CENIT- El Centro de La Niña Trabajadora, Huacho 150 y Jose Peralta, Barrio El Camal, Southern Quito

CENIT is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that helps around 1,000 working children (especially working girls) and their families overcome grinding poverty and improve their quality of lives through education and job training, nutrition programs, health and social services, psychological help and recreation. The programs that they undertake include;

• CEA - tutoring centre to provide help and support for students to complete their homework
• Kindergarten
• Street outreach - educational, recreational, social and health oriented activities in locations with dense populations of working children such as markets.
• Health and psychological services
• Nivelaciones - school preparation for students who have never attended or have fallen behind their cohort
• ESTAR  - primary/elementary school
• Colegio RV - high school
• Mi Fami – program for parents including artisanal workshops, literacy programs and vocational training

The program that volunteers will be able to assist with depends on their qualifications, experience, Spanish ability and time commitment, as the requirements of volunteers for each project vary. With CENIT volunteers can develop a program that best suits their interests and skills.

The main tasks that volunteers undertake include teaching English, leading activities for the children and providing teacher support. Those with an advanced level of Spanish or more specific qualifications can assist in the medical centre, lead workshops or give classes. Volunteers are required to have a professional attitude, be flexible and culturally sensitive

Programs run in the morning and the afternoon. Volunteers can study Spanish for half the day and work for the other half.

Volunteers are asked to make $75 contribution to the administration and running costs of the organization.