SOLEcuador, in coordination with the Children’s Development Center (CDC) “Portal de Belén” and the Episcopal Church of Ecuador, offers recognized volunteering opportunities in SOCIO-ECONOMIC, EDUCATION, and MEDICINE fields.

As a volunteer, you will have the gratifying experience of working in conjunction with other volunteers, CDC’s staff, and local health centers towards improving the quality of life of CDC’s children and their families. Our volunteers range from professionals and students, to anyone who wishes to make a difference in a child’s life.

Professionals can apply their specialized skills in benefit of others.

University and High School students will gain valuable experience by working with young children and learning from a variety of coordinated activities. 

HEALTH CENTER #9, COMITÉ DEL PUEBLO UNIT & INFFA

CDC, in partnership with Health Center #9, Comité del Pueblo Unit and the National Institute for Children and the Family (INFFA), offers medical services and emergency health care for children under 5 years old. 

CDC "Portal de Belen"

Rocio Recalde, Director

Academic Activities

Group Study

Lunch Time

Little Buddies

Staff Members

Recreational Activities

Since 2006, CDC “Portal de Belén” has been offering early stimulation and day care services to low income families and single mothers with children under 5 years old. CDC also offers workshops to families on topics of nutrition, family values, children’s rights, self-esteem, psychological and legal counseling, to name a few. In addition, CDC organizes periodic pot-lucks and senior citizen breakfast events to promote communitarian solidarity in the northern part of Quito.

CDC's MISSION: To build life-lasting learning experiences and develop skills and abilities in children. To promote useful, efficient, and human education while following Episcopal precepts to face up to and resolve real life problems.

CDC's VISION: To help children become the solicitors of their own development by giving them access to the principles and knowledge which will make an adequate life for them and their families feasible.

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Come and share your unique talents and skills in an altruistic and meaningful way by volunteering with SOLEcuador and make a difference in the lives of children under 5 years old and their families.

Volunteering takes many forms and is performed by a wide range of professionals and students.

SOCIAL-ECONOMIC VOLUNTEERING: The social capital represented by volunteering plays a key role in economic regeneration. Where poverty is endemic to an area, poor communities lack friends and neighbors able to help. This voluntary mutual aid or self-help is an important safety net.

Some samples of Social-Economic Volunteering:

• Workshops on Women and Children’s Rights
• Care of disabled children
• Kitchen assistance and cooking
• Psychological family counseling
• Workshops on self-esteem (specifically aimed at young mothers)
• Breakfast Events for Senior Citizens (Church: Centro Diosesano Comité del Pueblo)
• Development of recreational spaces
• Workshops for parents (pot lucks, self-esteem, nutrition, solidarity)
• Values and morals

EDUCATION & TUTORING VOLUNTEERING: There are many opportunities available in CDC "Portal de Belén" for volunteers to contribute in the area of education.

Some samples of Educational Volunteering:

• Language skills
• Basic Math
• Art, music, theater, sports, etc. with emphasis on solidarity, good treatment, and rights
• Reading motivation for children 3 years and older
• Care for the environment
• English classes for priests (Church: Centro Diosesano Committee del Pueblo)
• English classes for young children 3 to 4 years old (Day Care: Portal de Belén)
• Teaching Sign language

MEDICAL VOLUNTEERING- Professional volunteers can make a significant contribution in the area of medicine. Others can play a vital role on an as-needed-basis, such as in response to a natural disaster. Either way, you can make a difference in the lives of those you meet and help while volunteering at the CDC and Health Center #9.

Some samples of Medical Volunteering:

• Practice pediatric medicine (Health Center #9)
• Lend medical attention to children suffering from prevalent childhood diseases (diarrhea, respiratory infections, etc.)
• Health workshops to promote nutritional values and the prevention of infectious diseases.
• Hygiene workshops to develop healthy practices
• Attention to emergency and urgent cases
• Prevention and treatment of Anemia
• Ophthalmology
• Nutrition programs in conjunction with INFFA

NOTE: Suggestions for future volunteering programs not mentioned above are welcomed. A basic understanding of Spanish will be required.

Family Hosting accommodations for volunteers in Quito range from lodging, meals, and laundry service. Host families differ in location and composition depending on the volunteering program you are interested in.

YOU CAN ALSO CHOOSE to stay at our premises which are centrally located.

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