We offer internships and volunteering positions at local NGOs and companies with social focus. Below you will find some companies we are working with. Most of the companies don´t have a special trainee-program, but you can apply to participate in current projects and learn new things by doing them. It doesn´t matter if you have specific knowledge in the field of work – your motivation and interest are more important! However you need to be fluent in Portuguese, if you aren‘t you might want to book one of our Intensive Portuguese Courses in Brazil.
Working with farmers and rural population
Help to improve the life standards of farmers families, urban workers, fishermen and native Indian populations in the northeast region of Brazil by means of training and consulting them how to use proper technology in a sustainable way as well as teaching them business basics.
Working areas: agriculture, rural economy, farming, construction, SME development, consulting, marketing, political rights, social movements.
Internship Tasks: Volunteers can participate in the office work in the headquarter in Maceió, performing administrative tasks and helping organize and realize political events. There will also be the possibility to get to know the rural settlements.
Animal Shelter
Help at abandoned animals shelter. NGO promotes well-being of domestic animals through environmental education, actions on encouraging the animal adoption, veterinary help to sick animals. The scope of activities is very interesting, however there is not enough staff for the amount of work and volunteers are always very welcomed.
Working Areas: animalcare,
Volunteering Tasks: Volunteers can assist by washing of animals, general cleaning of space where animals are kepts, going for a walk and playing with dogs as well as assistance by organizing adoption fairs.
Marine Life Conservation
NGO which aims to promote the research, conservation and protection of marine fauna and flora through different projects and actions.
Working Areas: oceanography, biology, veterinary, marketing, fundrising, conservation
Internship/Volunteering Tasks: Volunteers can assist at daily work like conducting beach patrols searching for animals in trouble, guard tortoise eggs, help in organising seminars and events. As well as work on business development, especially fundraising and marketing.
Environmental Protection
Institute of the environment of Alagoas promotes research, conservation and protection of the fauna and flora of the state Alagoas through various projects.
Working Areas: biology, conservation, geography, ecology
Internship Tasks: Depending on the field of study and interests interns can take part on the current environmental projects such as Construction of herbarium of the northeast region of Brazil, conservation of the forests of Alagoas, monitoring of coast region, preservation of sweet water sources, environmental education at schools, preservation of flora and fauna of lagoons of Alagoas.
Capoeira therapy
Is a therapy project where Capoeira (traditional sport in Brazil) is used as a therapy for a patients with mental and physical disabilities. Capoeira is a mixture of marital art, game and dance and involves a lot of interaction with a partner – more mental than physical. Music also plays significant part in the practice. Playing musical instruments and singing complete this multidimensional therapy approach.
Working Areas: psychology, psychotherapy, Capoeira, pedagogy.
Volunteering Tasks: Assist during the Capoeira classes for elderly people and people with disabilities, play instruments, interact with patients.
Kindergarten
All-day kindergarten which takes care of 80 needy children from 0 till 6 years old.
Working Areas: pedagogy, education.
Volunteering Tasks: Take care of the children, entertain, devote attention, plan different activities with them, help by preparing lunch.
Childcare project
Small local project providing tutoring and extra-curricular activities for kids from our neighbourhood.
Working Areas: teaching, art, sport, childcare
Volunteering Tasks: Help by tutoring or implement all kinds of your own creative ideas – organize painting workshop, dance classes, English classes etc.
Application Procedure for volunteering or internship: choose one-two projects which correspond to your interests and skills. Send us your CV and motivation letter, indicating your objectives, areas you want to work at and dates of your availability. We will check with the organisations if your profile and goals match to the current projects and as soon as we have a response we will get back to you.
DONATE SUPORT, DONATE IDEAS….
Our idea about internships was inspired by the the work of Bunker Roy with his “Bare Foot University”.
Be prepared that most of the theories you have learnt at normal universities will not work in Brazil, but you will discover some other ways to do things which people without any degrees have created naturally. These ways are not taught at universities. Well..probably at “Bare Foot University” they are. Be open to them, think out of the box and you will get a lot from this experience. Watch the video to get an idea what are those ways.
