CEMVA (Centro Educativo Multifuncional Villa Armonia)
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About the project
CEMVA (Centro Educativo Multifuncional Villa Armonia)
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
CEMVA aims to promote a better education for children, youths and adults in cooperation with the Bolivian education board. Further prospects are health care and the soothing of social injustice.
Since 1994, CEMVA (Centro Educativo Multifuncional Villa Armonía) has been supporting the development of the suburb Villa Armonía, in the north of Sucre. The constantly growing population mainly consists of Quechua-speaking peasants (campesinos), who moved to Sucre from the countryside.
💼 What the programme involves
Project's activities :
Assisting the staff in different tasks providing school support to children and teenagers.
Serving meals at the comedor (canteen).
Helping children with homework.
Playing games with kids, sports activities such as football.
Other activities with children after they finish their homework.
The social worker constantly visits families in the area who have some problems or needs.
The project also has some laboratories where professionals offer technical trainings, such as carpentry and mechanics, and a health clinic. Moreover, the new idea is to implement a hydroponic agricultural project where to cultivate vegetables for the kids’ nutrition.
Volunteer's tasks :
Assist teachers in educational activities.
Help children with their homework and in the library as well.
Help the staff in the childcare, nursing, craft work or at the bakery.
Playing board games, sports and other activities with the children.
Organizing activities in the different youth centers.
The area of carpentry, mechanics and health clinic are other places where volunteers can help, teach carpentry or work by themselves if they are experienced.
If volunteers have experience in hydroponic agriculture, they can also help in implementing the new project.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The volunteer will live either with a host family or at the project.
🍲 Food
meals are included
📍 About the location
⚠️ Requirements
Volunteer's requirements
Patience, tolerance and enjoyment of working with children and young people.
Skills in education or pedagogy, sports, handicraft, carpentry, bakery, nursing, children's care and team work. Some basic knowledge of math and English. A basic level of Spanish.
ℹ️ Additional information
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
BOL-61
01/01/2018 at 00:00 → 29/12/2018 at 00:00
BOL-61
01/01/2023 at 00:00 → 31/12/2024 at 00:00
BOL-61
01/01/2025 at 00:00 → 01/01/2028 at 00:00
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–98 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: 22:08 (12/11/2026)
🛡️ Before you leave
✅ Features
🏠 Accommodation
🗣️ Languages spoken