FLEX 2012

FLEX 2012 Adult Community Service Program

AFS is an international, voluntary, non-governmental, non-profit organization that provides intercultural learning opportunities to help people develop the knowledge, skills and understanding needed to create a more just and peaceful world. AFS enables people to act as responsible global citizens working for peace and understanding in a diverse world. It acknowledges that peace is a dynamic concept threatened by injustice, inequity and intolerance. AFS believes in the dignity and worth of every human being and of all nations and cultures. It encourages respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms without distinction as to race, sex, language, religion or social status. AFS activities are based on our core values of dignity, respect for differences, harmony, sensitivity and tolerance.

During World Wars I and II, volunteer ambulance drivers from the American Field Service helped the wounded on the battlefields. In 1946, the ambulance drivers decided to create an international student exchange network to promote a better understanding between peoples. Since then, over 325,000 participants took part in an AFS program.

AFS is the leading non-profit, volunteer organization. We have AFS partners in over 50 countries, each with its own network of volunteers and professional employees who are directed by a board of directors composed of volunteers.

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Are you looking for international work experience? Are you interested in learning a new language while contributing to a community in need? Or maybe you are looking for a different way of spending your summer? Choose the program and destination that fit your goals and expectations and live an experience of a lifetime!

The FLEX program combines placements in a work environment with a host family or work site accomodations, including participation in community activities allowing you to live the cultural and socio-economic realities of your host country. Projects vary by hosting country and participants’ interests, and last a minimum of four weeks. You can decide the length of his or her stay.You want to combine community service and a trip of your own? AFS Interculture Canada offers the possibility of a program extension to visit the hosting country by yourself.

FLEX ProgramFLEX Program includes:• Transitfromairporttoandfromlocal community• Potentialflexibledatesofarrivalper community service project• Attheendoftheprogram,acertificateof appreciation for the participant that outlines the assignment and time spent abroad• Food&accommodationwithalocalfamily• 24houremergencysupportteam• Workplacement• AFSprofessionalstaff&volunteersupportin Canada&overseas• AccesstotheinternationalAFSAlumni network

Participant responsibilities:• Preparehis/herproject• Respondtoqualificationrequirements (professional and language)• Payaskingfees• AcceptandfollowAFSRules• Purchasehis/herownflightaccordingtoAFS instructionandinformAFSofhis/hertravel arrangements• Ensurecompliancewithhostcountry regulations and safety guidelines (Visa, vaccine, and return date)• Respecthis/hercommitmenttowardNGOthat provides work project

Middelaldercentret

Middelaldercentret (Middle Ages Center) is a nongovernmental organization, a self-containing foundation,financiallysupportedbystateandcountyauthorities. The Centre has around 70,000 visitors per year.The Middelaldercentret is an experimental living history museuminDenmarksituatedinthetownofNykøbingFalster. It features a village, boats, market, and siege weapons of the period. All of the items are built on siteusingperiodtools.Activitiesincludelivefiringof the weapons, archery, tournaments of knights, and demonstrations of crafts and tasks from the late 14th century.

To become a volunteer at the Medieval Centre you have to go complete a beginner’s course, where you will get a basic knowledge of the Medieval Age and learn to act in the medievaltownofSundkøbing.

Youwillfindthatwedemandahighstandardofourselvesand others concerning authenticity.If you want to use your own medieval clothes and equipment, you must know that they only accept equipments that are replicas of around 1397. Materials and sewing techniques etc. must be as authentic as possible. However they can provide you with all the necessary equipment, clothes, shoes etc.

Modern things like glasses, modern jewellery, make-up, visible piercings, visible tattoos etc. are not allowed. Neitherisbringingcoffee,cigarettes,moderntoolsoranything not medieval into the medieval town.Working hours:From Saturday morning to Friday afternoon.Level of English language skill: Conversational

Note.ThisprogramstartsonJune25th2011only.

Community Service Projects in Denmarks

Associacion Ninos de la Luz

“NiñosdelaLuz”isanon-profitChristianInstitutionlocated in The Ceiba.

