsibility
• Be able to work independently
• Be able to organize activities for children

You are expected to sign ICYE’s policy Care to Engage on Safeguarding Children.

Location

Puebla – Puebla is one of the five provinces with the highest poverty rate and marginalization in the country. Children tend to be the ones who suffer the most from the consequences of this. Especially, poor children under 5 years old suffer from malnutrition and low productivity at school.

The project is located in a poor neighborhood, “Nueva San Salvador”, beside the highway and big industrial
parks. Its population are mostly migrants from La Sierra Negra.

Child Protection

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