Environmental Education Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Projecto YOSI
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The Environmental Education Volunteer takes place in the city of Uyuni, the gateway to the biggest tourist attraction in Bolivia, Salar de Uyuni. A lot of thrown-out garbage is piled up right by the city. If this crisis keeps growing, local people might not be able to live, and Salar de Uyuni might lose its attractiveness. We need volunteers who can lecture on Environmental Issues and teach the importance of Environmental Conservation at local elementary schools. Volunteers need to lecture in Spanish, so volunteers are required conversational Spanish skills. The environment is all-in-Spanish, so volunteers can learn or/and improve their Spanish skills.
More opportunities with Projecto YOSI
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Projecto YOSI
Location:
Zona Sopocachi No 2058 Prolongacion Armaza y Armaz, Edificio Heidy Paz, La Paz, Global 3615, BO
Mission Statement
We are dedicated to solving 2 issues in Bolivia; Environmental Crisis by Salar de Uyuni and Educational Difficulty at Universidad Mayor de San Andres (aka UMSA). Salar de Uyuni, the biggest tourist attraction in Bolivia, is suffering from thrown-out garbage. What is important is to change people's perspectives on garbage. We try to educate young children on Environmental Conservation (in Spanish) so that in the future nobody will throw away garbage un-properly. UMSA wants to internationalize itself. However, the department of Technology does not have enough English teachers. So, so many students want to study abroad but because of financial situations, they cannot afford it. The only way for them to study abroad is to win a scholarship. The lack of English teachers prevents students from learning English, which results in nobody being able to study abroad. Currently there is only one English teacher in that department, so we need a lot more help.
Description
We strive to raise the locals' income and tackle Environmental Crises
in tourist attractions in Latin America.
We have 3 different pillars to work on problems in Latin America effectively; Giving Tours, Volunteering, and Projects.
By giving tours, we let tourists know the beauty of Latin America, and use some portion of our income for projects.
By volunteering, we let passionate and motivated people from foreign countries volunteer in appropriate places. We aim to create greatly valuable opportunities and experiences for both local people and volunteers.
By doing projects, we introduce needed technology and ideas to local places. We directly try to deal with problems on site.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
J.J.Perez, SopocachiLa Paz, Bolivia
DATE POSTED
July 5, 2017
SKILLS
- Spanish
- Environmental Education
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- 5 Days a week, 1 week~