Internship/Volunteering program in Social/Cultural NGO

  Argentina

• Buenos Aires: 
Buenos Aires

Term: Throughout the year 
Durations of Program: 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks and 3-6 months
Typical Duration of Program: 3-6 months
Dates: throughout the year

Description: Internship in a socio-cultural association

Since 2003, the association has been working in Buenos Aires in order to rehabilitate homeless people marginalized from cultural, production and family networks.
Since its creation, the association has worked with more than 400 homeless people. Now, 40 people are benefitting from the activities of the association.
The members of the association are plastic artists, professionals and culture militants.

There are different collaboration opportunities. The association managers, who receive the applications, offer volunteering missions on the basis of the association's needs and ongoing projects and the interns' formation, availability and interest.

Internship Opportunities:

-        Participation to art and technical professional formation workshops: carpentry, string instruments making, renovation of work of art, wall painting...
-        Participation to therapeutic work: story workshop, therapy art workshop...
-        Socio cultural events organization.
-        Office work in various areas: marketing, international relations, communication, project creation...

Highlights: Internship Opportunities:

- Participation to art and technical professional formation workshops: carpentry, string instruments making, renovation of work of art, wall painting...
- Participation to therapeutic work: story workshop, therapy art workshop...
- Socio cultural events organization.
- Office work in various areas: marketing, international relations, communication, project creation...

Qualifications: The association receives international interns interested in culture and arts and who identify themselves in the homeless social project.

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: 18-25

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

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Resume
• Written Application

Post-Program Services Include:

• Alumni Network
• 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