Giving something back to a country that has given me so much!

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cocacola33

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I have travelled to the DR many times over the past 6 years and have visited many diiferant areas including; Santiago, Santo Dominigo, Sosua, La Romana, Punta Cana and the amazing Puerto Plata!

Puerto Plata is the place which i feel in love with, i returned time and time again and spent long months there during summer! My father invested in a house their which i take great advantage of and stay their with friends.

I have made many friends there as have my family! And this summer i have decided to give a little back! As i am a student i am lucky 2 have 4 months of during summer!

This summer will be differant... i was looking into volunteering through a company but decided against it and am know working with Manuel a good friend of my dads planning my own volunteering project.

I will be living with a family in Puerto Plata, i decided this because it will help with my spanish and i feel i will gain the best experience this way!

I will be spending 3-4 months working with children in local orphanges and street children within the Puerto Plata area. I will be fundraising to help fund this trip and will also be doing extra courses to help me help these children the best i can! Including;

TEFL - teaching english as a foreign language
A intensive spanish course as well as spanish lessons from a friend once i am out there!

If anyone as any advice please advise me! If anyone knows of organisation in Puerto Plata that need volunteers please tell me. Or if anyonoe knows of anybody who has done something similar please share experiences or just give me your opionion! ;)

Thankyou and i look forward to reading any replies! x
 
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carina

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Hi and welcome to DR1.
There are several organizations working out of Puerto Plata, that you can contact.
Most of them do not take short term volunteers, as it usually takes more time off from the regular staff to train the new ones, than it gives in "good" to an orphanage etc.
Reading your description of what you like to do though, you would need to find an organization, as it will be difficult, not to say impossible to do this work just on your own.
Most organizations though, do charge to accept volunteers.
If you go to their websites, you see that the terms are very hard ( for the sake of the good ) and that it also comes with costs ( naturally ).
So to be part of a volunteer work through an organization, you would need to check the different websites and apply.
Another possibility for a short term visit, might be to go through one of the churches here in Puerto Plata.
They do alots of good charity work.
Best of luck to you!
 
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Don Juan

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It's a very good thing to teach EASL!

You know what they say: The more you know ...etc. Welcome & thank you very much for helping our our children. Gracias por tu esfuersos!
 
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cocacola33

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Thankyou for your advice i am looking at helping in the churches although i am not religious as such i understand this wouldnt be a problem!! Would it?
 
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cocacola33

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Please... your thoughts and advice needed!

Please guys if anyone else has ANY information then share it because i really am unsure of my plans and am in the middle of planning so need to gather info on aLL organisations. thankyou x
 
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