Mission: The project ‘Village of Hope’s purpose is to improve the way of life for children living on the streets. Provide an opportunity for the children to choose a different way of living, promote and strengthen their moral and spiritual values, orientation and training to the children in different areas and work with the children’s families, in order to make them aware of their needs. Work sector: Children.

Numberofemployees:8

Responsibilities:Duringthemorningthevolunteerwillwork at the project`s school as an English teacher but as thevolunteergetsmorefluentinSpanishheorshewillbe teaching other classes such as math or science. In the afternoon, the volunteer will accompany children to the project housing and join the children in meals, help and supervise with the cleaning process (dining areas and bedrooms)Help them with their school home work, the agricultural and green area reforestation activities and play sports with the children. In the evening help with the program “Educationforadults”.

Community Service Projects in Honduras

Skills needed: Patience, creativity, willingness to play, basically to give love to these children.

Level of Spanish language skill: Conversational

Dress code: Comfortable clothes and shoes (t-shirts, jeans, long shorts), good walking shoes and tennis shoes, bathing suit. The weather is very tropical but there is also lots of rain, an umbrella and a rain jacket will be advisable.

Working hours:

Week: From 7h30 am to 5h00 pm Weekends: Sometimes

COFADEH

Isanon-governmentalorganizationfoundedin1982basedin Tegucigalpa.

Mission: This organization tries to keep the collective memory of the victims of the enforced disappearances alive and to avoid the silence that surrounds them.

COFADEH is unique in its kind not only because of the content of its work; it is the only organization that works the cases of the enforced disappeared in Honduras; but also because of the fact that since it´s start it has been an effort lead by women and this is has been very important for their struggle. To this day it are still women who lead and decide the past, present and the future of the organization; including daughters and younger sisters now of the disappeared.Employees: 25 and some volunteers.

Work sector: Protection of human rights


Responsibilities:Activelyworkintheimplementationandpromotion of human rights among youth.WorkshopswithyouthleadersaboutHumanrights.Receivecomplaints of violations of human rights.

Level of Spanish language skill: Fluent

Working hours:

Week:from8:00amto4:00pmWeekend: Special occasions only


Responsibilities:Volunteers receive an training on what they will be •expected to do, workshops.Assisting as English teachers•Visiting the families of the area as a social worker•The volunteer will be an Educator•Helping in workshops for the community•

FANIVAhas15projectsmainlyinTegucigalpaandSanPedro Sula. Projects include working with children, youth, teenagemothers(livinginspecialhomes),andfieldwork.

Dresscode:N/A

Level of Spanish language skill: Conversational Working hours: Volunteer will work from Monday to Friday and on some Saturdays(withadvancenotice)workinghoursfrom8:00am to 4:30 pm

Familia Ninez y Valores FANIVA

Organization established in 2005 in Tegucigalpa. Tegucigalpaispresentlydividedinto“barrios”and“colonias”.Thelatterrepresentsrelativelyrecent20th-century middle class residential suburbs that are continuously spreading while the former are old inner-city neighbourhoods.

Mission: The main aim is to teach about values to children and their families in order for them to be more aware and try to improve themselves in this respect. An important focus is also on the community.TheMissionofFANIVA,istofortifytheconfidenceintheeconomic, social and moral development of the families living in poverty by creating a self educational process, auto-management of the present that will stimulate people to make an effort to choose and to execute projects that will improve their quality of life.The values unify and improve the future of the children.

Employees: 15 and 50 volunteers.

Work sector: Community development.


Jardin de Niños Japon

GovernmentalassociationsituatedinSanPedroSula;mainindustrial and commercial city in northwest Honduras, near theGuatemalanborder,capitalofCortésdepartmentandthe second-largest city in the country.

Mission: Education for children from 4 to 6 years old, knowledge of the ABC and a lot of themes. The kindergarten has two big classrooms and a big play garden and football court.

Employees: 6

Work sector: Education

Responsibilities:InchargeoftheEnglishclasses,assistingthe teachers, and creating sports activities for children. If the volunteer has knowledge of Spanish then he or she will also be in charge of different classes.

Skills needed: Likes working with children, has a big heart, creative to help children and teachers, the most important thing is to love children.


