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HIV/Aids Hospice
Guatemala Volunteer Placement
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- Full-time volunteer
- Internship
- Part-time volunteer
- Volunteer Only
Under the motto "let us make a light at the end of the tunnel" this hospice is a place to live for terminally ill people, especially HIV/Aids patients. It was founded in 1998, and now there are around 32 children (0-11 years) and 10 adults living in the hospice. It is one of the only Aids Hospices in Guatemala. The hospice provides housing, clothing, food, medical and humanitarian attention to people who have mostly been abandoned elsewhere. They try to do as much as they can with their limited financial means.
Volunteers can assist in any area based on their training and interests. Help is needed with day care for young children, nursing duties, daily care (cleaning, feeding, changing, etc.), counseling duties, recreational activities, physical therapy, homework assistance and companionship.
Work Schedule: 8:00am - 4:00pm, flexible, some weekend work is needed as well.
Location of Placements: San Lucas, Sacatepequez
Lodging: Homestay or volunteer residence in Antigua.
Requirements:
- Minimum age: 18 years.
- Minimum commitment: 4 weeks.
- Minimum Spanish level: Advanced
- Enthusiastic, flexible and independent volunteers.
- Medical or professional training required to be involved with any medically related tasks.
Important Things to Consider:
- Can be very emotionally demanding.
Other Comments:
The maximum number of volunteers that this organization accepts is 1.
(note: that we don’t know if positions are available until you apply).
20 minute bus ride from Antigua. Lunch is provided by the organization.
**PLEASE NOTE: Each volunteer needs to be interviewed upon arrival in Guatemala to be accepted. The volunteer coordinator always accompanies the volunteers to the meeting.
Program Fees:
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