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GYC1925 - Home for the Elderly, Quito Country: Ecuador Cost: £2700.00 Please note: £2700 for three months. Each additional month is £475. The price also includes unlimited health, public liability and baggage insurance, Spanish CD course, an excellent two-week Spanish course with one-to-one tuition, local transport, full weekend trip, comprehensive in-country support, membership of South America Explorers Club, thorough UK and Ecuador briefing, teacher training course, fundraising advice. All volunteers are individually met and briefed in the UK. Cost Includes: The price includes insurance, accommodation, food, pickup from airport and visas but does not include flight or kit       Duration: 3 months Company Rep Nearby: Weekly 0845 344 7588 or

 

	This placement would suit... anyone interested in medicine, or one of the caring professions This is a vibrant, thriving home for 150 energetic, elderly people. These people have had tough lives on the streets of Quito. The centre however is full of energy, joy and laughter. Volunteers are needed to help care for the elderly by putting on activities such as art, music, yoga, teaching English, bingo, taking them for walks... There is masses of space in the colonial-style manor house. Casa de Vida is extremely welcoming and is eager to have up to four Outreach volunteers. Most importantly you would be asked to offer care, attention, love and basic therapy to the residents. Most of them are fit and healthy and would thrive off the stimulation that young people could provide. Human interaction is important as many of the residents feel neglected and isolated. There is a project already established for making handicrafts, carpentry, painting and gardening which volunteers are needed to help with. Some of the elderly suffer from arthritis, back pains and lack of mobility. Volunteers are needed to assist qualified staff in treating these problems. You would live in Quito with other Outreach volunteers . Food and laundry services would be provided. A command of Spanish is important as the workers and residents do not speak English. (They are however keen to learn). Like all Outreach volunteers you would attend an intensive two-week Spanish course in Quito prior to beginning the project. You should expect to have two full days off every week, but not necessarily at weekends. This would be the ideal project for volunteers with an interest in community and social work or one of the medical professions. It would be very sociable and the project base is in a good location for travelling into central Quito where other volunteers are based. It is also in a good position for those wishing to escape from the city and explore the breathtaking national parks and surrounding countryside. 0845 344 7588 Outreach International: if you're thinking of participating in volunteer work abroad, we are a specialist organisation that places committed volunteers in carefully selected meaningful projects. We have a wide variety of opportunities but all of them are small, worthwhile, grassroots initiatives working with communities where volunteer work abroad can make a big difference. They are all regularly visited by the Outreach director. Every volunteer is personally met and briefed about their selected project. Outreach International have a clear mission statement and operate a carbon neutral programme.