Dress code: Comfortable clothes that will enable the volunteertomoveandworkwithchildren.(Noflipflops)

Working hours:

Week:from8:00amto11:30amandfrom1:00pmto4:00pm Weekends:No

Montana de Luz Isanon-governmentalorganizationfoundedin1982located in La Esperanza.

Mission:MontañadeLuzwasfoundedafterHurricaneMitch to provide hospice care for children dying from HIV/AIDS.WiththeavailabilityofARV(anti-retroviral)treatment, the organization has evolved from hospice care to providing a home for the children.


Work sector: Other

Responsibilities:MontanadeLuzseeksthreevolunteerpositions for its volunteer service program.

StoreManager/CommunityRelationsLiaison;to•manage the community store where the goods produced at Montana de Luz are sold.Agriculture Production Supervisor is expected to have •business skills in order to oversee our production endeavors while managing our farming staff.


GroupLeaderwillworkatpreparingprojectsfor•visitinggroupsandguidingthem.TheGroupLeaderwill also work at identifying tasks that are appropriate forMissionTeamstoworkon/complete.Thevolunteershould have experience working with children, preferablyexperiencewithHIV/AIDS.


Dress code: Comfortable clothes as the volunteer will be working with children.

Working hours:

Week:8:00amto5:00pmWeekend:N/A

Adapt(notavailableinMay&June)

Is a non-governmental organization founded in 1972 based in Mumbai. Formerly Bombay, Mumbai is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai ranks among the most populous cities in the world in terms of population, with the city proper having a population of approximately 14 million inhabitants, and along with the neighbouring cities ofNaviMumbaiandThane,anurbanagglomerationwithapopulation of around 19 million people.

Mission : Inclusive Education, education and therapy for disabled and under privileged, community projects in education.

Employees: 50


Responsibilities:Assistspecialeducators,teaching,sportsactivities,teachnewgames,art&craftactivities.

Skills needed: Likes working with children, has a big heart, creative to help children and teachers, the most important thing is to love children.

Level of English language skill: Basic

Dress code: Summer clothes

Working hours:

Week: From 10:00 am to 3:00 pm (negotiable)Weekends:No

Community Service Projects in India

AMWA (notavailableinMay&June)

Is a non-governmental organization based in Ahmedabad, thelargestcityinthestateofGujarat,withapopulationofapproximately 52 lakhs (5.2 million).

Mission:AMWAstartedonasmallscalein1988.itworks at the grassroots level with Muslim women. It runs sewing and other art classes, so that the women become independant. Has an area for children, partly funded by the Government.Ithas24hourswomen’shelpline.

Employees: 5 women

Work sector: Help for women and children.

Responsibilities:Manydifferentpossibilitiesdependingof the knowledge of the participant and the need of the organization.

Skills needed: Openness, friendliness and interest in learning.

Level of English language skill: Basic

Dress code: The volunteer needs to wear appropriate clothing to suit the Muslim environment.

Working hours:

Week: From 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Weekend: (negotiable)


Anand Bal Marg-Darshan Kendra(notavailableinMay&June)

Organization founded in 1996 situated in the city of Baroda. Vadodara or Baroda, formerly the capital city of theGaekwarState,isthethirdmost-populatedcityintheIndianstateofGujaratafterAhmedabadandSurat.

Mission: To create active awareness in parents, the general public and social institutions about common childhood related behaviour problems and learning disorders. It conducts diagnostic tests (psychological) psycho education, psycho therapy and counseling. It also conducts speech therapy.

Employees: 5


Responsibilities:ParticipateintreatmentprogramofChildren with learning disabilities, autistim, speech disorders,andparent/individualcounseling.

Skills needed: The volunteer should have knowledge of clinical and educational psychology, educational research and arts.

Level of English language skill: Conversational

Dresscode:N/A

Working hours:

Week: Fluctuates between 4 to 6 hours per dayWeekend:8hours

Blind People’s Association (not available in May &June)

A governmental organization based in Ahmedabad, it is thelargestcityinthestateofGujaratwithapopulationofapproximately 52 lakhs (5.2 million).

