Description organisation

In Costa Rica, the centres of CEN-CINAI (Dirección Nacional de Centros de Educación y Nutrición y de Centros Infantiles de Atención Integral) function under the direction of the Ministry of Health and works to improve the nutrition of impoverished and at risk families as well as childhood development. It is a bit to be compared with the 'consultatiebureau' in the Netherlands.

The institution forms part of 11 local daycares/ kindergartens in the region of Talamanca ( part of the province of Limón, Costa Rica) They are open Mon-Fri 8.00-16.00h.

Their healthcare includes: tracking children's development (growth), serving meals, distributing food and milk to vulnerable families, mapping wellness and providing nutritional education, find solutions for common nutrition-related problems. 

 

Mission

Contribute to the current and future well-being of children, offering them healthcare in childprotection, preventive nutrition, registration and intervenience of growth- and health development with equal, accessible, good-quality healthcare; directed at children form pregnancy till 13 years old, to its family and community, giving an impulse to the social participation and integral development of the country.  

 

Vision

To be the leading institute for healthcare in nutrition and childdevelopment, adapted to the needs of Costa Rica's children. The population will recognize us as an accessible, reliable institute that attends child rights, helps family groups and communities in their task of child raising. Our staff  will be recognized by their technical capacity, compromise and efficiency.

 

Location

Puerto Viejo (Costa Rica)

 

Fields of study

Social work, Health care & Nursing, Education, Marketing & Communication

 

Supervision

In Puerto Viejo, your supervisor is an certifies Costa Rican nutritionist who speaks Spanish and English. Besides her work at CEN-CINAI, she also works two afternoons in a private health clinic in Puerto Viejo as a nutritionist. Here you are also welcome to assist her in her work.

 

Requirements

Level of Spanish A2 (min)