Las Sonrisas de los Ninos:
This is a new project in a rural area just outside of La Ceiba. It is a kinder garden for kids that have to stay alone by themselves during the day, usually because both of the parents have to work. The project gives them a safe place to be. In the future they also will organize after school activities, like baseball games, extra courses and homework help.
The volunteer will help with everything. This means anything from playing with the kids and cooking food to helping them brush their teeth. Volunteers are also able to organize their own activities and help with the English course.
Jungle School
This little mountain school is situated just outside of La Ceiba for children aged 4 to12 who live in the small mountain villages. Some kids have to walk hours to the public schools in the area and often they do not go to school at all. This school will take care of these kids and their education. In the only classroom they have, they teach the whole group the basics of reading and counting. They need volunteers to split this group in ages to enable them to give more specific education.
Hogar de Amor
Around 30 boys and girls live in this orphanage permanently. This orphanage has its own school and clinic, that is also used by the local people. The volunteers will help the kids with daily activities such as eating, washing, doing homework, washing their clothes and going to bed. They also need volunteers to assist the teachers in the school and it may be possible for volunteers to teach their own group. Volunteers with a social or medical background are especially welcomed.
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Cruz Roja
The Red Cross is famous for the work they do in many different countries. The Red Cross has different projects in the direction of economy, medical and social development in La Ceiba and the surroundings.
After your intake conversation you will be placed in a project depending on your study and interest. There you will work together with other national and international volunteers visiting different villages and working together with the local people to find solutions for local problems.
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Ninos de la Luz
This orphanage is situated just outside of La Ceiba and takes care of more then 20 street boys. These boys are coming from the street out of bad circumstances and live in this house now. Here they receive food, they pray and they get the change to go to the local school. Volunteers are needed for social help, help by homework and assist by daily activities. Also the volunteer gets a lot of freedom to develop their own activities.
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Guaruma
This project is busy with the education of youngsters in the mountains. They run computer, photography, English and environmental classes. The goal is to prepare the improve the career prospects of young people of the project. They also educate local people to be guides on the project run trail trough the forest.
Guaruma has different nature projects that the volunteer can help with. This can be collecting insects or plants, developing a teaching methods, organizing a nature activities, and helping to develop a nature aula with information for kids and tourists. Ask for more information on the actual projects!
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Hospital Atlantida
In the centre of La Ceiba is situated the public hospital. La Ceiba has more hospitals, but all other hospitals are private and for that reason very expensive. The poorest people visit this hospital. The level of hygiene and service is very low. There is a big demand of doctors, nurses and social employees. Employees that have experience with patients with HIV and AIDS are urgently needed although any volunteer with a medical background will be very useful to the hospital.
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C.R.I.L.A.
C.R.I.L.A. is a revalidation centre on the beach of La Ceiba. Different physiotherapists work in this centre and the centre is always looking for help from physiotherapists, physiotherapy students or volunteers with a medical or sport background.
Depending on the time that you are available, you can assist the physiotherapists or you can receive your own patients.
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Guarderia Infantil
This daycare is located in the centre of La Ceiba and is run for children whose parents must both work. There are around 50 children aged 2 to 15 years old. They are divided in different classes and the volunteer will assist the teacher. They are also welcome to develop their own activities. Maybe they can learn a couple of English words!
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Emilia D’Cuirre
This is a school for deaf children in La Ceiba. Here the children learn how to handle their handicap. It is a normal school, where the children learn how to write and read. The only difference is that there is more attention for the children and they get lessons in small groups. Creativity is an important part of their lessons. The volunteer will assist with the lessons and do different exercises with small groups of children. Although this is a school for deaf children it is not necessary to have experience with sign language.
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Gemelos de Honduras
Gemelos de Honduras is a small Garifuna organization. They have a couple of small activities and projects in the villages and neighborhoods, where the Garifuna population live. We work with two different projects in this organization. The first is a special school for handicapped kids in a small village, just outside of La Ceiba. The second is a project that fights for the rights for women.
The volunteer can help in the school with cooking, playing with the kids, assisting with lessons, teaching and helping the children with homework.
In the second project the volunteer can assist with visiting families, propaganda and seminars although they are also welcome to organize their own activities.
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Clinica de Atencion Integral al adolescente
This clinic is situated in the suburban area of La Ceiba and is a very busy clinic. The clinic is meant for young people up to the age of 19. Youngsters attend the project for many reasons including, pregnancy, SOA tests and psychological problems.
They work in the clinic as well as in the villages, where they investigate different diseases and they are looking for volunteers, especially doctors, nurses, and people able to give technical and administrative help.
For information about the volunteer projects, please contact: spanishlaceiba@gmail.com.
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