Mission: BPA was founded in 1954 and started as an organization for blind people. In the 70’s, BPA started working with people, multiple disabilities, people affected by leprosy and also elderly people. The BPA also has an eye hospital at Bareja a few miles to the South of Ahmedabad.

Employees:Nearly300peoplein10campuses.


Responsibilities:Thevolunteerwouldworkwithchildren,their parents, communities and BPA staff.

Skillsneeded:Nospecificskills,justopenness,friendlinessand interest in learning.


Dress code: Decent clothes.

Working hours:

Week: From 10:00 am to 6:00 pm from Monday to Friday.Weeekend: Maybe on Sunday.


Brindavan Education Trust (not available in May&June)

Is a non-governmental organization based in Bangalore, capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is India’sthirdmostpopulouscityandfifth-mostpopulousurban agglomeration.

Mission: Brindavan is involved in the work of bringing children with special needs, especially in the area of specificlearningdifficultiesintomaineducation(inclusion)through remedial support, teacher training, awareness and parent support.

Employees: 35

Working sector: Children’s education.

Responsibilities:Remedialsupporttochildren,extracurricular activities such as art, theatre, music...


Level of English language skill: Fluent

Dresscode:N/A

Working hours: Week: From 9:15 am to 2:30 pm and 3:00 pm to 6:30 pm.Weekends: 2 Saturdays per month.

Child Development Center (not available in May &June)

A governmental organization based in Bangalore, capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is India’s thirdmostpopulouscityandfifth-mostpopulousurbanagglomeration.

Mission: Founded 10 years ago, this organization specializes in women and children’s education.

Employees: 12 and some volunteers

Working sector: Children and women`s education.

Responsibilities:Helpinteaching,planningprogramsandevents.

Skills needed: Teaching skills, singing, dancing, acting, arts and crafts mostly for pre-school children.

Level of English language skill: Fluent

Dresscode:Longskirtsortrousers.Notransparentorrevealing clothes. Working hours:

Week:From8:30amto2:00pm,MondaytoFriday.Weekends:No,unlesstheparticipantwantstodoit.

IPD Orthopedic Center (notavailableinMay&June)A non-governmental organization based in Chennai, thecapitalcityoftheIndianstateofTamilNadu.Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area andthefifthmostpopulouscityinIndia.Locatedonthe Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, Chennai city had a population of 4.34 million in the 2001 census.

Mission: Founded in 1940, the centre offers medical treatment, runs a residential school for the physically and mentally challenged people and those with cerebral palsy. It also has a pre-school for hearing impaired children, runs a school for mentally challenged adult men and offers vocational training in printing, tailoring and computers for physically challenged women. The centre offers services such as surgery, therapy and education, among other.


Work sector: Education.


Responsibilities:

Work as a teacher, trainee or volunteer in the •classroom of special-needs children (mentally challenged and with cerebral pals.Work in the nursing school.•Help to update the website and help with •documentation.Help in designing publicity material for the centre.•

Skills needed: The participants must have some teaching or nursing skills. They could also have some skills in computer web designing or designing of publicity material. They could have art skills to help the children with art work. Only female volunteers are needed.


Dresscode:Pantsandjeansarepermissible.NoT-shirts,onlyshirtwithlongsleeves.Noplungingnecklines.

Working hours:

Week: From 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday.Weekends:No,unlesstheparticipantwantstodoit.


Manav Sahyog Society (notavailableinMay&June)Is a non-governmental organization based in Jalandhar.

Mission: Manav Sahyog Society was founded in 1973. It provides health care facilities for the poor in the city and surrounding villages, provides education for children living in the slums (informal) and in rural area.Italsohelpsstudentsfinanciallyatthecollegelevel and for professional courses.

Employees: 125 and volunteers.


Responsibilities:Teachingstudentsinnovativemethods of learning. Protecting the environment.



Dresscode:N/A

Workinghours:Tobeconfirmed

Manavya (notavailableinMay&June)

Is a non-governmental organization based in Pune. Formerly known as Punavadi, Pune is the eighth largest city in India and the second largest in the state of Maharashtra, after Mumbai.

