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5014 people are interested
Volunteer in Latin America for a Summer, Semester or Year! (AMIGOS)
ORGANIZATION: Amigos de las Americas
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5014 people are interested
High school, college students and young adults - spend the summer, semester or year of your life working, sharing, living, and learning in Central and South America with Amigos de las Americas (AMIGOS)!
Amigos de las Americas has 50 years of experience in facilitating community development programs in Latin America. We are dedicated to building partnerships to empower young leaders, advance community development, and strengthen multicultural understanding in the Americas. AMIGOS believes in the power and capability of young people to change our world!
AMIGOS Summer Experience: High School and College Opportunities
As a AMIGOS Summer Volunteer, you live with a host family in Latin America for 4-8 weeks, working closely with one or two other AMIGOS Volunteers, as well as with youth in the community. You will receive the training you need before-hand and the support you need during your stay to collaborate with the community. Together, you will complete a variety of educational, environmental and community health projects, and carry out a community project that uniquely meets the needs of your host community.
In 2016 we will host summer projects in:
- Dominican Republic
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
- Colombia-College only
- Nicaragua-Gap Program
AMIGOS Gap Program
Our AMIGOS Gap Program is designed for young adults who wish to gain an extended international volunteer and immersion experience before, during, or after college. The Gap Semester or Year combines independent volunteer field work, community development internship placements and excursions around the host country. With program placements available in Nicaragua, Colombia, and Brazil, opportunities with AMIGOS Gap offer diverse cultural, structural, and professional experiences for high school graduates up to the age of 25.
More opportunities with Amigos de las Americas
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About Amigos de las Americas
Location:
1800 West Loop South, Suite 1325, Houston, TX 77027, US
Mission Statement
AMIGOS is the safest, most immersive volunteer program for young people in Latin America. We provide extraordinary opportunities for volunteers to work on community service projects and live with host families in local communities.
Description
Since 1965, AMIGOS volunteers have volunteered in Latin America, learning about the world by living in it.
AMIGOS gives young people the chance to gain life experience that is impossible to get in a classroom. Together with U.S. and Latin American peers, volunteers live in a new country and work on community service projects. This creates an opportunity for youth to grow and develop their leadership skills. Living with host families is an authentic cultural and language immersion experience that builds confidence in Spanish and prepares them for their future by learning to thrive in an unfamiliar environment. Volunteers learn and practice skills that will set them apart in college and throughout their career.
Our program model includes Latin American volunteers, partner organizations, and communities. By collaborating across cultural contexts, AMIGOS volunteers develop tools they need in order to thrive in an increasingly global and connected world.
AMIGOS empowers young people with life experience that instills confidence. The success of our 28,000+ alumni demonstrates that young people rise to meet the challenges they face and carry this energy, focus, and perspective into successful careers in college and beyond.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Various countries in Central and South AmericaHouston, TX 77057
DATE POSTED
October 15, 2015
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training
- 4 weeks - year
- Program Fee