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The experience

A four-week program in social entrepreneurship run in collaboration with three partner NGOs across the city while staying at a charming 19th-century house in Santa Teresa, Rio de Janeiro's bohemian, hilltop neighborhood. The next cohort commences on February 19th, 2024. It is possible to join for two of the four weeks. Future cohorts will run throughout 2024.

Check out the trailer for the program here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZCGImgB8jk

What you offer

20 hours of help per week

Cooking: Choose the menu, pick ingredients and cook delicious dishes.

Social Work: Help with volunteer work in local projects and communities.

Teaching Sports: Teaching or assisting the host, guests, or local communities in practicing sports or physical activities.

Teaching Languages: Teaching a language to the host, guests, or local communities.

Additional fee required

Amount: R$ 100 Per day

Fee pays for: Benefits for travelers, Materials for volunteer activities, and Donation to project

Description: To cover the cost of accommodation, breakfast, and private taxi transfer to and from all projects, we ask for a contribution of 100 reais per night – less than you’ll pay for a nice hostel in the city. Early Bird Price: 75 reais Standard Price: 90 reais Early Bird Price for Feb-March cohort - sold out. Standard Price - Feb-March cohort - spots still available.

What you get

2 days off per week

Team Dorm: You will have a bed in a shared room, which means you will share the same room with other people.

Breakfast: You are entitled to a free breakfast, every day of your stay.

Free Laundry: You can use our laundry room freely.

Free Tours: We’ll take you on tours and rides around town. For free!

Free Hiking Tours: We’ll take you on excursions and hikes around town. For free!

Get free drinks or beverages.: Drink up! Get free and tasty drinks for yourself.

Free Parties: Get free entrance for the best parties in town.

Free Events: Get free entrance for the best events in town.

Surfboards: You can use our surfboards as much as you want.

Yoga classes: Take free yoga classes at our place.

Surf lessons: Take free surf classes at the local beaches.

Dance classes: Take free dance classes at our place.

Language lessons: Take free language classes at our place.

Use our equipped kitchen: Feel free to use our kitchen and make your own delicious food.

Certificate: Get a certificate of completion after you finish your experience.

Basic Internet Access: Basic speed internet for you to work remotely

Dedicated Workspace: Specific space for you to work remotely

Requirements

Intermediate English or Intermediate Portuguese

Over 18 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

We welcome participants of all ages and backgrounds: college students interested in gaining professional skills, professionals considering a change in careers, and South American travelers looking to dive deeper into community life, just to name a few.

You will also have the opportunity to take part in building our new Street Food Start-Up from the ground up. Whether you have been involved in business before or this is your first time, we welcome everyone to take part in this amazing project.

Activities & Shift

The Street Food Startup
Rio has few healthy street food options and - like most of the world - is suffering from a health crisis caused by the decline of traditional cooking and the proliferation of cheap processed food. Our Street Food Startup will address this issue by creating a distribution network for healthy, tasty, cheap street food.

We've sketched out a four-week timeline with connections lined up and ready to go, including a commercial kitchen at a local church, a venue to host a community cafe, and Vidigal street vendors ready to sell our food. With your fellow participants, you'll turn this idea into a socially-focused business. This includes: creating a logo & marketing strategy, developing recipes, sourcing seasonal produce from local markets, hosting a community cafe, and coordinating vendors during the final week's trial sale.

Rules

The only cast-iron requirements are good teamwork skills, a sense of fun, and to share our interest in how small-scale entrepreneurship can contribute to local communities. You don’t need to speak Portuguese, but we are thrilled if you do.