Home of the Community – Taking care of children and giving them a place to play & grow

Location: Antigua, Guatemala (and surroundings)

Home for the Community is organized and administrated by the Guatemalan government and the program is a part of the national orientation plan “Social Development Action” for those who need it the most in Guatemala.The emphasis of the care goes to the children, youngsters and women, especially to children in need of special care such as active prevention in health care, nutrition, and psychosocial development. It offers support in the social development and participation of adolescents. For women, it has a special program, which offers workshops about work and health. Besides, it provides support and guidance to pregnant young women.

Volunteers will be assigned to various day-care centers in Sacatepéquez. In the day-care center they will take care of children of single mothers who, because they have to work, don’t have the time to look after their children. The children are between of 3 months and 7 years old and the amount of children differs in every place. The children are overseen by a “Madre Cuidadora” (a caring mother) who lives at the site. Besides her, every place has a social worker that visits the place once or twice a week and there is a teacher that works on a daily basis with the children from 8.00 till 15.30 hrs.
Volunteers will assist the Madre Cuidadora with her tasks and will have the liberty to organize activities for the children. Obviously, playing with the children and entertaining them are also important parts of the job, as well as teaching them about hygiene and respect.
The majority of the volunteers work only in the morning, but volunteers are welcomed and needed from Monday till Friday, from 9 o’clock till 16 o’clock.

Are you interested and would you like to have more information about how to volunteer here?
Please contact us !