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Support Needed on the Frontlines of the Venezuelan refugee crisis


The experience

🌍 Join Us in Pamplona, Colombia

We are a grassroots non-profit organization working on the frontlines of one of the largest humanitarian crises in the Americas. We operate a network of shelters along the refugee route, and depend on volunteers to help us keep our doors open to the refugees walking across Colombia. Volunteers help with food prep and cleaning in the shelters, as well as kids projects and medical support.


What you offer

25 hours of help per week

Cleaning: Help clean the kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms and common areas.

Kitchen Hand: Help prepare, finish and serve meals.

Child Care: Caring for, playing with, and spending time with children.

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 9 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers

Description: As a non-profit that designates all donations to our projects, the volunteers share the cost of rent, transportation, and basic food in the house. Groceries are bought once a week with house money and volunteers are welcome to cook from this food. Most volunteers also supplement with small purchases of their own.


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.

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.

Pick Up: We will pick you up when you arrive, and take you to our property.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely


Requirements

Intermediate English or Beginner Spanish

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

Our volunteer team is usually 10-15 people from all over the world. We require a minimum of 3 weeks, but many volunteers stay several months. The volunteers are crucial to our projects, they help with food prep and cleaning in the shelters, as well as kids projects and medical support. We have community Projects as well, focusing on lower income neighborhoods in our town.


Activities & Shift

Every day is different, we have shifts in the shelters, as well as community projects, which could include teaching English or math, cooking and serving lunch, or playing soccer for a couple hours.


Rules

Our volunteer code of conduct includes a dress code while on projects, as we are delivering professional humanitarian aid, a strict no-drugs policy, as well as a no-alcohol policy in the house or during the work week. These rules will be very clearly discussed and agreed to before a volunteer is accepted to join our team.