Volunteers Needed: Community Outreach in Argentina

  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
Dates: See website for dates

Description: Help Argentina's residents in need when you volunteer with our Community Outreach Program in Buenos Aires. Volunteers will have the opportunity to work hands-on in a wide variety of projects designed to benefit residents in one of Buenos Aires' most economically depressed neighborhoods. You will spend your time helping out in neighborhood centers, churches, soup kitchens, halfway houses and shelters, providing basic services like childcare, meal preparation, English lessons, and assistance for the elderly and people with special needs.

As a volunteer in Buenos Aires, you will not only be helping members of the local community meet their basic needs, but will also have the opportunity to serve as a mentor and role model, encouraging both adults and youth to realize their full potential.

Highlights:
As a volunteer you will:
* Prepare food baskets and deliver them to families in need
* Cook and serve afternoon snacks or evening meals
* Provide daycare for young children
* Visit the elderly in nursing homes
* Organize recreational and/or educational activities for children and adolescents
* Tutor students after school
* Work on small construction projects or painting
* Teach residents about nutrition, personal hygiene, and healthy lifestyles
* Work with disabled people
* Provide informal English lessons
* Fundraise and collect donations of food, clothing, medical supplies, and other materials
* Develop and execute special workshops (drama, music/dance, exercise, photography, art, health, etc.)
* Organize field trips
* Assist with administrative tasks and record-keeping

Qualifications:
* Must be at least 18 years old
* Basic Spanish skills strongly recommended

Cost in US$: See website

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: Volunteer Adventures makes it easy to live your dream of volunteering. Anyone can volunteer, as long as you have the desire to help others and an open mind.

Age Range: 18 and older

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Argentina Independently

Volunteer Adventures's Mission Statement: The mission of Volunteer Adventures is to create and promote volunteer opportunities that improve the lives of others and the environment in which we live. We seek to achieve this goal by connecting worthy local projects with volunteers around the world. Many local organizations are doing great work in their communities, but don't have the resources required to recruit international volunteers. Volunteer Adventures serves as the link between these organizations and the volunteers needed to make these projects a success. All volunteer programs depend on the skilled coordination of a variety of elements: enthusiastic volunteers, meaningful work, organized projects, and supportive staff. It is our goal at Volunteer Adventures to orchestrate this process for you. We use our global experience and resources to provide volunteer experiences that bring pride and satisfaction to everyone involved.