ASOCIACIÓN INFANTIL HOGAR SOL

Name: ASOCIACIÓN INFANTIL HOGAR SOL
Start: 2022-05-01
End: 2022-12-16
Location: San José, Costa Rica

Code: 71652 Copied

Costa Rica Social work Social work Permanent

About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Hogar Sol is a non-profit organization (NGO) in charge of taking care and protecting children in social risk and vulnerability. They are working in cooperation with the Costa Rican government and were founded in 1990. In the institution, they protect children in abandonment, which suffered physical, psychological or sexual abuse. They give to them everything they need, such as social and educative attention, love and care. This institution works with children from 0 until 12 years old.

💼 What the programme involves

As a volunteer, you will take care and play with the children, help the children with their homework, assist teachers giving classes, organise workshops for the children: sports, art and culture, help the staff with cooking, cleaning and go with the staff and children to doctors’ offices. You will work from Monday to Friday from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

🏠 Accommodation on site

The project provides you with lunch. You will stay in a host family which will be near the project. You will also go to work with the urban bus (approximately US$ 0.50 per trip at the expense of the volunteer). The next working day, after your arrival, you willl receive an Orientation Full Day and a City Tour in San José by ACI.

📍 About the location

This institution is located in Higuito, a poor area of Desamparados, San José.

ℹ️ Additional information

300US$ (Host Family for 1 month) + 240US$ (ACI Fee for 1 to 4 weeks)

Interested in this project? Create your account and apply online.

📅 Available sessions

ACICR13-20

01/05/2022 → 16/12/2022

Closed

3 / 10

♂ 0/5 ♀ 3/5

ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

540.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

San José Province, San José, Costa Rica

Costa Rica

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Costa Rica Colon (CRC / ₡)

Exchange rate

1 CRC = 0.001986 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🏠 Accommodation

Collective

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Spanish