Buenos Aires Volunteer

  Argentina

• Buenos Aires: 
Buenos Aires

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months, 7-12 months and 1-2 years
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Dates: Open

Description: Buenos Aires Volunteer is a locally-based organization that works exclusively in Argentina to offer volunteers a customized package consisting of a socially-based volunteer position, cultural activities, and language classes. The package is customized to meet the needs and interests of each participant. The unique components ensure that all volunteers will be able to contribute in a positive way to the community, and make the volunteer's visit the experience of a lifetime.

Highlights:
- Placement in a socially-based organization that fits your needs and interests
- Professional Spanish language courses and cultural orientation
- Assistance and recommendations for sustainable/eco-friendly travel options outside of Buenos Aires
- Cultural activities within Buenos Aires, geared towards your interests (tango, concerts, football, theatre, and more)

Qualifications: Our program welcomes all volunteers aged 18 and over from all backgrounds. There is no language requirement, though a basic level of Spanish is recommended. All that we ask is that volunteers are adventurous, conscious-minded, and mentally and physically prepared for the experience.

Cost in US$: The program fee will be determined based on application form and the services you required

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Our typical volunteer spends one to three months exploring Buenos Aires, though many stay much longer. With our organization volunteers enjoy all the cultural offerings of Buenos Aires, while at the same time gaining an additional perspective of the city through the work they do, and helping to better local communities. Our volunteers have come from all over the world. Often they are about to begin, are in the middle of, or have just completed university studies, but we have also had much older and more experienced volunteers.

Age Range: 18+

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants. This Program is also open to Couples and Individuals

Participants Travel to Argentina Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Phone Interview
• Resume
• Written Application

Buenos Aires Volunteer's Mission Statement: Buenos Aires Volunteer is a new, locally-based, not-for-profit volunteer-assistance program allowing open-minded people from all over the world to experience the cultural richness of Buenos Aires, Argentina, while at the same time helping to improve the well-being of the country and its people through a social-based volunteer opportunity. As one of the only organizations exclusively working in Argentina, we have a vast network of partnerships with organizations throughout the city representing a variety of community-based projects: local NGOs, conservation groups, educational development organizations, and more. Our goal is two-fold: To contribute to developing the Argentine social sector by providing skills, expertise, and other human resources; and ensure that the international volunteers have a positive experience during their time in Argentina.

Year Founded: 2005