It is a community radio station that operates in a restored factory. The radio broadcasts the national and international work of social organizations and is an alternative form of communication and reflection in comparison with the information provided by reports from the mass media. The project requires knowledge of the
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It is a community radio station that operates in a restored factory. The radio broadcasts the national and international work of social organizations and is an alternative form of communication and reflection in comparison with the information provided by reports from the mass media. The project requires knowledge of the basic use of computers and audio processors.

The volunteer does not require studies related to broadcasting but a profile identified with journalism or the media or the radio.

Tasks:

Help the hosts and programmers in the production of the program that is being aired that day. The volunteer will join one of the programs that is on the air daily.

Basic editing of the radio programs (batch cleaning, music and columns). Digital editing of interviews related to the program. The volunteer must prepare the lists ready for replaying on the air.

The volunteer will be involved with production work during the live broadcasting of the radio, checking the advertising agencies, receiving guests invited onto the program, making telephone calls, summarizing information and reading newspapers.

If volunteers have a sufficient level of Spanish, they can broadcast notes and special announcements themselves.

Unlike giving classes in an English institute or bilingual school, a community center presents a distinct challenge. The adults and children who help at the community center often do so in order to eat at the food bank or because there is no space to study or even read or
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Unlike giving classes in an English institute or bilingual school, a community center presents a distinct challenge. The adults and children who help at the community center often do so in order to eat at the food bank or because there is no space to study or even read or do homework in their own homes.

Many adults enjoy learning something that takes them away from their everyday problems and helps them feel that they are still able to learn new skills.

For this reason, the classes are not necessarily separated into ability levels. It depends on what time students can come to the center and whether they have work they need help with or if they just come to learn, the students are separated into groups and divided between the volunteers. Classes are overseen by a coordinator who organizes and knows all the students.

The community center does not only give lunch to more than 100 people every day, but it also has a distribution kitchen (like a food bank) that allows families to take food home with them once or twice a week so that they can prepare supper and eat with their
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The community center does not only give lunch to more than 100 people every day, but it also has a distribution kitchen (like a food bank) that allows families to take food home with them once or twice a week so that they can prepare supper and eat with their families.

The community center is the head office of some business ventures - a bakery and a textile center. It also gives training to adults and after-school support and English classes for children.

It is a very important space for the whole neighborhood as it supports the whole community.

The Health Centers work together with local hospitals and provide the community with basic health care and prevention. They put special attention to women and children through their doctors and social workers.

People are treated within the Centre and the doctors also go into the neighborhood to visit the
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The Health Centers work together with local hospitals and provide the community with basic health care and prevention. They put special attention to women and children through their doctors and social workers.

People are treated within the Centre and the doctors also go into the neighborhood to visit the community, their homes and to help analyzing the situation in order to help more effectively.

The “Centro de Atención Primaria� (Basic Health Care Center) has a comprehensive health concept that goes beyond the biological fact of the illness. Health is understood as a process affected by various causes, including poverty.

Volunteer Tasks:

Assist in administrative tasks, health prevention workshops, providing information on prevention in the institution, and help with community involvement activities or individual patients.

The volunteer will shadow doctors and nurses and learn from their work and procedures, however, they won’t be able to practice medicine themselves unless this is approved by the professional in charge.

If the volunteer is an advanced in their medical studies, they could, under the supervision of a professional, help in the following tasks: cleaning and draining wounds, make and remove sutures and bandages, apply injections, make suitable auscultations and physical exams.

This Kindergarten is located on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, next to an old landfill site. About 40 children in the age 3-5 attend everyday while their parents are working. The kindergarten is an educational center where the kids can develop both intellectually and emotionally.

The children get breakfast
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This Kindergarten is located on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, next to an old landfill site. About 40 children in the age 3-5 attend everyday while their parents are working. The kindergarten is an educational center where the kids can develop both intellectually and emotionally.

The children get breakfast and a warm lunch every day, and participate in different activities: artistic, music and sports. The two “maestras� (teachers), Lore and Vivi, feel that it is important that the children learn how to work together in solidarity and mutual respect.

Volunteer Tasks:

Help the two teachers cook and serve the food, do the dishes, the cleaning or any other tasks there are to be done Interact with the children through games, songs, drawings and workshops.
Help take care of the children.
Help to plan the activities in the kindergarten.
Teach the children numbers, the alphabet in Spanish, their first English words etc.
Maintain personal contact and be a role model for the kids.
Offer advice if necessary.

The position is ideal for a person interested in working with grassroots organizations. You will participate in the planning, the development and strategic marketing analysis and promotion of the volunteer programs. You will not only help the organization but also be able to learn and be part of the internal
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The position is ideal for a person interested in working with grassroots organizations. You will participate in the planning, the development and strategic marketing analysis and promotion of the volunteer programs. You will not only help the organization but also be able to learn and be part of the internal processes.

