VOLUNTEERING PROGRAMS

If you want to acquire new skills and at the same time help other people, you can choose to volunteer in a foreign country. With a voluntary program you will meet new people, know new cultures and you will live an unforgettable experience, which will enrich yourself and affect positively your future career.
Instituto de Lenguas Granada is in contact with Associations, Organizations and NGO non profit, devoted to humanitarian help in different fields.

The course for volunteers is made up with 2 parts: 1. Therotical 2. Practical

1. Volunteers’ training. Types of volunteer programs. Duration of the volunteering. Detailed description of Associations, Organizations and NGO that need volunteers to develop their projects. Location of the Associations.

Course content

INTRODUCTION What does it mean to be a volunteer? Essential tasks of the volunteer Characteristics of the volunteer What the volunteer should not do Compromise Training and volunteering

VOLUNTEERING AND PARTICIPATION Participation in volunteer programs

SKILLS FOR THE HELP RELATIONSHIP Social skills and help relationship Communication Communication styles: assertive behaviour Basic skills for the help relationship

2.- You can volunteer in several programs belonging to different fields in Asia and Latin America:

Educational programs: English teacher, Crafts, Library, Baby-sitting, Painting, ceramics, etc.
Health programs: Doctors, Nurses, Archiving and filing of drugs, Medical charts and vaccination, Monitoring of medical treatments etc

Agricultural programs and improvement of farms

Maintenance programs

Environmental programs

Helping with daily tasks

Who can participate?

The program is accessible to any student who wants to live new experiences and meet people from different cultures. Students, graduates, pensioners, liberal profesionals, etc. Everybody is welcome.

Volunteering minimum duration: 1 month

The program includes:
-Accomodation arrangements
-Flight tickets reservation
-Travel insurance
-Guidance and information
-Certificate of attendance at the Course of Volunteering
-Information about the course in CD-ROM

PRICE: 220 Euros