📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
El Arca, Queretaro is supporting a new community for and with persons with intellectual disabilities that has established with hope that it will be able to join El Arca as a «project» community.
The workshop in Queretaro has grown from 6 to 22 participants in the last 2 years. In addition to impacting the lives of the Core Members, El Arca is also impacting families in the neighbourhood.
This project has the spirit of encounter, listening and empathy and solidarity, with people with and without intellectual disabilities, strive to grow in competence. This enables us to fulfill our daily tasks well and play a role as citizens in the world.
💼 What the programme involves
In the workshop, there is also personal accompaniment for people with intellectual disabilities (deaf people, cerebral palsy, autism between 21 to 50 years old) who attend from 8: a.m. to 3 p.m.
The workshops are painting, carpentry, bakery, cooking, jewelry, dance, yoga, monthly recreational and cultural outings to develop socialization, affection, respect and teaching about their rights as people.
In El Arca people with disabilities are the center of the community so they will be accompanied to reinforce their gifts as people and according to this, projects will be carried out with each volunteer. We do short- and long-term projects
🏠 Accommodation on site
The lodging will be in the Home with its own room, but it will have to be open to share it if we do not have more places for one or two nights. There is soap, shampoo, cream for body and clothes that are used in the house, in case that they prefer specific brands they buy them with their own resources, the food is cooked according to a balanced diet.
The food will be prepared by the volunteers and the house’s assistants.
📍 About the location
Visit the downtown where there are several cultural activities and hobbies that young people usually attend. The downtown is to 20 minutes from the project. Also, they can visit San Miguel Allende, Tequisquiapan, the monolith called Peña de Bernal, Guanajuato, Dolores Hidalgo, León City. We will give phone numbers of council members and assistants to be able to do personal activities
ℹ️ Additional information
3 months, 300 euros ; 6 months, 460 euros.