vanaf 424€

Buitengewoon 4.9rating (11)
  • Sustainable Cities And Communities
  • Quality Education
  • Life Below Water
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Environmental Education SUMMER Centre Assistant

location
4 - 24 weken  ·  Leeftijd 18 - 50+
rating  Buitengewoon 4.9  · 
  Geverifieerd door Volunteer World
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Highlights

  • To know Brazilian culture, music, dance and customs closely.
  • Discover the natural beauty of the region, and its marine animals - sea turtles, dolphins, sea lions
  • Participate in an initiative that uses art, music and dance to promote environmental education
  • Share the friendship between volunteers from different countries, as well as the various local volunteers (undergraduates and professionals)
  • Know different techniques for a greener house, which we apply in our base and our comunnity vegetable garden

Vooral geschikt voor

Leeftijd 18+
Alleenstaanden
Koppels
Families
Groepen
50+

Over het programma

"Ritmo do Mar" seeks to promote a carnival group in the Cassino Beach, Rio Grande - RS, based on turtles, culturall and sustainability values using of reusable materials.

Carnival! In Brazil, the people live year-round to enjoy one - special - week! However, Ritmo do Mar is a thematic carnival that promote a social intervention based on cultural, ethical and sustainability values. Year-round, we organized workshops for orphanages and educational centers from various ...

Over het programma

Carnival! In Brazil, the people live year-round to enjoy one - special - week! However, Ritmo do Mar is a thematic carnival that promote a social intervention based on cultural, ethical and sustainability values. Year-round, we organized workshops for orphanages and educational centers from various locations in the city of Rio Grande  to make instruments and others props such as flags and costumes using recicled materials (debris, paper and natural glue). During school period, workshops are also proposed In to several schools from Rio Grande in a long-term cycle of activities of environmental education, music education (divided in the making of instruments and percussion), artistic education and physical education, culminating in the many parades for each school. For allegories and props, children making and painting their allegories using recycled carapaces as a simple and inexpensive method for replicating allegories. Each participant makes his custom (a turtle carapace) with papier mache and paints, his instruments with cans or bottles for the many special parades.

Volunteers do not need special equipment or Portuguese as fluency. Although it can help, the children's contact with new languages ​​and new forms of communication, such as art and music, make the experiences for both very special.

Dagelijkse activiteiten

During the summer, the visitor center becomes a community center, bringing together many artists and professionals from the city of Rio Grande, known as the "city of musicians". Several workshops are offered daily, always taking advantage of the skills of the team members, with the workshops of ...

Dagelijkse activiteiten

During the summer, the visitor center becomes a community center, bringing together many artists and professionals from the city of Rio Grande, known as the "city of musicians". Several workshops are offered daily, always taking advantage of the skills of the team members, with the workshops of costumes in the form of marine animals the highlight of the season. Always ending with musical performances, shared with children, youth and adults who play their instruments produced by discarded materials, formerly called garbage. 

In addition to contact with people, contact with animals and plants are remarkable in our Environmental Education Program. Sea Turtles monitored by the In Water Program integrate education activities, sharing their return to the sea with our volunteers and hundreds of locals and tourists, thrilling everyone. Our community garden, with organic vegetables available to residents who support their maintenance, green our surroundings and provide quality food daily. But of course, we need to support the maintenance of the garden in order to harvest every day.

Volunteers  leave the house for work between 8:30 and 9:00 AM, return for lunch (3 hours free) at 12:30 PM to the center and then it's back to work until 20:00 PM; 

Usual working days  including the following tasks.

  • Sea patrols with kids;
  • Education activities in the beach;
  • Working in the visitors center; 
  • Mantaining our comunnity vegetable garden.
  • Sea patrols with kids and adults;

Vrijetijdsactiviteiten

Rio Grande is a city known for musicality, with several local artists of Brazilian and international music (Bando de Coirana - forró , Stone Fire - rock, Yorkshire - rock, Tribo Brasil -samba/sambarock, Slow Burnin´- reggae, Chico Padilha - pop reggae). Thursday to Saturday have a gigs from their ...

Vrijetijdsactiviteiten

Rio Grande is a city known for musicality, with several local artists of Brazilian and international music (Bando de Coirana - forró , Stone Fire - rock, Yorkshire - rock, Tribo Brasil -samba/sambarock, Slow Burnin´- reggae, Chico Padilha - pop reggae). Thursday to Saturday have a gigs from their local bands  with parties always full, since Rio Grande is a university city, with more than 20 thousands students. 

Rio Grande has several museums with the most known being those linked to the sea: oceanographic museum, nautical museum, eco-museum Polvora Island, and a visit to the Center for Marine Animal Rehabilitation (CRAM).

