Reto Juvenil Internacional is a leading non-profit association that implements development initiatives in Latin America Africa and India in collaboration with local and global partners. https://retojuvenilcr.org/en/costa-rica-children 2025-05-12T20:50:56+00:00 Joomla! - Open Source Content Management 2010-01-15T10:40:48+00:00 2010-01-15T10:40:48+00:00 https://retojuvenilcr.org/en/costa-rica-children/70-costa-rica-children-with-disabilities Administrator waltsoa@gmail.com

<div class="feed-description"><h4><img src="images/stories/programs/disabilities.jpg" border="0" alt="disabilities" width="163" height="184" style="border: 5px solid #ffffff; float: left;" />Project Details</h4> <p>The special education center was started by a group of parents who joined together with the hopes of improving the lives of their sons, daughters’ or relatives affected by mental or physical disabilities. They want their lives to not be different from anyone else`s. Accepting disabilities and redefining life within the limitations imposed by disease is the biggest obstacle for people with disabilities. The goal of the schools is to ensure that students with disabilities get off to a good start and that they have the support needed to succeed.</p> <h4>Volunteer work:</h4> <p>Volunteers will work directly with people with disabilities, providing physical therapy, acting lessons, arts, hand crafts and tutoring, as well as pursuing activities to get money for children support. Ability to help in the work of rehabilitation work will be greatly appreciated: joint mobilizations, strength training and exercising daily plays a crucial role in the process of healing and recovering and also offers a good training experience; this is the goal of physical therapy exercises. Stretching and strengthening activities are only a few types of physical therapy exercises. Balance, joint control, and muscle re-training are other types of physical therapy exercises important to development.</p> </div>

<div class="feed-description"><h4><img src="images/stories/programs/disabilities.jpg" border="0" alt="disabilities" width="163" height="184" style="border: 5px solid #ffffff; float: left;" />Project Details</h4> <p>The special education center was started by a group of parents who joined together with the hopes of improving the lives of their sons, daughters’ or relatives affected by mental or physical disabilities. They want their lives to not be different from anyone else`s. Accepting disabilities and redefining life within the limitations imposed by disease is the biggest obstacle for people with disabilities. The goal of the schools is to ensure that students with disabilities get off to a good start and that they have the support needed to succeed.</p> <h4>Volunteer work:</h4> <p>Volunteers will work directly with people with disabilities, providing physical therapy, acting lessons, arts, hand crafts and tutoring, as well as pursuing activities to get money for children support. Ability to help in the work of rehabilitation work will be greatly appreciated: joint mobilizations, strength training and exercising daily plays a crucial role in the process of healing and recovering and also offers a good training experience; this is the goal of physical therapy exercises. Stretching and strengthening activities are only a few types of physical therapy exercises. Balance, joint control, and muscle re-training are other types of physical therapy exercises important to development.</p> </div> 2010-01-15T10:36:00+00:00 2010-01-15T10:36:00+00:00 https://retojuvenilcr.org/en/costa-rica-children/69-costa-rica-childrens-shelter Administrator waltsoa@gmail.com

<div class="feed-description"><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><img src="images/stories/programs/childrenshelter.jpg" border="0" alt="volunteering children shelter costa rica, volunteer latin america, volunteering central america, volunteer work latin america, volunteering africa, volunteering south america." width="350" height="302" style="border: 5px solid #ffffff; float: left;" />Project Details</h4> <div style="text-align: justify;">"Hogarcito de Niños" is a community-based association supported by the Lion’s Club that provides an alternate housing center for children suffering psychological and / or physical abuse. If after the first period in the center, the parents have not changed their abusive behavior, the children are moved to an orphanage in San José. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">Here, they will undergo an adoption process, where they will be placed with families that can provide them with the love and care they deserve.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <h4 style="text-align: justify;">Volunteer work:</h4> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">Volunteers will work directly with the children in games, physical therapy, acting classes, arts, hand crafts and tutoring, as well as pursuing activities to get money for children support. Also any skills services that can be shared with the population will be greatly appreciated.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The ability to eliminate the emotional or physical pain of this special people throught field or special programs, work or any other activity with enthusiasm can help in the work of rehabilitation process.</p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <div style="text-align: justify;"></div>

