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Colombia: Global Goals & Cultural Immersion

$300-600Program Costs
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2016Year established

Program Overview

Fall in love with a country brimming with passion, flair, color, music, and dance. Immerse yourself in one of the friendliest cultures on the planet. Join Kagumu’s ground-breaking Jaguar Program in Colombia to widen your knowledge of pressing global issues and learn how you can contribute to a more sustainable world.

Program Overview
What better place to learn about global issues and become inspired to make a positive difference in the world than South America’s hub of innovation? Once known as the most dangerous place on earth, Medellín now teems with social and environmental projects that have transformed communities and rejuvenated surrounding biodiversity. Engage with the UN's Sustainable Development Goals through dynamic and inspirational classes led by passionate local experts. Then, discover how locals work to solve these Global Goals by visiting and joining activities in these projects.

Along with your desire to change the world for the better, develop the soft skills and knowledge to create your own impactful and sustainable project once you return to your country.

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Program Highlights

Hike Colombia’s Andean mountains, unique tropical ecosystems, verdant jungles, and cloud-thicketed forests; discover wildlife such as hummingbirds, toucans, and howler monkeys along the way.
Take part in salsa dance lessons, traditional Colombian cooking classes, coffee workshops, exotic fruit tasting tours, and witness live sporting events.
Work with inspirational sustainable projects: bioconstruction and reforestation in the Andean jungle, urban gardening and impactful street art in Medellin, and organic farming in rural towns.
Share unforgettable experiences with fellow students from all over the world and like-minded locals.
Choose to stay with a local family and discover why Colombians are often rated as the friendliest people on earth.

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Locations

  • Medellin, Colombia

Available Terms / Availability

  • Years Offered
  • Year Round

Eligible Nationalities

  • All Nationalities

Education Levels & Language

  • Language
  • English
  • Education
  • Any/All Education Levels Accepted

Accommodation Options

  • Group living
  • Guest House
  • Home-stays

Application Procedures

  • Written Application
  • Other
  • Phone/Video Interview
  • Online Application

Age Requirement

18+

Duration

  • 2-4 Weeks

Starts At

$300-600

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