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Volunteer for children with special needs
The experience
We are looking for volunteers to lead Creative workshops for our kids and adults with disabilities:
- Music workshop leader
- Painting workshop leader
- Theater workshop leader
- Photo and video workshop leader
- Animal-care workshop leader
- Gardening workshop leader
- Yoga workshop leader
- Dance workshop leader
- Language workshop leader
- and leaders from similar areas.
What you offer
5 hours of help per day
Cleaning:
Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Animal Care:
Help look after and take care of animals.
Social Work:
Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
Gardening:
Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
What you get
1 day off per week
Shared Dorm:
You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other travelers.
Team Dorm:
You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.
Breakfast:
You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.
Lunch:
You are entitled to a free lunch, every day of your stay.
Dinner:
You are entitled to a free dinner, every day of your stay.
Free Laundry:
You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Hiking Tours:
We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!
Certificate:
Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
Basic Internet Access:
Basic speed internet for you to work remotely
Requirements
Intermediate Turkish or Intermediate English
Over 18 years old
Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
We are a non-profit organization providing creative workshops for children and adults with all types of special needs. The first of its kind in Cappadocia, it encourages the development of imagination, creativity, and skills through music, art, theatre, handicraft, drama/dance, and sports in a less traditional/institutional environment.
We have students of all ages with physical and mental special needs who attend the academy from traditional government and private rehabilitation centers. They participate in dance, yoga, music, animal therapy, art, play, library, and handicraft workshops. We encourage physical activity in our garden and riding the Academy’s horses.
We are providing all meals and accommodation for volunteers. If we have at least 8 volunteers, they have 2 days off a week. One is on Mondays and the second is on a day decided by the volunteer.
Activities & Shift
This is a great place to learn about the culture of Cappadocia, Anatolia, Central Turkey... The area Cappadocia is a place which still carries the Anatolian culture. On our land we have locals working from nearby villages, and we help with each others work.
Helping with projects encouraging creative thinking, volunteers are encouraged to be as creative as possible. We work as a team and our brainstorming meetings is a place where all kind of great ideas are shared. This is a place for those who want to gain more experience working with children, boosting their creative ideas and bringing their creative projects to life.
Besides of children care, we have also a small farm and ecosystem and we encourage to cleaning, activities and helps with animals and garden.
Someone who can help with little tasks with the animals in our farm, we have donkeys, horses, sheeps, dogs, cats, pigeons, chickens and geese. (Taking care, feeding and cleaning)
We are open to all other skills which bring new scope of learning.