Volunteering
Programs
While
learning spanish you can request to be placed as a vounteer
in several different programs where you will be able
to develop practical confidence and gain much more form
your visit by helping others.
1.
Grupo de Estudios Sobre la Mujer "Rosario Castellanos" A.C.
What is? A
Group of woman that since 1977 have
worked to reach gender equality and
respect for diversity. Their mission
is to transform society for it to
be just and equal and where
all woman rights are respected.
To learn more visit: http://www.oaxaca-mio.com/ac/mujer_rosario_ac.htm
What
can I do? Psychological counseling for
problems that woman confront at home, work or in society
in general. Legal couseling for maritage
or family dispute issues. Ecological Orientation covering
basic aspects on how to protect your environment.
Sexual and reproductive health and training with themes related
to gender issues and the impact on womans health.Comunication, offering
help to create, show, videos, documentaries or movies in order to build sesibility,
tolerance in within the society about the current situation woman live in.
2.
Patronato Pro Casa
What is? Orphanage that provides shelter to
homeless and mistreated children between the
ages of 5 and 16. Pro Casa helps them with food, lodging,
schooling, clothing to these youngsters. Activities
for the children include psychologist sessions in the
mornings and school in the after noon (2pm
to 6pm) , Volunteering times:
11am
to 12:30pm
6pm
to 9:30pm
5 Hours per day.
What
can I do? Art classes from 11am to 12:30pm.
Mon and Wed.
Physical Education classes also from 11am to 12:30pm. Tue, Thu and Fri)
You can also help children with homework, organize games and activities and
help or even help out with to cook them meals.
3.
CANICA or Centro
de Apoyo al Niño de la Calle de Oaxaca
What is? Nonprofit civil organization that has been working for 11 years
to support youth and families that work and or live in the streets of the city
of Oaxaca, Mexico. They promote the integral development of Oaxaca’s
street children, and its victims of domestic violence through a professional
program of educational and social services that help them and their families
actively and positively transform their personal, living, and social conditions.
For more info visit:http://www.canicadeoaxaca.org
What can I do to help?
Everything.
4. Milpas de Oaxaca
What is? An NGO that helps rural and indigenous youth by offering educational
and recreational activities, they also encourage more interaction between youth
and adults in their own communities.
What can I do? Organize
and give workshops on ecology,
health, agriculture, education,
sports, human rights, carpentry,
nursing, medicine, art,
cooking, politics or social
organizations.
5. Patronato
Estancia Fraternidad
What is? A home shelter for family relatives
of patients that are beeing treated at the General
Hospital of Oaxaca. With a capacity of 150 people,
the shelter helps an average of 110 people every
day and gives them food and lodging.
What
can I do? Cooking
and serving of
food. You can
also, organize
games, songs,
dance, arts and
crafts, etc for
them.
6.
Mundo Nuevo
What is? An non-profit NGO, that promotes environmental
conservation. Mundo Nuevo promotes ways to treat all
types of pollution. The income comes from selling the
paper they recycle.
What can I do? Collect
and separate products to be recycled; recycle
paper goods, marketing of the final product
(sale recycled paper) Explore other uses for
aluminum, plastics, glass and organic goods.
7. Manos
de Ayuda
What
is?A non-profit, tax-exempt organization of Physical
Therapists, Health Care Professionals, and other compassionate
volunteers based in Tucson Arizona, dedicated to providing
humanitarian assistance to disabled children in Northern
Sonora, Mexico. More info: http://www.manosdeayuda.org/
What do
they need? Speech, Occupational
and Physical Therapy clinicians, support staff, nurses,
physicians, and helping hands, to assist at our monthly
free clinics. The ability to speak Spanish is helpful,
but not necessary. We have many wonderful translators,
simple cheat sheets for intakes, etc. Credentials
or licenses are not required. Basic identification
with a photo is needed for the border crossing.
