It´s playtime (between the sea and mountain) | WECO2023-7 | 2023-11-06 - 2023-11-24 | KIDS,EDU,ART | Age: 18 - 99

This workcamp will be carried out in cooperation with a non-profit organization which for more than 15 years has been using activities and sports as a tool for community transformation in Colombia, to promote the capabilities of children and teenagers, inspiring them to be agents of change. Your volunteering will be placed mainly in Ciénaga and Santa Marta. Here we offer sport, cultural and recreational activities like football, dance, music and language classes to more than 700 kids and teenagers weekly. Together we achieve a real impact. The foundation believes in the reciprocal exchange of experiences.The volunteer program allows you to contribute to the improvement of the community by giving your time and sharing your experiences, talents and knowledge.

Work: Share your passion with kids through teaching classes like football, dance, music, english or art. You can support the teachers with their daily activities or you can manage your own class. Furthermore, the Culture Center & Hostel in the city center of Ciénaga offers a culture program to the local community managed by the volunteers, such as language classes, board games get-togethers, art classes or community cinemas. Our volunteers work around 4 to 5 days a week (5-6 hours daily), depending on the activities.

Accomodation and food: You will stay in a Culture Center and Hostel in Ciénaga that brings together local people and its guests. On one hand the place offers freetime activities to the kids in its large room of the house, on the other hand it offers space for 8 tourists in total who can stay in two private rooms or in a dormitory. You will stay in a 6-dorm room. The house has a self-service kitchen, dining room, working area, two terraces, balcony, two showers, bathrooms and a lot of shared spaces to relax or to get creative. The local foundation and hostel supports the community and local business and sells local products such as coffee, honey or handcraft art through a local shop. The volunteer program includes 3 meals a day, the foundation is in charge of the shopping and volunteers cook together (vegetarian food option also available). Please do not expect expensive/special ingredients (olive oil, nuts, etc), but the Colombian cuisine is rich in fruits, vegetables and 3x a week there will be meat in the menu. There is laundry service at the hostel, 20.000 Colombian pesos (4euro) / 3kg.

Location: CienagaColombia

Location and Leisure: The foundation is located in the city center of Ciénaga directly on the Caribbean Sea in Colombia, just 5 min walk from the 2 km long beach and 20 min by bus to the huge mountains and wildness of “La Sierra Nevada”. The city center and the pier at the beach offers a variety of restaurants and cool bars. Ciénaga is a very traditional and typical Caribbean village with around 100.000 habitants (which is small in Colombia). The Airport “Santa Marta International” is just 30 min by car. Things to do in and around Ciénaga: • Visit floating village of nueva venecia • Thermal waters costa verde • River Toribio • Mountains sierra nevada - Pueblo San Pedro de la Sierra • Visit Aracataca • City tour in Ciénaga and Santa Marta • Spanish and dance classes It just take 45min by bus to travel to Santa Marta or 1,5 hours to visit Minca, a village in the mountains. It takes around 2 hours to visit the famous National park Tayrona. It takes around 4 hours to visit the beautiful and touristic city of Cartagena. Be prepared for a warm/hot and humid weather, with strong sun but you will enjoy the beaches during the freetime. For more information visit: https://colombia.travel/en/cienaga

Airport: SMR

Train/Bus station: Terminal de Santa Marta

Requirements: • All participants must have medical assistance insurance, which covers, among others, situations related to COVID-19. • The volunteer’s participation is confirmed after the extra fee is paid. The payment must be done at the latest 1 month prior to the project starting via bank transfer / Paypal. • Certificate of vaccination or Covid-test to enter the country is required. A negative Covid test is required to participate in the project. • Language: Intermediate English (Spanish is a plus. If no Spanish, we recommend start learning before you come). • Fill out the following form: https://forms.gle/ruCp9WtsJYA7qWuo6

In Santa Marta, 6 Noviember in the morning, the group will go together to Ciénaga. The exact meeting point will be given in the infosheet some weeks before the projects starts.

Language: eng

Extra Fee: 300 EUR