Volunteer Work in Brazil

Volunteer work in Brazil

Volunteer work in Brazil: Projects

Before you do volunteer work in Brazil, you will be free to choose one project preference out of four different possibilities. We will do our best to place you in the project of your choice, but cannot guarantee that this will be possible. Wherever you do your volunteer work in Brazil, the local facility will be grateful for your commitment, which will last between 10 hours per week and 6 hours per day.

• Project 1: Community Centre, Rio de Janeiro

  Since 1996, the Community Centre has taken in younger and older children, teenagers, adults, and elderly people from the surrounding communities. It supplies these people with meals and clothing, organises health care, provides school lessons, and offers sport and cultural activities for both young and old.
  Your volunteer work in Brazil in the community centre may include offering sport lessons, organising free-time activities, telling stories to children, assisting with theatre classes, teaching English, supervising homework, leading dance workshops, or teaching chess. There is always something to do!
  

• Project 2: Children's Day Care Centre, Florianópolis

  A children's day care centre for children aged 8 to 16 lies in the centre of Florianópolis. The centre especially helps children who have trouble in school. Volunteers work 6 hours per day here, and are responsible for various tasks, which depend on the sort of help the day care centre needs at the time.  You will help the workers at the centre to plan afternoon activities; paint, sing, or play with the children; read stories to the children; or prepare meals. Aside from this, you could also help with cleaning and painting as a part of your volunteer work in Brazil.
  

• Project 3: Children's Home, Curitiba

  This children's home was founded in 1996, and is now a safe haven for children who have experienced violence and abuse at home. While the older children are in school, the home's employees feed and care for the younger children. After school is out, you will organise free-time activities for the children. This may include painting, theatre, or dance - use your imagination! You will also help with homework or teach English to children as you engage in volunteer work in Brazil.
  

• Project 4: Animal Protection and Nature Project, Curitiba

  30 km from the centre of Curitiba you can assist with the capture and breeding of endangered animals. Over 1000 animal species, including jaguars, monkeys, toucans, and bush dogs, are under constant care here, so the project is able to offer many various placements to volunteers. You may help feed the animals, assist the veterinarian in caring for the animals, or clean out enclosures as part of your volunteer work in Brazil. You may also be responsible for clearing paths, monitoring endangered plants, or planting trees. Your volunteer work in Brazil in this project will vary depending on the weather. You will stay in a nearby lodge, where you will sleep in a shared room. Full board will be provided; you will prepare your own breakfast with food provided to you.