Volunteer and community service work while abroad is an excellent way to give back to the community and develop a deeper cultural understanding of the program location. Whether you teach English to local elementary school students, assist in a grassroots community service program, or just dedicate time to a food shelter, you will not only better your Spanish, but also make lifelong friends along the way!
Our normal structure is that we include one volunteer activity per program session. This usually entails 4 to 5 hours dedicated to the activity that day. Each location is different as to what it has to offer for volunteer options and volunteer work is mainly done in our Latin American locations. Please review the volunteer section of the program country for more specifics. Upon request, we can provide you and your school with an official letter defining the projects and hours that you complete while abroad.
Home Building Project in Shanty Towns
Home Building Project in Shanty Towns
Building Shelter Homes. Sol Education Abroad students volunteer with the Uruguayan organization ?Un Techo para mi País? (TECHO). TECHO is a non-profit organization run by university students and young professionals that help fight extreme poverty across Latin America through youth volunteers. Through the construction of transitional houses, volunteers work alongside families in extreme poverty in a social inclusion process that allows them to develop as a sustainable community.
Minimum Period : 1 week
Volunteer Tasks :
Students volunteer with the Uruguayan organization “Un Techo para mi País.” While on the project students work alongside youth volunteers to construct wood homes for families in extremely poor neighborhoods on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, Argentina.