Although limited to climatic conditions, there are diving and swimming spots in the breakwaters, as well as hiking through different places in the city as Ilha dos Marinheiros, Capilha and Taim. 

Once a week, beach yoga activities are suggested, as well as a percussion workshop. 

Voorwaarden

Voorwaarden

Minimum leeftijd: 18 jaar

Om deel te nemen aan het programma dien je tenminste 18 jaar oud te zijn op de startdatum van het programma. Er kunnen uitzonderingen gemaakt worden indien je een bewijs van toestemming kan aantonen van uw wettelijke voogd(en) of samen met je ouders deelneemt.

Taalkennis

Je dient over volgende taalkennis te beschikken Engels (basis niveau)

Bewijs van goed gedrag en zeden

verplicht

Nationaliteitsbeperkingen

Geen beperkingen. Helpende handen van over de hele wereld zijn welkom.

Andere vaardigheden

interest in teamwork; proactivity; sports skills, music or art (or just interest).

Tijdsinzet

Uw helpende hand wordt verwacht op maandag, dinsdag, woensdag, donderdag, vrijdag, zaterdag en zondag van 09:00 - 20:00

Diensten ingesloten

Diensten ingesloten

Diensten door Caminho Marinho

  • Food (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
  • lodging
  • Wi-Fi
  • Transportation from the schools.
    • Volunteers are entitled to use a bicycle, being the maintenance and safety of their responsibility while staying with it.

Accomodatie

Caminho Marinho's house is large with three bedrooms. As volunteers demand, the room can be individual, shared with one other person or shared with up to six volunteers.
The organization of the house is collective, and the volunteers are responsible for the organization of the house, cleaning and preparation of meals.

Eten & Drank

Volunteers are entitled to three basic meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner) and the volunteers are responsible for preparation and cleaning after a meal.
  • At breakfast, there is bread, jam, margarine, tea, coffee and biscuit (salted and sweet).
  • At lunch, volunteers prepare quick meals such as pasta, omelette or sandwiches, so you do not waste time and get the volunteer tasks done.
  • At dinner, the meal is more elaborate with rice, beans, salad, accompaniment (potatoes, polenta or vegetables) and meat (beef, chicken or pork).
Dishes are washed by volunteers.
Drinks are not included in the feeds. The house has water filter and the possibility to buy drinks (soda, juice and beer (at night)).

Internet toegang

Makkelijke toegang op de project site

Wat is er NIET inbegrepen?

Wat is er NIET inbegrepen?

Afhaal aan de luchthaven op Salgado Filho International Airport

Afhaling van de luchthaven is ook niet inbegrepen in de programmakosten.

Vlucht tickets

De dichtste luchthaven is Salgado Filho International Airport (POA) in Porto Alegre. We assisteren u met het vinden van goedkope vluchten naar Brazilië. VIND GOEDKOPE VLUCHTEN

Reisverzekering

Naar het buitenland reizen is een avontuur en het is best om goed voorbereid te zijn. Plots ziek worden of gewond raken, annulaties of diefstal - een reisverzekering voor Brazilië biedt zekerheid en is een meerwaarde. KRIJG EEN OFFERTE

Vaccinaties

Als je de intentie hebt om als vrijwilliger aan de slag te gaan in Brazilië dien je eerst medisch advies in te winnen alvorens je eropuit trekt. Kijk de benodigde vaccinaties na voor Brazilië. VACCINATIE CHECKER

Gegevens over jouw aankomst

The project is located in the municipality of Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul. The nearest international airport is located in Porto Alegre (Salgado Filho Airport). By bus, the volunteer arrives from Porto Alegre to Rio Grande in a trip of 5 hours and 27 dollars of cost.
The nearest local airport is located in Pelotas ;- by bus, the volunteer arrives from Pelotas to Rio Grande in a trip of 1 hour and 3 dollars of cost.



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Programmakosten

4 weken (min. verblijf) 424€
5 weken 521€
7 weken 666€
9 weken 810€
24 weken (max. verblijf) 1.437€
Gemiddelde kosten 83€/week

Programmakosten

83€ per week 4 - 24 weken Leeftijd 18 - 50+

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Duurtijd

4 - 24 weken

Waarborg

De waarborg dient om je plek als vrijwilliger te verzekeren. Betalingen worden door PayPal behandeld, onze betrouwbare betalingsprovider. Indien je niet over een PayPal account beschikt, kan je ook met een credit kaart betalen.

Finale betaling

Uw finale betaling zal worden goedgekeurd door Caminho Marinho gedurende de aanmeld procedure. Veel voorkomende oplossingen zijn een banktransfer of contante betaling op de projectsite.

