There are many orphanages in Costa Rica that are taking good care of orphans. They provide the children with a home, food, sent the children to a school to study and are given good clothes to wear. Besides these, the children are also helped to finish their homework and taught many different things to survive later in their life. The orphanages run on donations, from government, abroad and Christian organizations. But they’re always of short staffs and volunteers to take care of children as they demand a great deal of attention. RCDP has teamed up with some of the orphanages and we’re now offering you a wonderful opportunity to volunteer in an orphanage project.
Through your help, the orphanage can take care of the children better; and the love and care you’ll provide will make the children overcome any physiological traumas they might have experienced when they became separated from their parents. This truly is a wonderful opportunity to serve humanity, so don’t miss the opportunity to volunteer.
We prefer volunteers with knowledge of basic Spanish. You will also have to be at least 18 and stay minimum one month. We expect our volunteers to be flexible and patient as working with children can be little tricky at times. You should also have plenty of passion and drive to help the children.
You will assist the local staff to care and love the child. You will be expected to teach children teach, help them out with homework, organize games and plays, keep the children tidy and clean, and keep their beds and rooms clean. If needed you might be asked to pitch in with kitchen work and other orphanage chores. You can get involved in fundraising activities to bring in funds to improve the infrastructure of the orphanage.
RCDP will provide from your every need during the orphanage work project. During the project, you will stay with a host family. You will be provided with a separate room but you will have to share bathroom facilities. We have chosen our host family carefully and they will provide with a safe and secure location for you to stay. They will have experience of hosting foreign volunteers before and at least one member of the host family will be able to communicate with you in English. Staying with a host family is a wonderful way to learn about the lifestyle and culture of Costa Rica. You will be served 3 locals meals by the host family. The meals will be prepared hygienically. Volunteers in many orphanages will stay inside the orphanage (in a hostel). You will be provided a separate room, which you might have to share with other volunteer if there more than one volunteer at the same time. You will eat what is cooked for the children 3 meals a day. Volunteers in many orphanages will stay inside the orphanage (in a hostel). You will be provided a separate room, which you might have to share with other volunteer if you there more than one volunteering at the same time. Our staff will also visit you regularly to check your progress and see if you’re satisfied with the project or not. So you can rest assure that you will be completed looked after while you volunteer in orphanage work project in Costa Rica.