HOSPITAL DE NINOS
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About the project
HOSPITAL DE NINOS
📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
ACI-Costa Rica is a non-profit-organization, whose main activity is the promotion of exchange between young people from different countries, as a means to create links, encounters and solidarity among the different people and cultures of the world. ACI-CR also organizes Eco-Camps, Work-Camps, short exchanges, international activities and has developed an environmental education project named Yàblö Yàmipa.
Principles :
- To promote fraternity among human beings
- To work for sustainable human development
- To encourage substantial changes in the relationships between human beings and the environment, assuring harmony among them
💼 What the programme involves
The Hospital de Niños is the most important institution in the whole country for children's health care. Its staff is constituted by the most experienced pediatricians and surgeons specialized on children. As a consequence, the hospital receives babies, children and teenagers from all over the country and from all social backgrounds. The volunteering opportunities at the hospital are arranged by the Asociación de Damas Voluntarias, a group of women who give love, support and care to children in recovery process from surgeries or treatment and who collaborate with some other general activities in the hospital.
Possible tasks for the volunteer :
- To accompany bedridden children
- To play with the children in the playground area
- To help in some other areas of the hospital such as the laundry
- To assist in specific activities assigned by the hospital staff in accordance with the volunteer's specific skills
🏠 Accommodation on site
-The volunteer will live in a host family. 3 meals per day are included.
📍 About the location
ℹ️ Additional information
Participation costs :
- On the project : $300 for 4 weeks. $75 per extra week.
- ACI fees : $250 for the first 4 weeks + $100 charged by ACI per extra month.
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Sign in to apply📅 Available sessions
ACI/HN2017
04/01/2017 → 31/12/2017
ACI/HN2018
08/01/2018 → 15/12/2018
CRC-19
31/10/2017 → 30/04/2018
ℹ️ Key information
Age required
18–99 years old
Solidarity donation
320.00 USD ≈ 287 EUR
French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).
📍 Location
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
🌍 Location info
Local currency
Costa Rica Colon (CRC / ₡)
Exchange rate
1 CRC = 0.001986 EUR
Rate as of 31/05/2026
🛡️ Before you leave
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