Description

This project offers a wide array of options in which volunteers can provide relief to impovershed, Argentinian families. In the Patagonia project, we offer a program to volunteer at a school, doing anything from school support to farm work. In the Buenos Aires program, there are several projects in which you can participate:

- Volunteering at an orphanage
- Volunteering at a day care center
- Volunteering at a community center in a shantytown
- Volunteering at a soup kitchen
- Volunteering at a center for children with HIV
- Volunteering teaching English/homework help with children
- Volunteering teaching English to adults
- Volunteering at a sustainable garden

Highlights

This project allows you to immerse yourself in the rich Argentinian culture. Buenos Aires is a wonderful city to volunteer and learn Spanish, and is becoming an increasingly popular location for foreign students and young people traveling abroad. From the delicious cuisine to swanky tango dancing, there is much to explore in Buenos Aires beyond your volunteer placement.

Patagonia is located in the southern most region of South America and is a notoriously beautiful region geographically. You'll have the opportunity to explore and marvel at the placid lakes, snow-capped mountains, and abundant wildlife.

Learn to dance tango with the free tango lessons included in the program!

Travel Types

• BackPacking Abroad
• Birdwatching
• Trekking
• Volunteering

Qualifications

- Minimum Age 18
- Basic Spanish
- Motivation to work with people
- Full travel and medical insurance
- Immunizations (please consult your doctor)

Languages

• Spanish

Cost in US$:

1,300 for 1 month; 1,820 for 2 months; 2,340 for 3

Cost Includes:

• Food
• Housing
• In-country orientation/Training
• In-country staff support
• Pre-departure orientation/Training
• Registration fees

Program Fees Include:

- Accommodation: Shared room in a student dorm (options for homestay or apartments at an extra fee)
- Airport pickup: Included on arrival day
- Group Dinners: Monthly
- Cell Phone: Included with a 50 Dollar Deposit
- Other extras: 2 free Tango lessons, discounted gym membership
- Orientation kit: full project details will be sent following registration
- Training: Pre-departure preparation and In-country orientation
- Support: Local in-country team and 24hr emergency support

Experience Required

no

Volunteer Types

• Childcare/children
• Community Centers
• Eco-tourism
• Orphans
• Teaching
• Volunteering

Typical Volunteer

Volunteers with GoEco are united by their passion for travel and desire to help people. Our volunteers are from all over the world, representing a host of religions, cultures, and languages. Ultimately, GoEco volunteers are fun-loving, adventurous, and outgoing agents for change.

Age Range

18-50

This Program is open to

Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel

Independently

Typically Participants Work

in Groups

Application Process Involves

• Online Application plus Application Assessment
• Phone/Video Interview

GoEco - Volunteer Abroad's Mission Statement

(1) Encourage ecological and volunteer tourism that promotes sustainable development (2) Enable travelers to experience different and more rewarding kinds of tourism. (3) Encourage travelers to volunteer for the benefit of others and thus to serve as a good-will ambassador to other countries in the world. (4) Encourage travelers from all over the world to come to Israel for ecological and community-based projects, in both the Arab and Jewish sectors, and experience firsthand the unique cultural and natural diversity in this region. (5) Support environmental and humanitarian projects that promote understanding and good will between ethnic societies in Israel. (6) Conduct further research in the field of ecological tourism, such as the 'Ecological Footprint' as a tool for sustainable tourism development. (7) Establish an in-depth and up-to-date data base of the relevant projects worldwide. (8) Create a platform from which to explore the various organizations that support the environment and actively encourage volunteering.

Year Founded

2005