SUMMER CAMP IN SPAIN AT CARITAS -SALAMANCA: 15 DAYS VOLUNTEER AND TRAVEL

Description: CARITAS -Salamanca has a community house for people with HIV, it offers to cover the basic needs allowing the start of a process of personal recovery that allows people to achieve the greatest possible degree of autonomy .Participation as a volunteer is performed in the guesthouse for AIDS Nurses so there is the possibility of living a volunteering experience in a social project, approaching a concrete reality of exclusion, of some of the HIV-positive individuals.

Type of Work: 1. Accompanying the residents : from everyday life in the guesthouse , to city walks to performing various tasks . 2. Participate and encourage the various leisure time activities that are developed int the House , encouraging everyone and helping those having greater difficulties (being in a wheelchair or walking with difficulty) 3. Collaborate in the hygiene of the less valid allowing for the development of their activities in their daily life. 4. Assist in the maintenance and cleaning of the guesthouse .

Study Theme: Reflections on social exclusion, and HIV from an exclusion perspective.

Accommodation: Own room at the Community House. Basic conditions .

Language: A good level of Spanish is essential. An Interview will be required prior to going to check the knowledge and comprehension of Spanish

Requirements: Also make sure that the volunteer has sufficient skills like teamwork, commitment to issues of exclusion and be a dynamic and proactive person . Previous experience in the fields of social work or excluded groups will be an asset

Approximate Location: Salamanca (Castilla y León AUTONOMY ) .

Notes: Participation in te Community House is a day shift , which can be from 9.00 to 15.00 or 15.00 to 22.00 Monday to Sunday . Time may also occasionally be 22.00 hours to 8.00 hours. Usually the volunteer participates 5 turns (occasionally 6 turns per week depending on the needs of the home ) , always trying to give off 2 days a week Salamanca is a very old and beautiful city , full of history , with lots of places to discover. Surely you will enjoy your stay . Alcohol consumption and smoking in the center is strictly prohibited.
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Camp code:

ES-MAD 5.1

Country:

Spain

Start Date:

01 Jun 2015

End Date:

15 Jun 2015

Topic:

5: Poverty and social injustice

Work Types:

Social

Number of volunteers:

2

Free places for Males:

1

Free places for Females:

1

Free places last update:

20 May 2015

International age:

22 - 99

National age:

22 - 99

Extra Costs:

0.00 Euro

Required Language:

Spanish

Spoken Language:

Spanish