Honduras Child Alliance

Description of the partner

Honduras Child Alliance (HCA) is an association set up in response to a growing awareness that the cycle of poverty is perpetuated by a lack of education. El Porvenir also faces multiple problems that are not easy to solve: food insecurity, unemployment, lack of school preparation. To deal with this complex situation, the programmes include: literacy in English and Spanish, IT, arts, introduction to science, sport, group work/conflict resolution activities. In addition, to tackle the problem of malnutrition, HCA supports healthy eating through “healthy snacks” offered to the children every day during the activities.

HCA combines the energy of international volunteers with that of local trainees to form a diverse and responsive team. Combining people from all over the world with the Honduran team creates a more enriching experience for everyone.

This mission is available on a volunteer basis only (unpaid mission).

The mission

Honduras Child Alliance volunteers carry out the following activities in support of local team members:

• Preparing and organising extra-curricular activities
• Helping to run English classes for adults twice a week
• Setting up and taking part in the programme of snacks offered to children to combat malnutrition
• Taking part in community projects
• Promoting the association to beneficiaries, local institutions and the association’s networks.

Candidate profile

Languages :

A good level of English is recommended (B2/C1)
An intermediate level of Spanish is recommended (B1/B2)
Profile required:

Experience with children is a plus. In order to communicate with the team on site, a sense of responsibility, proactivity, patience and good humour! A sense of community and a desire to meet a variety of people.

Accommodation

Accommodation:

HCA has two houses dedicated to volunteers and offers shared rooms with a bathroom, a fully equipped kitchen and a communal area.

Volunteers are responsible for their own food.

Accommodation costs approximately $7.5 per day.

NB: the full cost of accommodation must be paid before departure.

Membership fee :

We ask for a membership fee of 300€. This includes a departure kit (T-shirt, canvas bag and stickers), health/repatriation insurance, pre-departure training in Paris and support throughout the assignment from one of our regional coordinators.