ME-HARE

PARTICIPATION FEE: 3200 pesos. It includes food & accommodation
PROJECT DETAILS AND ORGANIZATION: The project is developed in cooperation with VIMEX AC and Centro de Educación y Reencuentro Comunitario (CERCA) that began operations in 1995. In April 1998, CERCA in cooperation with the community obtained its legal personality.
As a Civil Association and since its inception and during the development of the popular and formal education, it has generated, accompanied, strengthened and promoted the educational processes at a basic level in a participatory way that impacts on community processes with the aim of transform the current situation of people. The association wants that the sectors with a high and mid marginalization degree have decent, fair and equitable life conditions, by implementing three strategic lines of action: building civic mindedness and engagement among the young generation, rural housing and the development of the income-generating capacity.
OBJECTIVES: The project Modelo Educativo y Humano de Alto Rendimiento Escolar ME-HARÉ follows one of the strategic lines of action: “building civic mindedness and engagement among the young generation”. It aims to have a change in the way of thinking of the children of Atlautla, from a thinking that values the submissive role of its individuals to one that encourages their participation, by strengthening their skills, thoughtfulness, self-esteem, creativity, knowledge, and consciousness. The goal is that new generations learn to uphold their rights and to value the power of knowledge, in order to find alternative solutions that will allow them to make a significant change of their life conditions that suppress and limits their development.
WORK:
 Welcome & fellowship.
 Induction into the educational model, social organization, facilities and community.
 Support to teachers in classroom and play activities.
 Support to develop activities with parents.
 Support in the dissemination of registration for the school year 2015-2016.
 Support to paint school facilities, health center and house.
 Support in the garden of the school and house.
 Support in the vehicle maintenance.
 Support in the construction of houses.
 Support in the hydro-sanitary facilities.
ACCOMMODATION: Accommodation will be with families from the community and in the house located in the Community Center. Volunteers will to clean up the house.
FOOD: Meals will be cooked by the volunteers and, sometimes, by local women.
LANGUAGE: Spanish (30 - 40% or more) will be welcome in order to be in touch with locals.
LOCATION: Atlautla, State of Mexico (About 2 hours by bus from Mexico City).
LEISURE ACTIVITIES: You can visit the site “Las Palomas” located at the surroundings of Popocatepetl volcano. There is a river and forest with a camping area. As well, you can visit Tlamacas hostel (if volcanic activity permits it) in which you can enjoy the scenery of Mexico City and Puebla. Tepoztlán is a nearby place with pre-Hispanic archaeological sites and with traditional spas. Teotihuacan is home of one of the most important ancients cities of the continent. Welcome and goodbye potluck.
REQUIREMENTS: Willingness to work in a team, dedication, responsibility and be available to work with children, adolescents and adults. Bring clothes according with the activities. Please bring your own insurance.
MEETING POINT: It will be at the VIMEX office, the same day of the project starts in the morning. There, CERCA’s staff will pick the volunteers up.
REMARK: You can take the Intensive Spanish Course that we offer to the volunteers in our camps before to go to your camp. See the information and conditions at the section of the Spanish Courses 2015.