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Come help us as a social media expert!

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The experience

Come and join us in our exciting project on Isla Colón, Bocas del toro.
where we teach chess to children and inspire young minds! You will have the opportunity to create content for our social networks, highlighting our work and sharing inspiring moments with the world. From captivating photos to chess puzzles and educational messages, you will help show how we are shaping the future of these children.

What you offer

14 hours of help per week

Photography: Take, edit and provide amazing photos.

Content Writer: Write, edit and publish inspiring content.

Video Making: Create, edit and publish digital videos.

Social Media: Maintain and update social media channels.

Additional fee required

Amount: US$ 50 Per day

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

Description: Cubrir gastos de estadia y aportar a la organizacion para gastos varios. Transporte, Materiales, impresiones, etc.

What you get

2 days off per week

Private Room: You will have a bed in a private room. In other words, a room just for you.

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

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

Discounts on Restaurants: Get discounts at nearby restaurants.

Discounts on Tours: Get discounts for tours and excursions around town.

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

Pub Crawls: Be a part of our pub crawls at local bars!

Bikes at your disposal: You can use our bikes any time you want.

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

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.

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

Requirements

Fluent English or Intermediate Spanish

Over 20 years old

Welcomes solo volunteers, couples, and partners of volunteers

What's not included

Flights, Travel Insurance, Internal Transportation and Visa

Program Details

Volunteer from Tuesday to Friday.
1 pm to 4pm.
and Sunday.
9 am to 11am.

We visit remote islands during 3 months of the year june, july and august. Those journeys are 5 - 6 hours in a day a valuable experience.

For more info take a look to bocaschess.org

Activities & Shift

What matter is definetily share time and lessons with the kids and help them play and learn chess techniques.
Keeping simple enforcing to play and understand the chess pieces movements and of course moving ahead with any technique coming from the instructor.
However is also important the Role requires to capture moments. Taking Picture of kids playing between themselves, or showing the instructor giving the lessons is a main part of the job to be possible create content of the social media.

Rules

Be on time, no excuses, volunteering because you feel related with this kind of project, regarding the few hours per week and social media task you have plenty and flexible time for yourself.
The rules are commitment & get the things done.