Mission: An organization working for HIV positive orphan children.

Employees: 20 and some volunteers.

Working sector: Health.

Responsibilities:Teaching,creatingvariousgamesrelated to personality development, arts, crafts etc.

Skills needed: Patience, creativity, willingness to play, basically to give love to these children. Volunteers should have knowledge about HIV.


Dresscode:Participantshouldwearfulldress.Noshort tops, tights or short clothes.

Working hours:

Week: From 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday.Weekends: Saturday from 2:00 pm to 6:30 pm and Sunday from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm.

Palakneeti Pariwar (notavailableinMay&June)

A non-governmental organization based in Pune. Formerly known as Punavadi, Pune is the eighth largest city in India and the second largest in the state of Maharashtra, after Mumbai.

Mission: To provides education to children living in the slum area named Lakshminagar at Kothrud, Pune.


Working sector: Education.

Responsibilities:Teaching,organizinginformaleducational activities, helping in administrative work or helping in research work.


Level of English language skill: Fluent.

Dress code: Formal clothes.

Working hours:

Week: 3 to 6 hours per day.Weekends:No,unlesstheparticipantwantstodoit.

Prayas (notavailableinMay&June)

Anon-governmentalorganizationbasedinJalandhar.

Mission : Prayas was founded in 1993 to train and socially empower children with special needs (mental disabilities) in order to make them independent and socially productive.

Employees: 27


Responsibities:Tosocializewiththestudents,tomake them vocationally independent, to educate them according to their potential.

Skills needed: Patience, creativity, willingness to play, basically to give love to these children. Skills in art and music would be great.


Dress code : Appropriate clothes as per weather, clothes should not be skimpy or too revealing.

Working hours:

8hoursworkdayfromMondaytoSatrurday.


RMD Nursing Home (notavailableinMay&June)

Is a non-governmental organization based in Chennai, thecapitalcityoftheIndianstateofTamilNadu.Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area andthefifthmostpopulouscityinIndia.Locatedonthe Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, Chennai city had a population of 4.34 million in the 2001 census.

Mission:A unique centre for elderly patients that provides health programs and palliative care. PartneredwithseveralNGOstoempowersocialworkers,paramedicalsandvolunteersinthesefields.

Employees:12and8volunteers.

Work sector: Health.

Responsibilities:Tohelpwithcounseling,creatingawareness and care. To be involved in community based studies and develop media awareness regarding these issues. Develop an international website for the institution and research data’s for development. Home care services.

Skillsneeded:Needempathytowardsthechronicallyill and the elderly. Some computer skills required. They need only male volunteers. Better if previously exposed to geriatric care.

LevelofEnglishlanguageskill:Conversational/Fluent

Dress code: Long tops with sleeves are a must. Pants andjeansareallowed.Noplungingnecklineforwomen volunteers, shirts for male volunteers.

Working hours:

Week: From 9:00 am to 6:00 pm.Weekend: On Saterday from 9:00 am to :00 pm.

SVADES – Society for Village Development in Petroch (notavailableinMay&June)

Is a non-governmental organization based in Vadorada, formerly called Baroda. It is the third most-populatedcityintheIndianstateofGujaratafterAhmedabad and Surat. It is one of four cities in the state with a population of over 1 million inhabitants.

Mission: SVADES, established in 1995, undertakes activities like school support, youth and women empowerment,infrastructure,agricultureandHIV/AIDS awareness.

Employees:8and20volunteers.

Work sector: Health and education.

Responsibilities:Manydifferentpossibilitiesdepending on the knowledge of the participant and the need of the organization.

Skills needed: Openness, friendliness and interest in learning.


Dresscode:Ifpossible,aformalIndianoutfitorjeansfor women, a formal shirt and trouser for men.

Working hours:

Week:8hoursaday.Weekends:No,unlesstheparticipantwantstodoit.


Cebifina Ko’e ju

GovernmentalorganizationlocatedinAsuncion.

Mission: The mission of the institution is to help working mothersinapoorfinancialsituationtoimprovetheirsocio-economic level and their children who stay at the daycare until 6:00 pm.

