House Building and Construction in Brazil (Apply for a place)

If you dont mind hard construction work overseas in hot sun, and getting your hands dirty this is the project for you.

 

The City of Recife has a program which involves people from the age of 18 to 67 , they take part on a one year programme. The project consists of building houses for homeless people, the construction and maintenance of social equipment in the community, maintain public buildings and to make communities safer from flooding during the rainy season. The program also incorporates an educational content, whereby all project participants work on construction activities for 4 hours a day and spend one hour in the classroom (on site) having basic math, science and Portuguese classes.

 

Why the placement needs you!

The participants of the programme receive the minimum salary allowed in Brazil (260 Reais – or 80 US Dollars per month.) They all have either no formal schooling or very little. There is a shortage of skilled persons, supervisors, assistants in the community and classroom to help organize, manage,  and supervise the activities.

The project therefore aims to teach construction and home building skills to those without proper formal education.

What kind of skills do I need?

Any construction, house building or engineering knowledge would be most welcome, but the main assets are probably best described as a willingness to work, a cheerful disposition and good organisation skills, as well not minding working outdoors in hot sun. 

Accommodation

You may select to stay in a small hotel, or in a homestay with a Brazilian family (hotel is subject to availability, and may incur an additional cost).Your location will be either Recife, Olinda , if you have a preference, please tell us.

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Volunteer Program Cost for Construction and House Building 

Wks	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
U.S.A	$975	$1125	$1275	$1425	$1575	$1725	$1875
U.K	£490	£570	£650	£730	£810	£890	£970
Can	$1019	$1175	$1329	$1485	$1643	$1799	$1955
Euro	€675	€780	€885	€990	€1095	€1200	€1305

You may volunteer for up to 12 weeks, each additional week is as follows:

US = $150 per additional week

UK = £85 per additional week

Canada = $160 per additional week

Euro = €105 per additional week

Other currencies available upon request

There are no hidden costs in our volunteer programs, and no add-on costs for airport pick-up,accommodation, 2 meals per day etc.Find out what's included in the volunteer program