AIDENICA, or Asociacion para la Atencion Integral de Niños de la Calle, is an organization dedicated to improving the lives of street children. They run a home, called Casa Hogar AIDENICA, which has accommodations for up to forty children. At present, they work mainly with youth - all males - between the ages of 12 and 18. The boys live at the house and do chores, attend high school, get help with their homework, learn vocational skills, and ideally by the age of 18 the boys will have learned enough to become self-sufficient.
Volunteers can assist y doing the following tasks:
Helping with homework, teaching vocational skills like cooking and crafts, fixing things, counselling, organizing activities, events, or workshops.
Volunteers with the following specific skills are preferred for this placement:
At-Risk Youth Work
Leadership Programming
Social Worker (BSW)
Social Work Student
Addiction Counseling
Crisis Counseling
Teacher - English
Teacher - Math
Teacher - Science
Teacher - Geography
Teacher - Environmental Science
Teacher - Physical Education
Handicraft Design
Business Management
Social Worker (MSW)
Teacher - Social Science
Teacher - Commerce, Finance, Business
Teacher - History
Basecamp International welcomes all the interested volunteers from around the world to volunteer and make a difference. If you are interested in this placement then please contact us for the details:
Email: info@basecampcenters.com
Website: www.basecampcenters.com
Mailing Address
298 Bagot Street,
Kingston, Ontario,
Canada, K7K 3B4.
Phone: 613.541.7862
Toll Free : 866.646 .4693
Fax: 613.541.1604
