Home for Disabled Adolescents in Argentina

  Argentina

• Cordoba: 
Cordoba

Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 9-12 weeks
Dates: Flexible, Year Round

Description: Get to know the real Argentina while you use your talents and skills to help Argentinean children in need. This home provides disabled adolescents with education and recreational activities in order to teach them how to live on their own. Although all residents are mentally or physically disabled, none of them will live indefinitely at the home. Through professional and life-skills workshops, the staff aims to make every adolescent aspire to meet future goals. The staff and volunteers also engage in community outreach to educate society that a disability does not mean that a person cannot live and work on his or her own.

Volunteers are needed to help organize recreational activities for the adolescents including sports, games, arts, or music. Volunteers are also encouraged to bring their own ideas to engage the youth. Other responsibilities can include organizing workshops for youth and community, engaging in outreach efforts in the neighborhood, helping the youth understand everyday activities and working in small groups for academic tutoring.

You will work side by side with Argentineans on this locally designed and run project. You will stay with a carefully screened and welcoming host family, giving you insight into daily life in Argentina.

Our staff in the U.S. are experienced volunteers themselves who are happy to share their experiences and expertise with prospective volunteers. Our partner staff in Argentina are friendly, caring and dedicated to ensuring that all our volunteers have a rewarding experience. All volunteers will be taken to their host family upon arrival and given an orientation within the first few days.

Highlights: Homestay with a carefully screened, welcoming Argentinean host family, two meals daily, support of friendly, experienced staff in the U.S and in Argentina, comprehensive accident and medical insurance, and 24 hour emergency support.

Qualifications: Minimum commitment is 12 weeks. Experience or education in counseling, teaching and/or youth work is helpful, but not required. An intermediate level of Spanish is required. Spanish lessons are available prior to the volunteer project in Cordoba for an additional fee.

Cost in US$: Program fees start at $2,590 for a 12 week program

Experience Required: no

Typical Volunteer: CCI volunteers are all ages and come from diverse backgrounds. All are caring, flexible individuals who are interested in an authentic cultural experience rather than a typical tourist experience.

Age Range: 18 and over

This Program is open to American and Canadian Participants.

Participants Travel to Argentina Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Center for Cultural Interchange's Mission Statement: Founded in 1985, the Center for Cultural Interchange (CCI) is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of cultural understanding, academic development and world peace. Based in Chicago, Illinois, CCI organizes cultural exchange programs for participants of all ages, including high school abroad, independent homestay, internship, language study, eco-tours and volunteer programs in over thirty countries around the world.

Year Founded: 1985