Description:
Volunteer in Argentina with ELI. We have numerous opportunities available to volunteers:
- Volunteer with orphans and street children.
- Intern in a medical clinic in an underserved part of town.
- Volunteer in a soup kitchen, helping to get food to the most needy residents of Buenos Aires (or other cities).
- Volunteer at a senior center for the poor.
- Volunteer at a center for children with mental or physical disabilities.
- Volunteer for an environmental organization.
- Volunteer with an Argentinean animal welfare organization.
Qualifications / Skills Needed:
English and/or Spanish.
Language:
English
Cost in US$: USD 900
Cost Includes:
- Airport transfer
- Accommodation
- Orientation upon arrival
- Volunteer work placement
- Language partner program
- Activities
- Cellular phone. Gym free pass and discount membership.
- In-country coordinator available 24/7
Experience Required: no
Typical Volunteer Projects:
community centers,
environment,
handicapped,
natural resources,
orphans,
relief,
teaching,
trail building,
tree planting,
youth
and youth development
Typical Volunteer: There is no typical ELI volunteer. We work with people from all over the world and a variety of backgrounds. ELI has placed volunteers ranging in age from 18-81. Successful volunteers are flexible, upbeat, energetic, and inquisitive.
Age Range: 18 and up
This Program is open to
Couples and Individuals.
Participants Travel to Argentina
Independently
Typically Participants Work
Independently
ELI-Experiential Learning International's Mission Statement: ELI's full name, Experiential Learning International, reflects our philosophy. We believe that the most compelling life lessons come through experience, and that international experiences are among the most profound influences on our sense of self and our view of the world. ELI facilitates flexible international learning programs for independent travelers by partnering with local organizations to give participants the opportunity to experience and contribute to sustainable ongoing local projects throughout the world.
Year Founded: 2001