Fundación Aldeas de Paz    Venezuela - Brazil


Aldeas de Paz (ADP) is a sustainable grassroots NGO based in Santa Elena de Uairen, Venezuela, closed to the borders with Brazil and Guyana in South America. ADP is independent from political, religious or business interests and maintains independence by completely funding and operating its programs with the practical and monetary contributions of volunteers.

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Our Mission

We support disadvantaged and at risk children and young people of Venezuelan, Brazilian and Guyanan origin. We promote sustainable development, social justice and peace and the "Culture of Peace" through enriching cross-cultural exchange and voluntary community service. We provide additional and alternative opportunities in  educational, recreational and environmental fields and assist our beneficiaries to develop their potential and improve their own lives.

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Our Vision

We share the values of peace, justice and tolerance, fundamentally focusing on the preservation of indigenous cultures and the empowerment of young people. We value local knowledge and work with cultural sensitivity. Because local people know and understand what is appropriate for their own communities, we assist them in carrying out the objectives they deem important. Our Volunteer opportunities are truly the microcosm of a world where people join together giving priority to improving life for humanity and promoting a Culture of Peace as a practical way to both prevent and resolve conflict.

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Our Volunteers

Aldeas de Paz is exclusively financed and operated by long and short-term volunteers. We encourage individual, group and family volunteering and our Volunteers are of all ages, races and nationalities. Volunteering with us is a great opportunity to work side by side with locals, learn new skills, study Spanish and immerse oneself in the Latin and indigenous culture.

Why Venezuela needs volunteers What makes us unique
 

Meet our long-term committed volunteer staff :

 

Akemi Kiyota Beltran
Venezuelan
Volunteer Coordinator

 

Manfred Mönnighoff
German-Venezuelan
Director

 

Maria Spada Symonds
French
Educational Advisor

 

Zemilton Francisco
Brazilian
Therapeutic Riding
 Facilitator
 

Eduardo Montero
Venezuelan
Vice -President

 

Ruben Fernandez
Venezuelan
Technical Assistant

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Helping without any compensation but the good feeling it leaves you with is called
 self uninterested service"

Manfred Mönnighoff, Founder Aldeas de Paz

 

 

Fundación Aldeas de Paz
Lomas de Piedra Canaima via Sampai, Santa Elena de Uairén,
La Gran Sabana, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela
Phone: 0058 - 289 - 4160718  Email: info@aldeasdepaz.org
We are a registered charity: RIF J-30872287-1 (Vz) 
   

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last update: 05/16/2009
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