Volunteering opportunities in Latin America
Be it humanitarian, social or ecological volunteer work, these experiences can be enriching, rewarding and eye opening. Here, we would like to share some information about volunteering opportunities in the world’s most intriguing and diverse region, Latin America.
Whilst many of the listed volunteering opportunities have been tried and tested, things change and we cannot guarantee or fully endorse those listed. These are a guide only and are suggestions to encourage the reader to take their own steps and realise that it is not necessary to spend a lot of money in order to volunteer your services and time overseas. It can be accomplished independently and thus will allow for more freedom of choice.
If you have had a great volunteering experience in Latin America please feel free to share your experience with us and we can let others know and send an email to beth@sydneylatinofilmfestival.org
Nicaragua
Quetzal Trekkers
education, recreation and vocational programs for children living in poverty.
Building New Hope & Cineastas de Granada
numerous projects assisting in local community development, including a new film school for teenagers.
www.buildingnewhope.org
www.cinegranada.org
Guatemala
Entre Mundos
browse the project database to find a project to suit you, the list includes opportunities in many different volunteering realms: agriculture, children, culture/arts,disability, education, environment, health/medical, and housing/construction to name but a few.
Honduras
Arte Acción Honduras
helping to create opportunities and alternatives for recreation, free expression and social organization. Through theatre, music, painting, dance and other disciplines, the artists associated with Arte Acción organise workshops, festivals, exchanges, events and other cultural projects at various locations and for various groups of people in Honduras.
www.arteaccionhonduras.org
arteaccioncopan(insert@)yahoo.com
Argentina
Fundación Ph15
www.ph15.org.ar
info(insert@)ph15.org.ar
La Luciérnaga
this organisation which assists young people in producing & selling their own magazine.
www.laluciernaga.org.ar
info(insert@)laluciernaga.org.ar
Cemep Adis
www.cemepadis.org.ar
info(insert@)cemepadis.org.ar
Peru
Traveller not Tourist
www.travellernottourist.com
travellernottourist(insert@)gmail.com
Centro Eco
www.centroeco-peru.org
centroeco(insert@)centroeco-peru.org
Setac
www.ongsetac.org
info(insert@)ongsetac.org
Peru’s Challenge
read about a volunteer experience in Latin America {here}
Ayni
http://ayni.footboot.net
m_orsi(insert@)hotmail.com
Bolivia
El Poncho Ecovillage
volunteer (with lots of time to relax and unwind!) in a beautiful permaculture ecovillage outside of Cochabamba.
ecovillas@hotmail.com or elponchoecocenter@hotmail.com
www.communities.msn.com/ilppictures
Luz Del Mundo
www.volunteersouthamerica.net/LuzDelMundo/ldm_index.htm
volunteerldm(insert@)gmail.com
El Salvador
Fundación Nueva Vida
www.nuevavidafundacion.org
nuevavidafundacion(insert@)yahoo.com
Colombia
Fundación Habitat
www.fundacionhabitat.8m.net
fhabitat(insert@)gmail.com
Australia
The NSW Spanish and Latin American Association for Social Assistance Inc. (SLASA ) Fairfield (Sydney)
www.slasa.com.au
slasacarlos(insert@)yahoo.com.au
Our World Through Children’s Eyes Australia/Peru*
www.circlesoflearning.org.au/programs/childrens/our-world-through-childrens-eyes
info(insert@)circlesoflearning.org.au
Latin America (various locations)
Books for a Better World – assist with education for communities in a number of remote regions in Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Peru.
www.booksforabetterworld.org