Work sector: Education - Children

Responsibilities:Somespecificactivitiesthatthevolunteerwill work on:7:00am the children arrive at the daycare7:30to8:00am:breakfast8:00to9:00am:freeactivities9:00 to 9:30am: snack and hygiene9:30 to 10:30am: different activities such as music, arts, etc.11:00 to 12:00: lunch and nap time1:30 to 2:00pm: hygiene2:00 to 4:00pm: different activities such as music, arts, etc4:00 to 4:30pm: snack4:30 to 6:00pm: free activities and playground6:30pm: time to go home

Skillsneeded:Thevolunteershouldhaveanaffinityforworking with children, responsibility and openness to guidance, and of course willingness to work in different situations and areas.

Level of Spanish language skill: Basic knowledge

Cebifana Obdulia Rivas:

GovernmentalorganizationlocatedinAsuncion.

Mission: To cater to children up to 5 years old whose mothers are single or working. In the institution we have two avenues. A. Day Care: they enter in the morning and they leave in the afternoon, for children from 2 through 5 years old. B. The children stay all week and leave on Saturday. Rightnowwehavearound107childrenthataredividedinto nursery, kindergarten and pre-primary.


Responsibilities:Specificactivitiesare:•Helpwithallthemeals•Recreation:playinginsideoroutside•Helpcleaningtheplace.•Helpwiththeorganizedactivities.



Working hours: 5 days a week, from Monday to Friday.Somespecificactivitiesthatthevolunteerwillworkon:7:00 am to 11:00 am: education and recreation.11:00 am to 11:30 am: lunch with the children11:30 am to 2:00 pm: hygienic cleaning and nap.2:00 pm to 2:30 pm: cleanliness2:30 pm to 3:30 pm: mid-afternoon meal3:30 pm to 4:30 pm: personal hygiene4:30 pm to 6:00 pm: recreation

Community Service Projects in Paraguay

Cebifina San Alfonso

GovernmentalorganizationlocatedinAsuncion. Mission: To take care of the children who are under 5 years old while their mothers work and to give them food, hygiene and education. We also work with their families giving them information about general children´s care. This centre has been open for 12 years.


Responsibilities:Thevolunteerwillbeworkingasastaffmember and will be assisting the teachers in every area like: arts, math, Spanish, health, science, playground, etc.

Skills needed: The volunteer must have basic Spanish and willingnesstowork.Thevolunteershouldhaveanaffinityfor working with children, responsibility and openness to guidance, and of course willingness to work in different situations and areas.


Workinghours:From8:00amto4:30pm,fromMondaytoFriday.Weekends:No

Cebifina Santa Teresita

GovernmentalorganizationlocatedinAsuncion,

Mission: The mission of the organization is to care for children up to the age of 5 whose mothers are single or working. In the institution we have two avenues: A. Day Care: they enter in the morning and they leave in the afternoon, for children from 2 to 5 years old. B. The children stay all week and leave on Saturday, the ages goes from 40 days old until 5 years old.Rightnowwehavearound107childrenthataredividedbetween nursery, kindergarten and pre-primary.


Responsibilities:•Helpwithallthemeals•Recreation:playinginsideoroutside•Helpcleaningtheplace.•Helpwiththeorganizedactivities.



Working hours: The volunteer will work 5 days a week, from Monday to Friday.Somespecificactivitiesthatthevolunteerwillworkon:7:00 am to 11:00 am: education and recreation.11:00 am to 11:30 am: lunch with the children11:30 am to 2:00 pm: hygienic cleaning and nap.2:00 pm to 2:30 pm: cleanliness2:30 pm to 3:30 pm: mid-afternoon meal3:30 pm to 4:30 pm: personal hygiene4:30 pm to 6:00 pm: recreation


Fundacion Dequeni

Non-governmentalorganizationsituatedinAsuncion,inVilla Mora.

Mission: The mission of the organization is to establish links with the street children and teenagers in order to give educational workshops with an emphasis on motivating them to go to school on a regular basis, instead of working in the streets.


