Casa de Acogida 'Sor Maria Catalina'
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About the project
Casa de Acogida 'Sor Maria Catalina'
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
The Casa de Acogida "Sor Maria Catalina" is a non-profit institution dedicated to providing medical, social, psychological and spiritual care to patients with advanced and irreversible disease (with palliative treatment), of all ages, of any origin and belief of faith, improving their quality of life, also providing support to their relatives. The institution has an interdisciplinary team of volunteers and professionals in different areas. The center receives and welcomes patients from any region of Bolivia. They have capacity for 22 people: 16 seniors and 6 children.
💼 What the programme involves
Project's activities : Palliative care is one of the main activities and tasks carried out in the center, which aims at improving the quality of life of patients and their relatives, when they face problems inherent to a potentially fatal disease. Palliative care activities prevent and alleviate suffering through the early identification, evaluation and correct treatment of pain and other problems; physical, psychosocial and spiritual problems.
Volunteer's tasks : The volunteer helps with daily tasks, such as caring for and spending time with the patients, participating in scheduled activities, accompanying patients to the hospital for specific studies, assisting the nurses or other professionals in different areas. Ideas or proposals for the benefit of patients are considered occupational activities, such as gardening and others that help a lot so that the patient can still move independently.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Host family or project
🍲 Food
meals are included in the cost of the project
📍 About the location
Sucre, Bolivia
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteer's requirements
The volunteer must be very spontaneous, creative, patient, attentive, showing a lot of affection and interest towards patients and their families, making them feel how important they are to us. The volunteer must have the ability to see the reality in which each patient and his family live, because the work with terminally ill patients is very special. The motivation, love and interest shown by each volunteer are very important. It would help a lot if the volunteer speaks a little Spanish and also if they have some knowledge about health. Volunteers can be men or women. Likewise, the volunteer during their stay in the institution will be able to attend training workshops on palliative care and how to care for people with terminal illnesses.
ℹ️ Additional information
For short or long terms
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📅 Available sessions
BOL-72
04/03/2026 at 00:00 → 31/08/2028 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
550.00 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Sucre, Bolivia
Bolivia
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Bolivia Boliviano (BOB / $b)
Exchange rate
1 BOB = 0.076143 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Bolivia Time
Local time: 21:52 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken