from 1,270€

Outstanding 4.9rating (9)

Creative workshops and cultural exchange

location
4 - 10 weeks  ·  Age 18 - 50+

rating  Outstanding 4.9  · 
  Verified by Volunteer World
  Good response rate

Highlights

  • Experience the Afro Caribbean life in Colombia !
  • Work with the local community in a cultural center !
  • Make memories you'll never forget with international volunteers and the local villagers
  • Art, sports and creativity for everyone !
  • Visit the beautiful and historical city of Cartagena in your free time

Especially good for

Age 18+
Singles
Couples
Families
Groups
50+

About the program

Share your passion for entertainment with local communities and use your creative mind for organizing weekly activities for children

The Lifetime Projects team in Colombia supports local organizations and co-develops projects in the field of education, culture and the environment. Despite a high proportion of children in the village, few activities are offered to them and they tend to get bored or play on the street once school ...

About the program

The Lifetime Projects team in Colombia supports local organizations and co-develops projects in the field of education, culture and the environment. Despite a high proportion of children in the village, few activities are offered to them and they tend to get bored or play on the street once school is over. Thus, in order to meet an omnipresent demand from them, Vivac’t – LifeTime Projects Colombia has developed an entertainment space to offer fun, educational and entertaining extra-curricular activities. The activities are thought out according to various themes such as solidarity, the environment, the body, and this, in a fun educational approach seeking to stimulate their imagination and arouse their curiosity about the world around them, develop their sense of cooperation and respect for others as well as their self-confidence.

 

Thanks to the presence of our international volunteers, a space for intercultural exchange has been created. For example, we offer language workshops to meet the expectations of young people and adults, particularly in the context of the development of tourism in the village.

 

In addition, Vivac't – LifeTime Projects Colombia participates in the promotion of local Afro-descendant culture by collaborating with the village’s cultural center and by supporting initiatives by young people in the village such as the newspaper “Rincón de las noticias”, and this, in a knowledge and skills exchange approach.


Presentation of the mission

Are you passionate about art, extra curricular activities, the transmission of knowledge and intercultural sharing? Do you want to give your time to a solidarity project by participating in the organization of activities intended in particular for the children of the village?

 

During your mission, you will thus support the local team to propose, prepare and lead workshops with children and young people: linguistic, artistic, creative and manual workshops, or sports activities, etc. The center is open to any new workshop proposal!

 

The local team also works in collaboration with the village's cultural center, Corporacion Mariamulata, which intends to promote the local Afro-Colombian culture by offering cultural activities such as traditional dance and music to children and young people from an educational perspective. Your mission will also consist of supporting their team and carrying out joint events, such as the regular organization of an open air cinema for the inhabitants of the village.

 

For this mission in a socio-cultural center in Colombia, it is necessary to master the basics of Spanish in order to be able to communicate with the children and the inhabitants of the village and to carry out the socio-cultural activities.

 

As for any mission in contact with children, it will be necessary to carry out a preliminary interview with the referent psychologist of the association.






Typical day

8:30 am : wake up and have breakfast with the other volunteers

9:00 am : daily team meeting

9:30 am : Preparation of the activities of the day / week 

12:30pm : Lunch time

3:00pm : Activity time 

4:30pm : Debrief

5:00pm : Free time 

Typical day

8:30 am : wake up and have breakfast with the other volunteers

9:00 am : daily team meeting

9:30 am : Preparation of the activities of the day / week 

12:30pm : Lunch time

3:00pm : Activity time 

4:30pm : Debrief

5:00pm : Free time 


Free-time activities

You can go snorkeling, diving or take a boat trip to one of the nearby islands, chilling out, reading books, meeting new people, walking, trips to the mangroves, listening to music, beach walks, beach parties. Note : Please do not organise your own beach parties, the locals will invite you to their ...

Free-time activities

You can go snorkeling, diving or take a boat trip to one of the nearby islands, chilling out, reading books, meeting new people, walking, trips to the mangroves, listening to music, beach walks, beach parties. Note : Please do not organise your own beach parties, the locals will invite you to their beach parties and this way we avoid any inacceptable behavior 


Requirements

Requirements

Minimum Age: 18 years

In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date. There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.

Language Skills

You need to speak Spanish (intermediate level)

Criminal Background Check

required

Required Documents

Criminal Background check and psychological test with our psychologist (43 euros) or a certified psychologist

Nationality Restrictions

No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

Other Skills

The Arts, crafts, theatre, circus, danse, music, sports... Soft skills, adaptability, cultural awareness...

Time Commitment

Your helping hand will be required on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 09:30 - 17:00

What's Included

What's Included

Services by LifeTime Projects

  • Your LifeTime Projects membership;
  • A personalized and quality project;
  • Personalized preparations for the departure;
  • Organization and supervision of your project 24/7;
  • A guided tour of the village;
  • Housing with equipped kitchen;
  • Medical and liability insurance for European volunteers
  • A donation to the project 

Accommodation

You will live in a guest house for volunteers. You may have to share a room with one or more other volunteers. A living room and kitchen are shared as well as outdoor living space (garden). Washing is done by hand or by the neighbor (with extra cost), when there is running water (water shortages are frequent in Rincón

Food & Beverages

Internet Access

Limited access at the project site

What's NOT included?