Responsibilities:Somespecificactivitiesare:Goingoutintothestreetstoinformaboutthecoursesin•DEQUENI(thecoursesarefree).To supervise, accompany and organize activities •(sports, games, etc.) with the young street vendors.Helptofacilitate“personaldevelopment”group•activities (group work, opinion-sharing, group discussion) with young students attending at DEQUENI.

Skills needed: The most important issue is that the volunteer must love to be around children and teenagers.


Working hours:

Week:From8:00amto5:00pm,MondaytoFridayWeekend:N/A


Fundacion Dequeni Caacupe

Non-governmentalorganizationsituatedinCaacupé,located 53 km east of the capital Asunción. It is considered the spiritual capital of the country and it is surrounded by green valleys and streams. It has around 35,000 inhabitants.

Mission: The mission of the organization is to establish links with the street children and teenagers in order to give educational workshops with an emphasis on motivating the children to go to school on a regular basis, instead of working in the streets.


Responsibilities:STREET:asocialworkerhelpsthekidstoorganize themselves around the Basilica.HOUSE:before/afterschoolprograminadailysystematicmanner for children of 7-15 years who go to school and sell candles.The volunteer works at the children’s house and helps the teacher and the kids to do their works.

Skills needed: Availability, capacity to adapt to the necessities of the workplace, someone who really loves to work with street children.


Working hours: Week: From 7:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to FridayWeekend:N/A

Fundación Casa Cuna <Dr. Carlos Santiviago>

Non-governmentalorganizationlocatedinAsuncion.

Mission: To help children from 2 months to 5 years of age and support their the families.

Work sector: Children.

Responsibilities:Tohelpeducatorsandtoorganizeactivities, games, reading, etc.



Workinghours:From8:00amto5:00pm,fromMondaytoFriday.Weekends: Only if the participant wants to.


Fundacion Piche Roga

A non-governmental organization located in Encarnación, 367 km s of the capital from Asunción, by the border with Argentina. It is in the middle of the most important agricultural areas of the country. It has around 103,000 inhabitants.

Mission: •Togivethestreetchildrenmaterial,psychologicalandeducational attention.•Totrytodecreasethetimekidsspendinthestreetsinordertoreduceitsnegativeinfluences.•Toimprovethenutritionofthechildrenandfortifythefamily links among them.


Responsibilities:Tohelptheeducatorsandtoorganizeactivities



Working hours: Atypicaldaystartsat08:00amwhenthekidseatbreakfastuntil08:20.Afterhavingwashedthemselvesabit,thedailyprogram starts.Usually from 10:30 am to 12:00, they have free time, when they also have the possibility to watch TV or play outside in the park.At 12:00 they have lunch, after which they brush their teeth and the program starts again.After having recreation at 3:00 pm, they have a snack and at 4:00pm they return home.MondaysandThursdaysarethe“daysofcleanness”,whichmeans that they take a shower, wash their hair and body, brushtheirhair,cuttheirfingerandtoenailsandwealsotalk about personal hygiene.Medical, dental and educational supports are included in the program.

Guarderia Santa Catalina

A non-governmental organization located in Ciudad Del Este,328kmfromAsuncion.

Mission: To provide educational opportunities for children in under developed conditions. The school has 300 students.

Working sector: Education.

Responsibilities:Tohelpteachersandorganizeactivities.



Workinghours:From8:00amto4:00pm,fromMondaytoFriday.Weekends:No

Garderia Los Kerubines

Anon-governmentalorganizationlocatedinSantaRita,asmall city of 5,000 inhabitants.

Mission: To work with poor children, teaching educational learning.

Work sector: Education, children.

Responsibilities:Tohelpteachersandorganizeactivities.



Working hours: From 7:00 am to 3:00 pm, from Monday to Friday.Weekends:No


CEE de Ceguera « Tulio Herrera Leon »

A governmental organization situated in the city of Trujillo, in the province pf La Libertad.

Mission:Foundedin1981,themainfocusistheeducationof blind and autistic children. The organization offers a free education to nearly 125 young people.


Responsibilities:Tohelptheteachersandstudentsduringclasses and activities.

Level of Spanish language skill: Basic knowledge.

