Förderverein “Camiri”e.V.
c/o Michael Czech
Frank- und Heidecke-Str. 7
38126 Braunschweig
Germany
Contact person: Martin Irmer
+49 (0)1783035160
info@camiri.org
http://www.camiri.org/
Topics
- Aid for developing countries
- Volunteers are welcome.
About us
The registered society "Camiri" e.V. from Braunschweig in Germany runs a children’s and youth centre in Camiri, Bolivia. The basis for this was the partnership contract, signed in 1995, between the Braunschweig Catholic Youth and various children’s and youth groups in Camiri.
The Centre gives the groups a home and also provides rooms for various projects. Reciprocal visits enable young people to have direct contact with their counterparts in each other’s countries. Thus prejudices are overcome and ideas generated for a fairer world structure. International friendships are formed in this way.
Among other things, the children’s and youth centre provides:
• group and meeting rooms for those interested in, and those belonging to the partnership contract,
• self-catering house for holidays, seminars for group leaders etc.,
• a house for German volunteers who are doing their 15 month „Social Duty for Peace and Justice“ in Camiri,
• home tutoring by voluntary teachers, in various subjects, for pupils in Camiri,
• crèche for pre-school children (PIAN) which currently cares for 35 children, chiefly those of single mothers,
• German language courses run by the German volunteers,
• meetings to get to know each other and to overcome prejudices and fears are another important element of the partnership.
Completed projects:
• library for Camiri schoolchildren,
• street children project for up to 15 Camiri street children, with hot midday meals, help with homework, time and space for conversations, generally ideal support.
Martin Irmer is the president of Camiri e.V.
On request, we can offer other net participants advice, a presentation, and up-to-date information and contacts in the field of fair trade, voluntary duty, (Bolivian) partnership work, fair world and project days. In addition, we support the exchange of volunteers to assist in social projects and in the partner groups.
