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15 people are interested
Volunteer in Latin America for a Summer, Semester or Year! (AMIGOS)
ORGANIZATION: Amigos de las Americas
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15 people are interested
AMIGOS is a true immersion, cultural exchange, and leadership experience.Our summer programs range from two to eight weeks in length in nine different locations throughout Central and South America.
As a Summer Program volunteer, you’ll collaborate on community-led service projects and practice your Spanish while building meaningful relationships that bridge borders.
As a Gap Program volunteer, you’ll live in Ecuador or Uruguay for semester or year-long programs and intern with local partner agencies.
AMIGOS offers the independence to shape your own experience while supported by dedicated in-country leadership teams and our 24/7 On-Call Emergency Management System. As an AMIGOS volunteer you will:
- Live like a local with a host family
- Earn 30+ service hours each week
- Improve your Spanish
- Participate in hands-on training
- Develop your resume and leadership skills
- Have the adventure of a lifetime
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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.
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WHEN
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AMIGOS Works in Latin America: Panama,DR, Ecuador, Uruguay, and Costa RicaHouston, TX 77027
DATE POSTED
January 2, 2019
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Spanish
GOOD FOR
- Teens
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 13
- Orientation or Training
- 2-8 weeks (summer), a semester or an academic year
- Program fee