Culture & Community

Volunteer in this School Project, Camacari, Bahia, Brazil, teaching English to children

COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Project Name: PROJETO CAMAÇARÍ

Location

Camaçarí is a city of about 220,000 people in the metropolitan area of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. It has the largest industrial capability in the north east of Brazil, with several factories, including a Ford automobile factory, and petrochemical plants. In contrast, within an hour’s drive, it also boasts around 42 miles of beaches, which offer both lagoons and surf.

As with all Brazilian cities, it has its very poor areas with families struggling to feed their children and, for some children, the food that they are given in the project will be their only meal of the day. Local companies already face a severe skills shortage because of poor educational standards versus the high technological demands of factory work.

The Project
Volunteering in this Island Project, Rio de Janeiro State, is ideal for career breaks...

Community Project, an island off the coast of Rio de Janeiro State

Volunteering here in Brazil is a wonderful opportunity to live as part of a unique culture on an island in this particularly beautiful part of South America. Only a ten minute boat ride from one of Brazil’s loveliest colonial towns, this traditional fishing community has been suffering because of a decline in the fishery catch. They need to develop other skills and sources of income. Volunteering in Paraty is an ideal career break or development opportunity. Several projects have been set up in for volunteers to teach English, create a local library, help in the development of tourism and rural enterprise. The community also needs volunteers to help advise on basic hygiene and health/nutrition. Volunteers are needed to help their young people with music, drama and IT. Our volunteers will help raise skill levels, awareness and self esteem.