Volunteer in Latin America

You have come to the right place! We have an excellent program that sends teens and young adult volunteers to Latin America to work on various service projects.

Each year a select group of volunteers spends six to eight weeks in a host country, living with a host family, working on different public health projects. Countries where volunteers will live and work in the summer of 2008 include Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Uruguay, and Paraguay.

Throughout the year our chapter prepares its volunteers for their Latin America experiences through training in cross-cultutral sensitivity, networking, project management, group dynamics, technical skills, personal health & safety, and the culture of Latin America. In June, our chapter volunteers begin travelling to their assigned countries. Once in country, they join with volunteers from other chapters across the United States. Volunteers are then placed, in partnerships of two to four, in rural or semi-rural communities to live for the summer.

Life-long friendships are built between AMIGOS volunteers and their adopted communities. Thousands of young people have learned invaluable lessons about cultural differences, community service, and their own ability to lead.