📝 Detailed information
🏢 About the local organisation
Local partner is town hall of Cuevas del Becerro, De Amicitia has collaborated with them in the previous years.
💼 What the programme involves
In the town there will be linguistic summer camp for kids. Our volunteers will join them and help to co-create the workshops in English for local children. There will be a local monitor who is responsible to propose and organize activities. Each day, approx. four hours workshop/activities will be given in the mornings.
English language is the pending subject of Spain. It is well known that Spaniards’ level of English is not so good, even though it is studied at school for more than 9 years. Simultaneously, the workshops will try to teach other values such as the respect for the environment and promote the culture of peace.
Participants are really asked to try their best, even if they speak Spanish, to communicate with children and encourage them to speak English.
🏠 Accommodation on site
Town hall will provide a basic youth hostel for the volunteers where they will have rooms, showers, toilets and a kitchen to cook. Volunteers should bring a summer sleeping bag and lower sheets will be needed. Town hall will provide the food for and it will be cooked by the volunteers.
📍 About the location
Cuevas del Becerro is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain. The municipality is situated approximately 20 kilometers from Ronda and 105 km from the city of Málaga. In 2008 it had a population of 1,847. The location is quite close to Málaga so there are many possibilities of going to the sea side. It is also possible to reach Sevilla, Cordoba and Granada in less than 2 hours by bus, so there are great chances of staying some days extra as tourists.
⚠️ Requirements
Desire and ability to work with children. Previous experiences are very welcome.