Serving Impoverished Families in Argentina

  Argentina

• Cordoba: 
Cordoba

Durations of Program: 2-4 weeks and 5-8 weeks
Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks
Dates: Flexible, Year Round

Description: Go beyond tourism - experience Argentina while helping impoverished families. This non-profit, non-governmental organization provides services and protection to the part of Cordoba's population that suffers from extreme poverty. The principle objective of the project is to promote a sense of dignity thus transmitting a feeling of self-worth to each individual as well as provide them with the means and knowledge to improve their own situation. The project consists of a food distribution program, a small pasta factory to generate income and teach professional skills, a second-hand clothing shop, a day-care center for around 70 children and a variety of community workshops.

Help is needed in all areas of the project. Volunteers can work on the food program, in the pasta factory, with the children in the day-care, help organize clothes in the shop, or assist in workshop development and implementation.

Volunteers will stay with carefully screened host families for the duration of the program. Two meals a day with your host family are included in your stay.
**No meals are served on Sundays.

Our staff in the U.S. are experienced volunteers themselves who are happy to share their insight and expertise with prospective volunteers. Our partner staff in Argentina are friendly, caring and dedicated to ensuring that each volunteer's experience is the best it can be. You will be met at the airport and will receive a personal orientation to your new home and your project within the first few days of your arrival. A staff member in Argentina will be available to you throughout your program.

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

Qualifications: Minimum commitment is 4 weeks. Experience or education in counseling, teaching, community development and/or childcare 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 $1,490 for 4 weeks

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