📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Children can spend full days at the center. The purpose of the Society of Parents of Children with Autism is to provide consultations and legal, informational, organizational, methodological, and material support to children with autism and their families. They aim for the social integration of kids with autism and lobby to protect the rights and legitimate interests of people living with autism, to ensure an equal footing with other citizens. The basic principles of the Centres activities are equality, protecting human rights, and involving parents. The bulk of the centers employees are mothers of children who visit it. These women are highly motivated to improve the lives of their children.
💼 What the programme involves
Volunteers Role:UOYou are required to have basic skills working with disabled people, as well as basic Russian or Kyrgyz language skills. UONew methods/approaches are always welcomedUOParticipate in the organization and implementation of various events.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Accommodation: The volunteer will live with a local family, which will provide the volunteer with their room and all the necessary conveniences. You will join your host family for breakfast and dinner; lunch will be provided at the office together with other members of CenterNote: Volunteers psychologists, therapists are welcome. The work is aimed at working with children and supporting children during classes.You are expected to have past experience with volunteer work, working as a part of a team.
📍 About the location
Volunteers should come with their health and accident insurance.
ℹ️ Additional information
Why Kyrgyzstan' We offer unique opportunity for people who are not afraid of travel hardships, adventures, who enjoy hiking, kayaking, swimming in the lake, living in yurt, camping in the mountains and learning new culture and languages. Our organization is flexible in receiving couples, friends, not upper-limit aged people.A more detailed packing list will be sent after applying, a basic list includes: own medicine, backpack, raingear, warm clothes, comfortable shs for hiking, a swimsuit, sunscreen, insect repellent (much of the time will be spent on the lakeshore), a torch/flashlight, your national recipes, music, songs, games, energy, and a good moodOn the weekend volunteers will have an opportunity to visit Karakol town and see its sightseeing. Another option would be to hike up to the nearby Altyn Arashan health resort where you can enjoy natural hot springs.