Specificskills:Anaffinityforworkingwithchildren,re-sponsibility and openness to guidance, and of coursewillingness to work in different situations and areas.

Working hours:

Week:From8:00amto1:00pmWeekend:No

Hogar para Niños Paul Harris

A non-governmental organization situated in Chincha in Ica Province.

Mission: Founded in 2000, this organization helps aban-donedfemalechildrenbetween3to18yearsold.

Working sector: Early child development

Responsibilities:Helpyounggirlsforallactivitiesrelatedto school.

Skills needed: To like to work with children, to be dynamic and open minded.


Working hours:

Week:From8:00amto4:30pmWeekend: Sometimes

Community Service Projects in Peru

Peru Solidario

Non-governmentalorganizationsituatedinTabladadeLurin and Villa del Triunfo South of Lima.

Mission:ThePERUSOLIDARIOAssociationof“SharedincommonDevelopment”beenfoundedin2001.ItsMission is to promote human dignity and moral and materialdevelopmentofthepopularsectors,affirmingtheircultural values, morals and seeking to establish relations of justice in our society, from an educative proposal, ecumenical and shared in common.

Working sector: Human rights, education

Responsibilities:Supportingalltheactivitiesoftheorganization, integrating the team of work and sharing their experiences and vision, showing respect for local sensitivities.

Skills needed: Sensitivity for world cooperation and knowledge about north-south problematic in the world, to

be dynamic and open minded.


Working hours:

Week:From8:00amto5:30pmWeekend:No


Reserva Nacional del Lago Titicaca

AgovernmentalorganizationsituatedintheNationalreserve of the Titicaca in the middle of the plateau of Collao. The Titicaca Lake is the natural shelter of native speciesoffishes,amphibiansandbirds.

ThemissionoftheNationalReserveis:ToconservethefloraandwildfaunaoftheLake.•To guarantee the conservation of its natural resources.•To support the socio-economic development of the •bordering human populations by means of the rational useoftheresourcesofwildfloraandfauna.To promote the local tourism.•To identify needs and opportunities for new Protected •NationalAreas(ANPinSpanish)andBiologicalRunners.Protection of the Islands Amantaní - Taquile, •outstanding by its characteristics. They are of interest by the relative isolation in which they are, biologically and culturally.

Working sector: Environment

Responsibilities:(Thetaskswillbeprogrammedeverymonth for these programs)

• Traininggiventoruralpeopleandhighschool students.• Supportinactivitiesofinvestigation.• Stayattheentryboxesofcontrolandsecurity patrol.• Workinthefieldandintheoffice.• Indeterminateschedule,basicallyinthemorning.• Conservationandprotection• Supporttomanagementteam• Publicattention.

Skills needed: Sensibility for the conservation of natural resources, vocation for a job with rural people.


Dresscode:Camouflageclothes.

Working hours: Week:From8:30amto1:00pmandfrom2:30pmto6:00pm.Scheduleworkinthefieldissubjecttochange.Weekend: It depends of the schedule activities.


Mandatory fundraising amount is $800

Like many institutions dedicated to education, AFS Interculture Canada relies on the support of the community. Contributions from individuals, foundations and corporate sponsors help AFS ensure that our programs are of high quality and life-changing.

The fundraising activity develops resourcefulness, initiative and the ability to create a network of contacts. Doing fundraising activities requires preparation, organization and entrepreneurship.

The fundraising is mandatory since it is part of the learning, preparation and community commitment of the AFS program.

*Prices are subjet to change without notice.

Fundraising

Participation Fees

Participant must pay a participation fee of $1000*

-The cost of a program with AFS Interculture Canada includes:

-Transportation to your host family upon your arrival-The complete, international AFS medical insurance -Food and shelter at your host family’s home during your program participation-A 24 hour emergency hotline service in Canada and your host country -A network of well-trained volunteers to assist you during the duration of your experience Notincluded:Internationalflights,transportationfrom/tohostfamilytoworkingproject,passportandvisa,mandatory vaccines, glasses and contact lenses, dental care and pocket money for personal expenses.

**Feesof250$/additionalweekforthevolunteerworkprogramwithAFS.

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FLEX 2012