tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-212172462011-04-21T13:45:24.328-07:00Three-months working in a foundation in the attractive Ecuadorian city of Riobamba which provides support and rehabilitation services for around 25 young offenders aged 12-18. By teaching them life skills and developing their self-esteem, the aim is to help them get their lives back on track and avoid life in prison.paralosmuchachosnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21217246.post-1137698393558180332006-01-19T11:14:00.000-08:002006-01-19T11:24:44.353-08:00<div align="left"><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:180%;color:#000099;"><strong>Challenges Worldwide ...</strong></span></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />… discover <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">locally motivated and driven projects</span></strong> which are <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">sustainable and in reaction to an identified local need</span></strong></span></div><span style="font-family:arial;"><div align="right"><br />… identify <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">enthusiastic and skilled volunteers</span></strong> for distinctive projects</div><div align="right"><br />… link volunteers with the project and prepare them for a 3-6 months placement </div><div align="right">in which the volunteer <strong><span style="font-size:130%;">works responsibly within the project </span></strong></div><div align="right"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;">on an identified local need</span></strong></div><div align="right"><strong></strong></div><div align="right"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="right"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"> _____________________________________</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">I asked them a lot of questions about the aims and values of their charity before I applied and I also told them about my expectations and worries. It was <span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>crucially important for me that my work in Ecuador will not be just for exciting three months, but more that I can fill a job which has long-term effects</strong>.</span> And that is exactly what CWW is about. Volunteers with CWW get a real placement with a lot of responsibility and space to fill with their own ideas and creativity. They have to be flexible, open-minded and responsive. </span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21217246-113769839355818033?l=ecuadormuchachoswhat.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>paralosmuchachosnoreply@blogger.com0