Volunteer vs Internship

Volunteer placement, internship or apprenticeship?

Volunteer vs internship: Interns, volunteers and apprentices are the driving force of Aldeas de Paz’ work. All our programs can be booked as volunteer placement, internship or apprenticeship placement! You may, for example, volunteer in a hospital or help in a dentist clinic as an apprentice without previous experience. But you can only be placed as an intern in the medical and dentist program if you have previous experiences or are studying medicine or dentistry!

We will provide you with course credit and internship certification and are happy to communicate with academic institutions and comply with their requirements. We also provide all materials and references necessary for interns to receive course credit for their work. Certificates are provided to all interns upon completion of their internships. Please let us know your school or university’s internship requirements and we will create your personalized work plan. The structure of your internship depends greatly on your school requirements. We work in close contact with your school and make sure that requirements are met. Morover certificates and references are issued.

Join our programs as an apprentice! A typical volunteer, intern or apprentice needs to be enthusiastic and willing to learn. Be ready for a challenge, have a desire to take initiative and dedicate a lot of caring and passion to the position. Friendliness, care, commitment and patience are among important qualities. We emphasize that we focus on excellence and not on quantity. The weekends are free and you are welcome to take time off during the week. Just let us know sufficiently in advance! An ideal candidate is proactive and has a results-focused attitude. Also is willing to engage in activities with our support, back-up & supervision. But also on their own in case no other volunteer signed up for that specific same activity during your placement period.

Every volunteer, intern and apprentice has the opportunity to be involved in as many or as few activities they would like. Except when stated otherwise. We encourage volunteers, interns and apprentices to form schedules which work for them. We recommend a minimum of 3 half-days a week. However, you may work as many as 5 days and as many hours as you wish. We welcome interns and volunteers regardless of age, experience or background. You don’t have to speak fluent Spanish (except when stated otherwise). We provide free Spanish language lessons every week, full onsite support and 24 hour back-up from our local staff.

Note:
Each traveler to the Dominican Republic is required to fulfill correctly the information on the electronic ticket, for the General Directorate of Migration. After entering the data, you will receive a QR code that has to be presented already at the airline check-in. Please click here before you take your flight: eticket.migracion.gob.do