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Work-Experience and Social Volunteers


Bolivia – a country full of contrast – big differences in infrastructure and social classes.

Bolivia and the concentration of its 8,3 Mio inhabitants in the four big cities with its negative effects on the rural communities.

Bolivia and the lack of integration of the Indigenous Population (60 % of the people, but split in different groups, languages and culture) as well as the small farmers, set free after the feudal Revolution in the late fifties.



Objetives

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n direct cooperation with a rural community “El Villar” (between Sucre and Camiri) to support the authorities in administration, hospital, school and kindergarten, etc. – strengthen their projects and works to offer better services for their people (6’000) – far away and left alone.

As Volunteers


 

As Volunteers

Youth of the world between 18 and 30 years of age with the spirit and motivation to come to a country in development and to help with social work in practice.

During this exchange you get the great opportunity to learn and appreciate the different culture, classes and social structure, as well as to get improve your knowledge of the Spanish language.




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1-3 weeks intensive courses in Spanish and help in the HI-Centre in Sucre
3-9 weeks work experience in the village of “El Villar”

1-3 weeks recommended for travel and adventure on the routes “Salt and Silver” – “Ché Guevara” or “The Roots of the INCAS” – for more,  see -

www.hostellingbolivia.org  - tours

 

1.In the regional Hospital of “El Villar”, support services in the Pharmacy, in the Laboratory and to accompany the Doctors in their long-distance visits to the villagers.

2.Basic and Secondary School of “El Villar, Be an assistant for english clases in exchange for  spanish, to improve the computer training,  to create a library, a room for games and an infantile park.

3.Environment: With practical norms, with classification and treatment of garbage, care of the river, etc.

4.Experience of the rural life in isolated communities in Bolivia: Practice in agriculture, an experimental vegetable garden and the traditional techniques of farming;  help to increase  the productivity with solar and protective tents and tunnels against the cool nights. (2’300 m high)

5.Forestation and Reforestation – planting trees

6.Control of earth erosion, construction of walls for protection

7.Building small tourist attractions (horse riding – trekking – camping – fishing)  to create value in visits to the region and as a source of employment and income.


Expenses

1.HOSPITALITY AND FOOD: In any of  the three options at the HI-Hostel of Sucre, the “Hacienda” in “El Villar” or on the tours: in shared dormitories (separate m/f); all with toilet and hot—water-showers; breakfast included. (In “El Villar with full-pension)

2.Price in HI-Sucre per week (7 days): Accommodation and half-pension                                         EURO  97.—

3.Price for Spanish-Course: per week – 5 days with 20 lessons – professional teacher                    EURO  90.—

4.Price for HI-EL-VILLAR: per week accommodation and full-pension – bus-transfer from Sucre (230 km) included                                                     EURO  90.—

5.TOURS ACROSS BOLIVIA AND CUSCO/PERU OR SAN PEDRO DE ATACAMA/CHILE: The Routes and adventure options, from 4 to 10 days, all can be combined, as described in the web-page of HI-BOLIVIA:             www.hostellingbolivia.org  -   tours

6.All participants will get a discount of 10 %  !!

     

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