INSTITUTIONAL PROFIL

Name of the Institution:
PROYECTO HORIZONTE – USPHA USPHA (Fundación San Vicente de Paúl)

Address:
Urbanización Mineros San Juan, Uspha Uspha, Km. 10 Av. Petrolera, Cochabamba, Bolivia

Telephone:
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Fax:
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Website:
http://www.ushpa-ushpa.com/

Email: 
nicola.pauli@ushpa-ushpa.com

Contact:  
Nicola Pauli (Coordination Department Chief)

Areas of Work: 
Street children and integrated education programs.

Number of Employees: 
30 personas

Description of Work Areas: 
• Health
• Education (Pre-K, Primary, Secondary, Technical) 
• Gender
• Sports and Culture
• Small Business and Finance

The Foundation: 
May 27th 2004

International Contacts: 
Börsianer Handeln e.V., Verein zur Föderung des Kindergartens in Ushpa-Ushpa e.V., Sociedad San Vicente de Paúl

Volunteer Capacity: 
Varies by area

Volunteer Work Areas: 

Initial Education

Possible Activities:

- Continuing support within the classroom (teaching rules, values, and hygiene habits etc.)
- Work with basic individualized programs
- Support in educational and recreational activities.
- Extra Activities.

Requirements:

- Basic Spanish
- Minimum stay of 6 months
- Experience working with children under 6 years old.
- Responsibility and Punctuality
- Aptitude to manage basic individual programs.
- Show initiative in proposed activities.
- Adaptation to work in a semi-urban zone.

Primary Education

Possible Activities:

- Continuing support within the classroom (teaching rules, values, and hygiene habits etc.)
- Work with basic individualized programs
- Support in educational and recreational activities.
- Extra Activities.
- Helping with schoolwork. 

Requirements:

- Basic Spanish
- Minimum stay of 6 months
- Be in the process of studying pedagogy or education.
- Experience working with children of primary school age.
- Responsibility and Punctuality
- Aptitude to manage basic individual programs.
- Show initiative in proposed activities.
- Adaptation to work in a semi-urban zone.

Health

Possible Activities:

- Medical attention to the people of Ushpa Ushpa
- House Visits
- Following-up with high risk patients
- Help with campaigns (vaccination, chagas disease testing
- Help with the community school breakfast program. Extra activities.

Requirements:

- Basic Spanish
- Minimum stay of 6 months
- Higher education in health (family medicine, nursing, etc.) 
- Responsibility and Punctuality
- Adaptation to work in a semi-urban zone.

Community Trainings

Possible Activities:

- Support programs.
- Activity proposals
- Planning, development and executive of workshops.
- Office trainings.
- Organizing community events.
- Extra activities.

Requirements:

- Basic Spanish
- Minimum stay of 6 months
- Training in technical careers or work experience.
- Aptitude for group work with adults
- Responsibility and Punctuality
- Show initiative in proposed activities.
- Adaptation to work in a semi-urban zone.

Sports and Culture

Possible Activities:

- Planning and execution of sporting or cultural events.
- Support in educational, recreational, sporting, or cultural activities.
- Support in organizing sporting or cultural events.
- Extra Activities.

Requirements:

- Basic Spanish
- Minimum stay of 6 months
- Training in sports, artistic expression or music.
- Work experience in relevant areas.
- Responsibility and Punctuality
- Show initiative in proposed activities.
- Adaptation to work in a semi-urban zone.

Others

We Encourage  proposals by volunteers following the objectives, mission and vision of the institution.

We receive volunteers in all areas. Please present a cover letter to the director indicating your motivation, and areas of interest as a volunteer with the project,  Please send a resume and any individual project proposals you may have. Selection will be based on the aforementioned criteria.

Payment (If yes, how much): 
No

Housing for Volunteers: 
Depends on the area.

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