Volunteer and Internship.
Honduran Children|Las Sonrisas de los Niņos | Jungle School | Hogar de Amor | Cruz Roja | Niņos de la Luz | Guaruma | Hospital Atlantida | C.R.I.L.A. | Guarderia Infantil | Emilia D'Cuirre | Gemelos de Honduras | Clinica de Atencion Integral al adolescente
Honduras Children - El Porvenir Kinder
Honduras Children is a diverse group of volunteers and sponsors collectively working to make life better for children in the La Ceiba area of the north coast of Honduras. United by a love for children and a desire to improve their opportunities in Honduras, we volunteer together to support their education, nutrition, families and communities. Honduras Children’s programs are in the beach community of El Porvenir near the lively city of La Ceiba. The jungle rivers of the Pico Bonito National Forest and the sun and sand of the Caribbean Sea are just a few minutes away from where our volunteers live and work. We have built and are operating a kinder/ day care / feeding center for the children of poor families working in the pineapple fields and packing plants. The center also provides supportive childcare for grandmas who are struggling to care for young children. Our international volunteers work at the kinder providing programs for young children in the morning and enrichment activities for the older kids when they get out of school later in the day. Besides there is a new program which is looking for volunteers who can make a commitment for the specific three month time period in which the children have holidays (November, December & January) to work together to run something along the lines of a “summer camp” enrichment program for the children at the El Porvenir Kinder. We do reading and math, English and a variety of other subjects based on the expertise of our volunteers. There’s time for art, music and sports and also plenty of time to play!
http://www.honduraschildren.org/?page_id=2Las Sonrisas de los Niņos:
Las Sonrisas de los Niños is a small, two-person project developed in a rural area just outside of La Ceiba. It is a kinder garden for kids that have to stay alone by themselves during the day, usually because both of the parents have to work. The project gives them a safe place to be. They also organize after school activities, like baseball games, extra courses and homework help. The volunteer will help with everything. This means anything from playing with the kids and cooking food to helping them brush their teeth. Volunteers are also able to organize their own activities and help with giving English classes.
http://www.lasonrisa.info/Jungle School
Helping Honduras Kids opened the Jungle School doors in February 2007. This school currently has 56 students in grades 1-6 and 11 students in kindergarden and is located in a steep jungle area near the lower Cangrejal River Watershed, called Herradura in the Pico Bonito Mountains. Many kids from the mountain villages have to walk for hours to the public schools and often they do not go to school at all. Some of the children attending this school have to walk three hours on slippery trails round trip every day just to have the opportunity to get an education and go to school. Most of these children live in remote, isolated areas and face poor economic conditions. Jungle School will take care of these children and teaches them the basics of reading, writing, mathematics, geography and art. They need volunteers to split this group in ages to enable them to give more specific education. Besides the volunteers can teach the basics of English to the children and have their own input.
http://www.helpinghonduraskids.org/Jungle_School.phpHogar de Amor
The Hogar de Amor (Home of Love) is currently located in the city of La Ceiba. At the moment it houses 21 orphan children who live in the home, with three live-in Honduran staff and rotating international volunteers. This orphanage has its own school and clinic, which is also used by the local people. The volunteers will help the kids with daily activities such as eating, washing, doing homework, washing their clothes and going to bed. They also need volunteers to assist the teachers in the school and it may be possible for volunteers to teach their own group. Volunteers with a social or medical background are especially welcomed.
http://www.helpinghonduraskids.org/Hogar_de_Amor.phpCruz Roja
The Red Cross is famous for the work they do in many different countries. The Red Cross has different projects in the field of economy, medical and social development in La Ceiba and the surroundings. After your intake conversation you will be placed in a project depending on your study and interest. There you will work together with other national and international volunteers visiting different villages and working together with the local people to find solutions for local problems.
Niņos de la Luz
This orphanage is situated just outside of La Ceiba and takes care of more than 20 street boys. The mission of Niños de la Luz is to provide LOVE and HOPE to the homeless street children of Honduras. These boys are coming from the streets out of bad circumstances and live in this house now. Here they receive food, they pray and they get the change to go to the local school. Volunteers are needed for social assistance, help with the homework and assist in daily activities. Also the volunteer gets a lot of freedom to develop their own activities.
http://www.thechildrenofthelight.org/Guaruma
This project is busy with the education of youngsters in the mountains. The goal is to improve the young people´s career prospects by providing them a proper education. They run computer, photography, English and environmental classes. Besides, local people are educated to be guides on the project run trail through the forest. Guaruma has different nature projects in which the volunteer can help. This could vary from collecting insects or plants, developing teaching methods, organizing nature activities, and helping to develop a nature aula with information for kids and tourists. Ask for more information on the actual projects!
http://www.guaruma.org/?inc=history&lang=engHospital Atlantida
The public hospital is situated in the center of La Ceiba. La Ceiba has more hospitals, but all other hospitals are private and for that reason very expensive. The poorest people visit this hospital and due to the fact that it is public and there is a lack of funds the level of hygiene and service is very low. There is a high demand for doctors, nurses and social employees. Employees which have experience with patients with HIV and AIDS are urgently needed although any volunteer with a medical background will be of great use to the hospital.
C.R.I.L.A.
C.R.I.L.A. is a revalidation center on the beach of La Ceiba. C.R.I.L.A offers help with emotionally disturbed kids, adolescents and adults with the goal of giving them a healthy state of mind and stabilizing their life in society. Different physiotherapists work in this center and the center is always looking for help from physiotherapists, physiotherapy students or volunteers with a medical or sport background. Depending on the time that you are available, you can assist the physiotherapists or you can receive your own patients.
Guarderia Infantil
This daycare is located in the center of La Ceiba and is run for children whose parents both have to work. There are around 50 children aged 2 to 15 years old. They are divided into different classes and the volunteer will assist the teacher. Volunteers are also welcome to develop their own activities. Maybe they can teach the children a couple of English words!
http://www.ihnfa.hn/Emilia D'Cuirre
This is a school for deaf children in La Ceiba where the children learn how to deal with their handicap. It is a normal school, where the children learn how to write and read. The only difference is that there is more attention for the children and they get lessons in small groups. Creativity is an important part of their lessons. The volunteer will assist in the lessons and do different exercises with small groups of children. Although this is a school for deaf children it is not necessary to have experience with sign language.
Gemelos de Honduras
Gemelos de Honduras is a small Garífuna organization. They have a couple of small activities and projects in the villages and neighborhoods, where the Garífuna population lives. We work with two different projects in this organization. The first is a special school for handicapped kids in a small village, just outside of La Ceiba. The volunteer can help in the school with cooking, playing with the kids, assisting with lessons, teaching and helping the children with homework. The second is a project that fights for the women´s rights. In this project the volunteer can assist with visiting families, propaganda and seminars although they are also welcome to organize their own activities.
Clinica de Atencion Integral al adolescente
This clinic is situated in the suburban area of La Ceiba and is a very busy clinic. The clinic is meant for young people up to the age of 19. Youngsters attend the project for many reasons like pregnancy, SOA tests and psychological problems. They work in the clinic as well as in the villages, where they investigate different diseases and they are looking for volunteers, especially doctors, nurses, and people able to give technical and administrative help.
For information about the volunteer projects, please contact: cass@ca-spanish.com
