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Flexible Schedule
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
The position is ideal for a person interested in working with grassroots organizations. Volunteer will participate in the planning, the development and strategic marketing analysis and promotion of the volunteer programs. You will not only help the organization but also be able to learn and be part of the internal processes. You will work together with our communications coordinator in the planning and execution of marketing and promotion strategies. Participate in profile analysis and consumer behaviour to establish means of promotion. Development of the promotion of volunteerism for market segmentation. Updating ads in major reference sites and searching for new publications. Find and promote tourist attractions in accordance with the season. Search for references and partnerships with websites of interest. Support organizing campaigns of alternative publicity and fundraising. Responsibilities There is a huge variety of tasks available to communications volunteers depending on the volunteers’ interests, experience and the activities going on within Voluntario Global at the time. Some of these tasks include: Creating content and updating the social media sites Writing blogs for the Voluntario Global website Interviewing Filming and edit videos Taking pictures Availability This program is available all year round. For communications volunteers, there are no fixed hours per week. The hours are flexible and adaptable, they will often depend on the needs of the organization each week and the availability of the volunteer. Location Buenos Aires city Spanish Level Required The Spanish level required for this role is basic. However a good level of Spanish helps and allows better development of some tasks. The communications coordinators speak English. Minimum Stay 8 weeks HOW TO APPLY milena@voluntarioglobal.org http://www.voluntarioglobal.org/en/volunteer-opportunities/health Fee includes: Pre-departure information. In-country coordination. Tutoring, constant communication and guidance with your coordinator and Exchange Volunteer Meetings. Volunteer Certificate and Performance Evaluation
Date Posted: 2024-03-08
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Flexible Schedule
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background Information This kindergarten is part of a Community Center that helps the population of the area with various activities such as a kindergarten, a playground for the younger kids, afterschool support workshops, a vegetable garden to be tended by the children when they are old enough, and the soup kitchen that cooks for the kindergarten and the people from the neighborhood. Thus, this organization is based on working with families and children from first to seventh grade, supporting them in their growing and development process, with a team of professionals and social workers. The Community Center was founded in 1994 as a soup kitchen, and the kindergarten was started by the mothers from the area a few years later. Why is this project important for the community? The main goal of this Center is to offer the children's families a place of education and integral support, where they can find social and psychological benefits. It ultimately represents a way to compensate for the schools' weaknesses and the lack of investment from the Government to improve them. Those who belong to the organization understand that the work with children is not efficient if it doesn't start from the beginning, with the youngest children, and this is the kindergarten's task. It is also a place where the unemployed women from the area can have training sessions that take place periodically with professionals. Role of the Volunteer From 8:00 am to 3:30 pm, the kindergarten welcomes and educates the children from the area. The volunteer can do a multitude of things such as assist the teachers with organizing activities, play with the children, help to feed them during lunch time, help in the cleaning process and much more! The Kindergarten is a place of exchange between teachers, social workers, parents and volunteers from the area, as well as from Voluntario Global. They all work together for the safe upbringing of the children and this gives the international volunteers a unique opportunity for learning about this perspective and exchanging valuable experiences. What can you learn as a volunteer? The help of the volunteer is invaluable for the teachers and for the population of the area because it represents both a practical support and cultural exchange. In this area where a variety of cultural communities live together, the volunteer learns about social diversity. Moreover, they can exchange with the local inhabitants about teaching methods and share their own experience and ideas to improve the organization of the kindergarten. These different viewpoints represent a wealth for this place and all initiatives are well received. This project is perfect to benefit from the company of children, who always have energy and whose smiles make us happy every day. How does your work impact on the community? The support from social organizations and volunteers is fundamental in this neighborhood, mainly because its precarious situation affects families that need to face a lack of infrastructures and serious problems of public sanitation. Indeed, many families live in houses where they have problems with light and where they don't have running water or a drainage system, in an area which has huge weaknesses in terms of sewer systems and road pavements. Also, it is located near a river which is highly contaminated by the