COLOMBIA – Monteria
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About the project
COLOMBIA – Monteria
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
This project has the objective to promote the integration of people to the Marie Poussepin Social Center, especially those who belong to the university community for the improvement and development of community service actions, in the lines of education, child protection, sports, culture, comprehensive care, and other similar. The volunteers will help with different activities that will include the previous objectives. This project is organized by the Pontifical Bolivarian University-UPB.
💼 What the programme involves
The activities that will have place during the project are:
- Program “Seresitos”: Supporting and accompanying children. Volunteers will contribute to the well-being of boys and girls in the neighbourhoods surrounding the University, who are in a vulnerable situation, and are exposed to different types of social problems.
- Program Donate your time: the volunteers will help promote the integration of people to the Social Center “Marie Poussepin”, especially those who belong to the university Pontifical Bolivarian community for the development of community service actions.
- Program “Mi Llave”: Social integration for the generation of productive opportunities. Help with training programs in computer knowledge and use of basic system tools such as: Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, and Internet. For people in the process of reintegration and in a situation of displacement
- Program “Forming Society”, comprehensive training. The objective is to train people in different sectors, and give them knowledge, especially parents who are heads of families with limited resources. This is made possible through courses that respond to requests / demands of the Center's users. In most cases, what they learn enables them to generate income.
🏠 Accommodation on site
The accommodation will be at a private house, that will have all the facilities at their disposal namely, private bathroom, hot water, and internet.
🍲 Food
Food will be provided, the volunteers who want to help cook are welcome.
Typical food and dishes in Colombia:
- plantain: one of the most produced and consumed nutrients of the country
- arepa: corn tortilla
- bandeja paisa: rice, beans, beef, plantain, chorizo sausage, corn, pork, fried egg, arepa and avocado
- ajiaco: traditional soup, served in the fresh mountainous locations, made with chicken, potatoes, corn, sour cream and often accompanied with rice and/or avocado
- patacón: plantain cake, can be served with many ingredients (fruits, vegetables, etc.)
📍 About the location
“Cordoba” is a state located in the northern part of Colombia, with a coastline in the Caribbean Sea. And the capital is “Monteria” were the workcamp will take place, it is located on the immense plain of the Caribbean, and it has various mountainous areas derived from the Western Cordillera. The city of Monteria has about 500 000 inhabitants, including the suburbs. Monteria is an epicenter for tourism in Colombia, and is a place full of culture, beach, river, adventure, and even ecological stays around the city.
🎒 Leisure activities
Here are several popular places and tourist attractions to visit in Monteria and its surroundings:
- Cathedral of San Jeronimo
- Ronda del Sinú
- Pasaje del Sol
- swimming pool of Tacasuan
- parque Simón Bolívar
- Gastronomic and artisan’s festival, with handcrafts of all types and dishes to keep the traditions of Monteria
- boat tours on the River Sinú
- many coffees, bars, restaurants, nightclubs
In Colombia, as in other Latin-American countries, there is the Holy Week (Semana Santa) between the end of March and the beginning of April. During this traditional week, many celebrations are organised, including festivals and fairs.
In the Cordoba department, there are several festivals:
- National Cumbiamba Festival in Cerete, a dance festival which takes places during the Holy Week to preserve the traditional music and dances, by organising competitions
- National Donkey Festival in San Antero, several parades with disguised donkeys, dance competitions and “comparsas” (dances of the street)
- Festival and Sea Reign in Moñitos, folklore parades, gastronomic and typical dishes tasting
To know more about the city of Monteria look at the next link: https://www.monteria.gov.co/publicaciones/87/oficina-de-cultura-y-turismo/
ℹ️ Additional information
IMPORTANT: Due to the situation that still exists on COVID-19 we would like to remind you of the security measures that will be taken during the workcamp:
- Each volunteer will have their face mask (that each one will bring to the camp) which will be used in the areas indicated by the health protocols, that is for example at a public space
- The healthy distance will be practiced respecting in public places and only excepting people from the work team
- Volunteers will pay attention and respect the additional instructions that the coordinator of the workcamp have implemented regarding preventive protocols against COVID-19.
Please remember that these measures are as much to protect others as they are to protect us. We invite volunteers to review in the same way the travel requirements to go to Colombia on the following website: https://colombia.travel/en/covid-19-information
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
VIVE21.14
06/10/2021 → 19/10/2021
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
0.00
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Montería, Cordoba, Colombia
Colombia
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Colombia Peso (COP / $)
Exchange rate
1 COP = 0.000274 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
Timezone
Colombia Standard Time
Local time: 21:05 (12/11/2026)
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