Volunteer in Brazil
To search for projects currently available in Brazil please visit the VFP Open Projects Directory.
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Teaching English in Presidio near Fortaleza.
Photo Credit: Kleber Delgado ~ 2007 |
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Teaching dental hygiene
Photo Credit: Robert Biggs ~ 2005 |
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Volunteers assist in dental clinic.
"Overall it was only my first workcamp and I had a wonderful time. I will definitely do more volunteering in the future. Thank you VFP for giving me such a unique experience!"
Theresa Doan / Brazil - 2005 |
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"Volunteers gather in a water reservoir that will serve the laundromat they helped to construct in Itaperucu. "It really put into perspective for me what kind of change can be made with just a few people getting together and doing something. Can you only imagine if the whole planet participated in that kind of community service, each of us taking a little part and making something cleaner, more whole or educated? It was really a remarkable experience going to this area and learning about different people and trying to understand how they are living and embracing the world."
Anna Sapozhnikova / Brazil. Photo Credit: Sol Haroon |
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“…and it was definitely an experience of a lifetime for me and one that I recommend to others, its a combination of volunteer work and a vacation.” Kleber Delgado/Brazil ~ 2007
"I was one of the dental volunteers during the Aug 1-14 mission at Codo. I just wanted to thank you for giving me the opportunity to try out something that I have always wanted to do. I am very appreciative of you and your family, and what you have established in Codo. I also wanted to say that I had a great time in Codo, and had always planned to do some sort of volunteer service when I become a dentist. Codo, was the perfect place and I don't think they can ever have enough help. The objective of this email is to ask you for some advice. I know you are a very busy guy, but I hope to get a reply from you when you can. I plan to perhaps have some sort of plan for going to Codo in the future on a regular basis (once I am a practicing dentist). I am still not 100% sure where I would go to provide a service but I would like to travel to Codo a few more times over the next few years to see if it is the place. I plan to go back to Codo this December if possible. I want to go back to volunteer some more, and to also learn the city and language better." Daniel Deheshi / Brazil - 2005
"Overall it was only my first workcamp and I had a wonderful time. I will definitely do more volunteering in the future. Thank you VFP for giving me such a unique experience!" Theresa Doan / Brazil - 2005
"This was my first volunteer experience, so I really have no means of comparison. I do know that for my next trip, I will ask more specific questions about the actual volunteer duties. It was quite obvious to me that Fundamed had plenty of experience in hosting volunteers because they were exceptionally accommodating. I also know that ours was the first non-professional group and largest group Fundamed had attempted to host. I would hope that next time Fundamed will be able to probe the community to find specific activities that would be beneficial to the community and the volunteers. I think a smaller group would have also been easier for the Fundamed to handle. Nonetheless, I am grateful to Fundamed and VFP for allowing me this incredible experience, and I am confident that with a few modifications, the experience could be even greater for the next set of volunteers." Lailone Iliili / Brazil - 2005
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