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Helping People Help Themselves To Self-Sufficiency |
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El Puente - The Bridge |
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES We're often asked, "What can I do?" We are very grateful for the many people who have visited this website and who have responded by volunteering their time and talents in support of this project. TELL US WHICH VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES INTEREST YOU We often hear the question "What can I do?" Here's a list of the latest needs for volunteer services. Look through the projects below, and let us know what interests you. Use the link at the bottom of the page to send us an email. We'll respond by email shortly VIRTUAL VOLUNTEERING: PROJECTS THAT CAN BE DONE BY INTERNET, FROM ANYWHERE Connect With Newspapers. Find newspaper email press release addresses in US, Canada, and Europe. Contact us for details. Connect With Corporations. Over 180 US corporations are doing business in Costa Rica. We need someone to find specific information about them on the Internet. Connect With People Help find opt-in subscribers to our weekly newsletter. Find blogs, discussion groups, magazines, and websites related to non-profits, indigenous activities, education, microloans, Central America, and NGOs--non-government organizations. Index the Newsletter - Prepare an index of major topics, photos, and key words. To see the online issues for 2009, go to www.elpuente-thebridge.org/weekly VOLUNTOURISM: PROJECTS IN COSTA RICA Help Preserve Knowledge Of Medicinal Plants Work with a Bribri curandero as he documents and preserves the knowledge passed down through his family and clan for thousands of years. Connect With Jobs A Jobs Needed Survey has been done by volunteers. in the Cahuita- Hone Creek--Puerto Viejo--Manzanillo area. Volunteers visiting here can help connect people to jobs with telephone calls to the businesses identified to learn their needs, and posting those jobs on a Job Board in town. Spanish Language PROJECTS AT THE BRIDGE We have quite a schedule of activities that are part of normal operations. There are also specific projects we take on to serve the community. Many volunteers who visit enjoy participating. To see a list, CLICK HERE TELL US ABOUT YOURSELF, your skills, and your interests in these projects by email. |
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The Bridge |
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You Can Make A Difference! |