<div class="feed-description"><h4 style="text-align: justify;"><img src="images/stories/programs/childrenshelter.jpg" border="0" alt="volunteering children shelter costa rica, volunteer latin america, volunteering central america, volunteer work latin america, volunteering africa, volunteering south america." width="350" height="302" style="border: 5px solid #ffffff; float: left;" />Project Details</h4> <div style="text-align: justify;">"Hogarcito de Niños" is a community-based association supported by the Lion’s Club that provides an alternate housing center for children suffering psychological and / or physical abuse. If after the first period in the center, the parents have not changed their abusive behavior, the children are moved to an orphanage in San José. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;">Here, they will undergo an adoption process, where they will be placed with families that can provide them with the love and care they deserve.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <h4 style="text-align: justify;">Volunteer work:</h4> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;">Volunteers will work directly with the children in games, physical therapy, acting classes, arts, hand crafts and tutoring, as well as pursuing activities to get money for children support. Also any skills services that can be shared with the population will be greatly appreciated.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">The ability to eliminate the emotional or physical pain of this special people throught field or special programs, work or any other activity with enthusiasm can help in the work of rehabilitation process.</p> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <p style="text-align: justify;"> </p> <div style="text-align: justify;"></div> 2010-01-15T10:30:25+00:00 2010-01-15T10:30:25+00:00 https://retojuvenilcr.org/en/costa-rica-children/68-health-care1 Administrator waltsoa@gmail.com

<div class="feed-description"><h4><img src="images/stories/programs/health-care.jpg" border="0" alt="health-care" width="156" height="208" style="border: 5px solid #ffffff; float: left;" />Project Details</h4> <p>The project is a support service offered to parents and children in the National Children´s Hospital. The project was originally called "The Grey Ladies", but now it is called The Volunteer Ladies (Damas Voluntarias) who focus their work on the needs of sick children providing moral support as well as financial assistance.</p> <h4>Volunteer work:</h4> <p>Volunteers can work 2 to 3 times a week, for a minimum of one month, and for 3 hours a day, following instructions from The Volunteers Ladies. The schedule is between 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Monday to Friday and from 8 a.m. to 11a.m. on Saturday. Therefore, you may choose your hours according to this time frame.</p> </div>

<div class="feed-description"><h4><img src="images/stories/programs/health-care.jpg" border="0" alt="health-care" width="156" height="208" style="border: 5px solid #ffffff; float: left;" />Project Details</h4> <p>The project is a support service offered to parents and children in the National Children´s Hospital. The project was originally called "The Grey Ladies", but now it is called The Volunteer Ladies (Damas Voluntarias) who focus their work on the needs of sick children providing moral support as well as financial assistance.</p> <h4>Volunteer work:</h4> <p>Volunteers can work 2 to 3 times a week, for a minimum of one month, and for 3 hours a day, following instructions from The Volunteers Ladies. The schedule is between 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Monday to Friday and from 8 a.m. to 11a.m. on Saturday. Therefore, you may choose your hours according to this time frame.</p> </div> 2010-01-12T12:43:30+00:00 2010-01-12T12:43:30+00:00 https://retojuvenilcr.org/en/costa-rica-children/62-children-projects Administrator waltsoa@gmail.com

<div class="feed-description"><ul class="arrow"> <li><strong>Children at social risk: </strong>this program provides a temporary alternate housing center for children that are suffering psychological and/or physical abuse. The children stay at the shelter during the time of their parents receives counseling or treatment.</li> <li> <ul> <li>Individual volunteer</li> <li>Duration 1 to 8 weeks</li> <li>Age 18+</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class="arrow"> <li><strong>Children with disabilities: </strong>a group of parents that join together with the hopes of improving the lives of their sons, daughters’ or relatives who have been affected by Disability, most of this families living in poor conditions.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Individual volunteer</li> <li>Duration 1 to 8 weeks</li> <li>Age 18+</li> </ul> <ul class="arrow"> <li><strong>Health care: </strong>Work in a hospital assisting in the care of the children, and make their hospital stay a more pleasant time.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Individual volunteer</li> <li>Minimum 4 week s</li> <li>Age 18+</li> </ul></div>

<div class="feed-description"><ul class="arrow"> <li><strong>Children at social risk: </strong>this program provides a temporary alternate housing center for children that are suffering psychological and/or physical abuse. The children stay at the shelter during the time of their parents receives counseling or treatment.</li> <li> <ul> <li>Individual volunteer</li> <li>Duration 1 to 8 weeks</li> <li>Age 18+</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <ul class="arrow"> <li><strong>Children with disabilities: </strong>a group of parents that join together with the hopes of improving the lives of their sons, daughters’ or relatives who have been affected by Disability, most of this families living in poor conditions.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Individual volunteer</li> <li>Duration 1 to 8 weeks</li> <li>Age 18+</li> </ul> <ul class="arrow"> <li><strong>Health care: </strong>Work in a hospital assisting in the care of the children, and make their hospital stay a more pleasant time.</li> </ul> <ul> <li>Individual volunteer</li> <li>Minimum 4 week s</li> <li>Age 18+</li> </ul></div>