Volunteer In Brazil

March 22, 2012 by Jose Henrique 2 Comments

Looking to Volunteer in Brazil?

My name is José Henrique, and I work for Instituto Cultural Zigma, which is a non-profit organization that is supported by a big Brazilian company called Zigma. Zigma is a company with over than 40 years in the Brazilian international trade market. To accomplish their dreams of social development, their founders founded Zigma´s Cultural Institute to offer to the Brazilian population educational, professionalizing, and health support. We provide you with the opportunity to volunteer in Brazil.

We´ve been acting in a very small rural area, given to its population many different kind of assistance. Now is time to drive our work to a new level, we´re expanding our horizons to give quality assistance to much more institutions and places.

At this time we´re recruiting volunteers to fulfill this growing demand. I´m one of those who lived at a very small village assisted by the institute. So this way I´m contacting you to see if we could establish a partnership.

For now we´re needing people to teach English, music, manufacturing arts, sports, painting and many other activities to help Brazilian children and hope you can help us to give our children all the opportunity they deserve. Please let us know if you are interested as we would love to have you volunteer in Brazil with us.

José Henrique

http://iczonline.webs.com/

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Casa Do Caminho – Volunteer Brazil

February 3, 2010 by wahba Leave a Comment

Do you want to…

work with children while experiencing a foreign culture?
live in an international environment in a rainforest?
have the freedom to set up and lead your own projects?

..then.. challenge yourself and become a volunteer/trainee in an orphanage in Brazil!

Who are we?
Casa do Caminho is situated in the middle of a rainforest, outside of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The orphanage aims to take children away from aggression, drug abuse, criminality in Rio and surrounding suburbs. It provides these children with shelter, nutrition, education and a lot of freedom to play. Your help is needed because international volunteers bring new knowledge and enthusiasm to Casa do Caminho from which the children and staff can learn from!

What are we looking for?
We are looking for motivated volunteers & trainees with different backgrounds (psychology, teaching, business, IT, arts & culture, sports, organic farming,..) to work as:

Psychologist
Social Worker
Educator – Children, Adolescents
Teacher
Organic farming specialist
Volunteer coordinator
IT expert
Medical coordinator
Maintenance/ Electrician volunteer
Sports teacher/ manager
Theater, Art, Music teachers

What are the requirements?

Age minimum: 21 years
Basic Portuguese skills
6 month – 2 year volunteer period

What do we offer?
The volunteer program at Casa do Caminho is completely free. Volunteers receive an airport escort, accomodation, food, training, portuguese classes and access to “capoeira” classes. Volunteering at Casa do Caminho is a unique cultural experience – you will get to know the brazilian culture, have the freedom to set up your own projects and the children will make you feel at home from the very first second! If you are interested, please do not hesitate to apply online on

http://www.kww-southamerica.org/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=25&Itemid=108.

More information about the programme and Casa do Caminho can also be found at: www.casadocaminhobrasil.org

Filed Under: Brazil, Children, Community Development, Teach English Tagged With: Brazil, children, Community Development, Teach, volunteer

2 Brothers – Volunteer Brazil

February 3, 2010 by wahba Leave a Comment

We are a nonprofit organization based in the United States and Brazil whose mission is to provide educational opportunities in the favela of Rocinha in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, through local and international community service and cultural exchange.

We have taught English, French, and Spanish at a variety of levels to people of ages ranging from 3 to 43 years. To date, most of our activities have been held at the Escola Moranguinhos, which has graciously ceded us space in the evenings and on weekends. We are currently seeking to expand and set up a community reading room in our own building to serve as additional classroom space and a study area.

We have also carried out a variety of other activities, including children’s art classes, computer training, children’s reading groups, excursions, health awareness seminars, and special events.

Our annual Halloween party has become a tradition since the year 2000.

Due to the small size and intimate nature of our organization we are open to the ideas of volunteers interested in creating new programs (even temporary ones). For more information, click here.

http://www.2bros.org

Filed Under: Brazil, Children, Teach English Tagged With: Brazil, children, Teach English, Volunteer

Amigos de Iracambi – Volunteer Brazil

February 3, 2010 by wahba 1 Comment

A little bit about us. We’re a non profit organization, Amigos de Iracambi, supporting a Research Center which is based on a sustainable forest farm where we can put our ideas to work. We’re in the buffer zone of the Serra do Brigadeiro State Park in the mountains of the state of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil. It’s an area of extraordinary beauty, abundant water and exceptional biodiversity.

The name Iracambi comes from the Tupi Indian words “ira” (honey) and “cambi” (milk): our vision is to see this beautiful land of milk and honey restored, with thriving communities living sustainably in a thriving landscape. We’re doing this through our research, our programs and our projects, working with the community to make the conservation of the rainforest more attractive than its destruction.

It’s a big job and our strategy is to create unusual partnerships – college lecturers with local schoolkids, international volunteers with farm families. Every year we welcome dozens of people of all ages and backgrounds, volunteers, researchers, interns, and professionals from five continents who spend anything from one to six months sharing their skills with us and learning new ones.

http://www.iracambi.com/