*** Apologies for Cross Posting***
Dear all,
I'd like to let you know about a volunteering opportunity for a
librarian in Mexico. NPH International run children's homes in 7
different Latin American countries. They take on children who have
either been neglected or abandoned, and give them a permanent home.
I have spent the last 6 months volunteering as the librarian at the
NPH home in Mexico, and have 6 months more here. I am hoping that
when I leave at the end of June there will be another volunteer ready
to take over from me and develop the library further. So I've decided
to start advertising for the position now!
The position is for a minimum of a year, but all your living expenses
are paid for - albeit at a basic level, so it's an amazing opportunity
to travel without a massive commitment to your pocket.
I've found my experience here an immense challenge - living with 600
children, learning to speak Spanish from scratch, living on orphanage
food - but I've never once had any regrets about coming here, and I
feel I've developed immensely in the 6 months I've been here.
If you're intererested in applying, more information about the charity
can be found on the website - www.nph.org - and you can apply online
by clicking on 'Volunteers' and then 'Applications' (Select United
States on the list of countries) . Also, if you would like to email
me on this address, I would be very happy to discuss the position in
more detail.
It's worth noting that whilst Spanish knowledge is useful, I arrived
having been learning it for only 3 months, and survived. A
qualification in librarianship isn't a requisite, but I think my
training, and my experiences in english public libraries helped me
massively with my work. And, obviously, don't apply unless you like
working with children!
Please take a moment to think about it - if you want your life to
change this year, this is a surefire way of doing so!
Many thanks,
Josie Crimp
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"Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money
will get you through times of no libraries."
- Ann Herbert
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