Experience in a Cultural Community, in Vila Mariana, São Paulo
The experience
Coexistir is a community and cultural experience in a neighborhood with complete infrastructure for culture, food, leisure, and transportation, close to the subway, with easy access to the city center, Ibirapuera Park, and theaters.
The place resembles an urban ranch, with cats, dogs, plants, art, and music. An invitation to simple living! Volunteers promote a Culture of Peace: they paint pictures, distribute books and food; plant herbs...
What you offer
2 hours of help per day
Painting & Decorating:
Help with painting or decorating the property facilities.
Cleaning:
Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.
Social Work:
Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.
Gardening:
Help grow plants and cultivate gardens
Additional fee required
Amount:
US$ 9
Per day
Fee pays for:
Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project
Description:
Volunteers contribute US$9 per day, per person (paid in United States dollars, euros or Brazilian reais) to help cover the costs of meals and the life and sociocultural training activities carried out by the Institution.
What you get
2 days 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.
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.
Discounts on Accommodation:
Get discounts for your stay in other hostels.
Free Laundry:
You can use our laundry room freely.
Free Events:
Get free entrance for the best events in town.
Language lessons:
Take free language classes at our place.
Holistic Therapies:
You can take part in any of our therapeutic activities for free.
Use our equipped kitchen:
Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.
Certificate:
Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.
Fast Internet Access:
High-speed internet for you to work remotely
Dedicated Workspace:
Specific space for you to work remotely
Requirements
Intermediate English or Intermediate Spanish
Between 18 and 70 years old
Only hosts solo volunteers (doesn’t accept couples or partners)
What's not included
Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa
Program Details
It offers a very enriching experience for those who enjoy interacting, exchanging ideas, and developing actions and projects related to human rights, environmentalism, music, theater, and art in general. We like to welcome friends, cook together, drink, play guitar, and engage in therapeutic practices… in an atmosphere of harmony and respect. It is important that everyone truly feels at home and is available and committed to all the program's activities.
Activities & Shift
- The day's activities, which are usually cultural activities, are discussed at breakfast.
The activities extend for about 2 hours a day (morning, afternoon or evening), except for Saturdays and Sundays, which are completely free. Activities include "art-intervention workshops," with the production of paintings, sculptures, and signs with content raising awareness about a culture of peace, quality of life, ecology, etc. This communication material is taken to the surrounding squares during a "cultural picnic." Once a week there is also a "Film Debate" based on the screening of a film or documentary. Also once a week there is a quick "care work day," where everyone comes together to maintain the welcoming and cleanliness of the space, ending with a festive collective lunch.
Rules
- Use the spaces, like the planet, knowing that another one will come right after you.
- Dialogue is the basis of everything!
- Without stress, we all participate in the maintenance and care of the house.