Internship/Volunteering program in Micro-credit NGO

  Argentina

• Buenos Aires: 
Buenos Aires

Term: Throughout the year 
Duration of Program: 3-6 months
Dates: All year round

Description: Description of the association:

The association is a non-profit organization that helps people who lack various important tools such as loan, constant follow-up and training by developing the capacities and improving the quality of life in unprivileged areas.

The association strengthens the development capacities of poor areas, which have an ongoing economic activity or a new one, by giving them access to loans. The activity of the organization is not only limited to loan granting but it also deals with capacity development through actions in the following sectors: micro business management support, micro business activities monitoring and group courses and meetings.

Since its creation in 2001, the association managed to support financially more than 1200 families. Therefore, by granting around 7500 credits, it has indirectly helped more than 4000.

* Internship Description

There are various cooperation possibilities, which depend on the intern's interest and profile.

- Service in main office and in different presence points in the action sector.
- Borrowers' data analysis and load in the new software. Investigations on former borrowers' desertion.
- Improve and update the web page.
- Draw up a civil association and social organization list to create a real help network and to strengthen institutional links.
- Spread the cost workshop to new areas of the action sector.
- Coordinate meetings in order to appoint associative groups and / or to create links between borrowers.

Highlights: Matters to investigate from meetings, bibliography and interests:

- Why are borrowers leaving? What do we have to change in our service? What kind of products do other micro-loan institutions offer?
- Impact of the micro-loan on the quality of life of our borrowers.
- Planning, organization and application of new workshops, courses and other training that follow and stimulate micro businesses and the loan service.

Qualifications: Required Profile:

- At least a 3-month commitment
- Good Spanish oral comprehension
- Being more than 21 years old
- Interest in the micro-loan sector

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: 430/month

- Taxi round trip from the airport to your apartment
- Housing in a shared or individual room in the center of the city, all furnished with WIFI and TV
- Welcome pack
- Full time assistance
- Presence on place of work on the first and the last day of the internship
- Argentina Exchange advantage card that offers you discounts in various places in the city
- Monthly paid cellular, 100 free minutes and unlimited communication with every Argentina Exchange members
- Monthly donation to the host NGO

Experience Required: no

Age Range: 21-31

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

Participants Travel to Argentina Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Resume
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad

Argentina Exchange's Mission Statement: Argentina Exchange is an Organization dedicated to satisfy the necessities of the international students during their stay in Buenos Aires and in the rest of Argentina. Forged and integrated by students with experiences of interchange and works abroad. It offers customized integral services for the necessities of each young person, includes the totality of the services that a foreign student needs when arriving in Argentina. From the arrival of the young person in the country, Argentina Exchange is in charge to attend him at any moment and integrating him to the international movement in the city and inserting it within the Argentine culture. Its services: airport pick up and transfer, accomodation search, search of internships, programs of volunteering, courses of languages and management of courses in different disciplines. Offers an ample agenda in organization of events, exits and trips, an attendance 24hs by any type of consultation or necessity of the young person.

Year Founded: 2007