Asociación Obras del Espíritu Santo

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

ACI Costa Rica is a non-profit NGO that promotes and runs programs of intercultural learning and international volunteering with young people from all corners of the world, guiding them in their participation in social and ecological projects and helping them to gain new perspectives of the world. In Costa Rica we run several different volunteering programs: sending and receiving, short-term and long-term, for groups and for individuals. We are an active member of ICYE – International Cultural Youth Exchange – a federation of NGOs with its headquarters in Berlin, Germany, and representation on five continents through its partner organizations and committees. ICYE has been declared an International Peace Messenger by the United Nations for its contributions to intercultural learning.

💼 What the programme involves

Possible tasks for the volunteer: · Assisting the nannies in charge of the children. · Helping the teachers to create different didactic materials. · Supporting the special activities of the centre. · Cleaning after the children. · If the volunteer has initiative and the skills they can also ask for permission to set up their own activities at the centre such as: - Games, songs, etc. - Foreign language classes (e.g. English lessons) - Workshops (music, art, etc.)

🏠 Accommodation on site

The volunteer will live in a host family. 3 meals per day are included.

📍 About the location

Description: La Asociación Obras del Espíritu Santo is an Institution which takes care of families and their children from a very poor area of San José. They give them food and care; there is a nursery and day centre for children. Kid’s ages range from 0 to 6 years old. They also provide lunch for single mothers from the area and organize night patrols to give food to homeless people in San José. Schedule for the volunteer: Monday to Friday 6 hours a day.

⚠️ Requirements

$100 per month Required skills and interests of the volunteer: · Basic Spanish level. · Patience and tolerance. · To be independent and to have lots of initiative. · Ready and able to play games with the children. Rules of the project: · Dress moderately. · Respect the moral and religious beliefs of the project. · Only females are allowed to be in charged of the kids at the day care. Important notes: · The project will provide lunch for the volunteer. · You will live in a different suburb to the one where the project is located.

ℹ️ Additional information

Only female volunteers!

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📅 Available sessions

CRC-20

31/10/2017 → 30/04/2018

Closed

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–70 years old

Solidarity donation

400.00 USD ≈ 358 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, Cristo Rey, 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

Timezone

Central Standard Time

Local time: 21:45 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

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✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Spanish