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Community Service / Human Rights Volunteer Programs in Buenos Aires

Location: Argentina: Buenos Aires

Program Duration: 2-4 weeks, 5-8 weeks, 9-12 weeks, 3-6 months (includes high school academic semester abroad), 7-12 months (includes high school academic year abroad)

Typical Duration of Program: 5-8 weeks

Dates: ongoing

Connect-123 Internship & Volunteer Programs

http://www.connect-123.com

11000 S Bay Ln Austin, TX 78739 United States

Call Us

Phone: 1 800 731 6406

Fax: 1 617 904 1915

Description

Lend your skills as a volunteer to these comprehensive programs that allow you to work closely with local community members, changing their lives through a variety of community service and human rights projects. You can volunteer with non-profits, hospitals, schools, clinics, and community programs in throughout the communities of Buenos Aires. Projects include caring for pediatric patients at local hospitals, teaching English, mentoring street children, caring for children at orphanages, and assisting with HIV/AIDS awareness programs. Human rights volunteers may carry out peer education training, conduct monitoring and evaluation of community-based interventions, or get involved in a range of other projects. We carefully match your interests and skills to ensure that you'll be able to make a real, tangible difference to people's lives in Buenos Aires.

Highlights

Connect-123 program highlights:

- A placement coordinator who specializes in your field of interest to guide you through the application process, giving you insight into local opportunities and placing you in a position that suits your specific skills and experience.
- All the information you need to plan your trip and prepare for life in Buenos Aires
- Secure, central housing, with easy access to our on-the-ground staff
- Substantial local support, from providing logistical assistance to career and personal mentoring to hands-on help in case of an emergency
- Regular social and cultural activities to help you meet other volunteers and experience all that Buenos Aires has to offer.

Buenos Aires Highlights:
The birthplace of tango, the Paris of the South America and home to two of the most passionately supported football clubs in the world, Buenos Aires is a city rich with culture, excitement, and adventure.

Program participants are overwhelmed with a choice of museums, street theater, live jazz and cafe orchestras, and will love the theaters and bookshops of the Avenida Corrientes. The city is also home to the 19th century Teatro Colon, as well known for its stunning architecture as for the renowned opera and ballet performances it has hosted. By contrast, small folk clubs called penas give visitors an insight into the music and dance of gaucho culture.

Further afield there are opportunities for whale watching, tours of the wine region, hiking in the Andes, and skiing in Bariloche. Make time for a trip to the dramatic landscape of Patagonia at the end of the world, or to experience the spectacular sight of the Iguazu Falls.

With so much to do and see in Buenos Aires and Argentina, we're always happy to provide advice on how to plan your adventure.

Qualifications

Connect-123 volunteer positions are tailor-made for students, graduates, and professionals in any field. Based on your specific interests and goals, we will find a unique opportunity where you can contribute your valuable skills. Spanish is not a requirement for all programs and supplemental Spanish lessons are offered to all program participants.

Languages
  • English
  • Spanish

Cost in US$:

1,595

Cost Include Description:

Connect-123's program fee includes the following:

- facilitating a volunteer experience in Buenos Aires that specifically meets your needs
- arranging secure, high quality, centrally located accommodation based on your budget
- assisting with local transport and providing advice on public transport routes
- airport meet and greet service
- a complete Argentina preparation and orientation information pack
- advice, assistance, and guidance before, during, and after your stay
- group-rate discounts
- 24/7 emergency support and assistance

Credit Available

yes

Volunteer Types
  • AIDS
  • Clerical And Office Work
  • Community Centers
  • Community Development
  • Community Health
  • Community Organizing
  • Consciousness-raising
  • Democracy Training
  • Disability Issues
  • Education
  • Elderly
  • Elections
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Gender Issues
  • Grassroots Organization
  • Handicapped
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Education
  • Homelessness
  • Housing
  • Human Rights
  • Income-generation
  • Indigenous Issues
  • Labor Issues
  • Law
  • Legal Aide
  • Minority Groups
  • Office Work
  • Organizational Development
  • Peace
  • Public Education
  • Public Policy
  • Research
  • Volunteering
  • Youth
This Program is open to

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

Typical Living Arrangements
  • Apartment/Flat
  • Group living
  • Home-stays
  • Independent living

Participants Travel to Argentina

Independently

Application Process Involves
  • Letters of Reference
  • Phone/Video Interview
  • Resume
  • Written Application
Typically The Application Process Time is
one week
Post Services Include
  • Alumni Network
  • Exit Debriefing Abroad
  • Job and Internship Network
Connect-123 Internship & Volunteer Programs's Mission Statement

Connect-123 facilitates international internship and volunteer positions, linking students and graduates with hands-on learning opportunities in Argentina, China, Ireland, South Africa and Spain for personal and career development. We work across a wide range of fields including business, education, health care, human rights, journalism, social work, and sustainable development and, through our unique consulting process, aim to match the right person to the right local organization, creating equal value for both. Our local knowledge, commitment and passion for what we do ensures that participants feel fully supported and helps them to make the most of their experience abroad.

Year Founded

2005

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