Community Development and Micro-Enterprise Center

Project Details

This social organization and community center is situated in the famous neighborhood of La Boca. Known for its soccer club, Maradona and as the birthplace of Tango, every tourist knows where to find these colorful and charming houses.  What few people know is that the neighborhood is quite impoverished and few children enjoy the benefits of a complete secondary education. To show La Boca’s children that they do matter, the center offers care and support to each child and his or her family as well as homework assistance and English classes for all ages. To help families generate a small income, the center has opened a small coffee shop and ‘factory’ that makes alfajores (tiny Argentine cookies) to sell. The main goal of the project is to teach the members that they can be productive human beings and that small steps lead to big differences in their lives and the community as a whole.

Volunteer Responsibilities

Help is needed to teach English classes, tutor the students after school, or organize new activities to stimulate their personal development or add recreational fun. Volunteers are also needed to help with the operations of the alfajor business and café providing an excellent opportunity to interact with all community members and to be part of a strong community development effort. 

Location

The project is located in the La Boca neighborhood of Buenos Aires. All volunteers will be taken to their host family upon arrival and given an orientation within the first few days.

Accommodations and Meals

Volunteers will stay with carefully screened host families for the duration of the program. Two meals a day with your host family are included in your stay.

**No meals are served on Sundays.

Requirements

Minimum commitment is 2 weeks. Experience or education in counseling, teaching and/or childcare is helpful, but not required. An intermediate level of Spanish is required. Spanish lessons are available prior to the volunteer project in Buenos Aires for an additional fee.

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Feel free to contact us by phone toll free (in the U.S. only), 1-888-ABROAD-1 (888-227-6231).

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