Ontmoet je organisatie

Caminho Marinho

Buitengewoon 4.9 rating (11 beoordelingen)

NGO - opgericht in 2010

Geverifieerd door Volunteer World

  Zeer hoog Responsgraad

Gepresenteerd door

Thayana

Gesproken talen: Engels

Over de organisatie

The Caminho Marinho is an initiative that aims to connect Research, Extension and Teaching as the way for the sea turtles conservation and sustainable use of resources.

Ontmoet je organisatie

Caminho Marinho is a marine conservation nonprofit in Brazil focused on protecting sea turtles “in water” and preserving their feeding areas through hands-on conservation programs in 3 different brazilian beaches. Join us, help the sea turtles´ research and travel across brazilian south coast following the sea turtles!

 

  • Who We Are

Caminho Marinho team has been sharing our passion for sea turtles and artisanal fisheries culture with volunteers from around the world for over 12 years. The Volunteering Caminho Marinho opportunities are a unique opportunity to learn about the sea turtles, travel across Brazil and to help protect and conserve thie coastal and marine environment.


  • Our History

Since 2010, Caminho Marinho is an initiative that develops research, teaching and extension in important feeding areas for sea turtles in Brazil, places where sea turtles can stay for 20 to 50 years. 

 

  • Our Mission

Our mission is to promote the conservation of sea turtles under an ecosystem approach, that is, to seek the individual health of sea turtles in coastal environments, valuing the ecological sustainability of the areas, recognizing the need for economic viability, but always promoting social justice.

 

  • Our Goals

Our main objective is to assess the abundance of sea turtles in feeding and development areas and the individual health of these animals, accompanied by students and volunteers in training, and sharing the main results with the local and general community. Each site with its scenic beauty, community involvement and problems in which sea turtles suffer from human actions. 

The role of the volunteer is fundamental for the uninterrupted proposition of activities to monitor the abundance and density of sea turtles and their potential interaction with artisanal fishing communities, working mainly in the sighting of sea turtles from fixed historically monitored points.

The volunteer participates in environmental education activities organized in our carnival block rhythm of the sea, which proposes musical and artistic education activities with discarded materials to promote a carnival block that shares the proposals and ideals of environmental conservation. Therefore, different workshops are proposed weekly, such as for the production of costumes, painting of costumes, production of musical instruments, musical performance, in addition to visits to important conservation areas. The block has its peak moment in the carnival parade during this important Brazilian holiday.

Become a Caminho Marinho volunteer and participate in the training promoted through lectures by the main researchers who lead the current research of our institute, and guests from important partner institutions in Brazil and worldwide.

 

  • Why Choose Us?

More than an accommodation, Base do Caminho Marinho seeks to be, in practice, the environment is the harmonious system with activities shared among all, always seeking ecologically sustainable, economically viable and socially fair strategies, developing the main practices that are friendly to the environment.

11 beoordelingen · rating4.9

Amazing experiance the group was amazing the coordinators were phernominal made me feel welcome helped me with the language barrier and a very good time felt very safe and never had any issues with ...
Holly Crawford rating5

2021 at In-Water Sea turtle Conservation

To sum it up- Caminho Marinho is a little piece of heaven. To say more, there wasn’t anything that I didn’t love. As a 50+ year old volunteer from the USA that had no experience with long term volunteer commitment (+1 month), no real knowledge of sea turtles and sadly unprepared to converse ...
It was an amazing experience, i will always have those days inside do my heart. Everybody in Caminho Marinho are super cool and super attentive. I could spent a lot of time in this place. I’m so thankful for all the knowledge they shared with me ...
Maria Luiza Leal de Paula rating5

2019 at In-Water Sea turtle Conservation

Caminho Marinho helped me to understand what it feels like to work into marine conservation, in a group that loves what they do. My volunteer experience in Caminho Marinho is a huge part of my formation in Biological Sciences, and it makes me love even more what I’m doing. In Rio Grande we can ...
Valentin Milet rating5

2019 at In-Water Sea turtle Conservation

You will arrive in a wonderful country with an amazing team. All Caminho Marinho crews are so nice and interesting. Doing a social journey with them is a great way to learn many things about Brazil, the ocean, turtles and to discover a new culture and maybe a new part of you. To conclude, it's the ...
Thayana Gião rating5

2018 at In-Water Sea turtle Conservation

Volunter on Caminho Marinho - Conservation of sea turtles in Brazil The Caminho Marinho project develops activities focused on conservation and research on sea turtles that live in Praia do Cassino. Its main activities are: intentional capture of sea turtles, monitoring of the current fishing in ...

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