Familia Feliz Educational Center

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Familia Feliz Staff Handbook

Familia Feliz Volunteer Application

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Manual en Español

Solicitud en Español

Familia Feliz volunteer staff:

Doru Tartea- General Director. From Romania and has been in Bolivia since 2006.

Christina Dawang- School Director. From Australia, originally from the Philippines. Has been at Familia Feliz since April 2007.

Manual and Alejandra Paucara and their son Anghelo – Bolivian houseparents originally from the Rurrenabaque region.

Tracey Ridenour – From Illinois US, mother of 4 Bolivian children at the current moment and she has been a Familia Feliz staff since January 2007.

Euler Cavinas – Our only Bolivian volunteer for a long time. Has been at Familia Feliz since the beginning and continues to go strong working at our construction and evangelism projects.

Jerry Cardoza – Head of construction, maintenance and work program. From Mexico, he worked at the Richard Gates technical school for 3 years before coming here this year.

Sara Lynn Ross – The girl’s dean for the high school students, kitchen director and music teacher. She is from north of Canada and has been with us since January 2008.

Steve Torres – Mechanic and Social Science teacher. He is from the U.S. and has an El Salvadorian background from his parents.

Indira Seegolam - Our God-sent volunteer from Guyana.

Arturo González and Damaris Sanchez – One of our two married couples who are houseparents to seven little girls. They are from Mexico.

Elisabeth Mizner – a student missionary from the U.S. Elizabeth helps us out a lot in our kitchen and in our agriculture program.

Jonathan Gionata Nencini- English teacher and mechanic. He is from Italy and he had been travelling for four years around the world prior to coming to Familia Feliz and becoming a volunteer.

Heidi Weber- Seventh grade teacher from Paraguay.

Carola Ober Heredia- Eighth grade teacher from Riberalta, Bolivia. She was a student of Richard Gates Technical school, our sister high school in Guayaramerin.

Aleida Fernandez Mayta- Second year primary and high school teacher from Columbia.

At the current moment [August 2009] we are fine for volunteers but one never knows.  In early 2010 we will be needing:

-6 Primary and Secondary teachers with Spanish-speaking ability

-Agriculturists

-Nurse

-Houseparents with Spanish-speaking ability

-Volunteers with knowledge in Construction, Mechanical ability and Electricity

We are currently planning on building at least one or two houses (depending on how God provides) for families so we can accept more children.  Cost of building materials is about $13,000 U.S. per house.