chemicals released by nearby factories, and this generates respiratory and gastrointestinal diseases that mainly affect the children. Although faced with this situation, people don't receive help from the government to improve their standards of living that are now disadvantage and harmful to their health. There are some housing construction projects in the works but they are slow-coming and displacing the inhabitants that are the most affected by the contamination of the river. In addition to this precariousness, today, ambulances refuse to come into the area. Therefore, having volunteers coming to help them and wanting to learn from them and share time with them is crucially important for making them visible and appreciated in today’s society. HOW TO APPLY milena@voluntarioglobal.org http://www.voluntarioglobal.org/en/volunteer-opportunities/health Fee includes: Pre-departure information. In-country coordination. Tutoring, constant communication and guidance with your coordinator and Exchange Volunteer Meetings. Volunteer Certificate and Performance Evaluation
Date Posted: 2024-03-08
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Flexible Schedule
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
DESCRIPTION Pacheco Community aims to be an open place to exchange ideas, to learn, inspire, and to build the community leadership we need for tomorrow’s world. The mission: Empower young people from the surrounding area with the skills to be able to have a job, gain confidence and grow surrounded by a communitarian way of living. Our philosophy: We believe that by creating more community experiences, we empower people, youth especially, so they can build their own future and have a better life. In that way, we work toward local development and try to reach sustainability in its three dimensions: environmental, social and economic. Highlights: Empower yourself and others working inside a community-based NGO in Buenos Aires. Learn and practice about agroecology. Enjoy working on gardening, landscaping, community development, international development & NGO management What can you learn as a volunteer? Volunteers will be able to learn about many topics and maximize what they learn before by helping us to maintain the garden and grounds. Volunteers with previous specific knowledge can prepare workshops or develop specific tasks. Volunteers will enhance their knowledge in practice, helping in the tasks of daily maintenance of the garden, in the organization of community space with the armed schedule, lists of participants’ management and administration tasks of space. Why is this program important for the community? The members of the community we work with are families that work hard every day to better their financial situation. Many of the young people from the surrounding neighborhoods have not been able to finish their basic studies and therefore can only dream of going to university. The Pacheco Community Center gives them the opportunity to learn a practical trade, work in a team and be prepare for labor market integration. We focus on training. We help young people build new capacities. Not only can they learn about gardening, landscaping and begin an immersion in agroecology philosophy, but also the Pacheco Community Center has a greenhouse for the students to plant fruits and vegetables, which they will be able to sell and generate their own income. Role of the Volunteer The volunteers that come from different parts of the world to exchange knowledge and experience and to work alongside the community members create a mutual spirit of solidarity. Learn by helping in practical classes with youth to maintain the garden and grounds. Help watering during 20 minutes in the mornings outside the greenhouse if the weather is too dry. Help teachers to prepare didactic material for theoretical classes (like diagrams, pictures, boards) Help social coordinators to manage the organization of community space with the armed schedule, lists of participants’ management and administration tasks of space. Help preparing and attending breakfast or afternoon snack (according daily schedule) for youth. Help preparing special monthly workshops: Open day to the community when families and friends share and afternoon with talks, games and relaxing time. Location: Buenos Aires Argentina Start Dates: Project is ongoing, and you can join on Spring or Summer (in Argentina) Language Skills: You need to speak Spanish (basic level) HOW TO APPLY milena@voluntarioglobal.org http://www.voluntarioglobal.org/en/volunteer-opportunities/health Fee includes: Pre-departure information. In-country coordination. Tutoring, constant communication and guidance with your coordinator and Exchange Volunteer Meetings. Volunteer Certificate and Performance Evaluation
Date Posted: 2024-03-08
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Flexible Schedule
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Buenos Aires, Argentina
As a large network of volunteers, institutions and organisations, Voluntario Global aims to generate awareness, knowledge and tolerance through cultural exchange and reflective analysis, enhancing our understanding of the tools required for the social transformation. Volunteer and internship opportunities: Teaching English Community Development Childcare & Children Health Environment Writing and Communications HOW TO APPLY milena@voluntarioglobal.org http://www.voluntarioglobal.org/en/volunteer-opportunities/health Fee includes: Pre-departure information. In-country coordination. Tutoring, constant communication and guidance with your coordinator and Exchange Volunteer Meetings. Volunteer Certificate and Performance Evaluation
Date Posted: 2024-03-08