What's NOT included?

Airport Pickup at Rafael Nunez International Airport

An airport pickup isn't included within the program fees either.

Flight Tickets

The nearest airport is Rafael Nunez International Airport (CTG) in Cartagena. We assist you to find cheap flights to Colombia. FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS

Travel Insurance

Going abroad is an adventure and it is always best to be prepared. Sudden illness or injury, cancellation or theft - a travel insurance for Colombia provides security and is a plus to have. GET A QUOTE

Vaccines

If you are intending to volunteer in Colombia you should seek medical advice before starting your social journey. Check your required vaccinations for Colombia. VACCINE CHECKER

Details on arrival

You can arrive any day you wish, any time of the year (except Christmas Day and New Year!) 

Availability
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Program fees

4 weeks (min. stay) 1,270€
5 weeks 1,409€
6 weeks 1,549€
7 weeks 1,688€
10 weeks (max. stay) 2,105€
Average fees 264€/week

Program fees

264€ per week 4 - 10 weeks Age 18 - 50+

Payment methods

Visa Master Card Maestro American Express PayPal

NO CREDIT CARD FEES


Duration

4 - 10 weeks

Deposit

The deposit is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payments are handled by PayPal, our trusted global payment provider. If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay using a credit card.


Final Payment

Your final payment will be agreed with LifeTime Projects during the application process. Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.


Meet your organization

LifeTime Projects

Outstanding 4.9 rating (9 reviews)

Non-profit - founded in 2014

Verified by Volunteer World

  Good response rate

Coordinated by

Laetitia

Spoken languages: Spanish, English, French

About the project

We believe that the best way to discover a new culture is through working on a social project with the local population and living their daily life with them.

Meet your organization

LifeTime Projects is a French based non profit organisation. 

We work in the following fields : 
 - Child protection
 - Women's rights
 - The protection of the environment and animal welfare 
 - Eco citizenship

In the following countries : 
- Bolivia
- Cameroun
- Colombia
- Guatemala
- England
- France 

We believe in : 

Living in total immersion in the country you visit 
By discovering the world with LifeTime Projects, you will experience unforgettable moments. Whether during your mission, with your host family or with the people you meet, you will discover the culture and traditions of a country directly. Thanks to this complete immersion in the life of the country, and having built a project with the locals, you will return with a real knowledge of the local culture.

Take part in concrete actions
Do you have difficulty measuring the impact of good deed ? The best way to measure the usefulness of your actions is to carry them out directly, in the field! That is why LifeTime Projects supports you in the design and organization of your humanitarian mission or gap year in total immersion.

Change your world view, make a difference
Our humanitarian and ecological missions are designed to have a maximum impact, not only locally but also on the volunteer who will return to his or her daily life enriched by a new perspective on the world.
We act where people need us most and where our presence is most wanted. You will come back with the feeling that you have made a difference and made your contribution to a more understanding world. We believe we all have a lot to learn fro each other and putting different cultures together is enriching and strengthening for all. 

Your footprint
We hope to leave our mark, that of sharing, love and mutual respect, in the hearts of the people we meet and work with (note that our organization is independent of any political party and religious organization).
Whether in Cameroon, Bolivia, Guatemala, Colombia, France or England, discovering the world allows a better understanding of its challenges. What seems distant from France takes a whole new dimension before, during and after the experience of a mission with LifeTime Projects.
Participating in an international development mission with LifeTime Projects also means contributing to sustainable development by helping people and changing their view of the world. 

9 reviews · rating4.9

Christine Horville rating5

2019 at Creative workshops and cultural exchange

Google Translator: This year I joined the LifeTime Projects Association to go to Cameroon and share my time and knowledge with orphans and women of the Impuls'Her project. LifeTime Projects invests in several orphanages in Cameroon, in the capital Yaoundé. They welcome children from birth to ...
Google Translator: I have participated in a current socio-cultural project in Rincon del Mar, a town located on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, through intensive action in workshops and activities related to art, culture and the environment. I had the opportunity to teach and / or share my ...
Google Translator: I really enjoyed my experience with LifeTime Projects! I went to Yaoundé, Cameroon, for 3 months on the project Impuls'Her Projects. I gave entrepreneurship, literacy and computer lessons to young Cameroonian women in orphanages and reception centers. I was very well accompanied ...
Christine Broad rating5

2018 at Creative workshops and cultural exchange

How to help Atta ‘s women improve their autonomy Six Atta women were trained in organic palm oil soap making, to produce and sell soap on markets and earn money to allow their daughters to go to school. The whole village ( women , school , Church ) was informed ( Phast méthod ) on how to ...
Salomé Mimouni rating5

2016 at Creative workshops and cultural exchange

Volunteer on a environmental education project in Bolivia I spent 3 months in Bolivia in 2016 to create and implement an Environmental Education Project. We worked with children from 6 to 15 years old who live in Foster homes. The project was about organizing environmental sensibilisation and ...
Laetitia Lecorné rating5

2016 at Creative workshops and cultural exchange

Google Translator: Volunteer in a home of young women victims of sexual violence: - help in organizing the orphanage - French classes - yoga and dance classes - help with homework ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Original review: Volontariat en ...

Location

Americas > South America > Colombia > Rincon del mar

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