You will work together with our communications coordinator in the planning and execution of marketing and promotion strategies.
Participate in profile analysis and consumer behaviour to establish means of promotion.
Development of the promotion of volunteerism for market segmentation.
Updating ads in major reference sites and searching for new publications.
Find and promote tourist attractions in accordance with the season.
Search for references and partnerships with websites of interest.
Support organizing campaigns of alternative publicity and fundraising.

Vallegrande is a small town surrounded by mountains, 110 kilometers away from Santa Cruz, one of the most important cites in Bolivia.
This town is also famous because Che Guevara’s body was buried here in 1967.
The community needs to be prepared to help in the development of employment opportunities,
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Vallegrande is a small town surrounded by mountains, 110 kilometers away from Santa Cruz, one of the most important cites in Bolivia.
This town is also famous because Che Guevara’s body was buried here in 1967.
The community needs to be prepared to help in the development of employment opportunities, mainly for young people, in order to avoid the exodus to bigger cities. Volunteers can help with:

-Assisting the coordinator with social activities:
-Visit the families of agricultural producers to learn more about the production and make sure it is growing.
-Visit, play and spend some time with the children at the orphanage.
-Learning about the region’s responsible tourism activities and help spreading the word.
-Helping with the reception of new guests and taking reservations

They will also collaborate with the following activities:
-Teaching English or helping students seeking advice with their homework
-Assisting with English and Computer courses as well as workshops for children and teenagers
-Supporting the organization of initiatives to raise young people’s awareness of cultural, social and ecological problems

This project is carried out in a small rural primary school located in El Zapotal, a village situated in the hills of Cofre de Perote, approximately an hour from the city of Xalapa, Veracruz.
There is no doubt that the habit of reading and the skills that are required
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This project is carried out in a small rural primary school located in El Zapotal, a village situated in the hills of Cofre de Perote, approximately an hour from the city of Xalapa, Veracruz.
There is no doubt that the habit of reading and the skills that are required as a result will benefit the integral development of the students and widen their vision of the world.

Furthermore, in order to generate an intercultural exchange, time during the working day will be allocated for the teaching of English language at a basic level, which the volunteer will also be in charge of. This will also create the opportunity for exchange of traditions and customs between the countries.

Specific Tasks:
• Observing and assisting the teachers and students in their daily activities: classes, lunch, cleaning, etc.
• Creating workshops that involve the student in reading (library). Some of it could be in English and some in Spanish.
• Thinking up and developing activities that aid the cultural exchange between teachers, students and volunteers.
• At the same time you can also create workshops that involve the parents or the community in general.

The position is ideal for a person interested in working with grassroots organizations and with a strong passion for writing. You will participate in the planning, development and edition of our blog and its editorial content.

Volunteers Tasks:
— Maintain and improve editorial quality in our website, blog, published articles and social media;
— Create
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The position is ideal for a person interested in working with grassroots organizations and with a strong passion for writing. You will participate in the planning, development and edition of our blog and its editorial content.

Volunteers Tasks:
— Maintain and improve editorial quality in our website, blog, published articles and social media;
— Create and write unusual and engaging content around volunteering abroad, responsible tourism, Spanish language, grassroots organisation, and all topics related to the experience of living abroad;
— Ensure that articles are SEO-friendly;
— Assisting with the upkeep and development of social media sites;
— Sourcing engaging images for articles;
— Communicating with relevant media and influencers to arrange interviews and source materials;
— Seeking for guest bloggers for collaborations with the blog;
— Translating articles from Spanish to English for the organisation website and blog.

Spanish level required: Advanced. Please note, advanced knowledge of English and Spanish is ESSENTIAL!

Minimum commitment: 6 months

The volunteer will produce, film and edit videos and photography, gathering information during the week and getting to know the community centers and other projects we work with. They will also conduct interviews of the other volunteers, produce videos testimonials, edit pictures and translate texts for subtitles.

Volunteers Tasks:
Main tasks: Production
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The volunteer will produce, film and edit videos and photography, gathering information during the week and getting to know the community centers and other projects we work with. They will also conduct interviews of the other volunteers, produce videos testimonials, edit pictures and translate texts for subtitles.

Volunteers Tasks:
Main tasks: Production of video of the organization, interviews, photo editing, and translating texts.
-Work together with our coordinator and other volunteers in the communications department in the production of video content and images on the work of the organization.
-Update and maintain the organization of the Youtube channel and create strategies for means of promotion.
-Visit the projects and participate in the volunteer activities to collect information, make videos and photos to publish on the blog, social networks and newsletters.
-Interview the volunteers for making videos about their stories, testimonials, anecdotes and appreciations of the volunteer work.
-Edit photos and videos with subtitles in English.
-Manage publications and/or references in digital media like journals and blogs.
-Organize meetings and get-togethers for the volunteers.