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Welcome to volunteerbrazil.com Newsletter - May 2006  

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In this issue:

1)  I’d Walk A Million Miles For One Of Your Smiles
2)   Is it safe to volunteer in Brazil? 
        
    I’d Walk A Million Miles For One Of Your Smiles

 Volunteering in an orphanage in Brazil…

Oh ! yes - the girls can afford a bigger grin than usual , thanks entirely to the generosity of Aoife Murphy, her mum, family, and the people of Cork, in Ireland…

Aoife (for the non-Irish amongst us, pronounced; eefa) took the girls shopping the other day – and being married and having daughters of my own, I know too well how much girls just love to shop.....(smiley)…

Fortunately , it was not my credit card being flaunted in downtown Recife...It was due entirely to the kindness and generosity of the Cork gang , the girls now have a whole new bunch of supplies at the orphanage...

Aoife, the girls, and the hard working and dedicated staff from the orphange, popped on their sun-hats and shades and trotted off to the shops.....to return, hours later, laden with goodies....

Take a look at this shopping list: New matresses and bedding, school and art supplies, crockery and utensils for the kitchen , games and toys , even a portable swimming pool, and naturally, some personal items, such as new clothes, shoes, toiletries and other girly, pink, like things (yikes) ........

  
 When Irish Eyes Are Smiling....

¨Come into the parlour¨, and meet Aoife (above-left) and Camila (above-right)....Looks like a bit of an art class - with some English language thrown in to boot - naming body parts (urgh) - bet they did the "Okey-cokey" as well....you know the one...¨you put your left-leg in....¨dum de dum, and all that jazz..     

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Is it safe to volunteer in Brazil?    
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We are often asked ¨is it safe to volunteer in Brazil¨? My usual reply is: ¨absolutely, providing you stay within the guidelines outlined to you , during your orientation¨

Lets get something straight; we would never, ever, compromise your safety and well being whilst you are in Brazil. Providing you remain within the parameters laid down by our in-country team you will remain perfectly safe whilst you are on one of our programs.

Here are some of the things which we do to ensure your well being in Brazil.

• We give you comprehensive orientation on safety and security issues
• We have a 24 hour emergency, in-country support network  
• We have a partnership with a Military Police Division who are responsible for the safety, security and well being of volunteers, tourists and other foreign visitors(and Brazilian visitors too). Most of the Police from this division speak English to boot.
• All our projects and programs are with official government agencies (bar one project which is an NGO), besides having a legal duty to ensure your safety we have a moral duty to - to this end, all aspects of your volunteering work and the projects meet our rigorous safety and security criteria.

Further, some volunteers decide to make the most of their visit to Brazil, and often travel to other parts of Brazil after their program. It is worth noting that even when you finish your program with us, we are still going to be here for you, should you need our help or advice - put simply, for as long as you are in Brazil, you have the support of our organisation, throughout.

Now that your mind is at ease, if you have a question, or would like more information, please contact us: Here

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