Description:
Volunteer in Argentina and improve your Spanish at the same time. Choose from a wide variety of volunteer positions in Buenos Aires. Approximately half of each day is allotted to your volunteer position and half to learning Spanish.
Volunteer positions include: English Teaching Volunteer, Public Health Volunteer, Community Development Volunteer, Youth Outreach Volunteer, Disabled Youth Volunteer, Volunteer With Street Children or at an Orphanage, or choose one of our regular volunteer expeditions, such as our Volunteer Expedition to Misiones and Iguazu Falls National Park.
Inquire for all current volunteer postions in Buenos Aires and throughout Argentina.
Highlights:
See website for more details.
Qualifications / Skills Needed:
Requirements:
- Be at least 18 years of age
- Have a valid passport
* There is no Spanish language requirement for this program.
Languages:
English
and Spanish
Cost in US$: See website for current prices.
Cost Includes: The GIC Volunteer program in Argentina includes:
- Volunteer in Argentina program coordinator.
- Airport transfer
- Accommodations in a student residence, homestay, or apartment (shared or not-shared)
- Cellular phone
- Cultural activities for volunteers
*Volunteer in Argentina program does not include: round trip airfare, meals, etc. See website for exact details of what is included in the volunteer in Argentina program.
Credit Available: yes
Experience Required: no
Typical Volunteer Projects:
academic reinforcement,
agriculture,
AIDS,
animal welfare,
arts,
biological research,
building schools,
childcare/children,
community centers,
community development,
community health,
community organizing,
conflict resolution,
conservation,
counseling,
culture,
drug or alcohol recovery,
eco-tourism,
economic development,
education,
English teaching,
environment,
family planning,
food,
grassroots organization,
handicapped,
health,
health care,
health education,
hospital,
housing,
human rights,
income-generation,
indigenous issues,
labor issues,
literacy,
medicine,
minority groups,
natural resources,
nursing,
nutrition,
office work,
organizational development,
orphans,
parks,
popular education,
population issues,
primary education,
public education,
public policy,
reforestation,
relief,
restoration,
sanitation,
secondary education,
self help,
seniors,
strategic planning,
street kids,
teaching,
translation,
transportation,
tutor,
veterinary,
volunteer management,
volunteering,
women,
youth,
youth development
and youth ministry
Typical Volunteer: See website for further details.
Age Range: Visit our website for more information.
This Program is open to
World Wide
Participants.
This Program is also open to
Families, Couples and Individuals.
Participants Travel to Argentina
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
Application Process Involves:
- In-Person Interview when Feasible
- Letters of Reference
- Other
Typically The Application Process Time Is 2 weeks
Post Services Include:
GIC Argentina - Grupo de Intercambio Cultural's Mission Statement: We believe that participating in a cultural exchange is more than simply traveling to or staying in another country. We believe that such exchange is a once in a lifetime opportunity to understand other cultures, increase communication across national boundaries, and allow people to come to understand the similarities that tie us together yet still gain new perspectives on the world. We further believe that by expanding our knowledge of the world we will learn to overcome barriers that so frequently separate us. These goals are particularly important considering current world events. We strive to promote good understanding and communication by means of living and learning together. In order to achieve this, every year we design and coordinate many different educational programs in a variety of areas such as languages, arts and sports. At GIC Argentina, we hope that our work in furthering these goals will contribute in some small measure to greater peace and understanding in the world.
Year Founded: 1995